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22.09.2020 - 11:28 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The driver of the Corsa failed to stop at the scene. The car has also since been recovered by officers in the Oldham area.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Sergeant Darren Hancock, of GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Our thoughts remain with the woman who is currently in a critical condition as result of this incident.
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.
hereProsecutors claimed that Zeeshaan Ali had stabbed Mr Khan with a 'fearsome' knife.
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.
in Oldham designed by legendary architect Alfred Waterhouse has been listed as one of the most endangered buildings of its era by conservationists.
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.
hereA 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of obstructing police officers.All three remain in police custody and are due to be questioned by police.The violence unfolded as officers responded to reports of a disturbance on Fircroft Road, in Oldham, at around 3.25pm on Wednesday.When officers attended, they established that there had been a fight involving two men.As part of their enquiries, officers visited a property on Bankfield Drive in the Fitton Hill area of the town.When they
school bubbles have now been sent home across Greater Manchester and St Gilbert's is the third primary school to shut altogether. Last week we reported how St Luke's Primary in Heywood had to close amid 'staffing issues' because of the pandemic.
Two new apartment blocks will be built in Oldham after contentious plans for a shop in one building were dropped by the developer.The council’s planning committee has approved two applications for residential developments in the borough.The decisions will see 21 apartments built on the site of the former Fytton Arms pub at The Green.A petition against the original plans had been signed by 247 people and a further 12 had objected individually.The applicant, Clements Court Properties Ltd, had
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.
#XT28 and pursued from Droylsden to Failsworth where it was abandoned. "Two males and a female have been arrested with the help of PD Storm and his handler from GMP Dogs and NPAS North West."