“PUTTING THE ‘fun’ in ‘fundraising’” is how Joanne Penketh describes Saddleworth’s biggest women’s fashion event of the year. She is talking, of course, about the…
View More Ascot Ladies’ Day event promises frocks, fascinators and fundraising for hospice
ST MARY’S Primary School in Greenfield found itself at the centre of an explosion of brightness as staff and teachers enjoyed their inaugural colour run.…
View More Primary school awash with colour as fundraising mission starts
“IMAGINE being sent away at 19-years-old and being invited with an old school friend to live in an Atlantic seaside cottage, by a legendary folk singer…
View More Saddleworth author’s upcoming book a ‘cultural celebration’ of Ireland – and Mossley
ENJOY a night of musical storytelling that has kept sold-out venues ‘spellbound’ across the North West as ‘Peterloo in Rock’ comes to Delph. Millgate Arts Centre welcomes The Reformers…
View More Musical story of Peterloo Massacre to educate and entertain in Delph
A DELPH fitness studio has told the country about the benefits of weight training after featuring on a national TV show. New research, gathered from decades-long studies,…
View More Delph fitness studio tells country of weight training benefits
SO NOW it is official. He really is Sir Kevin Sinfield. The Saddleworth rugby league legend has been knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours List…
View More Arise, officially, Sir Kevin Sinfield
KEVIN Sinfield is running through home as his final fundraising challenge takes him across familiar territory. The rugby league legend, now skills and kicking coach…
View More Familiar sights await Kevin Sinfield as latest fundraising challenge route revealed
ONE of Oldham’s best-known financial advisers is celebrating a major career milestone after reaching 25 years with Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers. Richard Eastwood, a…
View More Oldham business figure celebrates 25 years at Pearson Solicitors
A SADDLEWORTH-BASED football team has again linked up with the world of music by having a famous band sponsor its away kit. Uppermill FC attracted…
View More Uppermill FC in China Crisis mode with new kit
A SADDLEWORTH community association that was facing closure is breathing a sigh of relief after being saved by a good-natured volunteer. The Scouthead and Austerlands…
View More Last-minute salvation for Saddleworth community group
A SADDLEWORTH police presence has told how his quick thinking helped save the life a man. PCSO Mike Lowther was conducting routine patrols on Ripponden Road in April when…
View More Saddleworth PCSO helps save man’s life
ROYAL celebrations are spreading to Saddleworth as Greenfield Band puts on a special concert in honour of the King’s official birthday. Led by Musical Director Paul…
View More Royal celebrations as Greenfield Band marks King’s birthday
THE new managing director of Oldham business Hill’s Panel Products (HPP) says he is ‘looking forward to building on the success’ the company has achieved. …
View More New MD aims to build on success of family-run HPP
A SET of stone steps to a Dobcross house will be renovated and rebuilt if planning permission is granted. The flight, part of a listed terrace at…
View More Steps plan for Dobcross home
A CONTROVERSIAL multi-billion pound railway scheme through Saddleworth would cause ‘major disruption’, a public inquiry will hear. It may also place some of the area’s biggest events – the Whit Friday Brass Band Contests –…
View More Public inquiry hears of ‘benefits’ and ‘disruption’ of Saddleworth rail scheme
A DEDICATED volunteer at Saddleworth Rangers ARLFC, who gives up his time at the age of 80, is to be honoured by having a much-needed…
View More Saddleworth Rangers to honour volunteer with vital new equipment
“AT THE beginning, we had a child with cerebral palsy. It had taken some time for her to have the confidence to go on a…
View More The volunteers saddling up for disabled kids
A ‘SPECIAL and welcoming space’ at Salsa Beauty Rooms in Mossley was celebrated as the salon reached its 20th anniversary. Sarah Wilde and Sally Beswick invited clients old…
View More ‘Special and welcoming’ Salsa Beauty celebrates 20 years
A YEAR after opening its doors in the heart of Uppermill, Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers says its Saddleworth venture has exceeded expectations. The firm…
View More Uppermill office proves success for Pearson Solicitors one year on
A SADDLEWORTH couple drowned in their car after it crashed through their property and into a nearby reservoir, an inquest has heard. But a definitive…
View More Open verdict on Saddleworth couple’s reservoir deaths
DIGGLE Brass Band is bidding a fond farewell to their Musical Director Sean Conway who has brought an ‘incredible period of growth, success, and unforgettable…
View More Diggle Brass Band seeks new MD as popular Sean steps down
HUNDREDS of volunteers have helped save Dr Kershaw’s Hospice more than half a million pounds over the past year, as the local charity continues to…
View More Volunteers save more than £548,000 as hospice highlights funding gap
THE TIME has come for the children of Saddleworth to lace up and line up, with registration for the Saddleworth Village Olympics now open for…
View More Registration now open for 2026 Saddleworth Village Olympics
A SADDLEWORTH hotel has been allowed to keep three shepherd huts in its grounds after proving the wheels had not fallen off. Grains Bar was…
View More Hotel’s shepherd huts to stay after wheel-y good application
A SADDLEWORTH surgery is celebrating after it achieved a ‘good’ rating at its latest inspection. And the Care Quality Commission (CQC) praised Saddleworth Medical Practice’s…
View More Saddleworth Medical Practice celebrates ‘good’ rating
A DOBCROSS mill is to be converted into 11 holiday lets and a workspace because, simply, doing something is better than doing nothing. Brownhill Bridge,…
View More Historic Dobcross mill to be converted to holiday lets and workspace
A FATHER from Oldham who spent a year afraid to leave his room after suffering a heart attack has revealed how he lost four stone…
View More Oldham dad loses four stone after heart attack scare changed his life
Regulars at one of Saddleworth’s oldest pubs have stepped back in time by recreating a photograph believed to have been taken 80 years ago. Customers,…
View More White Hart regulars recreate historic pub photograph 80 years on
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is celebrating after winning a major prize at this year’s prestigious Northern Housing Awards. The housing association received the Northern…
View More Oldham housing association celebrates major Northern housing award win
A cherished Saddleworth tradition took on added significance this year as Dobcross Youth Band paused to remember one of its most dedicated supporters during Whit…
View More Dobcross Youth Band honours beloved librarian during poignant Whit Friday celebrations
A LOCAL couple are speaking out about the devastating reality of early-onset Alzheimer’s in the hope it encourages others to seek help sooner. Andy Cragg…
View More Local couple share powerful impact of early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis
A CARE worker has swapped case notes for crime fiction after writing a dark psychological thriller inspired by grief, online influence and the hidden struggles facing young…
View More Local writer turns Peter Pan story into chilling thriller
A WALKER had to be rescued from the rocky terrain of Birchen Clough near Dovestones after suffering a fall. Volunteers from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team…
View More Walker rescued from challenging path near Dovestones after fall
A FORMER Saddleworth church will be converted into a restaurant and spa, with a swimming pool created outside, after planning permission was granted. And its…
View More Saddleworth church to be converted to restaurant and spa, with outdoor swimming pool
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