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 celebrates £45 million business grants milestone
Oldham Council has now distributed more than £45 million in cash grants to support businesses across the borough impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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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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Make sure festive food is up to scratch
With Christmas around the corner many of you will soon be out and about enjoying the festivities.
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Company fined over false information on its website
A food company which failed to change misleading information on its website, despite warnings from Oldham Council staff, has been successfully prosecuted.
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We've been shortlisted for Future High Street Fund
Oldham is among 50 areas across the country to be invited through to the second phase of the £675 million Future High Streets Fund that aims to revitalise local town centres.
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Firm fined after worker suffered head injury
A firm has been fined £130,000 after a worker suffered a significant head injury while working in a Shaw warehouse.
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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.
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Oldham Council continues to clampdown on food safety
Oldham Council has successfully prosecuted the owner of a takeaway for breaching food safety laws.
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Illegal tobacco profits go up in smoke
A specialist sniffer dog helped uncover an illegal haul of tobacco – including a stash in the ceiling of a bathroom – during a raid on a town centre shop.
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Company ordered to pay £168,000 and told to handover another £152,000
A company which sold unsafe electrical goods has been ordered to pay £168,000 by the courts.
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Oldham town centre to bid for Future High Streets Fund money
Oldham Council has confirmed it is submitting a bid for Oldham town centre to the Government’s new Future High Streets Fund.
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Oldham Council pledges £100,000 to help businesses and create jobs
Oldham Council is pledging £100,000 to help boost businesses in the borough.
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Mouse droppings found during inspection
A takeaway owner has been successfully prosecuted after mouse droppings were found throughout the premises.
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Catering company fined £20,000 for food hygiene breach
Oldham Council has successfully prosecuted a catering company for poor standards of cleanliness.
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Get Oldham Working helps trampoline centre launch
Oldham Council has helped the borough's first indoor trampoline park get off the ground.
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Hajj pilgrims urged to check before you travel
Oldham Council has found three travel agents were displaying fake Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL) logos during a recent snap inspection.
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Helping hand for Oldham start-up businesses
A new business support scheme has been launched by Oldham Council’s Get Oldham Working programme to encourage more entrepreneurs to set up in the borough.
