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 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.
