Voters across the North West – including Oldham – go to the polls this Thursday, 23 May, to elect the region’s eight Members of the…
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Author: Trevor Baxter
Wanted: someone ‘flush’ to lease toilets in Uppermill
YOU don’t have to be flush with money, but you may need to spend more than a penny if you are interested in this potential…
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Latte be having you! Rugby coach Ford to touch down with new café venture
TOP rugby coach and former player Mike Ford is returning to his Saddleworth roots to try his hand as a café owner. The 53-year-old, who…
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Rosie passes her biggest test ahead of GCSE examinations
ROSIE Naylor will sit down with hundreds of her fellow Saddleworth School pupils this month to take the first of her GCSE exams. That is…
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Join new Parkinson’s exercise classes at the Satellite Centre
AN exercise class for people with Parkinson’s disease is being run at the Satellite Centre in Greenfield. The sessions will be held at the centre…
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Ancient dry stone walls restored after vandalism
A DEDICATED group is used to restoring the community’s historic dry stone walls when they need some care and attention – but it is not…
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Made in Oldham… best in business celebrate awards
PAUL Sheerin reckons the best is yet to come from Oldham’s newly crowned ‘young business of the year’. Last June, the Independent exclusively revealed the…
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Katie is feline fine after record-breaking London Marathon run
KATIE Fallows was definitely the cat who got the cream after celebrating her London Marathon debut with a personal best time for the 26.2 miles…
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Please be seated: Bridleway benches to be spring cleaned for Lena and Sarah
TWO much-loved former Greenfield residents have been remembered thanks to Independent readers. And efforts remain on going to refurbish a couple of named memorial benches…
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Dark side of Saddleworth explored in provoking new exhibition
BRITISH multi-media artist Seamus Killick’s first solo exhibition opens at the Weavers Factory in Uppermill on Saturday, May 6 and it is set to ruffle…
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