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Mayor of Oldham, Cllr Eddie Moores, joined Cllr Arooj Shah, Cllr Abdul Jabbar MBE and Mike Poole Sutherland from Willmott Dixon to officially open the new growing hub.

New community growing hub opens at Berries Field Park

Published: Thursday, 18th December 2025

Oldham Council has worked with partners to create a new community growing hub at Berries Field Park in Chadderton.

  • Cllr Abdul Jabbar MBE, Deputy Leader of Oldham Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate Services & Sustainability, with staff from Casey at the launch of works at Tommyfield Park.

    Work begins on Tommyfield Park in Oldham town centre

    Published: Tuesday, 16th December 2025

    Work has officially started on Oldham’s new park, Tommyfield Park, marking a major milestone in the regeneration of the area.

  • Cllr Arooj Shah with staff from Oldham Council and the team from Rowan Ashworth and Planit, who built the play area and provided the landscape architecture that shaped the town centre design.

    New play area opens in Oldham town centre

    Published: Friday, 05th December 2025

    Families in Oldham can now enjoy a new play area in the heart of the town centre, delivered as part of the ongoing town centre regeneration.

  • Cllr Abdul Jabbar with the Greater Manchester Green Sector Board, Councillors Tom Ross and Alan Quinn, and Northern Roots staff at the Environment Centre in Oldham.

    Oldham Leads the Way on Sustainability

    Published: Friday, 26th September 2025

    Cllr Abdul Jabbar, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate Services and Sustainability, welcomed the Greater Manchester Green City Board to the newly renovated Environment Centre.

  • Alex Norris, Minister for Local Government, with Laura Windsor-Welsh, Chair of the Chadderton Deal Board and Oldham Director at Action Together, and Councillor Arooj Shah, Leader of Oldham Council.

    Minister Alex Norris visits Chadderton to see progress on Neighbourhood Investment Plans

    Published: Thursday, 22nd May 2025

    Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government, Alex Norris MP, visited Chadderton today to learn more about the Council’s ambitious neighbourhood investment plans for the town.

  • Failsworth

    Failsworth gets its own adidas trainers

    Published: Wednesday, 26th March 2025

    Global sportswear brand adidas are releasing ‘Failsworth’ trainers as part of its SPZL range, celebrating the town of Failsworth.

  • New Tommyfield Market

    Oldham's outdoor market to move to a new site in the heart of the town centre

    Published: Monday, 23rd December 2024

    Oldham's Saturday outdoor market is getting a new home on George Square - as the transformation of the town centre continues.

  • Royton memorial

    Historic First World War Memorial returns home to Royton in special rededication service

    Published: Monday, 16th December 2024

    A First World War memorial honouring 24 men has returned to the borough after being found over 100 miles from home.

  • Harry Catherall, CEO of Oldham Council; Sheila, Lady Stoller; Sir Norman Stoller; Dr. Zahid Chauhan, Mayor of Oldham; and Cllr Arooj Shah, Leader of Oldham Council.

    Road Renamed to Honour Sir Norman Stoller

    Published: Tuesday, 10th September 2024

    Oldham Council is moving forward with a proposal to rename a stretch of road in the town centre to honour Sir Norman Stoller, a local businessman and philanthropist.

  • Do you know someone extraordinary?

    Ordinary Oldhamers, Extraordinary Lives: Celebrating 175 Years of the borough’s people

    Published: Thursday, 25th July 2024

    Remarkable stories involving every day local people will take centre stage this year as part of the 175th Anniversary celebrations for the borough of Oldham.

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