Oldham Today Rewound
By Ian Wolstenholme
Welcome to Oldham Today Rewound!
Here you can listen at leisure to stories, interviews and features taken from our daily Monday to Friday morning news/magazine programme "Oldham Today" first broadcast on Oldham Community Radio 99.7FM, DAB and online at www.oldhamcommunityradio.com.
We regularly include guests and stories but due to broadcast time constraints are not always able to include the full contents. "Oldham Today Rewound" will allow our listeners chance to hear the story in full at a time to suit.
You can also leave us a voice note by clicking the “voice message” button.
Here you can listen at leisure to stories, interviews and features taken from our daily Monday to Friday morning news/magazine programme "Oldham Today" first broadcast on Oldham Community Radio 99.7FM, DAB and online at www.oldhamcommunityradio.com.
We regularly include guests and stories but due to broadcast time constraints are not always able to include the full contents. "Oldham Today Rewound" will allow our listeners chance to hear the story in full at a time to suit.
You can also leave us a voice note by clicking the “voice message” button.
Latest episode
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A Chance to Meet Dr Zahid Chauhan OBE, Mayor of Oldham
A special edition of our 'Tommyfield Live - Chance to Meet' programme in which Ken Bennett visits Dr Zahid Chauhan in the Mayor's Parlour in Oldham Civic Centre in an exclusive conversation about his life and contribution as the Borough's Fi… -
OTR - Joy - The test tube baby pioneers
Oldham has been at the forefront of an amazing number of "firsts". Perhaps the most notable being on July 25th 1978 when Louise Joy Brown was born at the (then) Oldham and District General Hospital, and the result of being the world's first … -
The Agony and The Ecstasy - Saving Oldham Coliseum
The GOLD award-winning entry in the 2024 Community Radio Awards features a five minute summary of the highs and lows of the (world-famous) Oldham Coliseum Theatre, following the funding cuts and resulting in the closure of the theatre. -
OTR - Visiting Angels go to the Lords!
Ian Wolstenholme chats with Badar and Roxie from Visiting Angels about some special "angelic" events.... -
The (re)development of Oldham - a masterplan
In September 2023, Oldham Council announced its partnership with developer MUSE to deliver an ambitious town centre regeneration scheme over the next 15 years+ Oldham Community Radio was at the 'unveiling' … -
OTR Oldham OL1 Business Networking 28.8.24
Ian Wolstenholme visits the OL1 Business Networking Meeting at Billingtons, Oldham to meet some of the local business leaders. We chat with organiser Ian Taylor, Suzy and Ethan from Oldham College, Pastor Izekial from One … -
OTR - Friends of Dunwood Park - Dunwood Fest - 18.8.24
Ian Wolstenholme visits the Dunwood Fest in Shaw and chats with some of the organisers and stallholders about what makes our local parks and green spaces so special in the community. -
OTR - North West Ambulance Community Day
Ian Wolstenholme talks with Younus and Elena from NWAS about their special community event on MONDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024 - 12.30-2.30PM at Werneth Suite, 79 Manchester Road, Oldham OL8 4LN Meet your loc… -
OTR Claire Jones - Health and Wellbeing
Health expert CLAIRE JONES joins Ken Bennett in a series of short wellbeing advice programmes on Oldham Community Radio's Wednesday Oldham Today. For more information visit www.newtreelife.co.uk -
OTR - Oldham Coliseum Saved!
Join Ian Wolstenholme from the street party on Fairbottom Street in Oldham town centre as it's revealed that Oldham Coliseum Theatre will re-open for panto in 2025! Ian chats with JULIE HESMONDHALGH, JEFF LONGMORE,…
