Our Mission

Oldham.news is an automated local news service that aggregates and enriches news relevant to Oldham, Greater Manchester, and surrounding areas. Our goal is to provide residents with accessible, accurate, and timely local news without editorial bias.

Source Selection

We aggregate news from the following sources:

• Greater Manchester Police (GMP) - Official press releases and news
• Oldham Council - Official announcements and planning decisions
• Oldham Chronicle - Local journalism
• Other verified local and regional news sources

Relevance Criteria

An article is considered relevant to Oldham.news if:

• The event occurred within Oldham or surrounding boroughs
• The victim, suspect, or perpetrator is from Oldham
• Local institutions, organisations, or events are the subject
• It significantly impacts Oldham residents

Content Processing

Articles are automatically processed using AI to:

• Extract key facts and summarise content
• Identify sentiment and potential bias
• Categorise by topic (Crime, Planning, Environment, Sport, etc.)
• Flag urgency levels for breaking news

AI Analysis Disclosure

Every article on Oldham.news includes an AI Analysis sidebar showing:

• Sentiment - Overall tone of the reporting
• Category - Primary topic classification
• Urgency - Time-sensitivity of the news
• Bias - Detected potential lean in reporting

This AI analysis is automated and intended as a reader aid only. It does not represent human editorial judgment.

Original Sources

All articles include a link to the original source material. We encourage readers to read the full original article for complete context.

Corrections Policy

Due to the automated nature of our service, we cannot manually correct individual articles. If you notice a factual error in an original source article, please contact the original publisher.

Contact

For concerns about specific articles or sources, please contact us through our submission form.