OLDHAM Council tonight (Wednesday, November 25) postponed a decision on whether to approve the controversial Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. Salford and Stockport local authorities had…
View More Council delays decision on Oldham’s contribution to controversial homes and jobs plan
DEBBIE Abrahams warns any future housing development on the Fletchers Mill site in Greenfield must address access issues caused by visitor numbers to Dovestone Reservoir.…
View More MP’s ‘concerns” over Spatial Framework as councillors prepare to vote on Oldham’s homes plan allocation
A GRAFFITI vandal has been condemned for spraying a five-foot high slogan on the wall of a towpath bridge on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in…
View More Clean up promised after canal bridge targeted by graffiti vandal
By Charlotte Green – Local Democracy Reporter COUNCIL bosses are consulting on making millions of pounds of cuts – including axing funding for charities and…
View More Oldham Council faces £30m funding shortfall and launches public consultation ahead of 2021/22 budget
A Saddleworth road is earmarked to receive road humps as part of new traffic calming measures. Three pairs of speed bumps are proposed to be…
View More Getting the humps? Speed ‘cushions’ proposed for busy Greenfield road
OVER 80 fines have been issued after officers were called to a number of reports of Covid-19 regulation breaches over the weekend. A large gathering…
View More Over 80 fines issued following reported Covid breaches across weekend
AS Saddleworth entered lockdown for a second time on November 5, 10,000 miles away in Melbourne life was already feeling refreshingly different. Australia’s second largest…
View More Home and away – life out of lockdown Down Under
DOBCROSS resident Ken Smith is an avid walker and has the videos to prove it. He is also the new footpath clearance secretary for Oldham…
View More You’ll never walk alone with Ken and the Ramblers
THE grind of a daily two-hour commute ensured Craig Talbot’s glass was often half empty when viewing his future career. Now, Craig’s glass is permanently…
View More That’s the way to brew it! Craig’s ale trail takes him from Austerlands to Australia
A RELIC from Saddleworth’s textile manufacturing past is still weaving high quality cloth more than a century after it was built in Diggle. A 115-year-old…
View More Shuttle service! Dobcross Looms have place in the sun with weaver Paul
