JOHN Tanner took time out from rehearsals for Saddleworth Players’ latest production to receive a cheque towards a successful conclusion of the Millgate Arts Centre…
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Author: Trevor Baxter
Mark of disrespect Vandal defaces Pots and Pans memorial
THE culprit who has defaced Saddleworth’s iconic Pots and Pans war memorial has been condemned for “thoughtless vandalism”. The Independent investigated after being alerted to…
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The scarecrows are home to roost
BELOVED heroes and villains from children’s books will be brought to life as the Delph Donkey Scarecrow Trail returns. Now in its 13th year, the…
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Water world – Scottish visitors relishing band contest return
IF the Whit Friday weather takes a turn for the worst then one of this year’s contestants will feel right at home. After all what’s…
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The bands are back in town!
BANDS from up and down the country – and even abroad – will march the streets of Saddleworth once more for the Whit Friday Band…
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Silence isn’t golden: Millgate clock set to chime again
A VILLAGE time piece is set to chime through the night again. The 120-year-old Delph clock on the front of the Millgate Arts Centre was…
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Incorruptible? Not these monks and their bad habits at the Millgate
IT is not a business plan you’ll see pitched in Dragons’ Den any time soon, writes Trevor Baxter. But as a get rich scheme for…
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Send in the Clones – Roses return to Civic
LITTLE over a year since a sell-out Civic Hall show, The Clone Roses, are back for another date in Uppermill. And promoter Tim Simpson is…
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Landscape, legacy and brass bands- The Weavers Factory launches new exhibition
AWARD-winning artist Simon Buckley’s new photographic exhibition at the Weavers Factory reveals a hidden world very few of us ever see “I grew up in…
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Success for Saddleworth WI at first meeting
THERE was standing room only at the Saddleworth WI’s first meeting at The White Hart, Lydgate, in April to listen to guest speaker Sara Rowbotham.…
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