CAMPAIGNERS fighting Oldham Council’s decision to approve a 265-home development in Grotton, Springhead and Lees have organised a massive Bank Holiday weekend fundraiser towards meeting…
View More Into the Valley – Bank Holiday events boost for fighting fund
GMP is halfway through a national speed enforcement campaign led by the NPCC and has currently caught 874 drivers who have been speeding. The two-week-long…
View More Over 870 drivers caught speeding after first week of enforcement campaign
FORMER Oldham Council leader Richard Knowles has called on the borough’s planners to act now to safeguard hundreds, possibly thousands, of Saddleworth trees. Greenfield-based Mr…
View More Former Mayor makes trees plea for GMSF site
Northern’s journey to a better customer experience is gathering pace – with tens of thousands of Advanced Purchase 10p tickets up for grabs. There are…
View More Northern launches 10p Advance Purchase fares
THE last known survivor of a plane crash on Saddleworth Moor that killed 24 passengers, including his younger brother, has spoken to the Independent on…
View More Survivor of Saddleworth Moor plane crash recalls tragedy on 70th anniversary
RESIDENTS in Delph will be seeing double for the next 18 months and many are not best pleased. A stretch of Denshaw Road has been…
View More Residents driven round bend by Delph’s new double yellow lines
British Transport Police officers have released CCTV images after a burglary at Greenfield rail station. The incident happened at 6.10am on Wednesday 31 July. Two…
View More Burglary at Greenfield station – information sought
THE public is being invited to cast their votes for the MP of the Year 2019 award, which includes Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie…
View More Voting opens for the People’s Choice MP of the Year 2019 award
By Mari Eccles, Local Democracy reporter OLDHAM council’s head of planning has resigned. The town hall launched an investigation into ‘allegations’ relating to Stephen Irvine.…
View More Oldham Council’s head of planning resigns
THE leader of Oldham Council has taken to social media to quell fears Saddleworth’s legendary Whit Friday band contests are under threat. Saddleworth and Lees…
View More Councillors clash over funding for Whit Friday band contests