Coronavirus: Oldham is in Tier 3
The Government has introduced a 3-tier Coronavirus set of rules for England – Medium, High and Very High.
Oldham, along with the rest of Greater Manchester, is in the Very High tier, tier 3.
In all tiers, non-essential retail shops, gyms and hairdressers have reopened as well as communal places of worship. Schools, colleges and universities are also to remain open.
However, pubs, bars and restaurants will remain closed, but can serve takeaway meals.
Coronavirus vaccine The council, NHS and GPs are continuing to work hard behind the scenes planning for the rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine. We’ll send updates via our channels when information is available. Barber shop in front room Our Environmental Enforcement officers and Greater Manchester Police took action after a concerned member of the public reported a house was being used as a barber shop during lockdown.
On arrival officers discovered an active business in the front room – including two barber shop chairs – and customers waiting to have their hair cut. No one was wearing appropriate safety equipment.
The owner of the property has been issued with a fine after breaching coronavirus restrictions.If you know of any business that is not adhering to current coronavirus rules contact our Environmental Health Team via [email protected].Calling all keen cyclists we need your opinion Imagine a state of the art Bike Hub and Trails facility on the Northern Roots site, five minutes from Oldham town centre. We'd love to know what you would like to use, learn, operate or create at the Bike Hub. All you have to do is click here and participate in this survey before 18 December.
Matt Wallis, GB Cycling Team and Oldham resident, thinks this is a fantastic opportunity for Oldham, do you?Christmas in Oldham 🎅 'The holidays are coming’ and while things may be a little bit different this year because of the pandemic, there’s no better place to be this Christmas than Oldham.
With an exciting festive programme, a fantastic shopping offer and loads to get involved in from home too, we hope you have fun over the holiday season. For more information click here.
Bus franchising Greater Manchester is launching a further public consultation on its proposals to reform the bus market in light of the findings of a new report on the impact of Covid-19.
Currently in Greater Manchester the bus companies decide the routes, frequencies, fares and standards. Where bus companies decide not to run services, where necessary, the public sector pays to fill in the gaps. Under franchising, bus services would be brought under local control.
You can take part in the consultation at gmconsult.org. It runs until midnight on Friday 29 January 2021.
Oldham Music Centre defies gravity Oldham Music Centre choral students recently participated in an online 'Wicked' Music Theatre workshop led by Amy Goodwin, a former cast member of 'Wicked'. Thanks goes to the Families and Friends of Oldham Music Centre for funding this wonderful opportunity for our students.
More great music is planned from OMC, with the Virtual Christmas Festival 2020 coming soon. Click here for more information.
Let’s Talk Budget We want you to have your say on our budget proposals.
We’re looking to save more than £30million as a result of the continuing financial pressures of the Coronavirus and increased demand for services.
We’ve come up with a range of proposals to cut spending and change the way the council operates. These proposals are now available to view here.
