Oldham Times review of the year 2024: January to April
Dec 29, 2024 · Here are just some of those stories that hit headlines and captured our readers' interest. January. We got off to a stormy start in 2024 as not only did a mini tornado rip the roofs from homes in Stalybridge just days before the new year, but Storm Isha also battered Oldham and left dozens of residents without power for days.. Yorkshire Street (Image: NEWS@KEN) The storm even threatened a shop ...
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Two Oldham Council directors set to leave town hall
Dec 12, 2024 · Two Oldham council directors are to leave the town hall
Oldham 2025: The big developments set to transform
Dec 27, 2024 · From resurrecting the borough’s dying high streets to finding a ‘local solution’ to the housing crisis, developers and the council are making big promises for the borough’s future. And some of that change is already underway. This year saw the completion of the Egyptian Room – Oldham’s ...
Oldham Times 2024 review of the year: May to August
Dec 30, 2024 · From politics to sports to music, here were some of the biggest stories and events between May and August this year. May The month started off with a major shakeup in Oldham's political landscape, with Labour losing its majority control of the council.. The party lost four seats on the night of May 2 into May 3, with several Independent candidates winning seats.
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The biggest planning applications approved in Oldham in 2024
Dec 28, 2024 · A design of the convenience store (Image: studioPH architecture). Oldhamers can expect a one-storey building to be developed, which will operate between 7am and 11pm and create 15 jobs, while the shop itself is expected to carry a range of groceries, ready meals, sandwiches, snacks, beers, wines, and spirits, as well as fresh fruit and vegetables.
Remembering some of the people Oldham lost in 2024
Dec 31, 2024 · Afhseen alongside her husband (Image: Oldham Council). Afsheen is survived by her husband and their three children. Linda Sharples A great-grandmother who served as a pub landlady in Shaw, Linda Sharples died in April at the age of 74.. She had lived on The Knoll in Shaw and was formally the landlady of what was then known as The Railway pub in Shaw for five-and-a-half years, before it was ...
People from Oldham recognised in the New Year Honours List
Dec 30, 2024 · In total, three people from the borough have been recognised for their work. This includes Sarah Lancashire, who has received a CBE for her services to drama.. Sarah Lancashire won her third BAFTA award in 2023 (Image: BBC). Also receiving recognition is Jo Taylor, a patient advocate who has been made a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) for her services to breast cancer patients.