Dirty food business was operating illegally
Magistrates have ordered a food business – and its owner – to hand over more than £8,700 after they operated illegally.
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Operation AVRO: former takeaway owner arrested and sentenced all in one day
The former owner of a dirty takeaway has been arrested, appeared in court and sentenced in just one day.
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Businesses receive cash boost to help them grow and create jobs
Oldham Council has allocated £321,000 to 26 Oldham businesses to help get their growth plans back on track following the pandemic.
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Looking to the future - Oldham Economic Review Board publishes its findings
A NEW approach to creating jobs, bringing prosperity to the borough and helping all residents thrive with the best training and opportunities is set out in newly-published findings from the OERB.
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Business Ambassador brings people together for Business Breakfast
More than 130 businesses joined Oldham’s Business Ambassador Frank Rothwell at a Business Breakfast with Oldham Council Leader Arooj Shah and Chief Executive Harry Catherall.
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Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund closing soon – businesses urged not to miss out
A scheme which could pay up to 100% of your Business Rates bill is closing soon and Oldham Council is urging businesses not to miss out.
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Free parking offer launched at Tommyfield Market
Oldham Council is making it even easier to love your local market with a new ‘free after 3pm’ parking offer.
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Oldham’s Ambassador for Business Frank Rothwell hosting Business Breakfast with Council Leader Arooj Shah and Chief Executive Harry Catherall
Businesses are invited to join Oldham’s new business ambassador, Frank Rothwell, at a business breakfast with Council Leader Arooj Shah and Chief Executive Harry Catherall.
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Budding entrepreneurs urged to book in at Oldham Library
Oldham Council is inviting budding entrepreneurs to build a business in Oldham Library.
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Oldham’s Ambassador for Business visits businesses across the borough
Oldham’s new Ambassador for Business, Frank Rothwell, has got straight to work meeting businesses across the borough.
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Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund now open for applications
Oldham Council is inviting businesses severely impacted by coronavirus to apply for a new Business Rates relief scheme.
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Discretionary Omicron fund launches to support Oldham businesses
Oldham Council has opened the Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant to support more businesses impacted by the variant.
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Omicron business support grants now open
Oldham businesses can now apply for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant.
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Trader given community service and ordered to pay £3,700 costs after fake make-up seized in raid
Oldham Council’s Trading Standards department has successfully prosecuted a trader for possessing counterfeit cosmetics and trying to pass them off as the real thing.
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Businesses across the borough continue to support the fight against Coronavirus
Since the Government announced England had moved to Plan B in response to the risks of the Omicron variant, Environmental Health officers have visited more than 900 businesses.
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Fundraiser, businessman and record-holding rower Frank Rothwell named new ambassador for business
Council Leader Arooj Shah has proudly named businessman and fundraiser Frank Rothwell her first Ambassador for Business.
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Former Oldham letting agency fined
A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally.
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Entrepreneurial spirit putting Oldham on the map
Oldham Council marked Global Entrepreneurship Week with a visit to one of the borough’s growing businesses.
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Businesses urged to help shape action plan for green growth in Oldham
Oldham Council is calling on businesses across the borough to take part in a new initiative to drive development of the green technology and services sector.
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Council on hand to support Oldham businesses with Covid testing
Oldham businesses are being encouraged to remind their employees to test regularly for COVID-19 in an effort to avoid local outbreaks of the virus.
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Start Up Huddle comes together for Oldham businesses
Entrepreneurs joined forces to celebrate the launch of Start Up Huddle Oldham.
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New road to be named after pioneering female doctor
A new road at the heart of a key regeneration project will be named Olive Claydon Way – in honour of Oldham’s first female GP.
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Festival for Business celebrates Oldham’s Business Heroes
Oldham Enterprise Trust’s Oldham Festival for Business has begun with a series of events kickstarted by Oldham Council Leader Cllr Arooj Shah.
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Tommyfield Market traders’ kind-hearted Dr Kershaw’s donation
Tommyfield Market Traders Association has donated £304 to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice to say thank you for the charity’s wonderful work across the borough.
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Oldham Council opens new business grant for travel agents, events, leisure and night-time economy sector
Oldham Council has launched a new business grant to support certain businesses being impacted by the ongoing restrictions for international travel, leisure, events and the night-time economy.
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Sniffer dog uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes at Oldham shop
A stash of illicit cigarettes was found hidden in the back of a shop, thanks to tip-offs from members of the public.
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Coronavirus business grants: Discretionary cash grant schemes set to close
Oldham Council’s discretionary business grant schemes will close on Friday 4 June at 5pm.
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Oldham Council says cheers to the return of indoor hospitality with a new animation voiced by local youngster
Further lockdown restrictions are set to ease on Monday, allowing most indoor and remaining outdoor businesses to reopen after being forced to close.
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Oldham Council animation celebrates the re-opening of borough’s high streets and reminds residents to do their bit to stay safe
With businesses across the borough preparing to re-open – a new animation from Oldham Council celebrates the past, present and future of the town centre
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Restart grants now open for applications in Oldham
Businesses forced to close during the national lockdown can now apply for a Restart Grant to help them reopen safely as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
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Watch this space: Egyptian Room food hall coming soon
Exciting plans to launch a food hall in the heart of Oldham town centre are now at an advanced stage – with the Egyptian Room venue expected to open later this year.
