Makeshift repairs to a Saddleworth road dubbed the ‘highway to hell’ have met with a lukewarm reception from frustrated locals. Since the Saddleworth Independent highlighted…
View More Road repairs in Delph to ‘highway to hell’ leave locals underwhelmed
The identity of the ‘man on the moors’ may remain a mystery forever police have admitted for the first time. But Detective Sergeant John Coleman,…
View More Mystery case of ‘man on the moors’ continues
Carrbrook teenager Lauren Carr’s favourite things were remembered with tears and smiles at her funeral in August. Lauren’s body was found in woods off Armit…
View More Tributes and tears at funeral of teenager Lauren Carr
MORRIS MINOR Ollie Blair has danced his way to become an unwitting social media ‘celebrity.’ A video of the Diggle youngster joining in step with…
View More Diggle dancer Ollie is major hit as Morris Minor at Saddleworth Rushcart Festival
THERE MAY have been a shortage of sun to make hay this soggy Saddleworth summer… but the gloom has been lifted by an unlikely splash…
View More Hay bales are all wrapped up and pretty in pink
BONE-JARRED motorists and residents are urging United Utilities to take action to fix the ‘highway to hell’ in Delph. Locals have given the nickname to…
View More Residents want repairs to ‘highway to hell’ in Delph
Nicola White was determined to be a champion. The only issue was deciding which career path was best suited to fulfilling her ambition. A talented dancer…
View More Hockey ace Nicola White reflects on trials and tribulations on Olympics journey
IF LONGEVITY is an indicator of good business practice then former college pals, Graham Thompson and Ian Kelly are doing plenty right. Via Blackpool, America…
View More Designers celebrate 30 years of success at Media Mill
LOCALS ARE in mourning for the second times in as many months after the tragic death of a youngster. The body of the girl, believed…
View More Police investigate after Mossley teenager’s body is found in Greenfield
WHEN IT comes to car repairs then MOT doesn’t stand for Male Only Technician…just ask Jody Hopwood. As Saddleworth’s only officially recognised female MOT tester,…
View More Jody joins men in MOT fast lane at Woodend
FORMER Greenfield girl Jen Bloor used local knowledge to her best advantage on the way to victory at the Mossley 10K. The 28-year-old teacher was first…
View More Former Greenfield girl is fastest female in Mossley 10K
Marathon man Mark Clough reckons he has plenty more miles on the beat despite becoming the recipient of a long service award. PC ‘Cloughie’, 44,…
View More Long service award delight for Saddleworth’s PC Clough
GREENFIELD SHOPKEEPER Jill Stanford could pass on a few tips to High Street retail guru, Mary Portas. After all, she’s just celebrated a landmark anniversary…
View More Life still rosy for popular Greenfield greengrocer after 20 years
A SADDLEWORTH Primary school has conjured up a new world record with a little help from Harry Potter and the Independent. St Anne’s Church of…
View More Harry Potter and the lesson of celebration at St Anne’s Lydgate
Saddleworth’s historic Rushcart Festival could be in jeopardy unless funding is found to meet traffic management costs. Police budget cuts means private contractors must be…
View More In a rush to find funding to keep alive Saddleworth tradition
DOVESTONE RESERVOIR was placed in the middle of a doomsday dam bust scenario as part of a major disaster role play exercise two years in…
View More Dovestone hosts doomsday dam bust scenario for emergency roleplay
DIAL R for renovation as two out of service Saddleworth telephone kiosks are about to receive a new lease of life. Tony Simpson, landlord of…
View More Locals are boxing clever with telephone box idea
THE NET appears to be closing in on ‘Neil Dovestone’ thanks to good old fashioned detective work and ground-breaking science. As the Independent went to…
View More Police closing in on solving identity of ‘Neil Dovestone’
EXCLUSIVE The last remaining survivor of the 1949 Saddleworth Moor plane crash disaster, Professor Stephen Evans, has returned to the scene of the tragedy that…
View More Plane crash survivor makes poignant first return to Saddleworth site
World Exclusive photo: Professor Stephen Evans returns to Saddleworth Moor for the first time since his family were passengers in the 1949 plane crash at…
View More EXCLUSIVE: Plane crash survivor returns to Saddleworth for first time
A village united in grief as Saddleworth said an emotional goodbye to tragic schoolboy Tyrese Glasgow. Pupils, teachers and other staff from Saddleworth School provided…
View More Saddleworth unites in grief for final goodbye to Tyrese
LONG HAIRED Dobcross youngster Matthew Guttridge hasn’t seen a pair of barber’s scissors anytime in the recent past… Now though his lengthy locks are on…
View More Hair today… gone on July 8
MORE THAN one thousand pupils, staff and locals will line Uppermill High Street to pay their final respects to a Saddleworth School pupil who died…
View More Locals to line Uppermill High Street for Saddleworth School pupil’s final send-off
Jazz legend Digby Fairweather and iconic musician Paul Jones are set to make the Marsden Jazz Festival (October 7-9) go with a swing in its…
View More Music legends to bring swing to 25th Marsden Jazz Festival
SADDLEWORTH WILL be at the centre of a three-day, disaster role play exercise later this month. Exercise Triton II is the biggest, major live emergency planning…
View More Major emergency planning exercise comes to Saddleworth
Tragic Tyrese Glasgow’s former head teacher, Mary Garvey, has paid tribute to the “amazing young man, loved by all who knew him.” Tyrese, 12, from…
View More Teachers pay tribute after death of 12-year-old schoolboy
SADDLEWORTH is in mourning for a “wonderful boy” following the death of 12-year-old schoolboy, Tyrese Glasgow. The Saddleworth School pupil was found at his home on Manchester Road…
View More Community mourns shock death of 12-year-old Saddleworth School pupil
HUNDREDS OF spectators turned out to see the Flying Scotsman – the world’s most famous steam locomotive pass – through Greenfield Station. Young and old, rail…
View More The train now passing through Greenfield Station is… The Flying Scotsman
A LANDMARK Saddleworth farm, due to be sold at auction later this month, won’t be going under the hammer just yet. Well-i-hole Farm and 39…
View More Landmark Greenfield farm to go up for auction
TOUCHING TRIBUTES were paid at this year’s Whit Friday Brass Band contests to a popular cornet player who died in May. Delph raised Mark Rodgers, who…
View More Touching tributes paid to popular cornet player at Whit Friday brass band contests
SADDLEWORTH’S Whit Friday Band Contests will be missing one of its most popular and talented musicians this year. Delph raised Mark Rodgers, who performed for…
View More Tributes to be paid to popular cornet player Mark Rodgers at Whit Friday band contests
A BREAKTHROUGH to unmask Saddleworth moors mystery man ‘Neil Dovestones’ could hinge on the findings of a Manchester-based bone specialist. Detectives hope Professor David Mangham…
View More Police wait on bone specialist clues to help identify Saddleworth moors mystery man
A GREENFIELD school set to more than double in size by 2024 is considering re-instating a crossing patrol axed as a cost cutting measure to…
View More Return for lollipop lady as part of new Greenfield Primary School expansion?
A Mossley mum is offering a reward for the safe return of her beloved African Grey Parrot, Dino. The six-year-old bird hasn’t been seen since…
View More Hunt on to find Dino the parrot
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