First bosses 'dismayed' as Manchester bus drivers set to go on strike

A person has been rushed to hospital following a collision between three vehicles in Oldham this evening.

First Manchester bus drivers have announced six more strike days as a row over pay rumbles on. Industrial action by around 360 Unite trade union members will now stretch into next month following today's announcement.

A taxi driver was arrested for drug driving during an enforcement operation in Oldham which also saw a dozen cabs taken off the roads.

A thug has been jailed after sexually assaulting two people and hurling vile racist abuse in a hospital waiting room.

A school went into lockdown this morning after a boy with a gun was spotted nearby. The drama unfolded just before 8.30am today in Failsworth.

A heated row broke out out during a motion calling for mandatory reporting of concerns of child sexual abuse as councillors were heckled and calls for a further public inquiry in Oldham were defeated.

Passengers are warned to expect disruption on Metrolink services after a tree fell onto a Greater Manchester tramline. Services on the Rochdale via Oldham line are currently part-suspended.

A car was left smashed up after a driver reportedly reversed into a police van in Oldham on Monday (July 10).

A body has been found in the search for a man, aged 79, four days after he was reported missing. David Hazeltine was reported missing from Oldham last Monday morning (July 3).

Thania Garcia Lil Uzi Vert will be performing in venues across the U.S. later this fall for the newly-announced “Pink Tape” tour in support of their latest, 26-track album album “Pink Tape.” The 17-date trip will be Uzi’s first headlining jaunt since 2018’s “Endless Summer Tour,” and is slated to begin on Oct. 21 in Minneapolis, before making numerous stops across major cities like Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, New York City, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Denver, among other cities. They will close the tour with a special hometown performance in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Nov. 22. “Pink Tape,” the follow-up to the rapper’s 2020 record, “Pluto x Baby Pluto,” is expected to be one of the top rap releases of the year when it arrives on U.S. charts next week. It features guest verses from Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and more.

A man has avoided jail after his XL Bulldog nearly scalped a woman and clamped down on the leg of another before it was shot in Oldham.

A warning has been issued that supplies of Irn-Bru could “fizzle out” this summer as workers have voted to strike in a row over pay.

A police investigation is underway after a suspected shooting on a street in Oldham.

Ascendant Fox, one of the producers behind hit Stephen Graham indie pic Boiling Point, which is being made into a BBC TV series, has struck a development deal with BBC Studios and signed the commissioner of Netflix’s Bank of Dave.

A house was taped off by police after unconfirmed reports of a 'stabbing' on a residential street in Oldham on Thursday afternoon (June 29). Eyewitnesses told the Manchester Evening News about a group of people fighting before seeing two men 'covered in blood' following the incident.

A huge emergency services response at an industrial unit in Oldham was sparked by a 'chemical leak', the fire service has confirmed.

A college and a gym have been evacuated and nearby residents have been asked to keep their windows and doors closed after a 'chemical incident' at an industrial unit.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a mum had her car keys stolen at the school gates.

A street filled with smoke as 'panicked' residents fled their homes after a huge fire ripped through a house in Oldham on Saturday afternoon (June 24).

Mortgage holders across the country are facing increased pressures amid the cost of living crisis after interest rates have now hit a new 15-year high. As the Bank of England decided to raise interest rates by 0.5 percent on Thursday (June 22), this has now put the base rate up to five percent - which is bad news for homeowners.