Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some interesting and entertaining facts – you just couldn’t make them up. FOR A performance by the Philharmonic Orchestra…
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Saddleworth Chatter: August
by GH FRED WAS walking along High Street in Uppermill when he met his pal Harry, who had recently got married. “How do Harry, I…
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Village Voice: August letters
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Stan’s Strange but True: July
Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some interesting and entertaining facts – you just couldn’t make them up. SOME THINGS are meant to be! In…
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Where do you read yours? A trip to Barbados
FROM SUNNY Saddleworth to tropical islands, our avid readers make sure to take a copy of the popular newspaper with they wherever they are catching…
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Saddleworth Chatter: The most caring child
Saddleworth Chatter by GH Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge to find the most caring child.…
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Just a bit of fun: Numerical quiz
DON YOUR thinking cap to tackle these questions from successful quiz team The Diggle and Delph Donkeys. See if you can work out who the…
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ID the building: July mystery
CAN YOU recognise iconic Saddleworth buildings from just a snapshot of their exterior? The Saddleworth Independent has teamed up with Whittaker Design to test your…
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Where do you read yours: Local and not so local news
OUR AVID readers never miss out on news from back home when they are on their travels as they remember to take a copy of…
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Saddleworth Chatter: June
Saddleworth Chatter by GH CHARLIE AND his mate Fred were enjoying a pint and a game of cards in their favourite Saddleworth pub when into…
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ID The building: June mystery
CAN YOU recognise iconic Saddleworth buildings from just a snapshot of their exterior? The Saddleworth Independent has teamed up with Whittaker Design to test your…
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Stan’s Strange but True: June
Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some interesting and entertaining facts – you just couldn’t make them up. In 1998, amateur photographer Cliff Harris, aged…
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Village Voice: Readers letters for June
Village Voice is YOUR chance to get your point of view over to thousands of readers. Letters should be sent to: The Village Voice, The…
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Just for fun: General knowledge quiz
DON YOUR thinking cap to tackle these questions from successful quiz team The Diggle and Delph Donkeys. See if you can work out who the…
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ID the Building: May mystery
CAN YOU recognise iconic Saddleworth buildings from just a snapshot of their exterior? The Saddleworth Independent has teamed up with Whittaker Design to test your…
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Where do you read yours: Golf Trip
FROM FAMILY holidays to solo trips around the world, the popular paper is taken away on all sorts of trips by avid readers. So when…
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Stan’s Strange but True: May
Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some interesting and entertaining facts – you just couldn’t make them up. THE WORLD’S oldest wine, produced in 1472…
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Saddleworth Chatter: What’s in a name?
Saddleworth Chatter by GH AS YOU possibly know, the Cunard Companies three great Ocean Queens will be visiting Liverpool together in May. This will be a…
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Village Voice: Readers letters for May
Village Voice is YOUR chance to get your point of view over to thousands of readers. Letters should be sent to: The Village Voice, The…
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Just for fun: what is the connection?
DON YOUR thinking cap to tackle these questions from successful quiz team The Diggle and Delph Donkeys. What is the connection between the following 9…
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Where do you read yours? Switzerland
FROM MOUNTAINOUS peaks to tropical beaches, the Saddleworth Independent is taken to spectacular spots across the world. Another breath-taking location was added to the list…
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Stan’s Strange but True: April
Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some interesting and entertaining facts – you just couldn’t make them up. Doctor Jan Lavric was tired out after…
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Saddleworth Chatter: Hospital mayhem
by GH A SWEET grandmother telephoned the hospital one evening. She timidly asked: “Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how…
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Village Voice: Readers Letters for April
Village Voice is YOUR chance to get your point of view over to thousands of readers. Letters should be sent to: The Village Voice, The…
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Where do you read yours: March
FROM NEARBY visits to distant shores, loyal Saddleworth Independent readers remember to take the paper with them wherever they go. And Marjorie Lord made sure…
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Stan’s Strange but True: March
Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some interesting and entertaining facts – you just couldn’t make them up. DRINKING, particularly alcohol, has many traditions. One…
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Saddleworth Chatter: creating the earth
by GH ONCE UPON a time in the Kingdom of Heaven God went missing for six days. Eventually, Archangel Michael found him on the seventh…
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Village Voice: Readers’ letters
Village Voice is YOUR chance to get your point of view over to thousands of readers. Letters should be sent to: The Village Voice, The…
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Saddleworth Chatter
Saddleworth Chatter by GH JAKE WAS a Dobcross man with quite a local reputation for indulging in his two passions – ‘the ladies’ and his love of…
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Where do you read yours – February
SMILING READERS make sure to take the latest edition of the Saddleworth Independent with them wherever they go… And this family was no different as…
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Just for fun: Leading ladies quiz
DON YOUR thinking cap to tackle these questions from successful quiz team The Diggle and Delph Donkeys. See if you can work out who the…
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Saddleworth Voices: Maurice Reid
Over the past four years, Saddleworth Voices have recorded almost 70 interviews to preserve fond memories and anecdotes of all things local. With the support…
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Where do you read yours – January
FROM MOUNTAIN peaks to famous landmarks, Saddleworth Independent readers can’t resist taking a copy of the popular paper where ever they go… And Margaret Seddon,…
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Stan’s Strange but True: January
Stan Bowes, from Diggle, has uncovered some interesting and entertaining facts – you just couldn’t make them up. WILLIAM MCILROY was probably the ultimate hypochondriac.…
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