Welcome to the Bee Network!
Oldham, alongside Rochdale, and parts of Bury, Manchester and Salford, are now part of the Bee Network.
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After an avalanche of entries, the super six are ready to hit the road…
Oldham’s school children have done us proud and come up with some great names for our six new gritters.
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Oldham Council’s popular name a gritter competition is back!
They’ve gritted almost a million miles between them…
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Town centre made safer, cleaner and greener
New bollards have been put in place to stop vehicles driving through a pedestrianised area of Oldham town centre.
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Injuries are falling on Oldham’s roads – but we can all do our bit to make them even safer
The borough's roads are getting safer for pedestrians, motorists and cyclists.
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Small change to how the borough's licensed vehicles look gets green light
Over the coming months taxi and private hire passengers will see small changes to how the borough’s fleet of licensed vehicles look.
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Dame Sarah Storey backs school safety scheme
Dame Sarah Storey OBE - Active Travel Commissioner for Greater Manchester – has backed Oldham’s first School Street.
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Plans to improve major town centre route to get underway following funding boost
Oldham Council has secured £900,000 of funding to start planning work aimed at improving one of the major gateways into the town centre.
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Council gets £4.5m funding to make viaduct fit for purpose for years to come
Oldham Council has secured £4.5m of funding to refurbish one of the borough’s largest and busiest highway structures - Manchester Street Viaduct.
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Dame Sarah Storey backs council plans to make streets around schools safer
Oldham Council is looking to introduce measures to make the roads around eight of our primary schools safer and healthier as part of the School Streets initiative.
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Essential work on Oldham Way bridges to start
Oldham Council is informing residents and motorists that essential improvement works on the Oldham Way bridges at Waterloo Street and Wellington Street will begin on February 6.
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New greener, cleaner and active transport strategy agreed
Oldham Council’s Cabinet has agreed a new vision that looks to cut vehicle emissions and get more residents walking, cycling and using public transport.
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Highway consultations – the next steps
Oldham Council is updating residents around what will happen next after two important consultations finished.
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Oldham Council secures funding for work to improve bus journeys
The council has secured funding of £632,050 towards developing a Quality Bus Transit (QBT) corridor - which will make travel quicker and easier for passengers
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Have your say on proposals for an Active Neighbourhood in Chadderton North and Westwood
Creating better and safer neighbourhoods is a priority for Oldham Council.
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Council seeks powers to penalise inconsiderate drivers who ignore the rules
Oldham Council has launched a consultation over plans to stop inconsiderate drivers at six sites across the borough.
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Improved crossings will make travelling easier for pedestrians and cyclists
The council has secured funding of £652,180 to build 4 cycle and pedestrian crossings in the borough – helping to improve safety for residents and making journeys for pedestrians and cyclists easier.
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Work paving the way for Southlink regeneration scheme gets underway
Electricity North West have started work on Oldham Way before essential highways improvements can be carried out as part of our ambitious Southlink regeneration development.
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More roads across the borough to be improved thanks to £12m investment programme
Oldham Council is set to improve even more roads and streets as part of our £12m highways investment programme.
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Oldham Council to install more CCTV cameras around town centre tram stations
Oldham Council is installing 51 CCTV cameras at locations around five Metrolink stops to help passengers and residents feel safer and more confident.