Inside the Oldham schools set to welcome back pupils - in the middle of a local coronavirus lockdown

hereA spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "Police received reports at 6.41pm of a collision between a car and a pedestrian on Shaw Road.

risen again today - to 133. Testing problems are continuing to make things even more stressful for teachers and families, with many unable to book tests.

Manchester Evening News that if there is a positive case at their child's school, they 'have a right to know'. Among the cases confirmed today is the closure of an entire primary school in Oldham, the first confirmed shutdown in Greater Manchester.

Bosses in Oldham say they can ‘offer lessons learned’ to Bolton on how to bring down a coronavirus spike after they narrowly avoided a full local lockdown.In the middle of August the borough was balanced on a knife edge with the threat of an economic shutdown looming.However nearly a month later and the number of new infections in Oldham has dropped significantly – although it remains in the ‘red zone’.In the week leading to September 9 the rate of infection per 100,000 people was 58.2 – down

Coronavirus infections are on the rise again in Oldham’s biggest hotspot making it the third highest neighbourhood for cases in Greater Manchester.Despite a recent steep fall in cases, the latest statistics show that there were 22 cases of Covid-19 recorded in Alexandra Park in the week ending September 3.It is in the top three areas in the region for cases of the virus, behind only Bolton hotspots Breightmet South and Darcy Lever with 30 cases, and Tonge with 25.Bolton’s rate of infection is

but the government decided to keep the restrictions in place at the last minute following a surge in cases.Stricter restrictions that prevent the mixing of different households both indoors and outdoors will remain in Oldham.However, casinos, skating rinks, conference centres and the other venues and services listed above will be allowed to reopen in Oldham along with other boroughs of Greater Manchester.Stockport and Wigan remain the only two boroughs in Greater Manchester to have their local

Cases of coronavirus are continuing to plateau in Oldham, with the two largest hotspots recording steep falls.In the last seven days to August 29, there have been 134 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the borough, a slight decrease on the previous week of 143.According to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Oldham had an infection rate of 56.4 cases per 100,000 people for the same period.This is a fall of almost half from the first week in August, where the rate was 109.7.Throughout the

It's the Year 7 assembly at Newman RC College in Oldham - but every single pupil is sat at their classroom desks and not in the school hall.The welcoming message of assistant headteacher Nicola Foley is broadcast through the speakers as the pupils sit listening on tables of two facing the same direction.  It's the first day the school has reopened to all pupils since it closed six months ago in March.And it's the first day many of the Year 7s have ever step foot inside the building.It's a

Weekly collections of food and garden waste are to start back up again after being disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.From Monday, September 14, resident’s green bins will be collected every seven days.The councils says weekly collections of organic waste were suspended due to the impact of Covid-19 on its service and staff, and so that it could prioritise grey general waste bin collections.Coun Barbara Brownridge, cabinet member for neighbourhoods and culture said: “Over the last few months

in Oldham.Police said they were called to Elm Road near Lime Green Parade in the Lime Side area of the town shortly after 4.45pm today (Sunday August 30). Few details have been released but a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesman said officers responded to reports of a 'disturbance'.

Tougher restrictions which ban people from socialising with anyone they don’t live with are to remain in place for a further week in Oldham, the government has confirmed.The number of new coronavirus cases in the borough is now on a downward trend after spiking dramatically in the first week of August.The infection rate had climbed to 108 per 100,000 people, with 266 cases recorded in the seven days to August 11.Now the rate has now more than halved, down to 51.9 for the week ending August 24,

Greater Manchester now has the lowest number of coronavirus cases since the end of July.There were 788 positive tests for the virus across all ten boroughs in the week ending August 24, the lowest number since July 28.Rates are calculated up to three days ago because of the delay in reporting cases.The infection rate is continuing to fall in Oldham, Rochdale, Salford and Bolton, with the number of cases falling in seven of the region's boroughs.Cases are still rising in Wigan, with an extra 10

Oldham will be entitled to up to £182 if they have to self-isolate due to coronavirus, and can't work from home.The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock said the new payment scheme will start on Tuesday 1 September, for those living in areas with high infection rates.Residents in Oldham, Blackburn with Darwen, and Pendle who are on Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit, will be eligible for the money.Individuals who test positive for the virus will receive £130 for their 10-day period of

hereOfficers received intelligence indicating that a number of people were being controlled and exploited at the property.Seven “potential Romanian victims” were removed from the address during the operation, which was supported by Greater Manchester Police and the Department for Work and Pensions.Nechita, of Garthwaite Avenue, Oldham, appeared at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, August 20.He has been charged with facilitating the travel of two men from Romania to the UK with a view to

Oldham are millionaires - they just don't know it yet. The pair from the lockdown-hit town are being urged to come forward as the Lotto winnings are still yet to be claimed.

Manchester Evening News."At the end of the day, you can sit in a pub close to people you don't know, but you can't sit in a pub close to people you do know. It's been tough not being able to see family."What concerns me the most is how it's going to affect schools reopening.

there were particularly high incidence of cases in central Oldham areas, where there is a high proportion of people from the south Asian community."There are people who are racist, they think 'because of them, we have to be in lockdown'. The next Bangladeshi person you see could then become a target", Mr Mahmood said.Mufti Helal Mahmood MBE, an officer from Oldham Mosque Council, agreed."There's been a huge spike in Islamophobic hate crime and racial tension within the community.

has announced tighter restrictions in Oldham, Pendle and Blackburn, while releasing Wigan, Darwen and Rossendale from current measures. Birmingham and Northampton have been added to the government's watch list following an increase in cases.

Oldham had been teetering on the brink of full Leicester-style lockdown due to high infection rates, but after targeted testing and other measures brought numbers down significantly in the space of a week, Matt Hancock yesterday agreed that it would not be necessary.But what are the new measures that have been announced?It is understood people in Oldham will be told not to socialise with other households anywhere, a stricter message than the present rules, which had still allowed people to meet