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…
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Home and away – life out of lockdown Down Under
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 UnderPolice hope speed can be calmed at Huddersfield Road accident blackspot
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 blackspotCyclist suffers life-changing injuries following Huddersfield Road collision
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 collisionCricket campaigns hit for six by coronavirus outbreak
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 outbreakHundreds gather at events across community as Saddleworth remembers
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 remembersDerek Heffernan to complete hat-trick of civic titles as Mayor of Austerlands
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 AusterlandsSaddleworth referee lands Super League Grand Final
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 FinalInvitation extended to join ‘The Powwow’ at Austerlands music event
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 eventJoan takes up clog iron as Mayor of Austerlands
A UNIQUE local tradition has seen a community champion honoured… with a silver clog iron. Joan Sykes is the latest recipient to take on the…
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