OLDHAM Council is set to remember the third recipient from the borough to be awarded the Victoria Cross – exactly 100 years since his exceptional…
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Oldham remembers 100 years since end of Battle of Passchendaele
OLDHAM is hosting a weekend of commemorative events to mark 100 years since the end of the Battle of Passchendaele, one of the bloodiest and…
View More Oldham remembers 100 years since end of Battle of PasschendaeleYoung talent tread the boards at Playhouse 2
AS Crompton Stage Society celebrates 50 years at Playhouse 2, they are also looking forward to the next 50 by encouraging emerging talent from their…
View More Young talent tread the boards at Playhouse 2Unique memorabilia of Springhead’s Victoria Cross hero shared by Ireland collector
AN AVID Victoria Cross memorabilia collector has shared a unique piece of history with the Saddleworth Independent and its readers. Clive Jewell, originally from London…
View More Unique memorabilia of Springhead’s Victoria Cross hero shared by Ireland collectorSpringhead war hero honoured with special commemorative paving stone
By Joseph Bray THE PROUD family of a World War One hero from Springhead joined more than 250 locals and special guests at an “emotional”…
View More Springhead war hero honoured with special commemorative paving stoneCommemoration service to honour First World War hero from Springhead
By Joseph Bray A paving stone will be unveiled to commemorate Springhead’s Sergeant Thomas Steele, 100 years after his acts of bravery during the First…
View More Commemoration service to honour First World War hero from SpringheadSearch on for family of Springhead’s Victoria Cross recipient
OLDHAM COUNCIL is appealing for the family of Springhead’s Victoria Cross recipient from the First World War to come forward as it prepares to honour…
View More Search on for family of Springhead’s Victoria Cross recipientHeroes of World War One remembered through exhibitions across Oldham
THE BOROUGH’S heroes of World War One will be remembered with two new roving exhibitions over the coming months. Volunteers have worked hard to gather…
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