AN AGRICULTURAL building at a Saddleworth farm can be converted into four properties, planning chiefs have ruled. A former cattle shed at Thurston Clough, on…
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Objections to homes plan for Delph barn
PLANS to convert a barn and shippon at a Saddleworth farm into five homes have attracted objections. Bryan Taylor, of Strinesdale, has applied to Oldham…
View More Objections to homes plan for Delph barnScouthead signposts Saddleworth villages
A PROMINENT fingerpost at Scouthead crossroads pointing to Delph, Austerlands and Lydgate has been erected thanks to funding from Saddleworth councillors. The feature fingerpost, which…
View More Scouthead signposts Saddleworth villagesDon’t get the hump – it’s a Roman road
John Kirkbride takes a brief (and slightly personal) look at the road built between the Roman forts of Manchester and Castleshaw in AD 79 –…
View More Don’t get the hump – it’s a Roman roadGrit news for Highmoor residents
HAVING been removed from the Saddleworth gritting route and exposed to the inconvenience of drivers ignoring ‘Road Closed’ signs, the residents of Highmoor finally have…
View More Grit news for Highmoor residentsThe signs don’t lie – motorists continue to ignore warnings
AFTER Thurston Clough Road at Highmoor was taken off the gritting route this winter due to closure for essential bridge repairs, residents there are being…
View More The signs don’t lie – motorists continue to ignore warningsHighmoor residents on slippery slope after Oldham Council suspends gritting
By John Kirkbride A hilltop community in Highmoor is steeling itself for a rough ride this winter after learning that Oldham Council’s wittily named fleet…
View More Highmoor residents on slippery slope after Oldham Council suspends gritting

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