FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Oldham - Caught on Camera

A £13 million urban farm attraction has opened in the UK

Northern Roots aims to attract 300,000 annual visitors by 2030

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Two councils in England still without leader two months on from May local elections

The elections on May 7 resulted in 64 local authorities failing to see any single party secure a majority of seats

The Independent UK · Jul 5

UK grooming gang inquiry: London, Bradford, Keighley and Oldham named as first investigation locations

A national inquiry into grooming gangs has announced that investigations will begin in Oldham, Bradford, Keighley and London as part of its first phase.

The Times of India · Jun 24

New Labour era minister Phil Woolas dies aged 66, family announce

He was a minister under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and was MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth between 1997 and 2010.

Evening Standard · Mar 14

Oldest Solo Atlantic Rower Gets OBE, Asks Prince William for Royal Party in 'Deprived' Hometown

Frank Rothwell, 74, used his Windsor Castle OBE ceremony to ask Prince William for a royal party in Oldham and reveal plans for a massive statue.

International Business Times UK · Jan 15

Oldham Athletic owner hands Prince of Wales note requesting party in the town

Frank Rothwell was honoured on Wednesday after rowing across the Atlantic twice to raise more than £1.4 million for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife

Exclusive: Greater Manchester police ignored claim ‘Offender J’ among men who had abused 12-year-old, paperwork shows

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

‘They thought we were problem children’: how grooming victims were failed in Oldham

National inquiry on grooming gangs will look at how police ignored girls while officials feared fuelling the far right

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

The UK’s 15-year-scandal no government has gripped: grooming gangs explained

Stretching back to 2012, the government investigation into grooming gangs has a controversial history

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025

Oldham disorder involving car chase and machetes prompts police to extend powers

Greater Manchester Police granted officers extended stop and search powers ‘following a number of incidents overnight involving weapons’.

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025