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Hundreds of runners will tackle some of Saddleworth’s steepest roads when Oldham’s Halloween Half Marathon returns next month. The gruelling 13.1-mile race takes place on…
View More ‘Toughest’ half marathon returns with gruelling route through Saddleworth
RUGBY league figures will come together on Friday 9 October for Mahdlo Youth Zone’s Rugby Dinner, with proceeds supporting the charity’s work with young people…
View More Rugby league figures to come together for Mahdlo Youth Zone fundraising dinner
Saddleworth’s best gardens have been recognised as residents and community groups showed off their green-fingered talents in the annual Saddleworth Parish Council In Bloom competition.…
View More Saddleworth’s green-fingered residents crowned in annual In Bloom competition
Vintage cars, live entertainment and a taste of traditional Saddleworth culture will be among the attractions when Oldham town centre turns back the clock later…
View More Saddleworth Morris Men to perform at free retro celebration in Oldham
A community hub supporting neurodiverse adults and people with learning disabilities in Oldham has been shortlisted for a national fund which could provide it with…
View More Oldham community hub in the running for share of £30,000 national fund
By Ed Barnes – Local Democracy Reporter People living close to Dove Stone Reservoir fear a ‘horrendous’ parking and traffic ‘nightmare’ could return now the…
View More Saddleworth residents fear return of parking ‘nightmare’ as Dove Stone reopens
FOUR more people have been charged with arson in relation to a moorland fire at Dove Stone Reservoir. Much of the area in Greenfield left…
View More Four more charged in relation to Dove Stone fire
OLDHAM Netball Club has struck ir rich by becoming the inaugural winners of an innovative new tournament. Competing under the name Team Suns, the group…
View More Oldham Netball Club works Fast for new title
SADDLEWORTH may be home to a new temporary campsite after planning authorities were notified. Land close to Brun Clough Reservoir, beside the main A62 route above Diggle, would…
View More New Saddleworth campsite plan sees opposition
SADDLEWORTH’S Rushcart Festival may have been a staple on the calendar for 50 years and the traditions it upholds are far older than that. But…
View More My first Rushcart was weird, tiring, and completely alien. I cannot wait for the the next one
ASPIRING playwrights are being invited to put pen to paper as Oldham’s Lyceum Theatre prepares to launch the second edition of its one-act playwriting competition. …
View More Oldham theatre launches playwriting competition with cash prizes up for grabs
YOUNG people in Oldham are set to benefit from a new programme designed to open up careers in the creative sector and give the next…
View More Oldham secures funding to empower the next generation of creative talent
MAKING shoes for Morris dancers is not all it is clogged up to be. That is according to Phil Howard, an ex-dancer turned clog…
View More The ‘endangered’ clog maker bringing all the bells and whistles to the Rushcart
ONE OF Oldham’s best-known chippies is preparing to begin a new chapter after three decades serving customers from Tommyfield Market. Levers held a soft opening…
View More Levers chips in with new Oldham town centre shop after 30 years at Tommyfield
MY SECRET House is more than an interior design studio and boutique store – it is Deborah Hill’s deeply personal vision, rooted in Saddleworth’s history…
View More My Secret House: A personal Saddleworth story built on family, history and pride
A GREENFIELD-BASED arts group is among those selected to bring their creative ideas to life as Oldham celebrates its year as Greater Manchester Town of…
View More Meet the artists bringing Oldham’s Town of Culture to life
A SADDLEWORTH Councillor has branded Oldham representatives’ failure to work together and break the leadership deadlock is “the definition of madness”. Government commissioners are now set to…
View More Oldham Council deadlock means government intervention
MORE THAN 300 people welcomed two dedicated trekkers home from a 560-kilometre walk as their fundraising total topped an incredible £25,000. Lee McAllister and Paul…
View More Intrepid trekkers raise more than £25,000 for Saddleworth rare cancer charity
THE WOMAN accused of starting a wildfire at Dove Stone Reservoir has denied charges of arson and aggravated arson. Shania Care-Slede, aged 20 and of…
View More Woman pleads not guilty to Dove Stone arson charges
Pirates will be taking to the water in Uppermill this Bank Holiday weekend as the popular Little Blue Boat returns with two days of special…
View More Pirates set to take over Uppermill canal for Bank Holiday weekend
TWO acclaimed North West actors will take centre stage in a bold new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth coming to Oldham this autumn. Andrew Sheridan, known…
View More TV stars to lead Oldham Coliseum’s radical new production of Macbeth
HE MAY not be a member of Gomez and he may not have tried to kill Princess Anne, but if there is one thing Ian…
View More Fifty years of folking for Lees musician
GIDDY CHILDREN and adults alike abounded in Grotton – as Saddleworth Parish Council unveiled a new and improved play area in the local park. …
View More Gates open to new Grotton playground
A LOCAL charity is now walking hundreds of kilometres in memory of a man who died of a rare cancer. On Thursday, August 13, two members of…
View More Friends walk from Plymouth to Springhead in fight against rare cancer
The bells will be ringing, the roads will be lined and the famous cart will once again roll through Saddleworth this weekend as one of…
View More Rushcart 2026: All you need to know as Saddleworth Morris Men mark 50th festival
Visitors are being welcomed back to Dove Stone today as the popular Saddleworth beauty spot reopens following the devastating wildfires which swept across the moorland…
View More Dove Stone reopens to visitors following devastating summer wildfires
Months of hard work, revision and anticipation came down to the opening of one envelope as students at Saddleworth School discovered their GCSE results. The…
View More Cheers, tears and relief as Saddleworth School pupils celebrate GCSE success
A Mossley business which has placed community support at the heart of its ethos since opening is preparing to stage its first ever Pride celebration.…
View More Mossley farm shop to stage first Pride celebration
A SADDLEWORTH-BASED writer, actor and university lecturer is launching a new online writing school designed to make high-quality creative writing tuition accessible to people wherever…
View More Saddleworth writer launches online writing school to help aspiring authors find their voice
A care company operating across Saddleworth has been rated Outstanding by health watchdogs, placing it among just four per cent of care providers in Britain…
View More Angels heralded for care beyond compare
SADDLEWORTH Medical Practice staff more than doubled their £1,500 fundraising target as they tackled the Saddleworth Three Peaks challenge to make the bucket lists of…
View More Saddleworth Three Peaks walkers double fundraising target to make bucket list dreams come true
FORMER Oldham Council Leader and Greenfield resident Professor Richard Knowles is ‘deeply honoured, humbled and delighted’ to receive an esteemed award from the International Geographical…
View More Esteemed international award for former Greenfield resident Richard Knowles
A FIRE at a Greenfield business claimed the lives of several indirect victims – fish. Sachets, on Wellington Industrial Park – behind the village’s Tesco…
View More Greenfield fire fallout sees death of hundreds of fish
ROADS throughout Greenfield will be closed for up to nine days for carriageway surfacing works. J Hopkins is carrying out the work on Chew Valley…
View More Road closures planned for Greenfield carriageway surfacing works
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