Fresh reporting from Oldham’s communities, organisations and neighbourhoods.
Howard Sykes MBE, who served as Leader of Oldham Council from 2008 to 2011, was presented with the President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in Local Government at the…
An Oldham Sixth Form College (OSFC) student has been cast for two roles in Oldham Coliseum's production of Shakespeare's classic - Macbeth.Amy Bent, a year 13 student at…
Mahdlo Youth Zone's annual rugby dinner, titled 'One of Our Own,' has raised £10,000 to support its work with young people across Oldham.Held on Friday 9 October at Mahd…
Oldham Coliseum Theatre's Guest Curator Julie Hesmondhalgh is to be presented with the first ever Great British Theatres Lifetime Achievement Award by the Theatres Trust…
Mahdlo Youth Zone is holding WellFest on Sunday 11 October, a free community event focussed on mental health and wellbeing.Taking place the day after World Mental Health…
Oldham Coliseum Theatre is to receive £184,000 a year for the next three years through Greater Manchester’s Culture Fund.The funding is part of a £15 million investment…
North-West based theatre company Yarnbird Arts will perform ‘Footy Fairy Tales’ this weekend in Oldham.It is aimed at children aged 5-11 which asks: what happens when fo…
The man behind a social enterprise bakery providing jobs and training opportunities for former prisoners is the winner of the Special Recognition Award at this year’s Ol…
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Three Global Relief Trust (GRT) volunteers spent 48 hours living rough in Manchester to experience homelessness, and they raised £36,000 along the way.The screening of t…