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1 week ago | 
oldham-chronicle.co.uk | Charlotte Hall |Joseph Timan
Oldham council had already started a local inquiry into grooming gangs
A local inquiry into child exploitation in Oldham may have to be paused as the government and council work out how to ‘avoid duplication’ with a newly-announced national investigation, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Chris Slater |Charlotte Hall
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Chris Slater |Charlotte Hall
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Chris Gee |Ethan Davies |Nick Jackson |George Lythgoe |Charlotte Hall
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Ewan Gawne |Charlotte Hall
Ewan Gawne & Charlotte Hall - BBC News & Local Democracy Reporting ServiceWed, April 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM UTC2 min readA council's bid to back out of a controversial plan to build thousands of new homes across Greater Manchester has been rejected by the government. Councillors in Oldham, which is Labour-led but with no overall control, narrowly voted to withdraw from the Places for Everyone (PfE) housing scheme earlier this year over concerns about building on green belt land.
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Mar 16, 2025 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Ethan Davies |Nick Jackson |George Lythgoe |Charlotte Hall
These are all the significant developments tabled with councils across the city-region recentlyA huge residential development at a ‘go-to destination’ and a town centre regeneration project are some of the major plans tabled for Greater Manchester this week. Mayfield Park in Manchester city centre used to be wasteland, but now it has become a hotspot for locals and tourists. Now there are proposals for almost 900 flats in the area.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Charlotte Hall |John Scheerhout
The 120-year-old entertainment venue once known as Riley’s Snooker Hall was approved for demolition last weekA former theatre, nightclub and snooker hall where The Beatles once gigged is about to be bulldozed in Oldham. The 120-year-old entertainment venue once known as Riley’s Snooker Hall was approved for demolition last week. The building on King Street, which has stood empty for several years, will likely make way for residential apartments.
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Mar 2, 2025 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Chris Gee |Ethan Davies |Nick Jackson |George Lythgoe |Charlotte Hall
These are all the significant developments submitted to councils across the city-region recentlyA bold vision to change the face of a Greater Manchester town and a homeless hostel worrying the elderly are just some of the key developments planned for the city-region this week. Oldham has an ambitious plan to deliver thousands of new homes to it’s town centre alongside a plethora of regenerative benefits for local residents.
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Feb 23, 2025 | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Chris Gee |Ethan Davies |Nick Jackson |George Lythgoe |Charlotte Hall
These are all the significant planning developments recently submitted to councils across the city-regionHundreds of new homes could soon be built across the Greater Manchester city-region following the latest planning applications submitted to local authorities. The largest housing plan tabled recently was for Stockport, which is touted for a 250-home scheme. Half of the homes are set to be ‘affordable’.
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
easterneye.biz | Pramod Thomas |Charlotte Hall |George Lythgoe
A NEW initiative in Bradford is using arts and culture to transform how ethnic minority women deal with death and bereavement, reflecting a shift in approaching end-of-life care among diverse communities. The project brings together local organisations and healthcare experts to address the long-standing inequalities faced by disadvantaged women from minority backgrounds in accessing hospice and palliative care services, a palliative care doctor and academic who leads the project said.
