Man accused of attempting to murder two women in Oldham appears in court

This graph charts the steep rise in Covid-19 cases in Oldham over the last week.In the week leading up to July 25, confirmed incidences of the virus increased 'dramatically' with 119 new positive cases being recorded across the borough.The surge in cases is mostly being seen in central and western districts, new cases are being recorded all across the borough - with an increasing number of cases in the younger population, particularly among 20 to 40-year-olds.The spike has resulted in the return

Deprivation and the easing of lockdown measures have contributed to an alarming spike in Covid-19 cases in Oldham that have prompted chiefs to bring back tougher restrictions.In the week leading up to July 25, confirmed incidences of the virus increased 'dramatically' with 119 new positive cases being recorded across the borough.To avoid a Leicester-style local lockdown leaders are asking vulnerable people to continue shielding until August 14.And for the next two weeks residents are being told

the council has imposed tougher restrictions to try and prevent a local lockdown.

here“Where meeting outside you should meet in groups of no more than six people from different households.

A road was taped off and four fire engines were scrambled to the scene following a house fire in Oldham.The blaze broke out in the bedroom of a property on Burnley Lane in Chadderton.Police and paramedics were also called to the scene.One person - who escaped from the home - was assessed for 'slight burns', a fire service spokesman said.The spokesman confirmed the blaze broke out at about 4.25pm today (Wednesday).Crews were on the scene for one hour and 40 minutes.He said: "Four fire engines

Council chiefs are investigating whether run-down mills across Oldham could be converted into new homes - or torn down for housing - to prevent building on green belt land.A meeting of the full council was told that the authority is currently undertaking a ‘mills strategy’ following feedback about the draft proposals for the borough included in the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF).The second draft of the strategic masterplan for the region published in 2019 envisioned thousands of new

hereThe first gathering disrupted by the force was in Smithills Country Park in Bolton on the evening of Friday July 10.Mr Burnham said the event was broken up without incident and that a sound system was seized.Then late on Sunday July 12 on an industrial site in Oldham, police used a dispersal order to disrupt an event attended by 250 people.“There were three arrests and some minor injuries sustained by officers, which is completely unacceptable,” added Mr Burnham.On the same night GMP

More than a hundred care home residents have died in Oldham with coronavirus listed on their death certificate.Between March 22 and June 15, health and social care chiefs say that 106 deaths of care home residents connected to Covid-19 have occurred in the borough, with 25 residents dying in hospital with the virus.A report to cabinet states that the largest number of deaths ‘believed to be Covid-19 related in a single home is 21’.However chief clinical officer Dr John Patterson previously

Council chiefs in Oldham are calling on residents to sign a letter to the government urging ministers to ‘save our services’ and provide more funding to the borough.Bosses estimate that they are facing a shortfall of more than £19m from extra costs and lost income caused by the coronavirus pandemic.And despite a further £500m being announced for local authorities by Secretary of State for Local Government Robert Jenrick, the town hall says this is ‘not enough to fully support the people of

Police are searching for a vehicle which officers say smashed into a learner driver.The silver VW Golf collided with a female learner driver “who was left very distressed” during the incident on Coal Pit Lane in Oldham on Tuesday afternoon (July 7), police say.The same car - with the registration NA53 JHJ - had also failed to stop for officers in Failsworth on Monday (July 6), Greater Manchester Police said.Officers reported on social media that the “drivers will be reported for the offences”

Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Ackers then brandished a kitchen knife with a four inch blade and began waving it at the guard in a ‘slashing motion’.

Property in Oldham and parts of Cheshire is being snapped up the quickest since house sales have been able to take place once more, according to Rightmove.The local areas in and around Greater Manchester have made the property site's list of the fastest-moving housing markets in England, while houses in parts of central London have been the slowest to shift.In Oldham, where the average asking price is £160,083, 43 percent of newly listed properties have found a buyer, putting the town in at

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Staff at a group of Greater Manchester NHS hospitals have now helped more than 1,000 patients who were suffering from Covid-19 on the road to recovery.The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) celebrated reaching the milestone after discharging more people this weekend who had tested positive for the coronavirus.The group oversees five hospitals - Salford Royal, The Royal Oldham, Fairfield, Rochdale Infirmary and North Manchester General - as well as looking after community services.A spokesman for the

hereClinicians are concerned about a potential influx of patients as a result of people hitting the booze after months cooped up at home.Outdoor coverings are being put up outside some emergency units, should large queues form outside.Clinicians could triage patients outside to assess whether they need to be treated in A&E, or whether they can seek treatment elsewhere.

Proposals to build a block of flats and shop on a former pub site in Oldham which are opposed by more than 240 residents will be decided next week.The planning committee is due to make a decision on the future of the land which once housed the former Fytton Arms public house on the Green Estate in Fitton Hill.A petition signed by 247 people, and 12 individual objections have been lodged against plans to redevelop it.The former Fytton Arms was demolished in 2015 and the site is now unoccupied,

Police carried out the raids at about 6.15am this morning (Thursday, July 2).Officers from the Tactical Aid Unit were pictured entering the homes.It followed complaints from members of the community about drug dealing in the area, a GMP spokesman said.

Manchester Crown Court heard. Briggs, from Northenden, has now been jailed for a year after a judge said he 'sought to control intimate or ex-partners'.