Road closures are in place in Shaw following an explosion in the area this morning.
Crompton Way is closed from the junction of Rochdale Road to Linney Lane.
Rochdale Road is closed between Beal Lane and Linney Lane.
Motorists are again advised to avoid the area to enable emergency rescue work to continue.
Gas explosion latest
A rest centre is being set up at Crompton House school, Rochdale Road, for people affected by the explosion in Shaw this morning.
Local residents evacuated due to this incident can proceed to the school site where refreshments and assistance will be available.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area to enable emergency rescue work to continue.
Gas explosion Shaw
Some time around 11.15am large explosion in the Buckley Street area of Shaw.
“All emergencies services are involved and Oldham Council to provide help and support I am pleased to report,” said local councillor Howard Sykes.
More news as the situation becomes clearer.
Beal Lane – Sunday 1st July
Temporary traffic signals – one day only, in connection with work on electricity supply cables.
Shaw and Crompton Family Fun Weekend Friday 22nd June – 24th June
Activities and events for all.
Fun fair – Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
Other activities throughout Saturday and Sunday.
Vintage vehicles arrive Shaw Town Centre from 9am.
Vehicle circuit of the Township around 12noon – see map for route.
The Lazy Car Boot Sale – selected Sunday’s Shaw Town Centre
Follow the link for further details:
FREE Sunday sessions in Shaw and Crompton
The Introduction to Bushcraft event at Jubilee kicks off a series of ten free events in Shaw and Crompton that aim to connect people to their environment and encourage all ages to use their local green spaces.
Following discussions with Shaw & Crompton Parish Council’s Environment Group, Groundwork helped the group to apply for Big Lottery Awards for All funding to deliver a series of monthly events.
The aim of these events is to encourage more people to use local green spaces, to increase the number of volunteers to help improve these sites and to deter fly-tipping.
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – Shaw Beacon
More than 50 people including local Lib Dem Councillor Howard Sykes attended the lighting of the Queen’s Jubilee Beacon in Shaw Memorial Park on 13th June, 10.15pm.
Dunwood Park Summer Events
Metrolink line to Oldham set to open
Metrolink services to and from Oldham Mumps are scheduled to open to the public for the first time on Wednesday 13 June, subject to final testing.
The first in-service tram to Oldham Mumps is scheduled to leave Manchester Victoria at 5.24am on Wednesday, calling at all eight stops along the new line – Monsall, Central Park, Newton Heath & Moston, Failsworth, Hollinwood, South Chadderton, Freehold and Oldham Mumps (temporary).
It will then become the first in-service tram to depart Oldham Mumps, leaving at 6am. Journeys from Mumps to Manchester city centre will take around 25 minutes.
Services will run every 12 minutes. A six-minute service will be introduced as patronage grows and capacity through Manchester city centre increases.
“This is welcome and long over due,” stated local Shaw Lib Dem Councillor Howard Sykes. “We still have no news when the line will open to Shaw and Crompton. My colleagues and I will continue to press for this to happen as soon as possible.”
Tickets to any of the stops in Manchester city centre, up to and including Deangsate-Castlefield, start at £3.20 for a peak ‘anytime’ single from the Oldham Mumps-Hollinwood stops, or £2.30 from the Failsworth-Monsall stops.
An ‘anytime’ return ticket for the same trip will be £4.80 from the Oldham Mumps-Hollinwood stops, and £3.40 from the Failsworth-Monsall stops. Off-peak (9.30am onwards) equivalents will be £3.50 and £2.80 respectively.
Further savings can be made with special day, weekend, family and group passes, as well as longer term tickets, including weeklies, four-weeklies, quarterlies and annuals.
Monsall, Central Park, Freehold and South Chadderton are all brand new destinations, while the stops at Mumps, Hollinwood, Failsworth and Newton Heath & Moston, which were served by the Oldham Loop until it closed as a heavy rail line in October 2009, have been completely rebuilt.
Once complete, the decked car park at Hollinwood, which is currently under construction, will provide almost 200 park-and-ride spaces exclusively for the use of Metrolink passengers. Up to 100 spaces will be provided in the interim.
As part of Metrolink’s commitment to improving cycle parking facilities across the existing and future network, cycle stands are available at Freehold, Hollinwood, Failsworth, Newton Heath & Moston and Monsall, with cycle lockers also available at Freehold, Hollinwood and Failsworth.
All services will call through Manchester city centre and then travel on to the South Manchester line, ending at St Werburgh’s Road in Chorlton.
Passengers can connect with services to Bury at Victoria and services to Altrincham, Eccles and MediaCityUK in Manchester city centre or at Cornbrook. They can also link up with bus services at Central Park and Shudehill, or heavy rail services at Manchester Victoria.