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
UPPERMILL’S war memorial has been restored after being left damaged in an act of ‘mindless vandalism.’ The cross on top of one of the obelisks…
View More Uppermill war memorial restored after vandalism
WORK to preserve one of Saddleworth’s Grade II listed buildings has started. And Oldham Council has pledged to preserve the borough’s historic buildings “for future…
View More Clocking on – work starts to preserve heritage asset
THE historic Boarshurst Centre has re-opened and shown off its brand new kitchen refurbishment thanks to the help of a local building firm. The centre,…
View More Local building firm comes to centre’s rescue
WORKS will be carried out to protect the former WH Shaws office and clocktower in Diggle until an end-use for the building is decided. At…
View More Works approved for Diggle clocktower
A NEW sign chronicling the history of Diggle has been erected as part of improvements to enhance the area for locals and visitors. The previous…
View More Sign of the times… Improvement boosts for village
A FOOTPATH running alongside a Saddleworth school is to receive a half term makeover much to the delight of residents. And news of Oldham Council’s…
View More On the right path Repairs to ensure safer school snicket
REPAIRS costing around £80,000 are being carried out to an old railway bridge that carries a footpath across the Pennine Bridleway. Extensive work on the…
View More Bridleway bridge repairs underway costing £80,000
AN Uppermill footpath has received a winter upgrade much to the delight of walkers and volunteers. Members of Oldham Ramblers’ footpath clearance group weren’t due…
View More Out to lunch – Ramblers and their work featured on National television
REPAIRS to a Greenfield bridge damaged in a road traffic accident are expected to be completed by Christmas Eve. On Monday, November 1, Well-i-Hole Road…
View More Bridge closed until Christmas
SHOP owner John Salt is able to finally open his doors again after a horror car crash closed his business just as coronavirus restrictions were…
View More Megabytes re-open after crash chaos
THE Pennine bridleway in Uppermill could be reconnected by the end of the month. A section of the popular footpath has been closed for more…
View More Bridging the gap…finally!
A FOOTBRIDGE over the River Tame in Greenfield is closed after being targeted by Easter vandals. A group of youths were spotted stamping out wooden…
View More Greenfield bridge closed after vandal attack
A BRIDGE that has reportedly not been cleaned or painted by Oldham Council since the 1980s is a ‘disgrace’ to Delph, say community-proud residents. Mr…
View More Delph’s ‘disgrace’: bridge left to fall into disrepair
PEOPLE living on a road they claim is being blighted by traffic may soon have an answer to their concerns. For Oldham Council is to…
View More Austerlands ‘rat run’ to be addressed?
WORK has been carried at Churchill Playing Fields, Greenfield, to repair the ground. The fences were erected to protect the pitches and allow the re-seeded…
View More Churchill Playing Fields repaired
A NUMBER of footbridges in Saddleworth washed away or damaged by flooding are to be replaced and repaired as part of borough-wide work costing £725,000.…
View More Bridging the gap Repairs set for flood damaged structures
THE bells are peeling once more at Christ Church Friezland following extensive restoration works. The repairs to the roof, spire and tower have been completed…
View More Bells ring out after Christ Church Friezland repairs
WORK to upgrade and future-proof an underground gas main, which has helped heat homes in Oldham for nearly 120 years, begins on Monday, September 23.…
View More Major upgrade of 19th century gas main in Oldham to begin
THE bells will be ringing out loud once more by Christmas at Christ Church Friezland as good progress is made with extensive restoration works. The…
View More Christ Church Friezland still community hub as extensive repairs progress well
AN AMBITIOUS £500,000 renovation at St Thomas’s Church in Delph aims to update the building for today’s generation and the 21st century. Rev John Rosedale…
View More Ambitious £500,000 renovation planned to bring St Thomas’s Church, Delph into 21st century
THE FIRST boats since repairs and strengthening work started on the Huddersfield Canal will pass through Uppermill on time at Easter. The news will delight…
View More Uppermill canal to reopen by Easter
OLDHAM COUNCIL is informing residents that further works to improve the Union Street West footbridge are set to begin. This is the second phase of…
View More Phase two of improvements to Union Street West footbridge to begin
Oldham Council is reminding motorists and residents about lane closures on the Oldham Way (A672) bypass. The work is: Full lane closure starting on Monday,…
View More Motorists reminded of Oldham Way bypass closures during bridge work
THREE COUNCILLORS have been praised for easing the misery of frustrated householders on a picturesque Delph country lane. Residents at Hindle Terrace have been plagued…
View More Muddy Delph lane transformed by kind-hearted councillors donations
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