A GREENFIELD woman at the forefront of establishing the NHS Nightingale North West Hospital says the Manchester city centre based facility remains a core element…
View More ‘Don’t stand down, stand ready’ says Greenfield woman of the centre of Nightingale operation
A PAIR of semi-detached houses are to be built in the back garden of a Greenfield home. Oldham Council planning officers gave the green light…
View More How does your garden grow…? With a pair of semi-detached properties
TO describe Michael Broadbent as a man who knew a thing or two about wine would not exactly be inaccurate. After all he definitely knew…
View More Wine world raises its glass to toast life of Saddleworth-born expert Michael Broadbent
A SADDLEWORTH workforce is at the forefront of the supply chain providing vital cleaning equipment to the NHS as its staff work to help combat…
View More Company rises to the challenge as Greenfield-made cleaning products prove vital in fight to control virus
SADDLEWORTH’S largest supermarket is restricting sales of essential food and household goods because of coronavirus stockpiling. Empty shelves have appeared at the Tesco store on…
View More Saddleworth supermarket now restricting sales of essential items
THE cane was back at Knowsley Junior School – but thankfully only briefly as pupils and staff turned back time for Victorian Week. The annual…
View More Knowsley Junior School turns back time for Victorian Week
A TRANSFORMATION of The Satellite Centre’s upstairs hall has been made possible thanks to £18,000 from Oldham Council’s Local Improvement Fund. The space is used…
View More Satellite Centre set for £18,000 revamp
STAY active thanks to new classes at The Satellite Centre in Greenfield every Thursday. The classes are led by Oldham Community Leisure every Thursday afternoon…
View More Stay active at new classes
THIS little visitor has been brightening up shopping trips for customers to Tesco, Greenfield. And the Chew Valley Road store’s resident Robin appears to have…
View More New ‘customer’ for Greenfield supermarket
YOUNGSTERS, inspired by England’s rugby union World Cup exploits, will have to wait to show off their skills on one particular Saddleworth pitch. The surface…
View More Rugby pitch repairs are held up by bad weather
JASON Stephenson did not need much persuading when asked on his birthday if he fancied running his own brewery. He was walking around Dovestone Reservoir…
View More Jason and the Juggernauts new beer rolls out of Greenfield brewery
THE plight of a wild deer whose home has been cleared to make way for a housing development has touched the hearts of local animal…
View More Deerly beloved: Creature discomfort on new homes site
A KEY Saddleworth road remains shut after a water main burst in Greenfield on Tuesday night. (October 30). A fleet of special tankers are in…
View More Repairs underway but main road closed after major water pipe burst in Greenfield
A GROUP of 18 trekkers are expected to raise more than £20,000 for Francis House Children’s Hospice after completing an incredible trekking adventure through the…
View More Unspoilt Albanian mountains captivate hospice trekkers
A GREENFIELD woman who has dedicated decades to volunteering with local and national charities was left ‘stunned’ to be named Woman of Oldham 2019.Anne Watson,…
View More Volunteer named Woman of Oldham for decades of help
DRIVERS thundering along the main A635 are causing all kinds of problems by colliding with walls. And it is a ‘miracle’ there have been no…
View More Drivers speed towards serious accidents after wall crashes
A FORMER Greenfield shopkeeper has celebrated her 100h birthday. Hilda Burrows, who previously ran a paper shop on Manchester Road, marked her big day with…
View More Hilda celebrates landmark birthday
DAVID Harrop is ready to live up to the age-old proverb ‘If at first you don’t succeed’ after taking the reins at Greenfield pub The…
View More David ready to take on Clarence
ABOUT 110 years after pupils walked into the first Greenfield Primary School, eager pupils arrived at Shaw Street on Tuesday, September 3 for a new…
View More School’s in! Back to class at new Greenfield Primary
TWO planters in Greenfield have received new ‘floral’ additions to commemorate Britain’s entry into World War Two and the end of the conflict six years…
View More Poppies displays mark start and finish of Second World War
GREENFIELD man James Minchin has been honoured for his wildlife conservation work at Dovestone with a prestigious volunteering award. James, 27, has volunteered for the…
View More James’ joy at RSPB volunteering award
A zebra crossing in Greenfield-the village’s first-has been installed on Chew Valley Road in readiness for the opening of the newly built Greenfield Primary School,…
View More Greenfield crossing opens in readiness for first day of new school
AN eye-catching art and craft exhibition weekend at St Chad’s, Saddleworth raised almost £2,000 towards the restoration of the historic church. The event was the…
View More Art exhibition raises nearly £2,000 for St Chad’s Church Restoration
FORMER Oldham Council leader Richard Knowles has called on the borough’s planners to act now to safeguard hundreds, possibly thousands, of Saddleworth trees. Greenfield-based Mr…
View More Former Mayor makes trees plea for GMSF site
Northern’s journey to a better customer experience is gathering pace – with tens of thousands of Advanced Purchase 10p tickets up for grabs. There are…
View More Northern launches 10p Advance Purchase fares
IT is maybe stretching a point to suggest Greenfield was ever at the centre of the British car industry. But for a period in the…
View More Kitted out ready for 40th anniversary of the Midas touch
A Concrete structure erected on a new housing estate in Greenfield has been dubbed ‘the Berlin Wall’ by concerned villagers. They contacted the Independent when…
View More Wall’s not well! Concern over appearance of concrete structure
A POPULAR Greenfield microbrewery has been denied planning permission for a tap room after neighbouring residents complained it had turned into a ‘pub in their…
View More Threat to move brewery after planning rejection
By Carl Royle Musician Adam Clarke knows his rock but the stones are more his passion these days. Greenfield-based Adam is one of the North…
View More Adam is king of the new stone age
A GREENFIELD mum with a severely disabled daughter has praised the invaluable respite care available to her family from a children’s hospice. Tehyah Solan-Clarke was…
View More Francis House Hospice gives some happiness to Saddleworth family
CHILDREN from St Mary’s Primary School in Greenfield are already working hard to make sure this year’s fund-raising Family Festival really rocks. The event on…
View More St Mary’s Family Festival set to rock
GENEROUS superstore Tesco is going above and beyond its slogan ‘every little helps’ by giving a boost of thousands of pounds to Saddleworth groups, organisations…
View More Saddleworth groups bag thousands from Tesco community grant scheme
AN Uppermill youngster is the face and voice of a new national television campaign promoting better mental and physical wellbeing through outdoor activity. The powerful…
View More Meet the face of a new campaign promoting health and wellbeing
PUPILS from Knowsley Junior School in Springhead are hoping shoppers at Tesco can help make their dreams of developing an outdoor learning area come true.…
View More Can you help make dreams come true for Knowsley Junior School?
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