Oldham Reporter

The full result of Greater Manchester’s mayoral election has been revealed — and it shows there is just one suburb where Andy Burnham didn’t win.

Oldham Council is trialling a new traffic scheme to tackle a notorious "chaos corner" in Lees.

Families in Failsworth are "gutted" and "heartbroken" after a care home informed them their vulnerable relatives are "losing their home".

A man who sexually assaulted a woman and a teenage girl on trams in Manchester has been jailed for three years.

Mark Thornton was today sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court to 27 years in jail, following a string of sex offences against a child under the age of 13, over a six-year period.

As the local election results rolled in, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer declared that his party is “ready to govern.”

A number of Greater Manchester councils have hit back following a list ranking each local authority in the country.

A PhD student is urging people to back life-saving research and sign up for Race for Life.

Mum-of-three Gemma has been skipping meals so her youngest son can keep going to football training every week. It costs £5. 

The final route for the 2024 Tour of Britain Women’s cycle race has been revealed as Greater Manchester gears up to host stage four of the major international stage race on Sunday June 9.

Councillor Arooj Shah has unanimously re-elected as leader of the Oldham Labour Group. 

An ex-funeral parlour in Oldham may be converted into five apartments arranged around a space to ‘store and display headstones’.

Oldham Council is reportedly ‘in chaos’ as a number of political groups jostle for leadership of the council after it went into ‘No Overall Control’ during last week’s election.

More than a thousand Oldham residents received household support fund payments more than three months late due to a paperwork error, say Oldham council.

More than 70 elderly residents need to be relocated and care staff will lose their jobs after a care home in Oldham announced it will be shutting down. Acorn Lodge in Failsworth is due to close in July, leaving many relatives ‘worried’ about their vulnerable relatives.

In the early hours of Tuesday morning police were called to reports of a firearms discharge at a house on Prince Edward Avenue in Oldham.

Ultra-runner Colin Green, 53, from Greenfield has become the first person to run the entire 200 miles of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trial all in one go.

After a dramatic election night, Labour lost its overall majority in Oldham Council for the first time in 13 years.

Labour has lost control of Oldham Council. The party has lost four seats across the borough and only gained one.

In an exciting debut appearance before large, appreciative crowds, Saddleworth Women's Morris & Clog took their first steps to stardom in Uppermill.

A Greater Manchester police officer who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl while on duty has been sacked.

A poignant, handcrafted banner revealing villagers' feelings during the 2020 Covid lockdown has gone on display at Saddleworth Museum.

An Oldham school has had a glowing Ofsted report for its "family-orientated and nurturing" environment, and its "ambitious" programme for students.

One of Oldham’s major town centre bus stops will be closed for a week between May 13 and 19.

Officers in Oldham have arrested three more people in connection with a firearms discharge in Glodwick.