Council admits not keeping upto speed with road signs repairs

A COLLECTION of road signs, including two in the vicinity of a school safety zone, are to be decommissioned after failing into disrepair. Oldham Council,…

View More Council admits not keeping upto speed with road signs repairs

Conservative councillors call for handover of Oldham’s CSE investigation to Home Office

By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter and Trevor Baxter SADDLEWORTH’S Conservative councillors have called for government intervention into an investigation into allegations of child sexual…

View More Conservative councillors call for handover of Oldham’s CSE investigation to Home Office

Saddleworth Parish Council: Councillors help lift community spirit during coronavirus lockdown

SADDLEWORTH Parish Councillors are working hard to share community spirit and help locals as the coronavirus lockdown continues. Councillors are taking part in meetings online…

View More Saddleworth Parish Council: Councillors help lift community spirit during coronavirus lockdown

Satellite Centre set for £18,000 revamp

A TRANSFORMATION of The Satellite Centre’s upstairs hall has been made possible thanks to £18,000 from Oldham Council’s Local Improvement Fund. The space is used…

View More Satellite Centre set for £18,000 revamp

Mark of disrespect Vandal defaces Pots and Pans memorial

THE culprit who has defaced Saddleworth’s iconic Pots and Pans war memorial has been condemned for “thoughtless vandalism”. The Independent investigated after being alerted to…

View More Mark of disrespect Vandal defaces Pots and Pans memorial

Shaw HELL Bank Road Homes plan gets green light despite opposition

By Charlotte Green- Local Democracy Reporter OLDHAM planners have been accused of ‘concreting over our community’ after giving permission for the Shaw Hall Bank Road…

View More Shaw HELL Bank Road Homes plan gets green light despite opposition

On the beat: councillor takes night-time patrol with police to gauge extent of crime ‘problem’

THE recent high-profile police operation in Greenfield has been a shock to the tight knit community. It follows two frightening car-jacking incidents in Greenfield and…

View More On the beat: councillor takes night-time patrol with police to gauge extent of crime ‘problem’