Charlotte Green
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Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre
But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre → Read More
Councillors and town hall staff parked for free for more than two years after Covid-19 pandemic struck
Parking passes were issued ‘free of charge upon request’ - 40 councillors applied → Read More
Jibes of 'Ant and Dec' as council tax rise approved for Oldham at fractious meeting
A Tory amendment to scrap cost of living support and district teams was branded 'uncaring and reckless' → Read More
A scheme to repair the crumbling Oldham Way flyover is both 'good and bad' news
The 1970s concrete structure has numerous problems, including water seepage and cracking → Read More
Budget to be debated in Oldham as council tax proposed to increase by at least £47 from April
The proposals also include a ‘variable lighting trial’ whereby street lighting in some areas would be dimmed → Read More
'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting
"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium → Read More
Vision for new £24.5m theatre to replace iconic Oldham Coliseum revealed
It comes a week after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close its doors permanently at the end of March → Read More
Safety schemes to launch around schools that will see some roads closed to pupil drop-offs
The ‘School Streets’ initiative aims to reduce air pollution, congestion, idling and problem parking → Read More
Opposition to HS2 plans which would cut off Ashton from the Metrolink for years to go before MPs
There would be a temporary track and ‘turn back’ created at Piccadilly for a period of two years → Read More
Michael Gove thinks Levelling Up cash is 'transformational'... but for this town it's simply not enough
Oldham was awarded £20m in the second round of what was once Whitehall’s flagship investment programme → Read More
Oldham Coliseum to cancel upcoming shows amid funding crisis
After being dropped from the Arts Council England portfolio the survival of the iconic venue is in doubt → Read More
'It was lauded as a game-changer for Oldham... but eight years later it's gone out with a whimper'
Oldham council has been trying to rejuvenate the Mumps site for the best part of ten years - opposition councillors have now slammed the town hall → Read More
Housing development could be built at Oldham Mumps after retail park plans axed
A contract with Lidl to deliver a food store and a 68-bed hotel on the Prince’s Gate site has now been formally terminated → Read More
High school branded 'inadequate' now wants to ban pupils from wearing skirts
Waterhead Academy wants to only allow its students of all genders to wear ‘black tailored trousers’ → Read More
Levelling Up fund branded a 'joke' and ‘expensive postcode lottery’ after Tameside town snubbed again
Tameside council had hoped to claim nearly £36m for two projects to ‘level up’ the towns of Stalybridge and Denton → Read More
Town hall proposing to increase council tax by 3.99pc as it prepares to make nearly £30m of cuts
Oldham bosses say they have a ‘huge’ budget gap to fill this year amid rising demand for key services → Read More
The Greater Manchester school where bullying is common and students are exposed to 'foul' language
Ofsted inspectors said Waterhead Academy pupils were 'unhappy' and experienced 'racist and homphobic language' → Read More
Plans to block streets with planters and bollards WON'T go ahead after backlash
Oldham council chiefs said it soon became clear that there was 'strong opposition' to the proposals → Read More
Park in one of Tameside’s most deprived areas to get £85,000 revamp
"It can assist with getting more people active who want to go to the park for a walk or take their children to the playground" → Read More
Outstanding nursery where giggling tots do ‘baby ballroom’ and listen to classical music praised
Ofsted has handed its highest possible rating to Simon House Nursery and Pre-School, based in Oldham → Read More