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Oldham (England)

Schools closes for teacher training in Barcelona

A school was closed as teachers flew to Spain for a long weekend of training, just days after a similar trip was cancelled at the last moment. Teachers from Whitegate End Primary School in Oldham, Greater Manchester, along with...

A Year in Saddleworth

Historically Saddleworth formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, flanked by both Lancashire and Yorkshire with the mighty Pennines forming its eastern border. The town of Oldham lies to the West with the City of Manchester...

Oldham plans 850 job cuts

Gordon Brown said the council should have been able to protect jobs Up to 850 staff at Oldham Council, in Greater Manchester, face losing their jobs as the authority tries to tackle a budget deficit of more than £17m....

Oldham, England Brings Open Source To Schools

It's good to see news about continuing adoption of open source software in schools around the world. I've written before about how doable it would be for many American schools to reduce costs, increase efficiency and arm...

Mother held after six children saved from fire

Firefighters rescued six children from a blaze at their home. The youngsters, aged from eight months to 11 years old, were taken to safety after flames and smoke engulfed their home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, just...

Six children saved from house fire

Firefighters rescued six children from a blaze at their home. The youngsters, aged from eight months to 11 years old, were taken to safety after flames and smoke engulfed their home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, just...

Muslim centre raises £60,000

AN Oldham Muslim organisation raised more than £60,000 after appearing on a live televised charity appeal. Volunteers represented the Oldham Muslim Centre at the Channel S studios in London during its live appeal to raise...

Jobs axed at Liverpool dailies

Around 100 jobs will go at Liverpool's two daily newspapers as Trinity Mirror ends over 150 years' printing history in the city. The press plant which prints the Liverpool Daily Post and other Trinity Mirror titles at...

'Dead' man's son spots him on television after eight years

A man who cremated a body believing it was that of his father has been reunited with him eight years later after seeing him alive on television. By John Bingham and Nigel Bunyan John Renehan and his father John Delaney:...

'Deadly' fake vodka alert

Deborah Linton and Neal Keeling THOUSANDS of potentially lethal bottles of fake vodka are flooding the streets of Greater Manchester, the M.E.N can reveal. Peter Astley, counterfeiting and piracy officer in the north west,...

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