By John Kirkbride IN the mid-1960s when my family and I first moved to Saddleworth (or in my mother’s case back to Saddleworth), I remember…
View More Station to station – A brief (and slightly irreverent) history of Delph StationTag: delph donkey
Saddleworth bakery Flitcroft’s Home Baked enters a sweet new chapter
A BELOVED Saddleworth bakery is embarking on a new era as its founder is handing over the reins to her daughter. Tucked just off Delph…
View More Saddleworth bakery Flitcroft’s Home Baked enters a sweet new chapterDelph Donkey Scarecrow Trail returns to raise funds for Ukraine
A HOST of eye-catching and creative scarecrows are lurking around Delph waiting to be spotted. The creations are in place as the popular Delph Donkey…
View More Delph Donkey Scarecrow Trail returns to raise funds for UkraineMemories of the Delph Donkey line by Denise Fraser
THE Delph Donkey anniversary brought back memories of the train’s final journey for Independent reader Denise Fraser. A former Uppermill librarian, Denise even has a…
View More Memories of the Delph Donkey line by Denise FraserDay the Donkey carried its last passengers
CHERRY Pink and Apple Blossom White went to number one in the charts and Chelsea topped the old Football League first division. But rail enthusiasts…
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