SADDLEWORTH was shining bright with festive cheer as homes and businesses dressed up their exteriors for the Parish Council’s annual Christmas Illuminations competition. Residents and…
View More Saddleworth shining bright for Parish Council’s Christmas Illuminations competition
Oldham Council staff and councillors are helping social care provider MioCare to contact thousands of vulnerable and elderly people to make sure they are safe…
View More MioCare making sure no feels alone this Christmas
Oldham Council is informing residents about changes and restrictions to services over Christmas and the New Year. As in previous years many public services and…
View More Oldham Council confirms Christmas and New Year closure arrangements
OLDHAM Council’s Music Service has teamed up with Carrot Productions to provide locals with a very special live performance of the Raymond Briggs iconic film…
View More Spectacular production of ‘The Snowman’ comes to Oldham
FESTIVE cheer shone bright through Saddleworth as communities came together for their annual Christmas Lights Switch Ons. The first village to turn on their lights…
View More Festive cheer comes to Saddleworth as villages turn on Christmas lights
Oldham Council is launching a new campaign encouraging residents to look after themselves by staying healthy and safe over Christmas. The festive season is well…
View More Oldham Council encourages residents to look after your ‘elf’ this Christmas
THERE were festive gifts and goodies galore as the Saddleworth WI hosted their popular Christmas Markets once more at Saddleworth Hotel. More than 40 local…
View More Gifts and goodies galore snapped up at Saddleworth WI Christmas Markets
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, is lending a helping hand to collect supplies for families who would otherwise struggle over the Christmas…
View More MP joins Oldham Foodbank’s drive to collect emergency supplies for Christmas
YOU can bring smiles to the faces of Mahdlo members and help make this festive season one to remember by taking part in their ‘Buy…
View More Buy a bauble to help Mahdlo members have a fun festive season
AFTER months of careful testing and tasting, a team of dedicated Saddleworth ladies have designed a Gin which will tickle your tastebuds this Christmas. And…
View More Flavour of Saddleworth to be unveiled in new gin
SINGING star Saara Aalto – the X-Factor’s very own ‘snow fairy’ – will be the special guest at Oldham’s Christmas Lights Switch-On, Sunday 19 November.…
View More Oldham Christmas Lights switch-on will have the X Factor
SADDLEWORTH is gearing up for an invasion of Santas once more in a bid to raise funds for deserving causes. Following last year’s epic festive…
View More Santas are dashing back to Uppermill for fun festive fun
IT wouldn’t be Christmas without Slade and it won’t be long before the first strains of their Festive classic hit are heard. But if you…
View More Merry Christmas Everybody – here is our gift to you
A FAIRY tale Christmas is coming to Diggle as St Chad’s All Stars present their pantomime of ‘Cinderella’ from November 22-25. Come and watch as…
View More Fairytale pantomime ‘Cinderella’ comes to Diggle
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre’s nationally renowned family pantomime is packed with laugh-out-loud gags and thigh slapping songs for this year’s festive spectacular, ‘Dick Whittington’. Poor young…
View More Oldham Coliseum brings festive fun for all the family with pantomime ‘Dick Whittington’
SADDLEWORTH is gearing up for an invasion of Santas once more in a bid to raise funds for deserving causes. Following last year’s epic festive…
View More Festive fun in store as Santa Dash and Winter Wonderland returns to Uppermill
WATERHEAD ACADEMY discovered being one of Manchester United Foundation’s partner schools has its spin offs – a surprise visit from Spanish player Juan Mata. It…
View More Manchester United star Juan Mata makes surprise visit to Waterhead
SPECIAL GUESTS got in a festive spirit as they enjoyed a Christmas Open Afternoon at Bright Futures School for children with autism in Grasscroft. The…
View More Mayor of Oldham joins in festive fun at Bright Futures School in Grasscroft
POLICE ARE hunting callous burglars who broke into a Saddleworth home on Christmas Day and took their pick of family Christmas presents. The incident, revealed…
View More Police hunt burglars who targeted Saddleworth home on Christmas Day
DEBBIE ABRAHAMS, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has recorded a special Christmas interview for Radio Cavell. The interview with Royal Oldham Hospital’s 24 hour…
View More Debbie Abrahams MP to feature in Christmas special with Radio Cavell
MORE THAN five hundred ‘Santas’ took to Saddleworth’s streets for a stampede of festive fun. Young and old, runners and walkers took part in the…
View More Stampede of 500 Santas fills Saddleworth streets for festive dash
OLDHAM COUNCIL workers dug deep at Christmas to donate 320 presents for local young people who might otherwise receive nothing. The Operation Christmas Child campaign…
View More Operation Christmas Child sees Oldham Council staff donate 320 gifts to local children
OLDHAM COUNCIL is informing residents about changes and restrictions to services over Christmas and the New Year. As in previous years many of the public…
View More Oldham Council confirms Christmas and New Year closure arrangements
SADDLEWORTH IS shining bright for Christmas after villagers of all ages gathered to enjoy their annual switch-on events. Springhead started the events, with locals gathering…
View More Saddleworth shines with festive cheer after annual light switch-ons
CREATURES great and small were decked in festive attire for the annual Horseman’s Carol Service at Friezland Equestrian Arena in Greenfield. Organised by Friezland User Group,…
View More Creatures great and small gather in Greenfield for Horseman’s Carol Service
CAROLS AND festive fun filled the Sacred Heart Church Hall in Uppermill as Saddleworth Carers held their annual Christmas Party. Special guests Cllr Pam Byrne,…
View More Sacred Heart filled with festive fun for Saddleworth Carers’ Christmas Party
YOUNG SCOUTS got festive as they hosted a fundraising Christmas Fair and their unique ‘ScoutPost’ services. The 20th Oldham, Uppermill Methodist Scouts put on an…
View More Festive fun and activities at fundraising fair by Uppermill Methodist Scouts
DIGGLE DIAMONDS hosted a spectacular Christmas Party to bring festive cheer to around 70 elderly villagers. The annual event at Kilngreen Church Hall saw guests…
View More Diggle Diamonds host spectacular Christmas Party for elderly locals
A STAMPEDE of Santas will fill Saddleworth’s streets as around 500 people are expected to take part in a unique festive event. The ‘Santa Dash’…
View More Stampede of Santas to hit Uppermill streets for unique festive event
JOIN COMMUNITIES across Saddleworth for festive fun as they illuminate the villages with their Christmas tree lights. On Friday, December 2 Springhead start the switch-ons…
View More Saddleworth villages to be illuminated at Christmas switch-ons
UNIQUE DISPLAYS will fill the windows of homes and businesses in Uppermill once more as the popular ‘living advent calendar’ returns. Each day from December…
View More Unique ‘living advent calendar’ to bring festive cheer to Uppermill
ALL ARE invited to get hands on with festive fun at a Charity Christmas Craftalong at Saddleworth Museum on Sunday, December 4. The event, which…
View More Get hands on at Charity Christmas Craftalong at Saddleworth Museum
Britain’s Got Talent’s dancing Stormtroopers, Boogie Storm, are the special guests at this year’s Christmas Lights Switch-On in Oldham town centre on Sunday, November 20.…
View More Britain’s Got Talent’s Boogie Storm to switch on Oldham’s Christmas lights
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