Category: Lifestyle

Uppermill pharmacist Ian Strachan examines: MALARIA BITES AND STINGS MALARIA IS a tropical disease caused by the infection of red blood cells. The parasites responsible…

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Grasscroft’s LIZ NORBURY, from the Hair & Beauty Therapies department of Oldham College, tells us more about coloured gel overlays I get asked many times…

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BRIDGES ESTATE AGENT in Uppermill look at what the property market holds for first time buyers WITH THE arrival of summer in Saddleworth and the…

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THE WORLD of gardening is more than just your plot, more than your flowers, vegetables or shed. It is an industry that gave birth to…

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A TOP Saddleworth construction and property development company is building for the future as it takes on sleek contemporary ventures alongside traditional projects. Oldfield Construction,…

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ANTHONY BYROM, executive head chef at the Three Crowns Restaurant and Inn at Scouthead, looks forward to summer strawberries as they scoop second place in…

View More The Three Crowns: awards and summer strawberries

NEXT YEAR sees a century since the start of the ‘Great War’ that was to last for a period of four years and was at…

View More History: Missing memorials

HAYLEY WILD, an instructor at Saddleworth and District Pony Club, discusses what we should be doing to prevent horses from suffering… LAST YEAR equine welfare…

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Cornet player Mark Rodgers, tutor and conductor of the Delph Youth Band and Training Bands, gives us an insight into the band world with his…

View More Brassed Off: My ‘Wet Friday’

ANTHONY BYROM, executive head chef at the Three Crowns Restaurant and Inn at Scouthead, looks forward to a few spring delights in and out of…

View More Easter delights: from the Three Crowns

The Face and Body Shop in Grotton answers your health and beauty questions. Q: My daughter has her school leavers’ prom coming up and wants…

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Uppermill pharmacist Ian Strachan examines Athlete’s foot and smelly feet. THE MAJORITY of athlete’s foot is seen in men and teenagers, rarely afflicting children under…

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Grasscroft’s Liz Norbury, from the Hair and Beauty Therapies department of Oldham College, teams up with Jane Hatton, a Beauty Therapy Level 3 Course Tutor,…

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SPRING HAS delivered a new wave of success for a top Saddleworth construction and property development company in both its work and community involvements. Oldfield…

View More Oldfield take a sporting path

ONE LUCKY Independent reader received a piece of music history after submitting the highest bid for a pair of shoes autographed by 1970s pop group…

View More Shoe-waddywaddy prize for Nigel

THE NAVVIES first came to Saddleworth with the building of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at the turn of the nineteenth century; it was from digging…

View More History: A Navvy’s poem

BRIDGES ESTATE AGENTS in Uppermill look at how first impressions in the property market really do count. A LARGE number of home buyers do actually…

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Andrew Oldham writes about gardening at Pig Row. Pig Row is split into three gardens over a quarter of an acre in Scouthead. Visit at:…

View More Pig Row: June heralds the start of summer

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

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A PASSIONATE mum is taking on the challenge of a lifetime as she cycles 224 miles from London to Brussels in aid of the National…

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By Dave MacDougall – Business Development Consultant at Think4 IT Solutions FOLLOWING ON from the last discussion on SPAM, the “good guys” have to fight…

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I’M ONE of the newest members of the Ws’ Club. I did not want to join and I do not like being in it one…

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Boogie A FORTIES Night will liven up Dobcross Band Club on Saturday, June 15 as Saddleworth Women’s Institute puts on another fundraiser for its chosen…

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Ed Stacey, from Greenfield, looks at who has been taking centre stage over the last month and must-see performances that lie in store FREERANGE THEATRE…

View More Theatre: Spoonface Steinberg and Hay Fever

MANY OLDER people think about downsizing in their retirement to a property that offers a worry-free lifestyle and will meet their needs in the future.…

View More Stoneswood: A new concept in retirement living

By Christina Stocks AWARD-WINNING, family-owned Wiggett Homes will unveil its latest development of bespoke Saddleworth properties this month. Following the success of its Greenfield developments…

View More Breathtaking Wiggett Homes hit new Heights

THE CAKE, the venue, the flowers, the car, and of course the dress… there are many big decisions that go into making a bride’s special…

View More Choose Talking Point for the perfect wedding

A TOP Saddleworth construction and property development company is building up its community ties as well as taking on ambitious projects across the area. Oldfield…

View More Oldfield make a splash with their new bathroom

SADDLEWORTH PARISH Council’s Planning Committee recommended approval for a series of planning applications at their April meeting. They included: Mrs Merilainen, Diglea, Diggle: Demolition of…

View More Planning approvals: May

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: May

BRIDGES ESTATE AGENTS in Uppermill looks at how the property market is changing as the warmer weather arrives. SPRING HAS finally arrived and brought with…

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