OLDHAM College is celebrating a third consecutive year of improvement in Level 3 achievement rates. The three-year growth represents a 12 per cent increase in achievement for 16- to 18-year-olds since 2024, reflecting the…
View More High marks for Oldham College students
AN UPPERMILL student with an eye on history hopes to map out a future in a museum or an art gallery after present day A-Level exam success. …
View More Uppermill student ready to study the past after present day success
STUDENTS at Crompton House Sixth Form have once again showed their skill by surpassing last year’s best set of recent results. An impressive 53 per…
View More Another superb set of results at Crompton House
THERE WERE plenty of success stories as students at Oldham’s Blue Coat School collected their A-Level results. Across the cohort, 30 per cent of all…
View More Red letter day for Blue Coat students
FAMILIES, friends and teddy bears alike gathered for a bear-tastic afternoon as Emmaus Mossley celebrated its beloved mascot Bear’s fourth birthday in the much loved…
View More Bear-y good fun as Emmaus Mossley celebrates Bear’s fourth birthday
A TEENAGER has become the final person to be sentenced after an Oldham woman was dumped and tortured on Saddleworth Moor in a ‘disgusting and…
View More Final sentencing after woman tortured on Saddleworth Moor
OLDHAM’S Hulme Grammar School is officially one of the best in the country after being commended in the national Independent Schools of the Year awards for outstanding educational partnerships. The accolade…
View More Hulme Grammar commended for outstanding educational partnerships
A SADDLEWORTH farm is celebrating national recognition after its Heritage Old Season Lamb Shoulder received a coveted two-star Great Taste Award. Ivy Cottage Pedigree Ryelands, a…
View More Saddleworth family farm celebrates prestigious Great Taste award
Residents may be evacuated and Tesco cleared after hazardous materials fire in Greenfield People may be evacuated from their homes and Tesco in Greenfield has…
View More Exclusion zone in place in Greenfield as fire breaks out at factory
A SEA of lilac roses transformed the gardens of Dr Kershaw’s Hospice and helped raise more than £25,000 for patient care thanks to community support. A crowd of hundreds gathered…
View More Rose to Remember raises £25,000 for Dr Kershaw’s
A LEES community champion is tackling her biggest challenge yet – being selected as project lead for Oldham for the nationwide Baton of Hope 2027.…
View More Lees community champion to put Oldham on map for Baton of Hope tour
CELEBRATIONS, hugs and emotion filled the air as students celebrated A-Levels exam success at Oldham’s Hulme Grammar. The Chamber Road school saw results among the…
View More Hulme Grammar sees great results of students’ determination and devotion
NO PRESSURE on Megan Rainton to achieve A-Level success at Oldham Sixth Form College – her mother works there. Thankfully, the Springhead student achieved that…
View More Exam excellence means family glee for Megan
FRANCESCA Lloyd hopes her A-Level success can be welcomed by four-legged friends as she targets a career helping animals. The Grotton teenager graduated from Oldham…
View More Francesca hopes for animal magic after A-Level success
A LEES student hopes to map out a fine future for herself, by looking into the past. Daisy Kershaw scored got an A in Ancient…
View More Great A-Level grades? It’s all (ancient) Greek to Daisy
PEACE activists in Saddleworth have spoken out against Andy Burnham’s plans to invest in nuclear submarines. The Prime Minister announced that the government would…
View More Activists speak out at Hiroshima memorial
SADDLEWORTH’S MP has told of her devastation at seeing the area scarred by moorland fire. But Debbie Abrahams has hopes it can benefit from the…
View More Saddleworth’s MP promises to hold people to account for the area’s good
BLAZING sunshine, a patch of grass and a few cold drinks were all that was needed for Saddleworth’s latest Summer Fete – but it took…
View More Smiles for miles at Summer Fete
AN INTERNATIONAL charity with a base in Oldham is being investigated by the Charity Commission for alleged links to Hamas. The Al-Khair Foundation, situated…
View More Terrorism investigation into Oldham-linked charity
Self-taught wildlife artist Anne Bardsley will showcase a colourful new collection celebrating animals, conservation and community. Oldham wildlife artist Anne Bardsley is inviting visitors to…
View More Oldham artist brings wildlife to life in new Gallery Oldham exhibition
MAHDLO Youth Zone’s annual charity golf day raised a record £10,000 to support its work with young people across Oldham. The event, held at Saddleworth…
View More Charity golf day raises record £10,000 to support young people across Oldham
A PROJECT to locate, restore and preserve a series of historic milestones across Saddleworth has been completed. The markers, which are made from cast iron…
View More Saddleworth milestones restored in heritage preservation project
FAMILIES in Grotton are being invited to celebrate the reopening of their local playground following a series of improvements and new additions. The Grotton Residents…
View More Grotton playground set for grand reopening after improvements
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was discovered in Mossley. Emergency services were called to home on Winterford…
View More Murder arrest after woman’s body found in Mossley
A SADDLEWORTH football club is looking forward to its biggest home match in years – its first in the non-league pyramid. Uppermill FC began life…
View More Emotions sure to be high at Uppermill FC’s first home match in the non-league pyramid
THREE words summed up the depth of feeling that still exists in Saddleworth when it comes to where it stands – God save Yorkshire. After chair…
View More Saddleworth celebrates the white rose as it marks Yorkshire Day
A SADDLEWORTH wildlife rescue charity has helped reunite a beloved parrot with its owner – after nine years. Barney, an African Grey, was stolen on…
View More Saddleworth wildlife rescuers help reunite stolen parrot with owner after nine years
Community group Love Lydgate is appealing for local residents to help make this year’s Remembrance Day display bigger and better than ever by knitting poppies.…
View More Can you help Lydgate bloom with poppies this Remembrance Day?
‘CLAMOROUS HARBINGERS of blood and death’ are on the way to an Oldham nightclub – for a bold reimagining of a Shakespearean classic. The Liquid & Envy…
View More Nightclub play to ‘blow the dust off Shakespeare’
The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, commonly known as the Inheritance Act, enables certain individuals to seek financial provision from a deceased’s…
View More What is the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 and who can make a claim?
A new community defibrillator has been installed at Hey St John Church on Stamford Road in Lees, providing residents with access to potentially life-saving equipment…
View More New life-saving defibrillator installed at Lees church
One of Uppermill’s best-known independent fashion retailers is preparing to close its High Street store after two decades at the heart of village life. Lucy…
View More End of an era as Lucy Cobb prepares to leave Uppermill High Street after 20 years
A charity duck race at Saddleworth Marina Artisan Market proved a successful fundraiser for local good causes while providing plenty of entertainment for visitors. The…
View More Quacking success as duck race raises funds for local charities
Ian Cheeseman finds Royal Caribbean’s streamlined cruise-ship production of Back to the Future: The Musical delivers the spectacle, pace and heart of the stage hit…
View More Back to the Future at sea is no cut-price copy
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