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A man ran to a pub for safety after being threatened by masked thugs. The victim had been followed by a group of men after getting off the tram at Shaw and Crompton, in Oldham, on April 10.

One of the region’s largest hospital trusts, employing more than 20,000 people, has launched a major redundancy scheme and frozen recruitment in a bid to cut costs.

A Lib Dem councillor in Oldham has lodged a complaint about a parish council's majority party amid a row over a newsletter ahead of the local elections.

Beverley Wood and her two teens have spent the last week in a caravan. But it’s no Easter getaway - just a temporary escape from the “absolute terror” they experience at their rodent-infested home in Oldham.

"A child somewhere in this country is going to die because of a vape. It’s only a matter of time."

A developer is turning a home in Oldham into a ‘controversial’ House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO), despite opposition from local residents. The house at 1 Norfolk Crescent in Failsworth is permitted to become a six-bed rental arrangement.

A problem blighting dozens of communities across Greater Manchester is to be the subject of 'decisive steps' by the police. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have confirmed that a specialist off road bike unit will be re-established for the region in the coming weeks to address off-road motorcycle anti-social behaviour and related crime.

Armies of tourists on holiday, taking pictures of the old factories, high-rise tower blocks and stacked terraces. This was the ambitious plan for Oldham nearly 50 years ago.

A fly-tipping hotspot in Saddleworth was hit with one of its biggest piles of rubbish yet - with locals suspecting it was the remnants of an ‘abandoned cannabis farm’. The waste was dumped on Harrop Edge Lane, just off Huddersfield Road near Delph.

The local elections are just around the corner, with all 10 councils in Greater Manchester holding a poll on May 2.

New laws have been brought in which require voters to take photo ID to the polling station in order to cast their ballot.

The devastated mother of a woman from Oldham who was stabbed to death as she pushed her baby in a pram down the street 'cannot stop crying'.

A mum who was fatally stabbed to death while pushing her baby in a pram in Bradford on Saturday (April 6) has been named as Kulsuma Akter from Oldham.

The list of candidates for this year’s Manchester City Council election have been confirmed.

The only GP practice in Greenfield has been saved from the threat of imminent closure because of a complicated leasehold coming to an end at the end of March. The closure of Greenfield’s Pennine Medical Centre would have seen thousands of patients forced to travel to Mossley or Saddleworth for treatment instead.

A school in Oldham has been awarded a ‘good’ rating by Ofsted after battling with a new curriculum and “boisterous behaviour” in the classroom.

A woman has denied causing the death of two friends in a crash in Oldham. Harry Atkinson, 20, and Lewis Meeson, 21, died following the collision on High Barn Street in Royton, Oldham, on April 15, 2022.

Commuters were left stranded across Oldham this week after delays and cancellations blighted the borough’s brand new bus system. The town’s buses were taken over by the Bee Network on March 24, but the publicly controlled system has run into “teething troubles”. Now, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham apologised to inconvenienced passengers.

The cost of renting is continuing to soar across the UK - and Greater Manchester is no exception. Rents have now risen by 8.8 percent across the country, with prices up by as much as 20 percent in some areas.

A pub operator championing local communities has won a prestigious award naming it the best of its kind across the country.

He isn't the only promising young footballer to fail to live up to the hype. Many players come through an elite academy, some even make their debut, then fail to make the grade and play out their career in the lower leagues.

Yellow buses will now be seen buzzing through Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Bury and north Manchester following the launch of the Bee Network’s second phase.

Rent costs have risen by nine percent across the country over the last year, with some areas experiencing much bigger price hikes than others. It now costs £1,238 a month on average to rent a private home in Great Britain, according to the latest data from the government’s Housing Market Indices Team.

A man has been killed after being hit by a car in Oldham.

The steel-and-glass towers which stand proud in the city centre are a symbol of Greater Manchester’s economy.

Netflix has confirmed when season three of Heartstopper will drop - leaving fans asking the same question.

A man has been charged with assault after an incident outside a takeaway in Failsworth. Police were called to reports a man was injured in Oldham Road, Failsworth, on Sunday evening (March 17). A 42-year-old man remains in hospital in a serious, life-threatening condition, officers said.

A 20mph zone will be introduced on a “lethal” road in Oldham following the tragic deaths of two cyclists. Stamford Road in Lees is due to receive a new speed limit and a number of traffic calming measures to reduce the risk of further accidents.

Happy Valley's James Norton is starring in new Netflix IVF drama 'JOY', which tells the true story of Louise Joy Brown, the first person born through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) in Oldham.

New plans to clamp down on poor housing and rogue landlords will be put into action in Oldham. An extended selective licensing scheme will allow the local authority to hold those renting out homes to higher standards.