Former Oldham school site to be sold to developer - 150 houses could be built

direct to your inboxAn international car stealing operation has been smashed by police after crooks blundered by using a hire car as a taxi.Two organised crime gangs based in Oldham, with associates in Bolton and Bury, are believed to be behind the theft of 70 luxury cars since last October, worth £2.25m.They specialised in stealing Ranger Rovers and Land Rovers - including the popular Evoque - as well as BMWs, Audis, and Volkswagens.It is thought they have technology which enables them to get

direct to your inboxAn elderly man has been found dead in Oldham.Police were called to Roman Road in Hollinwood at around 9.30am on Friday, December 4 following reports of concern for the welfare of a man.Police attended and sadly discovered the body of a man, believed to be in his 80s.GMP says there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.A file will be passed to the coroner.

direct to your inboxSnow and sleet has started to fall in Greater Manchester for the first time this autumn/winter.The Met Office has forecast that all 10 boroughs will see sleet on Friday, while Oldham is currently experiencing heavy snow.This is set to continue until 5pm this afternoon.No weather warnings have been issued for the region, however there could be some travel disruption in Oldham if the white stuff sets on lower ground.Residents in the borough have shared videos on social media of

A makeshift barber's shop has been closed down after it was found operating in the front room of a house in Oldham - breaching coronavisus restrictions.Police and council officials found two barber shop chairs and a queue of customers waiting for a trim when they visited the house.No-one was wearing masks.The male owner of the home has been slapped with a fine.Hair salons and barbers, alongside all non-essential shops, were ordered to close when the second national lockdown was imposed last

herePlans for NHS staff vaccination are underway and could be ready by the end of the week but details of where they will be vaccinated have not been finalised.All 20,000 NCA staff will be vaccinated by the same nurses who would usually administer their winter flu jabs.But those working in Oldham, Bury and Rochdale may have to travel to Salford Royal Hospital if their workplace, where drop-in clinics would usually be run from, cannot store the Covid vaccine in freezers at the correct

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

Oldham Athletic came out on top of a seven-goal thriller against Barrow at Holker Street with a dramatic 4-3 victory. After the frantic midweek action, the team of the week in League Two has been named using the player ratings from football statistics website WhoScored.com.

Council bosses are consulting on making millions of pounds of cuts – including axing funding for charities and the opening hours of Gallery Oldham – as they face a £30m funding shortfall.Oldham council has launched a public consultation on a series of proposals that are aiming to save £8m from the 2021/22 budget.However bosses warn they could have to find a further £22m to plug a funding gap if the finalised government grant notification for next year doesn’t deliver.This means they may have to

Oldham -born actor, comedian and singer, real name Robert Harper, is best known for hosting ITV's The Cannon and Ball show for nine years with with his best friend Tommy Cannon.

Public Health England (PHE) on Sunday.

Oldham B&Q store today (Sunday) as shoppers reported huge queues. Videos from a customer showed lines appearing to stretch the length of the shop on Westhulme Way.In the clips, people can be seen waiting as far as the eye can see, clutching items such as tools and wood.Others are waiting with purchases stacked in trollies in a line that stretched past a number of aisles.

hereSalford 378  -23 per centWigan 366  -28 per centTameside 344  -16 per centManchester 323  -19 per centStockport 279  -16 per centTrafford 256  -31 per centIn the seven days to November 17, the latest figures available, the region-wide infection rate was 359.6 cases per 100,000 people.That figure represents a fall of 22 per cent from the previous week.The current rate nationally is 251.1 cases per 100,000 people.That's a fall of five per cent in a week.The rate in Oldham has fallen by 30 per

One in 19 people in Oldham have had the virus, with areas including Alexandra Park and Werneth the worst hit. Alexandra Park and Glodwick have been a Covid hotspots for months with one in 11 people infected since the start of the pandemic.

A thief labelled the 'Grinch' was caught by a smart doorbell camera stealing a Christmas wreath from a home in Oldham.The footage, from the early hours of this morning, showed the hooded man snatching the decoration hanging from Grace Brogan's door in Failsworth.Grace, who lives on Garden Crescent, said the man initially came to the door around 12.20am to steal a 'Santa stop' sign from the front garden.But he struggled to pull it out of the ground as it was pinned down.  "He came back and he

Oldham. The 60-year-old was taken to hospital after two vehicles crashed at Woodstock Business Park on Meek Street in Royton at 5.30am on Thursday.He later died from his injuries.Several police vehicles were pictured at the scene of the incident this morning.The focus of the investigation appeared to be a forklift truck which had flipped onto its side at Chorlton Express Transport.

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The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Wednesday, November 18, are: The number of deaths are published on the NHS England website each day. You can access them here. The figure does not account for deaths in other settings, for instance care homes.Nationally, a further 282 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in hospitals in England to 37,124.Patients were aged between 38 and 101 years

Greater Manchester Police have issued an appeal following an incident at the News Food and Booze off-licence on Beal Lane in Shaw. Cops were called at around 5.45pm on Monday, September 21.

A pupil referral unit in Oldham is to be expanded to take in extra children who have been permanently excluded from mainstream schools.At a meeting on Monday night bosses agreed to increase the planned admission number for Kingsland School by 30 to 100.The intake will be made up of 70 children who have been permanently excluded from other schools, and 30 children who attend the specialist learning centre.The specialist learning centre (SLC) takes students referred by child and adolescent mental