SADDLEWORTH may be one of the most desirable places to live in the North West. But it is has also become a go-to destination for…
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Olivia strikes gold on her World Cup debut
LYDGATE’S Olivia Green and Joseph Choong claimed Great Britain’s second gold medal of UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest. The British duo triumphed in the…
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Tom’s a howling success with Wolves
TOM Whitehead, another product of Saddleworth Rangers’ successful junior set up, has signed a four-year professional contract with Super League side Warrington Wolves. The 18-year-old…
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Local praise for Tom after brave sea rescue
A SADDLEWORTH man has been hailed a hero for an ocean rescue in West Africa which cost the life of at least one person. Tom…
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Landlord calls time on pub name
AN UPPERMILL pub emerged from lockdown with a new name and a new look. Opinion may be divided over The Commercial on High Street becoming…
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Dovestone busier than ever so National Park axes Ranger service!
A GROUP of volunteer rangers at Dovestone, some with more than half a century of service, have been disbanded without warning. They discovered their fate…
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Six-month roadworks for new Saddleworth School to begin
MAJOR works to create an access road to the new Saddleworth School in Diggle are due to begin on April 19 and will take about six months to complete. The…
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Saddleworth Rangers’ rugby ground renamed in Shane’s honour
SADDLEWORTH Rangers’ Shaw Hall Bank Road ground is to be renamed after club chairman Shane Wilson in a tribute to honour his memory after he…
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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…
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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…
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