PUPILS at Saddleworth School have a new peaceful addition to their surroundings – a tree for peace. For the Diggle site is now home to…
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Council told to produce the goods over Saddleworth road scheme
OLDHAM Council has been told to fulfil a pledge to carry out a Saddleworth traffic calming scheme – almost three years after funding was awarded.…
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New look for Springhead Congregational Church after extensive refurb
AN interior redesign and extensive refurbishment have been carried out to make Springhead Congregational Church ‘fit for a new decade of outreach and ministry’. The…
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Volunteers needed to keep Uppermill band contests going
THERE are 138 years of history for Uppermill Whit Friday Band Contest – and new volunteers are needed to make sure that can continue into…
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Handrail help after broken back accident
HANDRAILS have been installed on steep steps in Uppermill in response to a Good Samaritan’s appeals to Oldham Council after a lady fell and broke…
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Saddleworth Parish Council: Barbara takes over as Barbara bows out
COUNCILLOR Barbara Beeley has officially taken on the role of Saddleworth Parish Council chairman – 12 months later than expected. Cllr Beeley was due to…
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No-thants! Home plans on wrong road, say Parish councillors
A TRAFFIC report in support of a 78-homes plan for Diggle will be amended after surveys put part of the village in Northamptonshire. The housing…
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Parish speaks out in support of police
SADDLEWORTH Parish councillors are joining their voices together to show support and appreciation for the police across the community and beyond. Cllr Luke Lancaster proposed…
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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…
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Brownfield development funding for Bailey Mill?
SINCE burning down in June 2016, Bailey Mill in Delph has become an ‘eyesore’ according to Saddleworth Parish Councillors, Luke Lancaster and Max Woodvine. They…
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Queen Bee! Barbara is new Parish Council chair
BARBARA Beeley, a councillor for Springhead Lower, becomes the new chair of Saddleworth Parish Council on September 1. She succeeds Cllr Jamie Curley who will…
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Campaigners hand in petitions for improved safety on Dobcross roads
CAMPAIGNING members of a village group demanding safer roads have handed two petitions to a local councillor.The move by the Dobcross Road Safety Group is…
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On the beat: Councillor gets insight into police role
SADDLEWORTH’S Neighbourhood Policing Team is out on the streets across the community both day and night. Max Woodvine, Saddleworth Parish Councillor for Dobcross ward, joined…
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Jaws-dropping! Flower show is bloomin’ great
FROM a prize-winning shark to a victorious Victoria sandwich, there was definitely something for everyone at the 38th Denshaw Flower Show. Indeed, with its exhibits…
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Residents driven round bend by Delph’s new double yellow lines
RESIDENTS in Delph will be seeing double for the next 18 months and many are not best pleased. A stretch of Denshaw Road has been…
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Concerns continue over parking on double yellows at Kenworthy Gardens
CONCERNED councillors and residents are calling for more action as drivers continue to park on double yellow lines at Kenworthy Gardens in Uppermill. One resident,…
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Organisers heartbroken as plug is pulled on Saddleworth Literary Festival
HEARTBROKEN organisers of the Saddleworth literary festival have drawn the curtain on the high profile community event for the last time. They made the…
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Residents call for action as sheep continue to roam free in cemetery
FRUSTRATED residents feel their complaints about sheep marauding in a peaceful cemetery are falling on deaf ears at Saddleworth Parish Council. Keith Jones highlighted the…
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Dad pleas for help to stop sheep eating tributes on daughter’s grave
A DISTRAUGHT father is calling for action to prevent sheep from eating the flowers placed on the grave of his dead daughter. Samantha Jones endured…
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Hard-working volunteers honoured at annual Awards
HARD-WORKING volunteers took a night off as they were honoured at the annual Volunteer of Saddleworth Awards. Outgoing Saddleworth Parish Council chairman, Councillor Pam Byrne,…
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Young Saddleworth School pupils honoured with Lord Rhodes award
TWO DESERVING young people from Saddleworth School are the latest recipients of the prestigious Lord Rhodes award. The award is presented to a student, or…
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Has murderer Ian Brady taken secrets of victims to his grave?
HAS CALLOUS Moors murderer Ian Brady died without revealing the lonely grave of his last undiscovered child victim? Despite relentless appeals from Keith Bennett’s distraught…
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Community invited to shape area’s future with a Neighbourhood Plan
SADDLEWORTH Councillors are sweeping across the community to get locals involved in a new Neighbourhood Plan to help shape the future of the area. Cllr…
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NatWest to retain banking presence in Saddleworth when branch shuts
NATWEST WILL retain a four-day presence in Saddleworth when their Uppermill branch closes on June 27. That’s the promise of community banker Paul Geary who…
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