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2026-02-23
Road alerts
Five separate schemes will reroute drivers, buses and cyclists across Greater Manchester for the next two months.
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Five fresh road restrictions are live tonight across Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside-check your route before you leave.
Plan a journey
One page now bundles live departures, disruption alerts and step-free info for every Oldham trip.
Plan a journey
One click now shows whether your Oldham bus is late before you leave the house.
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Tap your card and ride: Oldham buses and trams now take contactless payment, but check for upcoming tram closures.
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Oldham riders can now tap and ride without a paper ticket, but must still tap off or pay the top fare.
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Oldham riders can now tap and ride on every Bee bus and tram with the same card or phone.
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Tap your card and ride: Bee Network buses and trams in Oldham just went contactless.
Accessibility
Oldham's main NHS website still locks some disabled users out of key health documents and forms.
Accessibility
One in five Oldham residents still can't fully use the local NHS website, with PDFs and forms the biggest hurdles.
Terms of use
Check the small-print each time you visit; the rules can change overnight and you're legally on the hook.
Terms of use
Oldham locals: the care-site rules can change overnight, so read before you click, and don't air grievances in the comment box.
Website privacy policy
Your clicks, comments and newsletter opens on the GM care site are stored and used to shape local health messages.
Website privacy policy
Your clicks, comments and newsletter opens on the Oldham health site are now logged and explained in plain English.
Get in touch
Oldham callers in mental distress can now press 2 on 111 for instant specialist help instead of queuing at A&E.
Highlighting the support available for survivors of sexual assault and abuse
Oldham survivors can get 24-hour NHS care at Saint Mary's without involving police.
Highlighting the support available for survivors of sexual assault and abuse
In Oldham, you can get free, 24-hour assault support without talking to police first.
Find a service
One page now shows where to find children's eating-disorder help, crisis drop-ins, and the panel that approves extra NHS cash in Greater Manchester.
Find a service
Oldham families can now see exactly which Greater Manchester panel signs off on their child's eating-disorder care.
Contact us
Oldham residents now have a straight path to NHS help-111 for mental health, 0161 357 1598 for everything else.