We’ve teamed up with West Riding to bring you the latest on the property market across Saddleworth HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, DELPH, SADDLEWORTH £820,000 – view online…
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COUNCILLORS in Saddleworth have demanded a timescale on when a 20mph zone will be placed in Diggle. The Oldham authority has previously agreed a principle…
View More Saddleworth councillors call for answers over Diggle 20mph zone
SADDLEWORTH School has struck gold for its delivery of sport and the way it develops competition. The Diggle establishment has achieved the School Games Gold Mark…
View More Saddleworth School gets gold medal for sports delivery
TO MARK the opening of its first show home in Diggle, homebuilder Redrow has donated £1,200 to a charity tackling bed poverty. Redrow has opened a…
View More Diggle show home opening generates charity boost
POLICE have launched an appeal for witnesses after an elderly man sustained fatal injuries in a collision on a main road. Greater Manchester Police…
View More Elderly man dies after collision on main road
MYSTERY surrounds how a historic stone bus shelter in Saddleworth has been left in bits. People living in Austerlands have been left horrified at…
View More How did Austerlands bus shelter end up in pieces?
OLDHAM Council have rejected suggestions from Saddleworth Liberal Democrats that residents were not considered when approving a new housing development in Diggle and plans to…
View More Council rejects claims residents not considered over Diggle housing scheme
PLANS are in motion to address traffic issues in the Saddleworth village of Diggle, Oldham Council has confirmed. The local authority said proposals are currently…
View More Council plans to address Diggle traffic problems
A SCHEME that would see 70 new properties built on land close to Saddleworth School in Diggle has been approved – despite opposition from area…
View More Diggle housing scheme gets go ahead despite opposition
In association with Kirkham Property Originally constructed as the Scouthead Police House, this gated detached residence is found on the fringes of open aspect countryside…
View More Property of the week: Huddersfield Road, Scouthead
A MAIN road in Denshaw was closed as a car burst into flames – with the fire engulfing another. Neighbouring property was also damaged in…
View More Denshaw drama as car catches fire on road
THE PLANTING of a small Christmas tree that has been criticised on social media has been defended by a Saddleworth village’s association. Diggle has found…
View More Diggle group defends ‘small’ Christmas tree amid criticism
WORK will finally start later this month to install two pedestrian, cycling and horse-riding friendly crossings in the vicinity of the Royal George junction, Greenfield.…
View More Bee friendly – green light for start of Royal George junction safe crossing schemes
A NEW ‘city of trees’ is flourishing at a popular community site in Scouthead thanks to the work of village volunteers. Austerlands and Scouthead Village…
View More ‘Tree-mendous’ job at Dawson’s Field
A RUSTY relic from Saddleworth’s past has received a much-needed facelift to the delight of a community campaigner. And the newly painted Victorian milestone on…
View More Start of the new stone age
TWO men died in a road traffic collision in Delph when the driver “lost control” while driving at an “excessive speed”, an inquest has heard.…
View More Fatal Delph car crash after driver ‘lost control’
THE new Saddleworth School in Diggle will be ‘life-changing’ for pupils, said headteacher Mike Anderson at the official opening ceremony. Special guests including former head…
View More ‘Life-changing’ Saddleworth School officially opened
A COMPLETED series of safety measures on a major Saddleworth traffic artery have been recognised in the annual Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards (IRSA).…
View More Saddleworth road safety measures get royal approval
A SECTION of Huddersfield Road, Diggle, will close to traffic for up to one week to allow final resurfacing works ahead of the new Saddleworth…
View More Final roadworks to pave the way for school opening
DIGGLE residents have received an early Christmas present with the near completion of major roadworks in the village. Contractors remain on site applying the final…
View More Roadworks completion boost for Diggle
A MAN has died after being seriously injured by a firework in Delph. Police were called shortly before 9pm on Friday, November 19 to a…
View More Man dies following firework incident in Delph
A MAN has been hospitalised with ‘life-threatening’ injuries following an incident in Delph. Officers were called just before 9pm last night (Nov 19) to a…
View More Man suffers life-threatening injuries following firework incident in Delph
TWO men have died following a collision involving one vehicle on Huddersfield Road in Delph. Police were called at around 8.40pm on Wednesday, November 10…
View More Police investigate as two men die after road accident in Delph
PLANS to turn an Austerlands restaurant into 12 apartments have been withdrawn. However, the Independent understands a revised application will be re-submitted for the homes…
View More Restaurant homes plan off the menu – for now
MOTORISTS and businesses frustrated by Diggle’s on-going traffic problems aren’t set for any immediate respite. Residents and councillors have appealed to Oldham Council for a…
View More Diggle roadworks driving motorists and businesses round the bend!
PERMANENT double yellows are to be introduced on Ward Lane to tackle ‘continuing and obstructive’ parking problems near Grandpa Greene’s ice cream parlour in Diggle,…
View More Double yellows to lick problem of obstructive parlour parking?
WATERHEAD Academy has been shortlisted in the prestigious 2021 Tes Awards in recognition for its community initiatives during the past year. The Academy on Huddersfield…
View More Waterhead Academy shortlisted for top educational award
The family of a woman who died in a collision in Oldham have paid tribute At approximately 1.25pm on Wednesday, March 24, police were called…
View More Family pay tribute to the ‘light of their lives’ following tragic death
A WOMAN has died following a collision at a busy Saddleworth junction. At 1.25pm on Wednesday, March 24, police were called to reports that a…
View More Cyclist dies following collision in Lees
WORK has started felling around mature trees in Diggle as further preparation for the new Saddleworth School. But the job-approved by Oldham Council planners last…
View More Police warning to objectors as tree cutting starts in Diggle
A DENSHAW mum has launched a village-wide campaign aimed at putting the brake on speeding motorists. Mother-of-two Jodie Simpson decided to act after witnessing a…
View More Motorists told to hit brakes and ‘drive like your kids live here’
A COLLECTION of road signs, including two in the vicinity of a school safety zone, are to be decommissioned after failing into disrepair. Oldham Council,…
View More Council admits not keeping upto speed with road signs repairs
MOTORISTS driving through Scouthead might not give it a second glance but a new retaining wall on Huddersfield Road has been described as “an excellent…
View More Praise for job well done after ‘great’ wall of Scouthead project completed
A TRAFFIC report in support of a 78-homes plan for Diggle will be amended after surveys put part of the village in Northamptonshire. The housing…
View More No-thants! Home plans on wrong road, say Parish councillors
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