THE COMMUNITY is invited to Saddleworth’s oldest Great War memorial in Austerlands to pay tribute this Remembrance Sunday. Event organisers are appealing for locals to…
View More Pay Remembrance tributes in Austerlands at Saddleworth’s oldest memorial
A NEW defibrillator in Springhead is now available to the community thanks to the efforts of The Spinners Arms pub, Saddleworth Round Table, the local…
View More Community effort makes defibrillator available to all in SpringheadGET in the festive spirit at a Christmas Market at Austerlands Cricket Club on Saturday, December 7. The event runs from 11am to 4pm at…
View More Festive cheer awaits at Austerlands Cricket Club Christmas Market
MORE THAN 150 people gathered at Saddleworth’s oldest Great War Memorial in Austerlands to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday. Proceedings were conducted by the…
View More Austerlands remembers with poignant ceremony
RESIDENTS are invited to pay their respects this Remembrance Day at Saddleworth’s oldest Great War memorial in Austerlands. Event organisers welcome all to join them…
View More Residents invited to Remembrance tributes at Saddleworth’s oldest Great War memorial
A HISTORIC Saddleworth bus shelter that was destroyed in mysterious circumstances has been repaired. People living in Austerlands were horrified at seeing the structure on…
View More Austerlands bus shelter restored after demolition mystery
THERE was a large turnout at Saddleworth’s oldest Great War Memorial in Austerlands on Remembrance Day despite the wet and windy weather. Proceedings were conducted…
View More Austerlands remembers its fallen on Remembrance Sunday
RESIDENTS will gather at Saddleworth’s oldest Great War monument in Austerlands to mark Remembrance Day. The event commences at 10.55am at the junction of Heywood…
View More Residents invited to mark Remembrance Day at Austerland’s Great War monument
MYSTERY surrounds how a historic stone bus shelter in Saddleworth has been left in bits. People living in Austerlands have been left horrified at…
View More How did Austerlands bus shelter end up in pieces?
FOUR legged friends of all ages, colours, sizes and talents will compete at a Fun Dog Show on Sunday, October 15 from 10.45am-3.30pm. There are…
View More Saddleworth event listing: Fun dog show
A FAMILIAR sound will return to the streets of Saddleworth this year – the sound of brass band music. The event, dubbed as ‘The Greatest…
View More Best of brass returns to Saddleworth for Whit Friday contests
HOMES and businesses across the community will shine bright for the annual Saddleworth Christmas Illuminations competition. The competition, run by Saddleworth Parish Council, sees judges…
View More Festive cheer to illuminate Saddleworth for annual Christmas Lights Competition
THE phoenix continues to rise at Saddleworth after they secured a third promotion in four years in the Greater Manchester Cricket League. The Well-i-Hole side…
View More Promotion as Saddleworth revival continues
A NEW ‘city of trees’ is flourishing at a popular community site in Scouthead thanks to the work of village volunteers. Austerlands and Scouthead Village…
View More ‘Tree-mendous’ job at Dawson’s Field
A RUSTY relic from Saddleworth’s past has received a much-needed facelift to the delight of a community campaigner. And the newly painted Victorian milestone on…
View More Start of the new stone age
POLICE want to speak to a man who may be able to help with enquiries into two car thefts in Austerlands on Wednesday, July 20.…
View More Man sought after two cars stolen from elderly man in Austerlands
GARY Pemberton claimed a best-ever return of nine wickets for 15 runs in a one-off appearance for Springhead’s fourth team. The 51-year-old, who usually plays…
View More Nine-wicket haul for Gary in one-off loan appearance
FOR a Yorkshireman, Clem Beckett had the misfortune of being born on the ‘wrong side’ of the Pennines, with the nearest White Rose town being…
View More New book recalls Saddleworth’s brave speedway hero
FROM picnics to barbecues and football to egg and spoon races, there was fun for all ages at the Scouthead and Austerlands Jubilee Picnic. The…
View More Picnic party in Scouthead to celebrate Jubilee
FROM reindeer to an illuminated Christmas tree, there is a whole host of figures joining a festive collection by an Austerlands woodcarver. Cllr Rob Knotts…
View More Festive carving collection grows
SADDLEWORTH’S oldest Great War Memorial, in Austerlands, saw a large turnout on Remembrance Sunday as residents were privileged, once again, to receive the Queen’s Wreath.…
View More Queen and Dukes mark Remembrance Day at Austerlands
GARY Pemberton, one of the most decorated players in local cricket, has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 50. Delph’s second…
View More Serial winner Gary Pemberton retires from cricket aged 50
A NEW chapter in the motor racing career of Austerlands’ Phil McGarty is about to unfold. Denshaw-raised Phil will be having the first race for…
View More Motor racer Phil changes track to join new team
A SADDLEWORTH councillor has helped to conserve a coppice planted in Austerlands by his great-great-uncle about 50 years ago. The coppice comes under the curtilage…
View More Family affair as preservation order secures Thorpe Lane trees for next generations
AN Austerlands woman has been placed under a six-week night-time curfew and will be electronically tagged after pleading guilty to benefit fraud. Shaunny Akeroyd, 28,…
View More Saddleworth woman handed curfew
A CARD from the Queen and a personal message from the Mayor of Oldham were just some of the well-wishes received as Jean Sykes celebrated…
View More 100 reasons for Jean to celebrate
AS Saddleworth entered lockdown for a second time on November 5, 10,000 miles away in Melbourne life was already feeling refreshingly different. Australia’s second largest…
View More Home and away – life out of lockdown Down Under
POLICE hope to get the funding in place so they can tackle problems of speeding cars on a road that has turned into an accident…
View More Police hope speed can be calmed at Huddersfield Road accident blackspot
OFFICERS are appealing for witnesses following a collision where a cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries. Just after 5pm yesterday (31 August 2020), officers received a report…
View More Cyclist suffers life-changing injuries following Huddersfield Road collision
BEST-LAID plans by local clubs for the Greater Manchester Cricket League campaign have been hit for six by the coronavirus outbreak. If and when a…
View More Cricket campaigns hit for six by coronavirus outbreak
By Ken Bennett and Aimee Belmore HUNDREDS of people trekked up to the iconic memorial at Pots and Pans to pay tribute in the bright…
View More Hundreds gather at events across community as Saddleworth remembers
DEREK Heffernan, former mayor of Oldham and chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council, will claim a unique hat-trick of civic titles when he is installed as Mayor…
View More Derek Heffernan to complete hat-trick of civic titles as Mayor of Austerlands
Austerlands referee Robert Hicks has been given the whistle for Saturday’s Super League Grand Final between Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. His…
View More Saddleworth referee lands Super League Grand Final
THEY’VE packed up at Cotton Clouds and the final strains of Sister Sledge and Lightning Seeds have disappeared, writes Sophie Doherty. But now there’s chance…
View More Invitation extended to join ‘The Powwow’ at Austerlands music event
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