SINGERS HAVE been belting their hearts out across the country with Rock Choir for the last ten years. Our editor Aimee Howarth went along to…
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Turning back time: Saddleworth in days gone by
DO YOU recognise this iconic Saddleworth shop from the 1950s? The historic photo shows Mike Stevens in front of the village shop on the main…
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Diggle Blues Festival returns with musical tour of village
By Tom Goodwin MUSIC LOVERS have their fedora hats and sunglasses at the ready as the popular Diggle Blues Festival returns in June. The successful…
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REVIEW: Top musicians thrill audience at Civic Hall in Uppermill
By Trevor Baxter HE WASNT sure how Uppermill fitted into Saddleworth and vice versa but failed geography exam apart, Graham Parker, ticked all the boxes.…
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Saddleworth Voices: Maurice Reid part 3
Over the past four years, Saddleworth Voices have recorded almost 70 interviews to preserve fond memories and anecdotes of all things local. With the support…
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Comedy fans in for a treat from Off the Rails in Saddleworth
COMEDY FANS are in for a treat from Off the Rails Comedy Club with a duo of side-splitting events over the coming weeks. There has…
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Comedians go Off the Rails at this month’s comedy club
TWO COMEDIANS will tread the boards at Off the Rails Comedy on Sunday, May 31 to demonstrate why the transition between stand up and TV…
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REVIEW: Boeing Boeing lands at Oldham Coliseum
French Farce Boeing Boeing has landed at Oldham Coliseum to entertain audiences this month. Saddleworth Independent editor Aimee Howarth went along for the ride. …
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Gallery Oldham: Season’s best
IT IS sometimes said that Oldham’s weather allows you to experience all four seasons in one day… Gallery Oldham’s latest exhibition aims to do exactly…
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International Brass Fest to raise roof at Uppermill Civic Hall
A SPECTACLE of international brass band music will raise the roof at Uppermill Civic Hall on Saturday, May 30 – and there’s only a few…
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