By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter CONTROVERSIAL proposals to build a £3.5m link road and 265 homes on protected open land in Springhead, Grotton and Lees…
View More Oldham planning chiefs refuse controversial plans for road and 265 homes in Springhead
FIGURES released earlier this year suggest Britain is home to more than 300 gin distilleries. One of the newest can be found in a factory…
View More Paul in high spirits after launching Lees-made gin
A LEES teenager was buoyant with enthusiasm after spending a day with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Annalise Steward, 17, was among a group of…
View More Lifeboat experience proves eye opener for College students
DO you know a worthy candidate for Saddleworth’s prestigious Above and Beyond Awards? The search to celebrate and praise an individual or organisation who is…
View More Search is on for community heroes who go Above and Beyond
AN unassuming young mother’s scheme to combat loneliness and put people in touch with each other has gone viral. Alexandra Hoskyn, 33, who lives in…
View More Chatty Cafe scheme goes Sky high
A POLICE crackdown campaign against drugs and anti-social behaviour is extending to Lees after a successful first year in Uppermill. ‘Zero Zone’ was launched last…
View More ZeroZone extends to Lees to crackdown on drugs and anti-social behaviour
A BOOST of thousands of pounds has been donated to Saddleworth groups and organisations thanks to the generous ‘Local Community Fund’ run by the Co-op.…
View More Cash boost for local causes from kind-hearted shoppers at Saddleworth Co-ops
A LEES Church, targeted by thieves for a second time in 12 months, is set to install CCTV cameras. And Vicar, the Reverend Edith Disley,…
View More Church beefs up security after crook steals Poppy Appeal cash
A massive new seven-year housing development programme for one of Saddleworth’s “green lungs” will not solve Oldham’s demand for affordable homes. But, say Save Our…
View More Locals reject housing plans which would kill off “breathing space” in Springhead
ALFIE the Shitzhu has more than a kennel to call home – he’s got a new shop named after him. Alfie’s Attic is a business…
View More What’s it all about, Alfie?