THE annual MS Awareness Week (April 19-25) is an opportunity for Oldham’s MS Society Group to raise awareness surrounding Multiple Sclerosis and reach out to…
View More MS Society Zooms towards annual awareness week
Author: Trevor Baxter
Driving to Dovestone? Don’t! Traffic wardens issue more than 170 parking tickets
DESPITE pleas from the RSPB and Oldham Council, visitors flocked to Dovestone Reservoir over the Easter Weekend. The result of this surge in visitors was…
View More Driving to Dovestone? Don’t! Traffic wardens issue more than 170 parking tickets
Greenfield bridge closed after vandal attack
A FOOTBRIDGE over the River Tame in Greenfield is closed after being targeted by Easter vandals. A group of youths were spotted stamping out wooden…
View More Greenfield bridge closed after vandal attack
Saddleworth Discovery Walks: Exploring Greenfield and Uppermill
By Chris Maylor, Saddleworth Discovery Walks WITH the recent spell of beautiful spring-like weather and the lengthening of the days, here is another local walk…
View More Saddleworth Discovery Walks: Exploring Greenfield and Uppermill
Virtual day out with the Manchester donkeys on Easter Sunday
This Easter Sunday (4 April), animal lovers will once again be able to catch up with the four-legged residents of The Donkey Sanctuary Manchester, as…
View More Virtual day out with the Manchester donkeys on Easter Sunday
Choc-a-lot we’ve got! From Denshaw with love
GENEROUS Denshaw residents ensured scores of children didn’t go without eggs this Easter. Thanks to their efforts and organisers Jodie Simpson and Jane Ireland, youngsters…
View More Choc-a-lot we’ve got! From Denshaw with love
Maundy Thursday tradition upheld again in Greenfield
A COMMUNITY ‘fair’ has been held once more maintaining a centuries old tradition in a Saddleworth village. Every year stallholders gather at Road End crossroads…
View More Maundy Thursday tradition upheld again in Greenfield
Human bones found near Greenfield-Mossley border were from “anatomical specimens”
BONES discovered on the Greenfield-Mossley border last year have been identified as human. But Greater Manchester Police say their investigation into the mystery discovery is…
View More Human bones found near Greenfield-Mossley border were from “anatomical specimens”
Get the most out of your Glasshouse
INVESTING in a Glasshouse or Greenhouse can transform your gardening life and significantly enhance your time spent enjoying your garden. With more than 80 years…
View More Get the most out of your Glasshouse
Metro’s Row-tary honour for Atlantic oarsman
FRANK Rothwell has received the Rotary Club’s top accolade in recognition of his achievements to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean and raise more than…
View More Metro’s Row-tary honour for Atlantic oarsman