OLDHAM Council is being pressed for answers to a community’s longest running saga: when will Saddleworth School be built? Cllr Robert Knotts, chair of Saddleworth…
View More Oldham Council pressed for answers over Saddleworth School planning application
A derelict Saddleworth mill has become a playground for teenage vandals. But the long-term future of Knoll Mill on Wellington Road in Greenfield could be…
View More What’s next for Knoll Mill as vandals target building?
A MAJOR new housing development is the proposed centre piece of Saddleworth’s contribution to Greater Manchester’s controversial plans for homes, jobs and the environment. But…
View More More homes and new hotel in latest Fletchers mill re-development plans
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter CONTROVERSIAL proposals to build a £3.5m link road and 265 homes on protected open land in Springhead, Grotton and Lees…
View More Oldham planning chiefs refuse controversial plans for road and 265 homes in Springhead
A GRASSCROFT school for children with autism is looking forward to the brightest of futures thanks to a remarkable gesture by a long standing Saddleworth…
View More School’s In! Bright Future for autistic children after Saddleworth business comes to rescue
OLDHAM Council is set to formally launch its search for a development partner to deliver its Town Centre Masterplan. Subject to Cabinet approval on Monday,…
View More Oldham Council to seek development partner for Town Centre masterplan
A NEW school for Greenfield has received unanimous support… but not current re-development plans for century-old Shaw Street primary. Instead, Oldham Council is urged to…
View More New site proposed for Greenfield Primary School after plans rejected by Parish Council
A massive new seven-year housing development programme for one of Saddleworth’s “green lungs” will not solve Oldham’s demand for affordable homes. But, say Save Our…
View More Locals reject housing plans which would kill off “breathing space” in Springhead
A PUBLIC consultation period over plans for 265 new homes in Springhead has been extended after difficulties accessing documents on Oldham Council’s website. The planning…
View More Save Our Valleys battle proposals to build 265 homes on Springhead green fields
Oldham Council has announced a full schedule of dates and venues for the public consultation on its plans for a new look town centre. An…
View More Consultation dates announced for Oldham Town Centre masterplan