A SADDLEWORTH councillor has been told a leasing agreement is delivering improvements to Uppermill Park. Max Woodvine questioned whether the deal with Grandpa Greene’s, which…
View More Saddleworth councillor told Uppermill Park improvements ARE being done
A SADDLEWORTH councillor has hit out at what he says is the blocking of an attempt to freeze council tax. The Labour-led borough authority is…
View More Saddleworth councillor furious at budget plan ‘blocking’
A SADDLEWORTH Councillor has blasted the ‘mismanagement’ of the Oldham borough authority’s finances. Particularly, the failure to collect more than £60 million of owed council…
View More Saddleworth Councillor questions council tax collection rate
SADDLEWORTH may find itself caught up in apparent plans to close Post Offices. Proposals believed to be under consideration could see up to half of…
View More Saddleworth Councillor leads local opposition to any Post Office cuts
A SADDLEWORTH Councillor believes he is set to succeed in his bid to get an Oldham civic building lit up for Christian festivals. Max Woodvine…
View More Saddleworth Councillor senses success in civic building Christian light bid
RAMBLERS can enjoy almost all Saddleworth has to offer following the creation of a new route. The Four Meres Walk takes in 16 miles around…
View More New Saddleworth walking route is more than a Mere stroll
SADDLEWORTH councillors have hit out at the renaming of an Oldham building after man they say has ‘absolutely no connection to our borough, nor the…
View More Saddleworth councillors question Oldham building renaming
SADDLEWORTH councillors have welcomed the announcement of a national public inquiry into child sexual exploitation (CSE). And Max Woodvine believes it must visit Oldham and…
View More Saddleworth councillors welcome national inquiry into child sexual exploitation
A SADDLEWORTH figure described as ‘a delight to be around’ will get one of the highest civic honours by becoming an honorary alderman of Oldham.…
View More Alderman honour confirmed for Saddleworth stalwart
A SADDLEWORTH councillor has hit out at the appointment of Oldham’s new deputy mayor in fiery scenes. Cllr Brian Hobin has been given the role…
View More Saddleworth councillor blasts Oldham deputy mayor choice
SADDLEWORTH councillors are to push for Oldham Council to demand a national public inquiry into ‘rape gangs.’The authority has welcomed an announcement by the government…
View More Saddleworth councillors call on Oldham to push for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’
CAMPAIGNERS have won a key battle in their fight to stop the ‘unfair’ closure of a Saddleworth level crossing. But the future of Moorgate Halt…
View More Opponents of Saddleworth level crossing closure win latest battle
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter A HOTLY contested housing plan has been accused of ‘playing Monopoly with people’s lives’ in Oldham. Councillors took…
View More ‘Controversial’ housing plan accused of ‘playing Monopoly with people’s lives’
A PROPOSAL is being tabled to put an initial £3 million towards the development of a much-demanded Saddleworth health centre. Conservative councillors are also putting…
View More Call for £3 million towards new Saddleworth health centre
PEOPLE in any Saddleworth property face paying more than £1,500 in council tax over the next year as an almost five per cent rise is…
View More Saddleworth council tax bill to top £1,500 for all properties
SADDLEWORTH appears to be showing why grit bins should have stayed as people struggle in icy conditions. As the Independent covered, Oldham Council discussed taking…
View More Lack of grit hits the fan as Saddleworth struggles
A NEW broom has swept into the Saddleworth Branch of The Royal British Legion after its chairman and secretary retired – the latter after three decades of…
View More Changing of the guard at Saddleworth’s Royal British Legion
SADDLEWORTH’S iconic Post and Pans war memorial will have necessary work completed, but not all by Remembrance Sunday. This year sees the obelisk on Alderman’s…
View More Work on Saddleworth’s Pots and Pans war memorial will be carried out, Oldham Council insists
THREE candidates standing in a by-election for Saddleworth Parish Council have stated their cases after being selected. Voters in the Diggle and Dobcross ward will…
View More Saddleworth Parish Council by-election candidates state their aims
SADDLEWORTH is set to go back to the polls following the resignation of one of its parish councillors. Graham Talboys-Smith has stepped down from his…
View More Saddleworth to vote again in parish council by-election
TWO councillors have raised their concerns that several 20mph zones throughout Saddleworth could be removed as part of plans to improve Oldham’s roads and infrastructure.…
View More Councillors call for 20mph zones to stay for good
A SADDLEWORTH park has been renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The facility in Dobcross is now called The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Park and…
View More Park naming memorial to late Queen Elizabeth II
PLANS to build three houses at land in Lydgate have been thrown out again after an appeal was made against Oldham Council’s refusal. And the…
View More Lydgate development appeal thrown out
THE INSTALLATION of a new zebra crossing on a busy stretch of Greenfield road has been hailed as a breakthrough in a road safety battle.…
View More Councillors far from cross at new Greenfield road addition
WALKERS have hailed a decision to formally constitute a much-used Dobcross footpath as a public right of way as a ‘victory for common sense.’ Oldham…
View More Dobcross footpath victory celebrated
PLANNING chiefs have granted permission for barns to be converted into three properties, despite large local opposition. Alan Davies, of Meltham-based 3D Development, has been…
View More Controversial Grasscroft barns conversion given go ahead
SADDLEWORTH’S fallen soldiers are being remembered with poppy crosses that have been placed on the area’s Commonwealth War Graves. A total of 20 men who…
View More Saddleworth war heroes commemorated with poppy gesture
A CHEQUE for £1,500 was presented to Oldham Mountain Rescue Team (OMRT) thanks to the fundraising efforts of Saddleworth Round Table. Round Table have been…
View More Round Table generous donation to Mountain rescue team
CAMPAIGNERS are ‘absolutely dismayed’ that a popular footpath in Lees is set to be replaced by a culvert and significant landfill with 96 steps, making…
View More Inaccessibility concerns over plans to replace flat path with 96 steps
A HISTORIC Springhead pub is the best boozer in Saddleworth – and that’s official. Landlord and landlady Mick Wilkin and Stacey Lightfoot are toasting their…
View More Prizes for pubs
THE green light has been given to plans to build more than 70 homes on land around Saddleworth’s new high school in Diggle despite ‘heartfelt’…
View More Go-ahead given for 77 homes in Diggle
VOLUNTEERS have been out in force to ensure the Uppermill stretch of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal looks picture perfect. The clearing of litter and leaves…
View More UCAN help! Volunteers clean up canal side as public urged to take up Plastic Challenge
TO MARK Small Business Saturday, a fun competition has been launched to find Saddleworth’s most favourite pubs. Voting opened on Saturday, December 4) and will…
View More Good cheer guide-vote now for your favourite Saddleworth pub
DO you have something you’d like to discuss with your local councillor? Ward surgeries are restarting across the area following the Covid-19 pandemic. Just drop…
View More Councillor ward surgeries restart
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