AN enthusiastic village committee is reaching out for helpers to ensure a memorable Christmas lights display will continue to shine. Last year, Saddleworth Lights Committee and…
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Lydgate stalwart receives BEM honour for helping area flourish
A COMMUNITY stalwart has received a British Empire Medal for helping her area to flourish. Jennifer Greenwood, from Lydgate, was one of five recipients to…
View More Lydgate stalwart receives BEM honour for helping area flourishCommunity spirit saves bride Becky’s wedding plans
A YOUNG bride thought a key element of her wedding day photoshoot was in jeopardy after a 40-tonne lorry brought mayhem to Dobcross. Becky Wallis had…
View More Community spirit saves bride Becky’s wedding plansCampaigning mothers seek solutions to speeding and footpath problems
CAMPAIGNING Saddleworth mothers are appealing to the community to join their assault on speeding and road safety concerns in Dobcross. Their focus is the road…
View More Campaigning mothers seek solutions to speeding and footpath problemsAppeal to save Whit Friday tradition
DEDICATED brass band musicians are driving a novel fundraising idea aimed at saving a community-wide tradition. Saddleworth’s annual Whit Friday brass band contests are hailed as…
View More Appeal to save Whit Friday traditionSchoolboy seeks help from Sir Richard Branson to save St Chads Parish Church
AN eight-year-old schoolboy has written to Sir Richard Branson asking for ideas how to save ancient St Chads Saddleworth. In a touching handwritten appeal to…
View More Schoolboy seeks help from Sir Richard Branson to save St Chads Parish ChurchCommunity hits out at flytippers creating village eyesore
A FURIOUS community leader has declared war on flytippers who are spoiling the entrance to a pretty Saddleworth hamlet. Jennifer Greenwood is chair of Love Lydgate,…
View More Community hits out at flytippers creating village eyesoreSeventeen vehicles damaged in Scouthead by lone vandal
SEVENTEEN vehicles had their rear windscreens shattered when a lone vandal attacked a row of parked cars in Scouthead. The vehicles, including many high end…
View More Seventeen vehicles damaged in Scouthead by lone vandalDelph roads reopen after major resurfacing works
PEACE has returned to a Saddleworth community after weeks of confusion and frustration caused by a major resurfacing works. The project unwittingly brought chaos to…
View More Delph roads reopen after major resurfacing worksBeer walkers step out across Saddleworth to keep tradition alive
THEY came in all shapes and sizes wearing costumes and make-up from the hilarious to the bizarre… But all the fun-loving entrants had just one…
View More Beer walkers step out across Saddleworth to keep tradition alive
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