Category: Business

A SPRINGHEAD company is celebrating a decade of bringing damaged, but treasured, photographs back to life. Professional photograph retouchers Altered Images was set up in…

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AN AWARD-WINNING solicitors firm has added two new members of staff to its team as they expand. Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers welcome Helen Law to their Private Client…

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AN 11-year dream to run a café has become a reality for the new manager of a popular Uppermill teashop. Michele Turrell has taken over…

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Model planes, gardening, carpentry… a new Greenfield group has a whole host of activities to keep men over 55 active and involved in community life.…

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AN AWARD-WINNING will writer has signed up to a new hard-hitting scheme to help protect his customers. Ray Withnall, owner of Hay Tarn Willwriting Services…

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By Alli Plunkett HOW MANY of us have clothes in our wardrobe that we have never worn or only worn once? Or an unused handbag…

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TWO LAW FIRMS have joined forces as they look to build on their decades of service to the area. Hills Solicitors have moved from their…

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AN UPPERMILL-BASED branch of a senior care company is helping to make the community dementia-friendly after successfully launching new family training and educational workshops. Home…

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EVERY COUPLE wants to capture the perfect moment on their special day – and an award-winning Mossley photographer is helping them do just that. Jenny…

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INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTS in Lees are leading their field after becoming the first company in the borough to use new Planning Permitted Development Rights. Whittaker Design,…

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A FAMILY-RUN personalised embroidered gifts company has landed a deal to market a new range of OLDHAM RLFC merchandise – just six months after starting…

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CARING VOLUNTEERS raised more than £500 to cover the cost of replacing village Christmas Tree lights destroyed by vandals on New Year’s Eve. Street Scene…

View More Tesco and Street Scene combine to light up Christmas

HAVE YOU had enough of the weekly cleaning chores? Are you finding it harder to keep on top of things Would you simply like to…

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FOUR LOCAL charities are using the internet to expand their good work thanks to the help of a Diggle-based web design company to get them…

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JUNE REPRESENTS a significant milestone for a Springhead-based IT company as they celebrate their first 10 years of trading. Aspect IT, Founded by Ian Howarth…

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A YOUNG mechanic is helping Saddleworth drivers keep on track after deciding to go it alone and open his own garage. Fully qualified mechanic Richard…

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RELAXING AND fun sessions for all the family are helping to create happy memories at a new well-being centre in Delph. Run by Anouska Fraser,…

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A SADDLEWORTH fire and security solutions provider is helping keep businesses safe – and has been doing for more than 30 years. CIA 2000 Ltd…

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A MOUTH-WATERING menu of nightly specials has been launched at an historic public house in Diggle as the new landlords look to give it a…

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EVERYONE STRUGGLES with technology from time to time – but a group of local servers are seeking to secure a stronger connection between Saddleworth residents…

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AFTER ALMOST thirteen years behind the bar, one of Saddleworth’s most-loved landlords is hopping off the Waggon this month. Long-serving Adrian Dearnaley, 60, known as…

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AFTER WINNING a national award for her initiative to help small companies, Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has extended her fight to the…

View More Debbie takes her late payment fight to Parliament

GLASSES ARE being raised to a much-loved Dobcross pub after it was crowned Newcomer of the Year in the North. The Swan Inn clinched the…

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PARTING WITH a beloved toy or teddy can be heart-breaking – but exciting events at Saddleworth School are making it fun and profitable for the…

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THE RECESSION has had a devastating impact on businesses across the country – and Saddleworth’s own Ann Long fell victim as her family construction company…

View More Longs forced to close down after 35 years

A DREAM business that became a reality for a Greenfield couple is celebrating two successful years of helping and healing others. Susan and Marcus Henthorn…

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TWO PROFESSIONAL caterers are throwing a party of their own after winning national competition Smart Apprentice of the Year. Angeline Ingham, 24, and Helen Stevenson,…

View More Manns Wharf duo scoop Smart Apprentice of Year Award

AN ENTREPRENEURIAL mother has swapped court rooms for arts and crafts and launched her own personalised gifts and bespoke embroidery company. Becky Nowell, 35, left…

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A RESOLUTE mother and her son decided to keep it in the family when they took over a  newly refurbished village pub. Now cheery Kath Tarkenter…

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JOVIAL PETER Percival has retired from the legendary Greenfield Real Ale Brewery. Peter’s brewing experience began 16 years ago in the very early days of…

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CAMPAIGNING MP Debbie Abrahams has won an accolade for a major initiative to help small companies.  Debbie, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, received the first ever Grassroot Diplomat…

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A DYNAMIC Saddleworth businesswoman is set to take centre stage at a keynote conference this month. Doctor Nicola Jeffrey-Sykes will not only be attending this year’s…

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BUSINESSMAN James Wells crossed the bands of time in his search for something unique to celebrate refurbishing his stylish kitchen. Eventually, after lots of soul…

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A NEW menu, an award-winning guest chef and another with 14 years’ experience aim to be the recipe for success for one of Saddleworth’s most…

View More Tasting the difference