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in Oldham designed by legendary architect Alfred Waterhouse has been listed as one of the most endangered buildings of its era by conservationists.
Each year the Victorian Society release a list of the ten Victorian and Edwardian buildings most at risk of ruin in England and Wales.And among this year's list is the Ex-Prudential Assurance Company Offices in Oldham, known as 'The Pru' which was designed by Waterhouse, the master of the Victorian gothic revival style who is best known for designing
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Huge plumes of thick black smoke could be seen billowing into the air after a car fire in Oldham.Firefighters rushed down to Busk Road just before 4pm today (Monday) to the blaze involving a Vauxhall Insignia.An eyewitness said: "I was driving down the bypass in Oldham, I could see smoke billowing from behind the vets."There was dark black acrid smoke. I could smell it coming through my car.
Bolton's last five games in League Two, but is yet to play a minute in the fourth tier of English football this season. Against the Latics, the three changes made by Evatt in the second half included Andrew Tutte replacing Brandon Comley, Arthur Gnahoua coming on for Ali Crawford and Liam Gordon being substituted for Jamie Mascoll.
This Morning at the last minute leaving co-host Holly Willoughby to present on her own as he made himself ill over sexuality secret. The presenter, who was born in Oldham, was in such turmoil he fled to his London flat where to messaged Steph, his wife of 27 years.
were told today the figure may change as more data is released by the national test and trace system.
Tougher restrictions on funerals and public transport in Oldham are to be scrapped as Greater Manchester is due to be placed under ‘Tier 2’ coronavirus rules, an MP has said.The region has reportedly escaped a ‘Tier 3′ shutdown of pubs and bars, but households will continue to be banned from meeting inside, it is understood.Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon tweeted following a video call with Health Secretary Matt Hancock, in which he confirmed that the rules would be changing for Oldham and
The woman, in her 30s, was found lying in Lees Road at around 2.40am on Sunday, September 20.She was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on Tuesday (October 6). Police initially said the woman had been struck by a white Vauxhall Corsa with 'distinctive black wheels' on Lees Road.
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unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester. But, as anyone who's tried to decipher the region's various and ever-changing local lockdown rules over the last few months can attest, the situation is pretty confusing.
More than 100 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Oldham in 24 hours for the first time in the pandemic as a backlog of cases are added to the statistics.The grim milestone comes as a technical issue across the UK led to more than 15,000 people not being entered into the Test and Trace system last week, and there was a delay in adding them to the figures between September 25 and October 2.As a result the numbers of new coronavirus cases in Oldham have soared at the end of last month and
coronavirus cases in both boroughs continuing to rise. The latest figures today show Manchester's rate at 335.9 cases per 100,000 - one of the worst in the country - and Oldham's at 177.1.
Boris Johnson suggested people did not have to strictly follow local lockdown guidance as long as they 'show common sense.' He was also unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester. It comes after health secretary Matt Hancock told MPs this week that the government was bringing restrictions in Bolton in line with the rest of the region.
An MP has called on the health secretary to relax some coronavirus restrictions and allow up to 30 people to attend funerals in Oldham.Jim McMahon, who represents Oldham West and Royton, has written to Matt Hancock asking him to increase the numbers of mourners at funerals.The MP has also asked that residents should be allowed to meet their friends and family outside as long as social distancing is in place.In his letter to Matt Hancock, the Oldham MP states that ‘there is real confusion about
hereA Transport for Greater Manchester spokesman said they were using a mix of single and double trams across the network.Danny Vaughn, head of Metrolink, said: "We are using all the trams available to us and running as many doubles as possible across the network."Unfortunately, it is not possible to run every service as a double or have our entire fleet on the network at any one time."He said regular maintenance - as well as vehicle removals due to damage or extra maintenance - also led to
mill strategy commissioned by the council looking at the borough’s mills to assess their viability for future development.
Thousands of homes were knocked on and more than 800 residents tested by Oldham’s engagement and door to door testing teams following a second Covid-19 spike.Throughout the first two weeks of August, cases of coronavirus began to increase again in the borough after having reduced down to single figures in July.The government considered putting in Oldham under a ‘Leicester style’ lockdown, with hospitality and leisure venues, as well as non essential businesses closed.However local leaders were
in Oldham which left emergency workers injured.Police were called to reports of a fight outside a pub on Fircroft Road on Wednesday (September 23). As part of their enquiries, officers then visited a house on Bankfield Drive and were assaulted.They suffered minor injuries, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said.