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Exclusive: A62 Getting Safer In Kirklees, Too

The A62 between Marsden and Standedge.

The number of road crashes on the A62 has fallen in Kirklees as well as Saddleworth. Figures obtained by Saddleworth News show there were a total of just six accidents between Slaithwaite and Standedge between the start of 2008 and the end of May this year. That’s a notable improvement [...]

Accident Overshadows Yanks Weekend

The procession heads towards Standedge and Marsden, where the accident happened.

A man was seriously injured while taking part in the Yanks Are Back In Saddleworth festival yesterday. He was run over by a field gun truck which was part of a procession of wartime vehicles, pictured here as it travelled along the A62 past Castleshaw.

The [...]

Exclusive: A62 Safety Measures Show Early Success

The junction of the A62, Doctor Lane and Platting Road in Scouthead.

Attempts to make the A62 in Saddleworth safer appear to be working. Statistics obtained by Saddleworth News show that there were no accidents on the road in our area between January and May this year.

The A62 Huddersfield Road has [...]

Exclusive: Sharp Fall In Saddleworth Road Crashes

There have been 40 accidents on Uppermill High Street since 2000.

Our roads are getting safer. Figures obtained by Saddleworth News have revealed a dramatic fall in the number of crashes throughout Saddleworth and Lees over the past decade.

Back in 2000, there were 89 accidents in Saddleworth and Lees, [...]

Calls For Changes To Winter Road Gritting

There’s an opportunity to change the way the gritting of Saddleworth’s roads is organised, parish councillors were told last night. Saddleworth Parish Council’s sub-committee on transport issues is to work with Oldham Council’s Highways Department, as the authority tries to learn lessons from the problems which affected our area during the recent heavy snow.

Cllr Mike [...]