A woman has been sentenced for her 'wicked' crime after she tried to kidnap two boys from their foster parents' home. Ayten Besguller was found guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnap following a trial ...

The Oldham Liberal Democrats have called for an emergency meeting to withdraw the local authority from a ‘controversial’ Greater Manchester housing scheme. At an extraordinary meeting due to take ...

All of these cases involving people from Oldham have been before the magistrates in the last few weeks. A man who was driving while nearly three times above the legal drink driving limit has been ...

As the new year has gotten underway, there has been no shortage of major planning applications being approved. From demolitions to new flats and even to a new darts hall, here are the biggest planning ...

A manor house in Saddleworth that was built in 1832 has been put on the market. The home, named The Manor House, features a grand entrance resembling the entryway of a castle and is built from stone.

Celebrity chef, Simon Wood has spoken about the 'lack of empathy' he sees in attitudes toward independent restaurants and businesses. The chef, who won the 2015 series of MasterChef, said that while ...

Three years to the day since Mike Fondop became an Oldham Athletic player, the Cameroonian secured the club's first three points of the calendar year. Brought in on January transfer deadline day 2022, ...

Dozens of Greater Manchester businesses made the shortlists for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2025 – but there was only one Oldham name among them. The much-loved HM Pasties was the ...

Ruben Amorim has Europa League glory in his sights after Manchester United beat FCSB to secure their place in the round of 16 and invaluable time on the training field. After opening the new-look ...

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has paid tribute to “wonderful friend and beautiful singer” Marianne Faithfull following her death aged 78. He was joined by bandmates Ronnie Wood and Keith ...

Online shopping fraud cost consumers more than £56 million last year, marking a rise of 20%. Consumers reported 68,000 cases of online shopping fraud in the 2023-24 financial year, with losses ...

A former RAF pilot who launched a charity which flies humanitarian aid to isolated communities has died, with his wife paying tribute to him having “lavished 103 years of love” into the world.