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By Tom Paterson A DOBCROSS woman visited Downing Street to highlight her role as a Dementia Friends Champion and how she can make a difference…

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A SIMPLE coffee morning served up overwhelming success for one village community as more than 120 residents flocked to the first event. Dobcross Band and…

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AFTER A successful Christmas festival, The Saddleworth Creative Network is offering more crafty delights at their next event. The Spring Craft Festival, at the Uppermill…

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SADDLEWORTH is losing two of its most familiar police officers in a major streamlining operation but Uppermill police station will remain open. The moves were…

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Young Greenfield cubs have not been inspired by the thoughts of reaching for the stars and dancing like screen hero Billy Elliot… Instead they have…

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Dave Morris is hoping to whistle up a star part in a new block-buster film. Dave, the world‘s champion whistler from Dobcross, is following in…

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A mother of five has become Saddleworth Rotary Club’s first-ever woman member. Gail Hunter, 41, was inducted into the club by Rotary’s national president, John…

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A DOG-LOVING couple’s act of kindness has landed them with an eye-watering vets bill. Their problems began after Stephen Battersby stopped on a busy main…

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PUBLICAN TOM Harrop and his wife Janette are famed for reaching out and identifying needy causes in the local  community. But their latest fund-raising initiative has touched the…

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