A GRASSCROFT man is part of a team of eight NHS staff who have won a prestigious national healthcare award. Alastair Leslie-Dakers works as a…
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Summershade Pleasure Gardens – readers reminisce
LAST month’s article on the former Summershade Pleasure Gardens prompted Independent reader Philip Buckley to reminisce about the once popular Grasscroft location. He recalled: “My…
View More Summershade Pleasure Gardens – readers reminisceThose hazy, lazy, crazy days of Summershade! When Grasscroft was visitor destination
SADDLEWORTH has in the past provided many attractions to bring visitors to the area but sadly all have gone, writes Peter Fox. One of these…
View More Those hazy, lazy, crazy days of Summershade! When Grasscroft was visitor destinationYasmin Thunders in to Superleague squad
GRASSCROFT teenager Yasmin Roebuck has been confirmed as Manchester Thunder’s final first-team squad member for their 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague campaign. The 19-year-old former Friezland…
View More Yasmin Thunders in to Superleague squadCouncillor hopes to showcase historic Friezland fields
ANCIENT Armit Road and medieval meadows are at the centre of a councillor’s attention after he discovered deeds and documents detailing the history of two…
View More Councillor hopes to showcase historic Friezland fieldsSinfield swaps Rhinos for new challenge with Tigers
RUGBY league legend Kevin Sinfield has swapped codes to the 15-man game after being appointed to Leicester Tigers’ coaching staff. The 40-year-old from Grasscroft, who…
View More Sinfield swaps Rhinos for new challenge with TigersSpringhead and Grasscroft named as region’s Covid hotspots as cases soar across Greater Manchester
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter SPRINGHEAD and Grasscroft have emerged as the region’s Covid hotspot as cases continue to soar across Greater Manchester. The…
View More Springhead and Grasscroft named as region’s Covid hotspots as cases soar across Greater ManchesterPlain sailing as Ellia raises £2,000 for children’s hospital
GRASSCROFT’S Ellia Rhodes has raised more than £2,000 for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH). The 16-year-old took to the water for 10 hours at…
View More Plain sailing as Ellia raises £2,000 for children’s hospitalFuture is bright for Saddleworth starlet Josh
SADDLEWORTH-BASED rugby league talent Josh Thewlis has been tipped to have a bright future in the sport by his boss at Super League side Warrington…
View More Future is bright for Saddleworth starlet JoshTitle triumph for Tommy
MANCHESTER City’s pursuit of a treble of Premier League, Carabao Cup and Champions League continues. But there has been another less publicised triumph as City…
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