Make your home ‘Bright and Beautiful’ with new housekeeping business

PREMIUM housekeeping business Bright and Beautiful is bringing its services to Saddleworth and surrounding areas thanks to a brand-new franchise. Life is so busy these…

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Plans rejected for greenbelt conservation area houses

PROPOSALS to build four high-end houses in a Saddleworth conservation area have been rejected. But an appeal has been launched against Oldham planners’ decision earlier…

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Public opinion sought on proposed housing development in Delph

THE public’s opinion is being sought on plans to completely renovate the derelict Bailey Mill site on Oldham Road in Delph. The site, currently owned…

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Ryder & Dutton estate agents acquired by Manning Stainton to create northern property powerhouse

THE head of Ryder and Dutton’s team in Saddleworth has reassured locals there will be no impact on any of their services due to the…

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‘Around’ Saddleworth is a property hot spot

Blog by Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers SADDLEWORTH is an amazing place to live and work and we are all so lucky to have access…

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Campaigners vow to ‘fight on’ despite losing legal challenge against 265-home plan for Springhead

By Aimee Belmore and Charlotte Green (Local Democracy Reporter) DETERMINED campaigners say they will ‘fight on’ despite losing their legal challenge against plans to build…

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Oldham Council buys Spindles shopping centre to provide catalyst for town centre recovery

OLDHAM Council has bought the Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, safeguarding an important town centre building and paving the way for a new Tommyfield Market, homes and businesses. The purchase will be a catalyst…

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200-home Stonebreaks development planned for protected green space in Springhead

By Charlotte Green, local democracy reporter CONTROVERSIAL plans have been lodged which could see up to 200 homes built on a former quarry site and…

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Saddleworth Parish Council recommends refusal for 265 home-development for second time

REFUSAL should be given to plans for 265 homes and a link road in Lees, Springhead and Grotton, says Saddleworth Parish Council’s planning committee –…

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Campaigners continue battle to save valleys as planning refusal is appealed

FROM children splashing in the streams to dog walkers enjoying the fresh air and open landscapes, the green valleys in Springhead, Lees and Grotton are…

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Former council leader adds voice to objections against Spatial Framework development plans

A FORMER leader of Oldham Council is adding his voice to the objections against extensive development plans in Greenfield. Richard Knowles is backing campaigners who…

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