SADDLEWORTH turned back the clock for its annual friendly weekend wartime invasion. The Yanks came back to the area on August 11 and 12, complete…
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Protestors group to form human fence in ongoing Uppermill row
A GROUP of determined protestors is inviting locals to join them in making a human fence to show their disapproval of a steel fence erected…
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United Utilities cancel hosepipe ban
The hosepipe ban due to start in North West England on August 5 has been called off. Recent rainfall and a reduction in customers’ water usage, combined…
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Driven up the wall by road closure?
Unsuspecting motorists face a near 12-mile diversion when a key but small stretch of Saddleworth road is closed for retaining wall reconstruction. Work on the…
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Minister meets and thanks wildfire firefighters
The Minister for Policing and the Fire Service, Nick Hurd, has this week met with firefighters from Lancashire and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Services…
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Brake put on traffic lights plan for Royal George junction
A busy Saddleworth road junction is unlikely to see the installation of traffic lights after the plan received initial support from local councillors. Instead they…
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Moorland fire effort officially finishes!
THE wildfire on Saddleworth moors which first started over three weeks ago, is now out and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) have withdrawn…
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Get ready for Yorkshire Day!
THE white rose will be flying high on Yorkshire Day on Sunday, July 29 in Uppermill. The annual festivities promote the historic English county of…
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Brave Esme ‘on her way’ after bell rings to mark end of cancer treatment
“A BOBBY dazzler of the highest order” is how brave Greenfield youngster Esme Fryer has been described after winning a two-year fight against cancer. And…
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Military stood down as firefighters make good progress at moorland fires
ARMY troops sent to assist crews battling the unprecedented moorland fires in Tameside have been stood down, the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester announced on…
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