Erin Lyons

Greater Manchester

Digital audience and content editor @theoldhamtimes. Ex-health reporter @TheOxfordMail. Email [email protected]. DMs are open.

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Temporary closure date for Oldham Archives ahead of Spindles move

6 days ago | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

Spindles regeneration (Image: Anthony Moss) Oldham Local Studies and Archives will be temporarily closed over the summer while the service moves to its purpose-built new home in Spindles. As the Local Interest Centre and then Oldham Local Studies and Archives, the service spent 50 years in its original home at 84 Union Street. Since March 2024, a temporary service has operated in Oldham Library. This temporary service will close at 4pm on Saturday, May 31.
People's Postcode Lottery winners on this Rochdale street

1 week ago | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

Newbold Street, Rochdale (Image: Google) Residents on a Rochdale street won £1,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery last week. The People's Postcode Lottery picks its lucky winners by drawing random postcodes in a daily draw to win £1,000. Players in the Rochdale postcode of OL16 5AN were delighted on Friday (May 2) as they were selected for the daily prize.
Popular dessert bar opens in Oldham town centre today - and there's half off

2 weeks ago | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

Cheat Daze is coming to Oldham on May 2 (Image: Cheat Daze) A dessert bar that has gone viral on social media for its indulgent treats will be opening a branch in Oldham town centre today (May 2). Cheat Daze, which is popular on social media for its waffles balls, San Sebastian cheesecake, chocolate brownies, ice cream sundaes, shakes and chai, already has Greater Manchester shops in Burnage, Bramhall and Salford.
Oldham military clerk defrauded Ministry of Defence out of £1m

1 month ago | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

Regents Park Barracks (Image: Google) A military clerk from Oldham who stole nearly £1 million from the Ministry of Defence by entering fake expenses claims into the department’s online administrative system faces jail time for fraud and money laundering.
ITV's After the Flood filming at Oldham's Tandle Hill park

1 month ago | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

Sophie Rundle stars as PC Joanna Marshall in After the Flood and Tandle Hill Country Park (Image: ITV/Hannah Birchall) Oldham's Tandle Hill Country Park will be closed later today (March 24) while a popular ITV drama films. Oldham Council has said that the park will be shut so ITV crews can film scenes for the second season of After the Flood on Monday and Tuesday.
More than 20 properties to be affected by Oldham power cut

2 months ago | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

Electricity North West has warned of a power cut in Oldham (Image: PA/Canva) Multiple Oldham addresses are to be affected by a power cut as a result of work in the area. Electricity North West said the outage is in the area of Alexandra tomorrow (February 18). According to the website around 21 addresses within one postcode are set to be affected. It will not begin before 9am, and it will not continue after 5pm, Electricity North West said.
Oldham actress Suranne Jones set to star in ITV heist drama

Feb 15, 2025 | msn.com | Erin Lyons

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Oldham actress Suranne Jones set to star in ITV heist drama

Feb 15, 2025 | msn.com | Erin Lyons

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.
Oldham actress Suranne Jones set to star in ITV heist drama

Feb 15, 2025 | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

Actresses Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker are to play skilled con artists in an ITV heist drama exploring “toxic female friendship”. Gentleman Jack star Jones, 46, from Oldham, has co-created Frauds alongside Hullraisers co-writer Anne-Marie O’Connor, and stars as Bert, who has left a Spanish prison cell on compassionate grounds after a cancer diagnosis.
Dozens of Saddleworth homes to be hit by power cut this week

Nov 25, 2024 | theoldhamtimes.co.uk | Erin Lyons

All the Saddleworth postcodes to be affected by a planned power cut (Image: PA) Dozens are homes in Saddleworth are set to be hit by a power cut this week. The planned power cut is being carried out by Electricity North West to ensure the safety of engineers working on the power supply. The power cut will be carried out on Friday, November 29. It will not begin before 9am, and it will not continue after 5pm, Electricity North West has said.