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A SADDLEWORTH village which has become a magnet for night time revellers is to be the focus of a major anti-drugs and anti-social behaviour initiative.…
View More Operation Sandstorm is coming to Uppermill to crack down on drugs and anti-social behaviour
A CEREMONIAL Grand Opening marked the official re-launch of the Saddleworth Museum and Gallery in Uppermill following a year-long £1.2 million refurbishment. The museum on…
View More Saddleworth Museum celebrates re-opening after £1.2 million refurbishment
YOUNG AND OLD gathered at Remembrance events across Saddleworth to honour fallen heroes who have died serving their country. The Saddleworth Branch of the Royal…
View More Lest we forget: Saddleworth gathers to remember the fallen
SADDLEWORTH’S 25,000 residents are urged to help shape the future of public transport in the parish by participating in a major consultation project. You might…
View More Residents invited to have say to help shape public transport in Saddleworth
A MAN has died after being hit by a train at the Moorgate Halt level crossing in Uppermilll. Police and ambulances attended the scene around 12.40pm…
View More Man killed after being struck by train at crossing in Uppermill
ARMED POLICE officers are acting as an extra ‘set of eyes’ across Saddeworth in the fight against rising burglaries – but how could YOU help…
View More Armed police brought in to tackle spate of burglaries across Saddleworth villages
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS and the running order for families attending ‘The Big Bang’ bonfire at Oldham Edge have been unveiled by Oldham Council. Residents are invited…
View More Oldham’s Bonfire is ready to make another big bang
DETERMINED LOCALS are pushing one final time in a bid to prevent Greenfield Post Office closing its door. Popular sub-postmistress Mandy Gorey, 51, has run…
View More Last gasp attempt to save Post Office in Greenfield
FIVE Saddleworth phone boxes remain on a BT hit list to be removed after a successful fight to save an iconic kiosk in Uppermill. Greenfield…
View More Iconic Saddleworth phone boxes on list to be removed by BT
FRUSTRATED CUSTOMERS have staged a protest outside Barclays Bank in Lees which is scheduled to close at the end of this month. Carrying placards, they…
View More Frustrated customers protest over planned Barclays Bank closure in Lees
OLDHAM COUNCIL’S flagship regeneration scheme will see the Old Town Hall reopened as a stunning new ODEON cinema and restaurant venue on Friday, October 21.…
View More Old Town Hall opening kick-starts new era for Oldham town centre
A MAIN Saddleworth road will be shut over the weekend after a water main burst in Greenfield on Friday, October 14. The A635 Manchester Road…
View More Water main burst shuts Manchester Road in Greenfield
OLDHAM COUNCIL’S flagship Old Town Hall development will officially open its door to the public on Friday, October 21. Work to convert the historic Grade…
View More Oldham’s Old Town Hall complex to open after major redevelopment
A POPULAR couple in Uppermill are bidding a fond farewell to customers as they retire after nearly two decades behind the counter. Graham Sheldon, 58,…
View More Popular couple retire after 16 years on Uppermill High Street
A BUILDER has bought a 150-year-old piece of history in the village where he was born… in just three minutes. Despite brisk bidding, John and…
View More Builder to bring new lease of life to historic Delph Club after auction bid
A FAST-MOVING initiative has ensured an iconic red telephone box will remain outside a recently-reopened £1 million museum. BT had planned to remove the phone…
View More Iconic telephone box in Uppermill saved to ring another day
AN MP has joined mounting protests over the closure of a Lees bank which locals fear will tear the heart out of their community. Businesses…
View More Row rolls on over Barclays Bank in Lees
A MALE motorist had a lucky escape after a car overturned on the busy Greenfield to Holmfirth road on the afternoon of Monday, October 3.…
View More Lucky escape for motorist in Greenfield crash
CAMPAIGNERS BATTLING to keep a new £19.2 million secondary school out of Diggle have been granted the right to proceed to a full judicial review.…
View More Campaigners fighting Saddleworth School move to Diggle granted judicial review
Oldham Council’s flagship Old Town Hall development will officially open its door to the public on Friday, October 21. Work to convert the historic Grade…
View More Opening date revealed for Oldham’s flagship Old Town Hall development
A COLOURFUL Opening Ceremony marked the start of the 31st Saddleworth Village Olympics as hundreds of children gathered at Saddleworth School to launch the event.…
View More Colourful Opening Ceremony launches 31st Saddleworth Village Olympics
A PROPOSAL to build a new Greenfield Primary School with double the capacity has been put forward – for a second time – by Oldham…
View More Locals invited to have a say on new Greenfield Primary School during consultation
OLDHAM COUNCIL has been accused of “pick pocketing” funds from Saddleworth as part of its cost-cutting measures. The claim was made by Saddleworth Parish Councillor…
View More Oldham Council accused of “pick-pocketing” Saddleworth during cost-cutting
AN MP and Saddleworth Parish Councillor have asked top Barclays Bank officials for more answers after the shock announcement its branch in Lees is to…
View More Locals shocked by planned closure of Barclays Bank in Lees
A YOUNG Diggle policewoman who died in the call of duty is to have a newly-reopened Greenfield community centre named in her memory. The Satellite…
View More Saved Satellite Centre in Greenfield to be named after PC Nicola Hughes
The identity of the ‘man on the moors’ may remain a mystery forever police have admitted for the first time. But Detective Sergeant John Coleman,…
View More Mystery case of ‘man on the moors’ continues
LOCALS CAN step back in time once more at Saddleworth Museum as it reopens its doors in September following a major £1.25 million refurbishment. Passers-by will…
View More Revamped Saddleworth Museum ready to open doors to the public
Local Olympian Nicola White will enjoy a homecoming event on Friday, September 2 after helping Great Britian’s women’s hockey team win gold in Rio in…
View More Oldham hosts homecoming event for gold medallist Nicola White
Carrbrook teenager Lauren Carr’s favourite things were remembered with tears and smiles at her funeral in August. Lauren’s body was found in woods off Armit…
View More Tributes and tears at funeral of teenager Lauren Carr
SADDLEWORTH’S POLICE team are whizzing around the hills on electric eBikes after a generous donation from kind-hearted technology company Gtech. Gtech read in last month’s…
View More Police team to speed around Saddleworth on eBikes thanks to Gtech donation
NICOLA WHITE became the nation’s heroine and Saddleworth’s golden girl at the Olympic Games. The 28-year-old helped create history as Great Britain women’s team won…
View More Saddleworth’s Nicola White is golden girl as GB win first ever women’s hockey gold
SEVENTY-ONE candles shone in Uppermill as a vigil was held to mark Hiroshima Memorial Day. Around twenty people, including members of the Saddleworth Peace Group,…
View More Seventy-one candles shine in Uppermill at vigil for Hiroshima and Nagasaki
pictures by Jacob King SADDLEWORTH TURNED back the clocks once more for the popular annual 1940s ‘Yanks are back in Saddleworth’ extravaganza. Soldiers, vintage ladies…
View More Yanks return to Saddleworth for 1940s weekend extravaganza
THE LEGEND of one of Saddleworth’s most famous sons is being kept alive five generations on… For on Yorkshire Day, five-month old Ammon Harrison and…
View More Ammon Wrigley’s descendants make poignant trip to Uppermill for Yorkshire Day
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