AN ESTABLISHED group of Saddleworth writers, which is looking for new members, has had its meetings rescheduled due to council cutbacks. Saddleworth Writers Group first…
View More Saddleworth Writers Group seeks new members as Council cutbacks force meeting reschedule
PEOPLE in any Saddleworth property face paying more than £1,500 in council tax over the next year as an almost five per cent rise is…
View More Saddleworth council tax bill to top £1,500 for all properties
A LAMBING shed will be converted into a house if new plans are given the go ahead. Pamela Taylor previously gained the OK to transform…
View More New home plan for Dobcross lambing shed
OLDHAM’S bonfire will be back with a bang for its 11th year, with everyone invited to come along and join in the fun. The largest…
View More Oldham bonfire back with a bang
PEOPLE across Saddleworth and Oldham looking for a new job or challenge are being invited to a Careers Fair next week. It’s taking place on…
View More Oldham Careers Fair to help young people find work
A SADDLEWORTH councillor has led the criticism of a ‘worrying’ report Into Oldham’s services for children with special needs. Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission…
View More Saddleworth councillor criticises Oldham SEND inspection findings
PEOPLE opposed to plans to divert a footpath so it can make way for a controversial Saddleworth housing development are celebrating after its approval was…
View More Campaigners celebrate as Planning Inspector overturns ‘cutting a valley in two’
COUNCILLOR Arooj Shah was formally appointed as the new Leader of Oldham Council at its Annual Council meeting. As the new leader, Cllr Shah is…
View More Councillor Arooj Shah formally appointed as new Leader
SADDLEWORTH voters have a ‘new’ person in charge of their borough council after Arooj Shah returned to the top. The former leader of the Oldham…
View More ‘New’ face at the top of borough council
THREE young people were recognised with Civic Appreciation Awards at Oldham’s Full Council meeting, to celebrate their tremendous contributions to their local communities. Keira-Louise Arnold,…
View More Inspirational young people recognised with Civic Awards
THE VALUE of land that saw Saddleworth School move and will see more than 60 homes built has been revealed – £17.5million. The area in…
View More Multi-million value of school and homes land revealed
A FORMER chair of Saddleworth Parish Council has died at the age of 88 as her family honour a ‘great’ woman. Enid Firth, who held…
View More Tributes paid to former Saddleworth Parish Council chair
A NEW homes development in Diggle will be downsized, according to the building company. Proposals to erect 77 houses on two sites off Huddersfield Road…
View More New proposals to be presented for 66-home Diggle development
SADDLEWORTH Parish Council has issued a statement following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. It read: “The Chairman, Councillors and Officers of Saddleworth Parish Council…
View More Saddleworth Parish Council pays tribute to Her Majesty
A DERELICT toilet block will be turned into a café after planning permission was granted, despite earlier opposition from Saddleworth Parish Council. John Metcalfe has…
View More Toilet block to become café despite earlier opposition
THE transformation of Spindles Town Square shopping centre has moved an important step closer with the submission of a full planning application. The proposed plans…
View More Planning application for Spindles development submitted
OLDHAM Council is making it even easier to love your local market with a new ‘free after 3pm’ parking offer. The new offer is in…
View More Free parking offer launched at Tommyfield Market
A GREENFIELD pub has received permission to turn part of the premises into five letting bedrooms. The application was submitted to Oldham Council planners by…
View More Pub’s bedroom plan receives green light
AN APPLICATION has been submitted for permission to form a track for maintenance vehicles to access a golf course once enjoyed by corporate executives. The…
View More Fore! Planning approval sought for golf course access road
OLDHAM Council is installing 51 CCTV cameras at locations around five Metrolink stops to help passengers and residents feel safer and more confident. The…
View More Oldham Council to install more CCTV cameras around town centre tram stops
PLANS have been submitted to turn a former Saddleworth public house into a private house and garden. The Royal Oak at the Heights in Delph…
View More Heights pub plans submitted
DELPH animators have created an uplifting, festive film as the countdown to Christmas starts across the borough. Jo and Paul Perry of the award-winning Periscope…
View More Festive film from Delph animators encourages people to shop local this Christmas
National Trust rangers are warning that reckless behaviour on the moors could be putting lives at risk. It’s after three moorland fires in just two…
View More National Trust rangers say moorland fires are putting lives at risk.
DEREK Heffernan, former mayor of Oldham and chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council, will claim a unique hat-trick of civic titles when he is installed as Mayor…
View More Derek Heffernan to complete hat-trick of civic titles as Mayor of Austerlands
MORE stringent rules are now in place to help improve security at events held at the Civic Hall in Uppermill. Saddleworth Parish Council, which is…
View More Improved security rules planned for Uppermill Civic Hall
OLDHAM Council’s new bin collection calendars appear to be caught up in the Christmas post. The previous calendar detailing dates to put out blue, green,…
View More What’s bin going on? Oldham Council waste collection calendars miss distribution date
LOCAL businesses from across Oldham, Saddleworth, Royton and Shaw have met with MPs, the Leader of Oldham Council, and Oldham’s branch of GM Chamber of Commerce,…
View More Politicians listen to local businesses’ concerns over Brexit
Oldham Council is looking for the views of residents to help shape their Statement of Community Involvement (SCI.) The statement outlines how they will inform…
View More Oldham Council seeks views on statement of community involvement
A FURIOUS community leader has declared war on flytippers who are spoiling the entrance to a pretty Saddleworth hamlet. Jennifer Greenwood is chair of Love Lydgate,…
View More Community hits out at flytippers creating village eyesore
UPPERMILL Civic Hall is opening its facilities as emergency accommodation to workers and residents in Saddleworth and Tameside affected by the current fires on Saddleworth…
View More Uppermill Civic Hall opens doors as emergency accommodation during moorland fires
DEDICATED campaigner Sam Al-Hamdani is taking up his first-ever elected post after being co-opted into the vacant seat on Saddleworth Parish Council. Born in Saddleworth…
View More New councillor joins Saddleworth Parish Council
WHAT are you voting for and who will get your vote when Oldham goes to the polls in the local elections on Thursday, May 3?…
View More Who will get your vote? Oldham local elections 2018
OLDHAM Council has published the list of candidates for the local elections on Thursday, May 3. There is a total of 90 candidates across Oldham’s…
View More Candidates announced for local elections 2018
OLDHAM Council has been slammed for spending around £10,000 sending two officials on a “French Seaside Spree”. OMBC’s Head of Regeneration and Development plus Director…
View More Cannes you believe it? Oldham Council spend around £10,000 to send two officers to South of France conference
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