VILLAGERS are urged to use Dobcross’s last shop and Post Office or risk losing both. On the second anniversary of taking over both entities, postmaster…
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Dovestone WI’s Countryside Safety Marshal scheme to return
DOVESTONE WI is relaunching its Countryside Safety Marshal scheme. The initiative was first set up two years ago in the wake of fires that swept…
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Fly tipping blight repeat but can litter picking volunteers help find culprits?
FLY tippers have targeted a quiet Saddleworth road for the second time in a matter of months. The latest incident comes with Oldham Council considering…
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Funding boosts from First Choice Homes Oldham to help community groups thrive after coronavirus
THE first round of Respect Our Community Awards (ROCA) funding for 2021 has been launched by First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO). The ROCA scheme runs…
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Grandpa Greene’s ordered to close at weekends due to potential public health risk
OLDHAM Council is to restrict the opening hours of a business because the large numbers of people visiting it are potentially creating a serious public…
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Community stalwart Kathleen Hudson dies after short illness
COMMUNITY stalwart Kathleen Hudson has died aged 82 after a short illness. Kathleen (née Wood), born in Greenfield on July 13, 1938, was the wife…
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Kind-heart community comes out in force to support Round Table’s foodbank appeal
MORE than 5,000 items were donated as the generous public backed Saddleworth Round Table’s latest foodbank drop-off appeal. The socially distanced drop-off was held at…
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Litter pick cancelled
A LITTER pick to mark the Great British September Clean on Saturday September 26 has been cancelled due to social distancing regulations. But organisers Street…
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Dobcross welcome for new Swan tenant
GOOD luck to Joanne Caffrey after helping re-open the historic Swan pub in Dobcross. The famous 18th century hostelry, known locally as the Top House,…
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MP’s ‘virtual’ Working for Your Community Summer School 2020 open for applications
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has opened applications for her seventh annual Working for Your Community Summer School – but this year the school…
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