SAVE DIGGLE Action Group insists they will continue to fight for a new Saddleworth School in Uppermill despite Oldham Council planning committee approving plans for…
View More Save Diggle Action Group vows to fight on as school move plans are approved
MORE THAN 100 villagers took to streets in biting winds and rain for a ‘walk in’ to highlight their concerns about the road plans around…
View More Villagers take to streets for walk in over new school road plan concerns
A FABULOUS wedding shoe designer whose products are sold around the world is opening her first store in Uppermill this month as she branches out…
View More Top wedding shoe designer to open Uppermill store with special occasion collection
NOT CONTENT with tidying up on dry land, community angels have taken to the water as part of their clean up of local tow-paths and…
View More Community angels take to water to clean up tow-paths and canal sides
DO NOT miss the talented world famous Black Dyke Band when they take to the stage in Uppermill this month for a musical spectacle. On…
View More World famous Black Dyke Band to thrill at Uppermill Civic Hall
SADDLEWORTH’S MP has intervened during a House of Commons debate to connect the recent spate of burglaries in the area to the reduction of 2,000…
View More Saddleworth MP links local burglary increase to police cuts in House of Commons debate
OLDHAM COUNCIL has dismissed rumours that the bus turning circle in Uppermill is to be sold off and changed into housing. The busy turning circle…
View More Oldham Council dismisses councillors concerns about Uppermill bus turning circle closure
A DEFIANT businesswoman is urging the community to come together to find ways to combat a recent spike in commercial crime. Jo Ferns, who owns…
View More Defiant businesswoman calls meeting to combat commercial crime spike
A KEY drop-in session is to be held in Uppermill this month to discuss local flooding issues and what grants and support are available for…
View More Drop-in session organised in Uppermill following recent flooding
POLICE ARE urging local businesses across Saddleworth to be vigilant after a spate of commercial crimes since Christmas. PCSO Wayne Turley told the Greenfield and…
View More Police urge Saddleworth businesses to be vigilant after commercial crime increase
ONE WAY traffic restrictions will be in place temporarily in Uppermill as works are carried out for three days from Monday, February 1. The restrictions…
View More Temporary one way traffic restrictions put in place in Uppermill for sewer works
OLDHAM COUNCIL insists it did everything in its power to help Saddleworth residents hit by Boxing Day floods after concerns were raised by villagers about…
View More Oldham Council answers villagers concerns about Boxing Day flood responses
A SADDLEWORTH Parish Councillor is seeking an extension to a public consultation period over the siting of a new £19.2 million school in Diggle. Keith…
View More Saddleworth Parish Councillor calls for more consultation time over new school
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by Trevor Baxter TALENTED singer and songwriter Eddi Reader has thrilled audiences over the decades with international hits that have topped both the…
View More Eddi Reader talks of adventures, auditions and albums ahead of Uppermill gig
VILLAGERS RALLIED together as some of the worst floods seen locally in decades hit Saddleworth on Boxing Day, washing through businesses and homes across the…
View More Villagers rally as worst floods in years hit Saddleworth on Boxing Day
LONGER OPENING hours in a brand new Post Office are on the cards for Uppermill as a proposed move and modernisation of the branch has…
View More Residents invited to comment on move and modernisation of Uppermill Post Office
FROM FRESH fruit and Saddleworth milk to exotic Greek olives and Italian breads, an Uppermill greengrocers has all you need and more for a mouth-watering…
View More Friendly team serves up a fresh feast at Alberti’s in Uppermill
A CARING team of companions is calling on the community to spare some time for vulnerable neighbours this Christmas. Uppermill-based Companions offer a helping hand…
View More Companions urge community to spread festive cheer and care
BRAVEHEART FUNDRASIERS were praised by delighted charity officials for making Saddleworth’s first-ever Santa Dash a success. Despite horrendous rain and wind, 93 people of all ages…
View More Uppermill turns red for first ever charity Santa Dash
CARING COMMUNITIES are showing heart as they install brand new defibrillators and take part in life-saving training. In Uppermill, a new automatic external defibrillator (AED)…
View More Saddleworth residents rally together to get defibrillators scheme in place
A FRUSTRATED councillor claims different width double yellow lines have turned a popular village into a ‘liquorice allsorts’ village. The recently-painted lines along Uppermill High Street…
View More New yellow lines in conservation village frustrate Saddleworth councillors
KIND-HEARTED Saddleworth police officers are urging the public to help them bring festive cheer to children living in poverty this Christmas. The officers at Uppermill…
View More Kind-hearted Saddleworth police urge public to join Key 103 Mission Christmas Appeal
THE TEMPTING scent of warming coffees, fine wines and delicious snacks floats in the air at No73a High Street in Uppermill… Java Bar Espresso first…
View More Popular Uppermill café bar celebrates fourth birthday
WINDOWS OF homes and businesses throughout Uppermill will spring to life this festive season for a unique ‘living advent calendar’. Each day from December 1…
View More Living advent calendar to light up Uppermill windows this Christmas
SIGNS OF vandalism have returned to Uppermill as posters erected at the viaduct by local charities and organisations have again been damaged. The signs are…
View More Local groups left frustrated as vandals damage viaduct posters again
UPPERMILL HIGH Street is to be closed off to drivers overnight for up to three weeks in October as carriageway resurfacing is carried out. The…
View More Uppermill High Street to close overnight for three-week roadworks
UPPERMILL FC under-nine’s got to play at Boundary Park after being chosen by Oldham Athletic as the JD Williams team of the week. The players…
View More Uppermill FC U9s get to play at Latics
UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED ALL THE hits from top rock band Smokie will raise the roof at Uppermill Civic Hall this month…
View More Spirit of former Smokie frontman lives on
TWENTY FIVE years ago a young Uppermill butcher set up shop with his new business and welcomed his first eager customers… Now this month, Paul’s…
View More Top Uppermill butcher celebrates landmark 25th anniversary
SADDLEWORTH’S NEWEST community association is welcoming locals to join them for their first public meeting on Tuesday, October 13. The Uppermill Community Association (UCA) meeting…
View More New Uppermill Community Association welcomes locals to their first public meeting
AN INCREDIBLE eight and a half stone has been shed between a mother and daughter from Springhead in their bids to become slimmer and healthier.…
View More Mother and daughter slimming success inspires launch of new Uppermill group
GET CREATIVE as the Saddleworth Handmade Festival returns for its Autumn event on Saturday and Sunday 12-13 September. An array of locally made products from…
View More Get creative as Saddleworth Handmade festival returns to Uppermill this Autumn
SADDLEWORTH’S BUSIEST village is igniting its community voice with the formation of a brand new association for residents and businesses. Around 100 locals gathered at…
View More New community association to give Uppermill a voice
WARTIME FUN and fashion filled Saddleworth as the Yanks returned to Saddleworth for their annual spectacle. Locals and visitors from far and wide filled the…
View More The Yanks return to Saddleworth for annual spectacle
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