WHILE regular exercise is encouraged during lockdown accessing Saddleworth’s stunning scenery may not be as straightforward as usual. So, a new book could be just…
View More Photographer Michael shines light on Saddleworth’s stunning landscapeTag: Dovestone Reservoir
Kindness awards for Saddleworth School pupils
KIND-HEARTED pupils at Saddleworth School have been busy supporting important causes across the borough. The school’s charity ambassadors picked Oldham Foodbank as their first event…
View More Kindness awards for Saddleworth School pupilsNew plans to manage Dovestone announced
A NEW action plan for managing the numbers of visitors to Dovestone reservoir will bring “much needed relief” for local residents, it is hoped. The…
View More New plans to manage Dovestone announcedMP’s ‘concerns” over Spatial Framework as councillors prepare to vote on Oldham’s homes plan allocation
DEBBIE Abrahams warns any future housing development on the Fletchers Mill site in Greenfield must address access issues caused by visitor numbers to Dovestone Reservoir.…
View More MP’s ‘concerns” over Spatial Framework as councillors prepare to vote on Oldham’s homes plan allocationParking means pounds for the local authority
OLDHAM Council banked nearly £40,000 in just two months from motorists parked at Dovestone Reservoir, the Independent can reveal. Since the introduction of new higher…
View More Parking means pounds for the local authorityPolice taking action to prevent planned rave-style event at Dovestone
POLICE officers are taking positive action to prevent a large-scale planned illegal gathering from taking place at Dovestone Reservoir this weekend. Officers in GMP’s Force…
View More Police taking action to prevent planned rave-style event at DovestoneCurlews and Conservation: At Dovestones with Kate Hanley
A SERIES of weekly ecoEvents online is offering an informative and helpful insight for everyone interested in sustaining and improving the local environment. The first…
View More Curlews and Conservation: At Dovestones with Kate HanleyDovestone billing ‘causing almighty problem’, says concerned councillor
BILLING Dovestone Reservoir as a tourist hotspot is part of the reason why crowds are packing into it – and the associated parking chaos. And…
View More Dovestone billing ‘causing almighty problem’, says concerned councillorPay (more) and display! New parking fees for reservoir?
MOTORISTS parking at Dovestone Reservoir contributed more than £85,000 to Oldham Council coffers in the last financial year. That figure will now rise considerably if…
View More Pay (more) and display! New parking fees for reservoir?United Utilities ‘no’ to temporary reservoir closure
WATER bosses have poured cold water on renewed calls for a temporary public closure of Dovestone Reservoir. Nearly 3,500 people have signed an online petition…
View More United Utilities ‘no’ to temporary reservoir closure