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AN UNUSUAL and exciting family day out is on offer in Diggle over Whit Friday Weekend as one popular pub hosts a charity sheep shear.…

View More Wool I never!

A UNIQUE ‘soundscape’ capturing all the sounds that make Greenfield special has been premiered in the village by its student creator. Aby Watson, 22, who…

View More Aby comes up with a really sound idea

A FUNDRASING event at a Greenfield pub saw a local resident raise a gigantic £3,000 for a charity close to his heart. Norman Wisely co-ordinated…

View More Storming Norman smashes £3,000 target

SADDLEWORTH STUDIOS were the big winners at the North West Region British Institute of Professional Photography awards. Samantha Jones scooped a clean sweep of gold,…

View More Samantha sweeps the board in Pet Portrait awards

A MILITARY champion is urging former members of the armed services to come aid of the local branch of the Royal British Legion. The Saddleworth members…

View More Atten-shun: Don’t let them fade away

A SADDLEWORTH graveyard is to feature in a documentary film after a ghostly figure was captured in a camera lens. Landscape photographer Alan Bishop got…

View More ‘Ghostly’ tale told on film

SADDLEWORTH’S NEXT generation is being given a boost for the future thanks to funds donated by the community’s generous organisations. A £5,000 cheque was presented…

View More Youth group gets timely funds boost

AS HIS third stint at the helm of Saddleworth Parish Council ends, chairman Councillor Brian Lord is handing over the chains of office to Councillor…

View More Changing of the guard

BRIGHT YELLOW and white lines painted on historic cobbles in the heart of a village community have caused a stir among residents and businesses. The…

View More Village split over new parking restrictions

THE HUNT for a new site for Saddleworth’s only secondary school has unleashed both excitement and concern as the community battles to secure the best…

View More Search for new school site begins