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Support still available for Oldham businesses
In the last 12 months, businesses in Oldham have received more than £72,250,632.52 in financial support.
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One month until re-opening – shop local, support local
With one month to go until the planned re-opening of businesses across the borough, Oldham Council is calling on the community to shop local and support local as much as possible.
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More businesses set to benefit from grants thanks to new scheme
Oldham Council has launched a new £500,000 funding pot to support businesses that are struggling to pay ongoing commercial property costs as a result of the pandemic.
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Oldham taxi and private hire drivers offered £1.3m support package
Every taxi driver in the borough could receive £1,000 to help them get over the impact of Coronavirus after Oldham Council agreed a potential funding package of more than £1.3m.
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Car dealers plead guilty to clocking cars
Two car dealers have been successfully prosecuted by Oldham Council for ‘clocking’ cars and then advertising them for sale.
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Oldham Council launches self-employed business grants
Businesses in the leisure and hospitality sectors that are based at home and can evidence ongoing fixed commercial costs can now apply for a business grant thanks to a new scheme from Oldham Council.
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Café closed at weekends due to potential public health risk
Oldham Council is to restrict the opening hours of a business because the large numbers of people visiting it are potentially creating a serious public health risk.
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Council approves Coronavirus financial support for taxi drivers and owners
Oldham Council is giving funding to support taxi and hackney carriage drivers/operators during the current COVID pandemic.
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New road in landmark regeneration project officially opens
A major new link road leading to a £100m regeneration scheme at Broadway Green has officially opened.
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Coronavirus business grants: supply chain grants now open
Businesses which directly supply the hospitality and leisure sectors and have been impacted by coronavirus restrictions could benefit from a new cash grant scheme.
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More than 31,000 illegal cigarettes seized during shop visits
Oldham Trading Standards Officers, supported by Greater Manchester Police, have seized 31,600 cigarettes and 12.5kg of rolling tobacco from three shops.
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More Oldham businesses to benefit from cash grants as further schemes launched
Oldham Council is launching new business grant schemes to support businesses affected local and national coronavirus restrictions
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Love your local market: traders still here for you
Oldham’s market traders are supporting customers throughout the national restrictions with stalls selling essential goods still open and others offering click and collect and delivery.
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Local Restrictions Support Grants launched in Oldham
Businesses which have been legally required to close as a result of local or national restrictions can now apply for a business grant.
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New speciality bar opens in Oldham
Pub lovers and real-ale enthusiasts welcomed Oldham’s newest bar with a cold one yesterday after the transformation of a former unused office building in the town centre was finally completed.
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Delivering a connected Oldham - laying the foundations
Work is set to start on a project to deliver more than 78km of new fibre optic broadband infrastructure across Oldham.
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Barber shop that continually flouted Coronavirus rules closed
A barber shop that put staff and customers at risk of catching Coronavirus has been closed after advice and support from Oldham Council officers was continually ignored.
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Council takes action after pubs failed to follow COVID-19 advice
An Uppermill pub has been closed for breaching Coronavirus restrictions after advice from Oldham Council staff was ignored.
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Hollinwood Junction next stop for Costa
Oldham Council and Langtree have signed up Costa Coffee to the £35million Hollinwood Junction regeneration project
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Self-isolation payments now live in Oldham
A new NHS Test and Trace self-isolation payment scheme for low paid workers has launched here in Oldham.
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Pub closed for flouting Coronavirus restrictions
An Uppermill pub has been closed by Oldham Council for continually breaching Coronavirus restrictions.
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Oldham Council urging Government to provide additional coronavirus business support
Oldham Council is lobbying the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to free up more cash for businesses in the borough.
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Thousands of pounds in discretionary grants paid out
Oldham Council has paid out more than £600,000 to Oldham businesses in the first phase of discretionary grants.
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Discretionary business grants - don't miss out
Oldham Council is reminding businesses that they have until Friday 12th June to apply for the discretionary business grants fund.
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Re-open safely with social distancing posters from Oldham Council
Oldham Council has launched a toolkit of posters and signs to support businesses and organisations to re-open safely.
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Discretionary business grant fund now open for applications
Oldham Council has launched a new discretionary grants fund to support certain small businesses which have been impacted by coronavirus and do not meet the existing cash grants criteria.
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Oldham Council celebrates local businesses rising to the challenge
Oldham Council has shone a spotlight on the many local businesses which have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Oldham trader hauled before courts for unsafe goods
A trader has been ordered to pay more than £27,000 after being successfully prosecuted by Oldham Council for distributing unsafe electrical goods.
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Oldham car dealer fined for selling a car with the incorrect mileage
A car dealer has been told to pay more than £14,000 after selling a ‘clocked’ car.
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Royton shopkeeper in court for underage sale
A shop owner who sold e-cig liquid to a child has been fined by magistrates.
