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• Oldham will have to bid for funding for inquiry into child grooming

  Oldham council will have to bid for government funding to support the local inquiry into local grooming gangs, the local democracy reporting service understands.

• Oldham to vote on axing 20 councillors from borough

  An Oldham Conservative group member has called on the council to axe a third of its members.

• Oldham pub has licence suspended following brawl and stabbings

  One of Oldham’s oldest pubs has been ordered to shut its doors until further notice following a stabbing and mass brawl on Sunday night (April 6).

• ’20 firefighters’ try to rescue single goose

  Around ‘20 firefighters’ and ‘four fire engines’ scrambled to rescue a GOOSE — only to see the avian ‘free itself’ and fly away.

• Metrolink temporary service changes this evening to repair damaged track

  Temporary service changes will be introduced on Metrolink this evening after a damaged piece of track was discovered in Manchester city centre, requiring emergency repairs.

• Woman’s £1,900 bill for fly-tipping offence

  Using a ‘man with a van’ to get rid of her waste has landed a Bury woman with a bill for £1,900.

• Oldham Council turns down 22-bed HMO

  Plans for a huge HMO in Oldham that sparked a major backlash among neighbours have been refused by Oldham Council. Developers planned to turn the former Crompton Health Centre in Shaw into a 22-bed housing complex. 

• Protestors gather to oppose ‘flood of HMOs’ in Shaw

  Neighbours in Shaw, Oldham took to the streets this weekend to oppose a ‘flood of HMOs’ entering their town. Dozens of locals peacefully protested outside Shaw’s War Memorial and Lifelong Learning Centre on Sunday, April 6.