Smokers in Oldham are being encouraged to take part in Stoptober. The 28-day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England begins on 1 October. Quitting…
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Promotion would be fitting tribute to lifelong fan Jim
TRIBUTES have been paid to lifelong Oldham Roughyeds fan and brass band enthusiast Jim Hallas. Jim passed away at Royal Oldham Hospital on Sunday, August…
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Seven months of work to ease Delph flooding fears
A MAJOR drainage project is set to cause traffic disruption in Delph for seven months when work starts on September 23. The scheme, costing £635,000,…
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Legal fund to challenge homes plan tops £20,000
A FIGHTING fund to help pay the costs of a legal challenge to Oldham Council planning department’s decision to approve a massive homes plan for…
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‘So loved’ Tributes paid to Festival teenager
A FRIEND of tragic Leeds Festival girl Anya Buckley has described the former Saddleworth School pupil as “a lovely girl”. Archie Burke only discovered his…
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HGV ban call after lorry drama
A VILLAGER whose grade II listed home was struck by an articulated lorry said: ‘We were lucky’. But Dave Wickham says action is needed to…
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Sitting pretty! New-look Millgate ready to welcome audiences
THERE is no distinguishing the best seat in the house at the Millgate Arts Centre because they are all top notch. When the curtain goes…
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GMP launch initiative to keep horses and riders safer on roads
GMP’s mounted unit are working with The British Horse Society (BHS) in an effort to reduce the number of accidents involving horses on the roads.…
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School’s in! Back to class at new Greenfield Primary
ABOUT 110 years after pupils walked into the first Greenfield Primary School, eager pupils arrived at Shaw Street on Tuesday, September 3 for a new…
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Uppermill carjacking is top of Saddleworth’s latest crime spike
UPPERMILL residents and businesses have asked to be vigilant after a recent crime spree in the village including a car-jacking and spate of early morning…
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