A BUSY year of cleaning up and improving the area has drawn to a successful close for Uppermill Community Action Network. The volunteers have worked…
View More Uppermill Community Action Network makes ‘positive difference’ to local area despite pandemic
A GRASSCROFT man is part of a team of eight NHS staff who have won a prestigious national healthcare award. Alastair Leslie-Dakers works as a…
View More Alastair is beam-ing after healthcare accolade
COMMUNITY group Create Oldham has returned to its original name with a bang at a Christmas party for members. The group, originally established in 2015,…
View More Oldham Hack is back with Christmas celebrations
FRANCIS House Children’s Hospice is inviting walkers of all ages to step up this January and take part in a New Year Winter Wander around…
View More Francis House invites you on a New Year Winter Wander
A PROMINENT fingerpost at Scouthead crossroads pointing to Delph, Austerlands and Lydgate has been erected thanks to funding from Saddleworth councillors. The feature fingerpost, which…
View More Scouthead signposts Saddleworth villages
THE first phase of a major project to restore and reopen Oldham’s historic Old Library has started. The work will protect and preserve the Union…
View More Work begins to transform Oldham’s Old Library
MEMBERS and volunteers of The Luncheon Club enjoyed a traditional Christmas Lunch at their last gathering before the seasonal break until January 12. They tucked…
View More Festive fayre for Luncheon Club
CHRISTMAS may be a time for festive cheer and spending time with loved ones but new figures from Samaritans reveal that caller concerns about family…
View More Samaritans launch festive campaign to help support people this Christmas
THE sound of Christmas rang out around the villages as young musicians from Saddleworth School brought carols to the community. Head of Music, Garrath Beckwith,…
View More Saddleworth School musicians bring carols to community
WELL-I-HOLE Road in Greenfield is re-open once more to vehicles and pedestrians after repairs were carried out on the bridge following a road traffic accident.…
View More Well-i-Hole Road re-open after collision repairs to bridge
ESSENTIAL rail improvement work over Christmas and New Year has been planned to cause the least disruption to passengers travelling between London, the Midlands, North…
View More Rail passengers kept on the move between Christmas and New Year
THERE was festive fun and cheer as Saddleworth Carers held their annual Christmas party. About 65 people – including members, their family and friends and…
View More Christmas celebrations for Saddleworth Carers Group
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter AN ‘ambitious’ new centre offering diagnostic tests to identify illnesses such as cancer quicker is to be up and…
View More ‘Ambitious’ new diagnostic centre to open next year
INTERACTIVE and sensory storytelling sessions are bringing a book-load of fun to Saddleworth for babies, toddlers and their parents. The ‘Adventure Babies’ sessions will be…
View More Sensory storytelling sessions bring book-load of fun for families
UPPERMILL’S renowned cake creators The Frostery has provided some delicious festive magic in support of local charity Reuben’s Retreat. The shop, run by Suzanne Thorp, has…
View More Uppermill cake makers The Frostery donate bespoke ‘ChRRistmas’ cake to children’s charity
UPPERMILL High Street was awash with nearly 1,400 runners of all ages who pulled on their trainers for this year’s Santa Dash despite heavy downpours.…
View More Santas Dash floods Uppermill High Street despite downpours
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 234 homes to be built in Springhead have been lodged. Proposals to build a £3 million road and up to 265 homes…
View More Plans for 234 houses in Springhead submitted
TWELVE Christmas stories of kisses, wishes and near misses offer an eclectic and inclusive treat for readers this festive season. Sarah Shard, from Grasscroft, is…
View More More Than Mistletoe book is eclectic festive treat for readers
THERE was coffee, cake and Christmas cheer at a Coffee Morning hosted by the Friends of Saddleworth Museum. Guests enjoyed refreshments and a catch up…
View More Coffee morning brings Christmas cheer at Saddleworth Museum
FATHER Christmas and his reindeer might have their busiest season just around the corner but they still made time to stop off at Greenfield Primary…
View More Reindeer and Father Christmas pay flying visit to Greenfield Primary
SADDLEWORTH is shining bright with Christmas cheer as the villages held lights switch-ons and events to mark the start of the festive season. In Dobcross,…
View More Village switch-ons brings Christmas cheer to Saddleworth
FORTY lucky children enjoyed an early trip to see Father Christmas as he made a special stop at Saddleworth Museum. He was joined by Mummy…
View More Gifts for children as Father Christmas sets up grotto at Saddleworth Museum
MOST 18-year-olds would dream of having their own range of products – and for Millie Luke it is a reality. The teenager, from Springhead, has…
View More Millie makes her mark
AS the winter season settles on the community, the new outerwear and countrywear ranges at Saddleworth Outdoor in Uppermill will be just what you need.…
View More Get stylish this winter with new ranges at Saddleworth Outdoor
THE musicians of the Saddleworth School are raring to go this December and bring carols to the community. Head of Music, Garrath Beckwith, has planned…
View More School musicians bring carols to the community
THERE were gifts and goodies galore at a Christmas Market in Lees. Local businesses and independent sellers sold a range of products from bath bombs,…
View More Gifts and goodies at Lees Christmas Market
Pic and words by Carl Royle FESTIVE cheer is being brought to Saddleworth by Kerry McDermott who is sprucing up the villages with Christmas decorations.…
View More Festive cheer brought to villages with Kerry’s Christmas decorations
CHRISTMAS Markets came to Greenfield at the first event of its kind hosted by the King William IV pub. The two-day events included a host…
View More Christmas comes to Greenfield with first markets at King WiIliam IV
A YOUNG sports lover is back off the side-lines after an emergency hip operation and has completed a swim challenge, raising £1,000 for charity. In…
View More Matthew’s swim challenge surpasses all expectations
THE construction company building the new Saddleworth School in Diggle has taken on an £8,000 project to help Dr Kershaw’s Hospice in Royton. Tilbury Douglas…
View More School builders help with hospice works
By John Kirkbride for The Saddleworth Independent IT seems to me, and quite a lot of other people I suspect, that Christmas is gradually losing…
View More The real meaning of Christmas
BUSINESS is burning bright for Fitch First fuels and pet supplies as they expand into Saddleworth with a new base in Greenfield. Craig Fitch and…
View More New Greenfield base sparks to life for Fitch First
A FORMER greengrocers and fishmongers in Greenfield could be transformed into four flats if plans submitted to Oldham Council are approved. The once popular shop…
View More Proposals put forward to convert former Greenfield greengrocers
BACK by popular demand, Oldham Coliseum Theatre will once again air a short festive play on its social media channels each day from Wednesday December…
View More Oldham Coliseum’s Digital Advent Plays return
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