CAMPAIGNERS fighting Oldham Council’s decision to approve a 265-home development in Grotton, Springhead and Lees have organised a massive Bank Holiday weekend fundraiser towards meeting…
View More Into the Valley – Bank Holiday events boost for fighting fund
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…
View More Campaigners continue battle to save valleys as planning refusal is appealed
Campaigners opposing plans for a huge homes development at Knowls Lane, Lees have called a public meeting on Thursday, April 25 to discuss the implications…
View More Campaigning to re-start after appeal against rejection of Knowls Lane housing plan
SERGIO Aguero has been a cut above most Premier League strikers since he signed for Manchester City in 2011. And thanks to a barber who…
View More Just champion: City star Sergio ahead of the game thanks to Lees barber
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