A HOPWOOD Hall College tutor has been recognised at the prestigious Pearson National Teaching awards. Chosen from thousands of nominations, Becki Lee, has become one…
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All’s well as dressings displays are colourful village additions
AN artist known as the ‘Delph Banksy’ and television personality Lorraine Kelly feature as part of Saddleworth’s annual honouring of an age-old tradition. This year…
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Harvest in hills – Saddleworth to feature on Songs of Praise
A SADDLEWORTH assistant curate and his family will be in the national spotlight on Sunday, September 20 after Songs of Praise cameras visited Dobcross for…
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Inquest opened into train station fatality
AN INQUEST has been opened into a 34-year-old man who died at Greenfield train station last month. The deceased has been named as Michal Hrehus…
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Litter pick cancelled
A LITTER pick to mark the Great British September Clean on Saturday September 26 has been cancelled due to social distancing regulations. But organisers Street…
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Twenty is plenty in Uppermill But what about other villages?
A NEW 20 miles per hour speed limit is being implemented in Uppermill to combat speeding and improve social distancing. However, other Saddleworth villages may…
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Diggle car-jacking victim escapes injury as chase ends with police car on roof
A WOMAN was “shaken” but uninjured after a car-jacking at knifepoint in Diggle on Monday, September 14. It is understood the victim was in her…
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Demand and supply! Business booms despite virus crisis
WHEN Britain went into lockdown pushing numerous businesses to the brink one Oldham company met the unprecedented challenge represented by the coronavirus crisis head on.…
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It’s not too late to enrol at Hopwood Hall College
IT is not too late to kick-start your future by taking a course at Hopwood Hall College. The College, which has campuses in both Middleton…
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Sacred Heart opens doors for first mass since lockdown
WORSHIPPERS will be allowed back inside an Uppermill church tomorrow (September 15) for the first time since lockdown restrictions were imposed. Sacred Heart and St…
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