Author: Aimee Belmore

A SELF-BUILD green dream is one step closer to becoming a reality for nine families as planning permission has been submitted for their eco-community in…

Police are hunting a man wanted in connection with fraud in Oldham. Jason Ellis is wanted in connection with a fraud after bank cards were…

THE LONG-SERVING Clerk to the Saddleworth Parish Council Tony Marlor has tendered his resignation after eight years in the post. Councillor Enid Firth, Chairman of…

A CARING water company is encouraging people in Saddleworth to extend a little Winter Wise warmth towards isolated older people as temperatures fall. As well…

IMPROVEMENTS to bus services across Oldham have been announced by First Bus following customer feedback. The changes come into effect on Sunday, January 25 and…

OLDHAM COUNCIL is seeking the views of residents on proposals to introduce a charge for new developments being built in the area. The Community Infrastructure…

Police are warning about the dangers of taking contaminated drugs after a teenager collapsed in Springhead.  Just after 5am on Sunday 18 January 2015, officers…

OLDHAM COUNCIL expects it will have to find an additional £4.4 million of savings from its budget for 2016/17. This is on top of the…

TWO EVENTS will take place in Saddleworth this month to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.  Holocaust Memorial Day helps to ensure the victims of the genocide that…

DIGGLE HAS been named as the preferred site for a new Saddleworth School following a feasibility study by the Education Funding Agency. The study identified…

ROAD USERS across the North West are being urged to check the weather and driving conditions before setting out on journeys today as there  is…

A SADDLEWORTH filmmaker is launching his biggest project ever to look into the truth surrounding the atom bombs dropped on Japan – and he is…

A CARING community has rallied together to help a distraught family in Springhead after a suspected arson attack destroyed their home on New Year’s Day.…

FESTIVE FUN filled Saddleworth School as pupils hosted the annual Senior Citizens party. Around 60 guests attended the event, now in its third year, to…

SADDLEWORTH PARISH Council’s Planning Committee recommended approval for a series of planning applications at their December meeting. They included: Mr Harrison, Woods Lane, Dobcross: Replacement…

NEW RAIL fare increases this month have been criticised by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams as North West commuters are paying out 22.6…