THE Weavers Factory is launching its 2020 programme on Friday, January 24 with an art prize awarded to graduates from the Manchester School of Art. …
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Wood you believe it? New trees added to Diggle landscape
ONE thousand new trees have found a home on a plot of land off Huddersfield Road in Diggle. A collective effort involving the Woodland Trust,…
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Saddleworth Liberal Democrats announce new group leader
SADDLEWORTH Parish Council’s Liberal Democrat group has announced the election of their new group leader Sam Al-Hamdani, who was approved unanimously to replace outgoing leader…
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Banding world comes together in memory of Paul Walton
AN ‘all stars’ concert in memory of well-known Saddleworth brass band musician Paul Walton raised more than £700 for the British Heart Foundation. And tributes…
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Cotton Clouds could rise again in Saddleworth
BOUTIQUE music festival Cotton Clouds, nicknamed ‘party on the moors’, could go ahead again in Saddleworth this year. The former company that ran the festival…
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Road safety boost for Denshaw village school
PUPILS attending Oldham’s smallest and oldest primary school are to benefit from the introduction of new traffic calming measures. Nearly £16,000 has been made available…
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Students thrilled by visit to see new Bright Futures School in Greenfield
EXCITED youngsters enjoyed a first glimpse of what soon will become Saddleworth’s newest school. And pupils and staff from Bright Futures – an educational establishment…
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Extinction Rebellion goes local
THE emergence of Extinction Rebellion in 2018 now has a voice locally with the formation of a Mossley and Saddleworth Group.Unlike some high-profile demonstrations, including…
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Sign here – petition launched to fight 180 bus timetable cuts
A PETITION has been launched to help restore and retain a vital bus link to and from Saddleworth. Changes to the 180 First Bus timetable…
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Handy Andy lends a hand for peat’s sake!
ANDY Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, joined a team of volunteers lending a hand to a partnership restoring the peat bogs above Saddleworth. The group…
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