Oldham Reporter

Focus-Trust has been named Medium Multi-Academy Trust of the Year at the prestigious MAT Excellence Awards, recognising the Trust’s commitment to improving outcomes for children, supporting communities and developing exceptional staff across its family of schools.

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is set to host free mental health and wellbeing sessions for its customers at Alt Community Centre over the summer.

Oldham is still ‘effectively rudderless’ after a Reform bid to take over the council failed to gain support continuing a month long deadlock.

A developer has been criticised for ‘simply unacceptable’ delays to a major £3.7m project and questions are now being asked about what went wrong.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team have launched a campaign to replace their two stalwart Land Rovers after 16 years of valiant service.

An Oldham play cafe is helping an 11-year-old entrepreneur expand his startup after discovering the young baker’s cookies on social media.

Four new properties have been handed over to First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) at Fitton Hill - the start of a summer of new homes for social rent and shared ownership to complete at the site.

SPARK Oldham CIC welcomed volunteers, partners and community organisations to its Volunteers Week Celebration Event at Grains Bar and Hotel recently . . . recognising the incredible contribution of volunteers who have dedicated more than 8,000 hours supporting people in Oldham.

More than 200 primary school pupils from Oldham attended an inspiring Careers Fair hosted at Hulme Grammar School, giving young learners the opportunity to explore future careers.

In Our Backyard 3 hands the Mossley arts centre's stage over to six top post-punk, indie and experimental bands from across the two boroughs this month (June).

Plans for an Eton College in Oldham means millions of pounds of education investment into the town will be spent on getting tens of students to high-end universities, not addressing the town’s chronic issues getting thousands of 11–16-year-olds better results at GCSEs, say Oldham Liberal Democrats.

The Diggle Blues Festival, a free annual event, returns to the beautiful Saddleworth village of Diggle this month (June).

A woman from Shaw is calling for better representation of disabled people ahead of a disability pride fashion show in Manchester.

Officers seized 38 illegally used e-scooters during a national day of action aimed at tackling unsafe and anti-social riding.

A local community group is organising a special event celebrating the values of kindness, connection and community.

A local police community support officer has been praised after saving a man’s life while out on patrol in Saddleworth.

A Deputy Headteacher from Shaw has completed his eighth Uganda Marathon visiting local schools and clean water projects funded by his own charity.

As if the chronic pelvic pain were not enough, an Oldham campaigner has now claimed that girls with endometriosis are more likely to experience migraines, bipolar, confusion, anxiety, and even eventual dementia.

In an era where teenagers spend hours locked to endless digital scrolling, teachers are facing an unprecedented battle for student attention. The constant buzz of notifications from Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok has turned the modern classroom into a digital battleground.

A dedicated team of social workers from Oldham Council’s Safeguarding and Care Planning Service have raised nearly £3,000 for vulnerable children and young people after completing the Great Manchester 10k Run.

Russell Hobbs has announced Alice Ferns as the chosen artist for its global charity partnership with Action Against Hunger, unveiling her exclusive limited-edition design for the campaign.

Khushi, a one-day festival of happiness celebrating South Asian culture, returns on Saturday, August 1, with a variety of events at different venues in Oldham.

A unique hand crafted locally produced draught beer is being revived to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Saddleworth Morris Men.

People have been told to ‘expect delays’ as roadworks take place on a series of key A roads across Greater Manchester. Areas affected include Ashton-In-Makerfield, Rochdale, Salford, Wigan, and Oldham.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has launched Op Hurricane, a coordinated crackdown on the anti-social use of off-road bikes, e-bikes and quad bikes across the region.

Police have launched an urgent search for a 31-year-old man wanted on recall to prison.

Dr Kershaw’s Hospice is celebrating the community heroes who are helping people to access palliative and end-of-life support this Volunteers’ Week (June 1 to June 7).

Hulme Gammar School has announced a pioneering new educational framework to mark National AI awareness day.

Last weekend was a busy couple of days for Oldham Mountain Rescue Team with members attending three callouts and a training exercise.

An Oldham youth charity is marking Volunteers’ Week by launching an appeal for 15 new mentors as part of its 15th anniversary year.

Oasis Academy Leesbrook has been awarded the SEND Inclusion Award by Optimus Education, recognising its outstanding commitment to improving outcomes for pupils with SEND and its clear alignment with the national Oasis Trust vision for inclusion.

Police are appealing for help in locating this man (pictured), who is wanted on recall to prison.

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) today terminated its contract with developer Robwood Construction Limited over unacceptable delays to a £3.7 million project in Royton.

Fresh from winning a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Punch, actor and campaigner Julie Hesmondhalgh will be one of the headline speakers at Co-op Congress 2026 this month, ahead of her appearance in the next series of The Traitors.

An Oldham specialist school providing education for vulnerable young people has passed an inspection from the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), the national exams watchdog on May 21 during a live AQA GCSE English Language examination.

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the strangulation murder of a man in Royton, Oldham, in December 2025.

Officers are investigating after a man was sadly found dead in a vehicle in the Oldham area on Monday evening (1 June).

Police have launched an appeal to find a pensioner who has not been seen since this morning (Tues).

Festival Oldham returned to Oldham town centre at the weekend with a spectacular celebration of creativity, culture and community.

At least 135 First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) properties on Alt estate are set to be revamped in a £1.5 million project to make them more energy efficient.

Registration for the legendary 2026 Saddleworth Village Games is now open.

Officers are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in an attack on the junction of Fairbottom Street and Yorkshire Street, Oldham.

Police have issued a desperate appeal to find Christopher, who has not been seen since last Thursday (May 28).

A treasured Saddleworth tradition returned on Friday as Dobcross Youth Band took to the local streets for Whit Friday — but this year, the day carried extra meaning as the band and local community paused to remember a very special lady.

Women insure cars, homes, holidays, pets, and belongings, but they don’t insure themselves.

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is celebrating winning a major prize at the prestigious Northern Housing Awards.

“It happens all the time. Sometimes it’s bloody murder but what can you do about it?”

Seven members of an Organised Crime Group based in Oldham and Rochdale have been jailed for a combined 46 years at Manchester Crown Square Court yesterday (Friday).

An Oldham-born dancer is preparing to take centre stage in tonight’s Britain’s Got Talent final after earning a coveted Golden Buzzer from Alesha Dixon earlier in the competition.

A top boss is keeping the lights on at Oldham Council while councillors work out who is going to take over.

Exhilarating brass bands, rousing hymns and enthusiastic crowds…  Saddleworth’s hills were truly alive to the sound of music at their legendary Whit Friday celebration.