SafeNet Oldham’s Women’s Refuge Services

From April 2022, SafeNet Domestic Abuse Services will be the new provider of safe accommodation services for families escaping domestic abuse in Oldham.   You can make a referral by contacting us directly on our 0300 3033 581 to speak to one of our domestic abuse practitioners for advice and support.    

SafeNet has been working to keep victims and survivors of domestic abuse safe for 45+ years and are delighted to be able to bring our services to Oldham.  We also deliver refuge accommodation and community-based services in Rochdale, Bury and Lancashire and in addition we offer safe houses for families needing longer term support and specialist services for male victims and for families with multiple complex needs and who need additional support for drug and/or alcohol dependency, mental ill-health and ex/offending behaviour.    You can find out more about SafeNet and the services we deliver by visiting our website https://safenet.org.uk/ 

If you any questions about SafeNet, or would like to know more about our Safenet services in Oldham, please contact us directly at  contact@safenet.org.uk 

Tour de Manc coming to Oldham Borough

Get your cowbells at the ready – the Tour de Manc cycle race is coming to Oldham on Sunday, May 1.

This annual event covers all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, and more information is online here.

There are several routes of various lengths, for different levels of ability. No road closures are needed in the borough.

Cyclists enter the borough from Middleton via the A669 Middleton Road, and the full route covers:

  • B6195 Haigh Lane, Chadderton Hall Road, Mill Brow, Street Bridge Road, Middleton Road (Royton).
  • High Street (Royton), Sandy Lane, Rochdale Lane, Dogford Road, Fir Lane, Narrowgate Brow
  • Thornham Road (High Crompton)
  • B6194 Rochdale Road (High Crompton)
  • Beal Lane, Grains Road (Shaw), Hillside Avenue
  • B6197 Buckstones Road
  • A672 Oldham Road (Grains Bar) to Denshaw Crossroads
  • A640 Rochdale Road Denshaw to Rochdale borough boundary
  • A6052 Delph Road (Denshaw), Denshaw Road (Delph), High Street (Delph), King Street, Millgate, The Sound
  • B6197 Grains Road Delph
  • A62 Huddersfield Road (Delph) to Tetley Bye Road
  • A670 Standedge Road, Wool Road, High Street (Uppermill), Oldham Road to Chapel Road
  • A6051 Chapel Road
  • B6175 Shaw Hall Bank Road, Well-i-hole Road, then Huddersfield Road, Mossley
  • Tetley Bye Road
  • Huddersfield Road (Diggle)
  • Harrop Green Lane,
  • Station Road
  • Lee Side
  • Ward Lane
  • Running Hill Lane, Running Hill Gate,
  • Gellfield Lane, Knowl Top Lane, Haw Clough Lane, Kinders Lane
  • A669 Chew Valley Road to Shaw Hall Bank Road

Apply for a postal vote – the deadline for applications is soon

Anyone can ask to vote by post.

If you don’t want to vote in person, or cannot due other commitments (work/ill/away etc.) at the elections on Thursday 5 May, 2022, for any reason, then you can apply for a postal vote by writing to:

Elections Office, Oldham Council, West Street, Oldham OL1 1UL. Or calling: 0161 770 1880 / 4153. Or emailing: elections@oldham.gov.uk

Completed applications need to be returned NO LATER than 5pm on Tuesday 19 April.

Coronavirus vaccinations available for children from Monday 4 April

The Royal Oldham Hospital will be running daily Covid-19 vaccination clinics for 5–11-year-olds at its vaccine hub. Appointments can be made through the national booking system or by calling 0161 627 8102.

Anyone who hasn’t yet had their Coronavirus vaccinations or boosters can also find out where to get their jabs on our website here.

Walk-in clinics and bookable appointments continue to be available across the borough. Meanwhile, the local Coronavirus rate currently stands at 431 per 100,000 population – up from 396 per 100,000 from last week.

Councillors deeply disappointed that the Dunwood Park Café, Shaw has closed three months earlier than planned

Shaw and Crompton councillors were informed of the early closure (31 March) of the café in Dunwood Park for operational/staff reasons.

Pure Innovations who operated the café have been forced to close it now due to staff departures since they announced they would be closing in July.  They continue to pay rent until the end of their notice period in July.

“This does mean that Oldham Council has not yet had time to make alternative provision.  However, interest has been great, and people can, if they want to find out more and fancy running the café please click on this link: https://www.unitypartnership.com/property/ ,” stated Shaw councillor Howard Sykes on behalf of all his colleagues.

“This is a great loss to the local community, and we will be doing all we can to find another user, like we did when the last operator pulled out.  We are also working towards putting some measures in place so the toilets and facilities can be used for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations if an operator is not in place by then,” stated Shaw councillor Howard Sykes.