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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Dovestone WI plan Fire Marshals scheme to help fight Saddleworth moors fires
WOMEN power is lending a hand to help hard-pressed fire and police officers in the battle to protect Saddleworth’s moors and wildlife. Jessica Moreland, president…
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Animal lover Katie ready to tackle London Marathon in cat outfit for charity
DEDICATED animal lover and runner Katie Fallows plans to combine her dual passions and share every mile of the London Marathon linked to pets. The…
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Donkeys help bring new Palm Sunday tradition to Uppermill
A NEW tradition for Palm Sunday in Saddleworth began this Easter with the help of two donkeys. The loveable duo, Slim and Shandy, accompanied the…
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‘Fossilised relic’ fears if St Chad’s Church £1million campaign fails
A SUCCESSFUL appeal to raise £1 million could transform a holy club into “a vibrant and inspiring meeting place” says a senior Saddleworth spiritual leader.…
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Organisers heartbroken as plug is pulled on Saddleworth Literary Festival
HEARTBROKEN organisers of the Saddleworth literary festival have drawn the curtain on the high profile community event for the last time. They made the…
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RSPB raise alerts following arson attempt at Dovestone Reservoir
A DEDICATED wildlife trust has raised an alert after young arsonists sparked illegal blaze threats at a top beauty spot. The fires were reported by…
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Vision for St Chads unveiled
A VISION to save Saddleworth’s iconic church in Uppermill has been revealed as the community is invited to a consultation meeting on Tuesday March 26.…
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New firefighting equipment to help protect beauty spot from more blazes
SPECIALIST all-terrain firefighting equipment will be part of a task force this year to help protect a local beauty spot from the threat of moorland…
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Delph Library looking for volunteers to stay open
BOOK LOVING volunteers are needed to keep a much-loved village library open for 20 hours a week. A year ago, Oldham Libraries announced they could…
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Call for community support to secure historic church’s future
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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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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Dobcross welcomes fourth life-saving defibrillator to the village
DOBCROSS has notched up the installation of its fourth life-saving defibrillator. The new machine is located at the rear of the Navigation Inn car park…
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Community hits out at flytippers creating village eyesore
A FURIOUS community leader has declared war on flytippers who are spoiling the entrance to a pretty Saddleworth hamlet. Jennifer Greenwood is chair of Love Lydgate,…
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Rallying cry for Saddleworth Olympics
SADDLEWORTH Village Olympics organisers are issuing a rallying cry to secondary school children to support the legendary annual event. After a number of years of…
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Seventeen vehicles damaged in Scouthead by lone vandal
SEVENTEEN vehicles had their rear windscreens shattered when a lone vandal attacked a row of parked cars in Scouthead. The vehicles, including many high end…
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Delph roads reopen after major resurfacing works
PEACE has returned to a Saddleworth community after weeks of confusion and frustration caused by a major resurfacing works. The project unwittingly brought chaos to…
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Don’t take barbecues to Dovestone plea as Wildfire Fund is launched
A councillor has urged a return to old-fashioned picnics in a bid to beat the threat of moorland fires at a favourite beauty spot. Graham…
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