THE leader of Oldham Council has taken to social media to quell fears Saddleworth’s legendary Whit Friday band contests are under threat. Saddleworth and Lees…
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Author: Ken Bennett
Yanks cars roll into town
SUBLIME racy and seriously eye-catching cars of all kinds are rolling back into Uppermill next month. The American Auto Club NW is returning for its…
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Delighted Derek completes a hat-trick of civic titles as Mayor of Austerlands
VETERAN councillor Derek Heffernan has made an emotional return to a community who had taken him to its heart to receive a special accolade, writes…
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Campaigning mothers seek solutions to speeding and footpath problems
CAMPAIGNING Saddleworth mothers are appealing to the community to join their assault on speeding and road safety concerns in Dobcross. Their focus is the road…
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Cupcakes galore as Dovestone WI Monday Meet goes down a treat
IT was cupcakes galore when members of the Dovestone WI held their first Monday Meet Up. The ladies enjoyed a workshop full of buttercream, sugar craft tools,…
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Queen’s Award honour awarded to Oldham Mountain Rescue Team
THE courageous Oldham Mountain Rescue Team has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive. The…
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Appeal to save Whit Friday tradition
DEDICATED brass band musicians are driving a novel fundraising idea aimed at saving a community-wide tradition. Saddleworth’s annual Whit Friday brass band contests are hailed as…
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Derek Heffernan to complete hat-trick of civic titles as Mayor of Austerlands
DEREK Heffernan, former mayor of Oldham and chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council, will claim a unique hat-trick of civic titles when he is installed as Mayor…
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Schoolboy seeks help from Sir Richard Branson to save St Chads Parish Church
AN eight-year-old schoolboy has written to Sir Richard Branson asking for ideas how to save ancient St Chads Saddleworth. In a touching handwritten appeal to…
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Dobcross club transformation secured thanks to £10,000 Big Lottery Fund grant
AN iconic village club has received a £10,000 grant to help maintain it as a community asset. Dobcross Band and Social Club was awarded the…
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