Category: Lifestyle

Saddleworth Dementia Friends’ Champion, Helen Morris, shares some thoughts on dementia about ‘Humour and Identity’ Each Dementia Friends Information Session brings something new to consider and this month I am…

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A STAR-STUDDED local line up will entertain at the third annual Dobcross Concert on Saturday, October 26 at Holy Trinity Church from 7.30pm. Popular folk group The…

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ARE YOU ready to ‘Hey Rock & Roll’ and dance your ‘Three Steps to Heaven’?  Then join the ‘Dancing Party’ at the Uppermill Civic Hall because ‘You’ve Got What It Takes’!…

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BRITAIN’S BLUEST comedian will shock and delight his audience at the Uppermill Civic Hall on Friday, November 22. Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has become a huge superstar without appearing on television and…

View More Most outrageous comedian returns to Uppermill

By Dave MacDougall – Business Development Consultant at Think4 IT Solutions SO YOUR old PC is doing very well without any ‘help’ from the IT department.…

View More Can your old PC keep up?

A SADDLEWORTH man is encouraging others to follow in his footsteps after shedding three stone on Oldham’s free NHS weight management programme. Michael Hyde took part…

View More Saddleworth man loses three stone with Why Weight?

THE SUN smiled down on an extravaganza of music and entertainment as locals saw out the summer at the Party in the Park. Hosted by…

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TAKE PART in one of the coolest events around as the Ski and Snowboard Snow North comes to Manchester for the first time on October…

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FIVE BUDDING actresses will take to the stage for a new play looking at the plight of young pregnant girls in the 1960s. The enthusiastic amateur actresses…

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ALL WHO live or pass through Saddleworth appreciate the natural beauty and wild grandeur of the countryside.  Yet there is a hint of the hard…

View More The good, the bad and the ghostly

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the band world with his column, Brassed Off. AUTUMN IS well under way now and…

View More Brassed Off: Bands look forward to Christmas

Karen Thompson, a multi-award winning Weight Watchers Leader, brings you tips and a healthy recipe to get your diet underway this autumn WITH THE change in…

View More Re-set your Autumn food repertoire

The Face and Body shop in Grotton answers your health and beauty questions Send in your health and body questions for their experts to answer,…

View More The Face and Body Shop: make up for teenagers

Uppermill Pharmacist IAN STRACHAN examines: hair loss AS A 70s teenager I recall how it was fashionable for boys to shave their hair, emulating American cop “Kojac”. Kojac was…

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NO CHALLENGE proved too big during a busy month for a top Saddleworth construction and property development company as they tackled both work and leisure projects. ‘Team Oldfield’ from…

View More Oldfield battle and build for the community

Andrew Oldham writes about Pig Row, which is three gardens over a quarter of an acre in Scouthead. Visit at www.lifeonpigrow.co.uk TELEVISION GARDENERS could learn from…

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Bridges Estate Agents in Uppermill gives advice to those putting their house on the market AS THE local property market continues to show improvement, now is…

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Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some more interesting and entertaining strange but true facts for us – you just couldn’t make them up. IN…

View More Stan’s Strange but True – October

OCTOBER IS set to be a jam-packed and star-studded month for Greenfield’s Off The Rails Comedy Club. The highlight is a UK tour preview from Chris Ramsey, a South Shields comic…

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A NIGHT of live Soul and Motown music will fill Uppermill Civic Hall during a charity event in aid of Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. On Saturday, November…

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Review: The Bubbler, at The Swan Inn, Dobcross THE RANTS scorched the pubs ancient beams. Tough stuff for any audience, particularly when this award-winning play is actually set in a…

View More On the stage: The Bubbler

THE VERY headline ‘Uppermill Bypass’ has already provoked shock – you are already looking up the telephone number for the local councillor and preparing a petition. Please don’t panic…

View More History: Uppermill bypass

ANTHONY BYROM, executive head chef at the Three Crowns Restaurant and Inn at Scouthead, looks forward to winter delights of butternut squash WE’RE INTO the third season so…

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With photos by Joanne Jacobs – www.jojacobsphotography.com A TASTY pudding from a Dobcross postmaster went down a treat to raise funds for charity. Sukhi Singh teamed up with…

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AS THE summer evenings draw to a close, a warm and inviting coffee shop in Uppermill is getting ready for a revamp to liven up the winter months.…

View More A home from home at Christy’s

A POPULAR Greenfield pub has a host of events and tasty food offers for customers to enjoy throughout the week. At the Royal George on Manchester…

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Thinking of joining a choir after the summer holidays? Saddleworth Singers and their Musical Director Jen Law invite you to join their rehearsals at Springhead…

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Wine expert Bob Marshall reveals what you should be looking for in the perfct Malbc…  THIS IS the name of a grape which is appearing…

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ANTHONY BYROM, executive head chef at the Three Crowns Restaurant and Inn at Scouthead, brings you top tips for enjoying Autumn plums After several busy…

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Local cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the world of Brass Bands with his column Brassed Off SEPTEMBER IS…

View More A fresh start – September arrives