THE curtain will go up again at Delph’s Millgate Arts Centre from September with a programme of entertainment arranged to suit every taste. From Kate…
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Community comes together to tackle ‘Grot-spots’
NOT even the snow stopped kind-hearted residents from turning up to the Grotton Community Spring Clean. Armed with litter pickers and rubbish bags, the participants…
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Whistle while you work – talented David’s big reveal is TV hit
THERE were many Saddleworthians shouting at the television when ‘whistling’ David Morris appeared on a new Saturday night game show. Hosted by Lancastrian Vernon Kay,…
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Marsden Moor fire ‘started by people’
THE effects of a moorland fire can be seen as a large area has been left scorched. Smoke can still be seen coming from the…
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Lees primary school receives online safety savvy accreditation accolade
HEY With Zion has successfully completed a comprehensive online safety training programme demonstrating its commitment to keeping children and young people safe online. The Lees…
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Fly tipping blight repeat but can litter picking volunteers help find culprits?
FLY tippers have targeted a quiet Saddleworth road for the second time in a matter of months. The latest incident comes with Oldham Council considering…
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Worldwide tributes to former Oldham teacher John Grant
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Oldham teacher and accomplished sportsman John Grant who has died suddenly aged 66. John, who had returned to live…
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Road to ruin Councillors urged to go extra miles to protect Parish assets
TWO of the Parish Council’s youngest members want to go the extra mile to map out a future to preserve Saddleworth’s Victorian heritage. There are…
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Pupils rise to weekly wellbeing challenges
FROM getting outdoors to making cakes and composing music, Saddleworth School pupils have been getting creative to complete weekly wellbeing challenges. The challenges were introduced…
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Greenfield: a brief history
By John Kirkbride The old days Like the rest of the villages that make up the Saddleworth area, Greenfield is not without its history. The…
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