DENSHAW is back on the map two years after its welcome sign, heading into the village from junction 22 of the M62 motorway, fell by…
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Annie Kenney is ‘Immortalised’ as statue appeal gathers momentum
Words by Louis Stowe A BLUE plaque commemorating Springhead suffragette Annie Kenney has been nominated for an appearance in the new Historic England exhibition ‘Immortalised’.…
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One-way street plans for Uppermill are shelved
PLANS to introduce a one-way system in the heart of Uppermill have been shunted into a cul-de-sac. Resident David Gartside and Pam Bailey, clerk to…
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United Utilities announce hosepipe ban
The North West’s water company United Utilities has announced that it will impose a hosepipe ban (known as a Temporary Use Ban) following what is…
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Smarting from motorway works? More pain on way
MOTORISTS hoping for respite from the M60/M62 smart motorway works should brace themselves for another three years of upheaval. A new scheme to upgrade 20…
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Have your say on key issues in Oldham Council’s Big Green Survey
Oldham Council has launched ‘The Big Green Survey’ – their biggest ever environmental poll designed to help residents have their say on key green issues.…
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Oldham’s Full Council meeting to be postponed to avoid World Cup Semi-Final clash
OLDHAM Council is set to ‘postpone’ its Full Council meeting on Wednesday, July 11 to avoid clashing with England’s World Cup Semi-Final game. Respective ‘skippers’…
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Save our Swan SOS is answered by local trio
A VILLAGE pub saved from closure has been promised a bright future by its three-man rescue team. And the new landlord of The Swan in…
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Don’t fence us in – Network Rail confirm plans for train line
NETWORK Rail plan to fence in the entire length of Saddleworth’s train track, the Independent can reveal. Contractors have already returned to continue their removal…
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Car park plan boost for Uppermill?
UPPERMILL’S on-going car parking problems could be alleviated by plans to introduce more than 50 new spaces at Uppermill Sports Club. Under proposals submitted to…
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