Dinner lady congratulated by Jamie Oliver after 40 years at Oldham school Alison Hopkinson says school meals are now healthier, but children’s favourite dish at St Mary’s hasn’t changed The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024
Oldham mass grave: 300 bodies of babies and children found Up until the mid-1980s, many parents of stillborn babies and babies who died shortly after birth were not told what happened to their child's body Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2024
More than 300 bodies including babies and children found in mass grave in Oldham The discovery was made by a woman who was looking for her twin brothers who died in 1962 The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024
Oldham Coliseum theatre saved from closure Oldham council pledges £10m to refurbish theatre after campaign led by actor Julie Hesmondhalgh The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024
Key points as local election results show major Tory losses With almost all council elections declared, Conservatives are on course to lose up to 500 seats The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
Police hunt for man, 25, after fatal stabbing of woman in Bradford Police appeal for any sightings of Habibur Masum, from Oldham, after woman with pram was attacked on Saturday The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2024
‘Three big flukes’: how Penguin ended up republishing a 1934 Rochdale plasterer’s tale Bartender who found Caliban Shrieks in a library says chance encounters helped him get Jack Hilton’s story back in print The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024
“Marrying a rock band to an orchestra was seat-of-the-pants stuff." The story of Barclay James Harvest's Once Again 1971's Once Again album. only the band's second album, saw Oldham's prog quartet Barclay James Harvest working with an orchestra to striking effect Louder · Jan 13, 2024
Squatters, bikers and skateboarders in hijabs: Brits’ wild communities exposed Inspired by the stunning, raw images of the late Tish Murtha, British people have been photographing their own remarkable neighbourhoods The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023
Alex Batty: Teenager found in France returns to UK to be reunited with grandmother Police say they are yet to establish whether they will open a criminal investigation into ‘abduction’ The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023
Missing British boy Alex Batty found in France six years after he was ‘abducted’ Alex was 11 when he went ‘missing’ while travelling with family members in Spain The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
Super League awards: the complete review of the 2023 season Jack Welsby will be box-office material for years to come, Oldham and Warrington were left crying over spilt milk and a tip for 2024 The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023
Holey shoes and abscessed teeth: Oldham school sees impact of cost of living crisis At Beever primary, staff regularly step in to give children breakfast or provide uniforms The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
Starbucks cheers ‘good progress’ in plan for 100 new UK shops The chain said it has also “maintained strong, double-digit growth” in the UK in recent months despite pressure on consumer spending. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023 Luke Brooks inquest: a shocking spotlight on living conditions in modern Britain Patricia Brooks had blamed mould and poor state of privately rented house in Oldham they lived in for death of her sonMouldy, damp house did not cause man’s death, coroner rules
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023 Mouldy, damp house did not cause man’s death, coroner rules Postmortem examination had found aspergillus on lungs of Luke Brooks, 27, who died at home in Oldham
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023 Mould found in lungs of man who died in house with chronic damp, inquest hears Pathologist says Luke Brooks, 27, of Oldham, died from respiratory problems caused by aspergillus pneumonia
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 Mould played part in death of young man who died six days after developing cough, inquest hears Luke Brooks’ family believe the conditions in their rented Oldham house caused his death in 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023 Mother begged Oldham council to move her and late son from damp house, inquest hears Court had earlier been told the death of Luke Brooks, 27, in 2022 had been provisionally linked to mould exposure in freezing home
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023 Mother begged for help to leave mould-ridden home before son died, inquest hears Patricia Brooks says her family was left with no heating for three years
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023 Eric Youd obituary Other lives: Youth and community leader in Oldham
Manchester Evening News · Jul 11, 2023 'Devastated' family pay tribute to ex-Royal Marine Veteran, 79, tragically found dead in Oldham David Hazeltine, who had Alzheimer's, was tragically found on a path in Oldham last Friday (July 7)
Manchester Evening News · Jul 10, 2023 Body found in search for man, 79, four days after he went missing David Hazeltine was reported missing from Oldham on July 3
Manchester Evening News · Jul 7, 2023 'The bang did really echo down the street': Residents thought suspected shooting was 'car crash or fireworks' Police closed off Horsedge Street in Oldham on Thursday
Manchester Evening News · Jul 7, 2023 Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by councillors proposed in motion It wants a compulsory duty to report safeguarding concerns enshrined in the Code of Conduct