SADDLEWORTH Parish Church may have to close its doors within 10 years unless the local community can raise £1 million. The shock news was revealed…
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Author: Ken Bennett
Villagers rally together to save Whit Friday traditions in Dobcross
RESOLUTE villagers have answered a rallying call to assure the future of one of Saddleworth’s most colourful spectacles. A crisis meeting was held after fears the…
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Bold thieves snatch beloved cat statues from family home
A FAMILY has been left heart-broken after audacious thieves who snatched two carved stone cats off their driveway. The cats, carved in sandstone, had taken…
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Farming family distraught after latest vicious dog attack on sheep
A DISTRAUGHT farming family is counting the cost of the latest horrific attack by dogs on their prize-winning sheep. Three premier rams sustained life threatening injuries…
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Vandals deface heritage canal bridge with graffiti
GRAFFITI vandals who defaced a heritage canal bridge have caused consternation among householders and conservationists. The Division bridge – number 85 – is National Heritage…
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Oldham Council pressed for answers over Saddleworth School planning application
OLDHAM Council is being pressed for answers to a community’s longest running saga: when will Saddleworth School be built? Cllr Robert Knotts, chair of Saddleworth…
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Police and farmers working closely together as sheep attacks continue
THIS sprightly young ewe, left for dead by a marauding dog, has become the pride of a Saddleworth farmer’s flock. Just after being born, the…
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Ready Brek advert feeds families’ overseas trip
AN enterprising mother has turned a popular breakfast cereal into a unique warm-hearted fundraising opportunity for sports-mad families. Filmmakers settled on an isolated Saddleworth bus…
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High Moor landfill sits serene after landscape transformation
IT was one of the most reviled landfill sites in Oldham with sustained campaigns by residents demanding its closure. But now High Moor landfill at…
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Remembering Woolly: iconic tree image commemorates musician and his work
A POIGNANT photograph of one of Saddleworth’s most iconic trees has been chosen as the front cover of an internationally acclaimed rock band’s latest musical…
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