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Crash victim Joe Smith (left) with his brother Tom. (picture: GMP) The three local borough councillors for Saddleworth North have responded to the motorbike crash which claimed two lives on Delph Road on Saturday. Cllrs Mike Buckley, Derek Heffernan and Alan Roughley said they had already been talking to the police about any action which might [...] The Talking Point Centre in Scouthead. (picture: 4N Saddleworth)
Saddleworth businesspeople have two new opportunities to get together in the coming weeks. Two different networking groups for our area will be holding their first events in September. The first is the launch of Saddleworth’s 4Networking Group. Its first meeting [...] Joe Smith (left) with his brother Tom. (picture: GMP) The family of a biker killed on the Delph Road on Saturday have said they “will never be the same again” following his death. Joe Smith, who was just 17, died in a head-on collision with another motorcyclist between Denshaw and Delph. The other rider was [...] A charity concert in aid of Help for Heroes takes place at the Junction pub in Denshaw this Saturday afternoon. There’ll be live acts on stage in the car park between 2pm and 8pm, along with a barbecue, auction and raffle. The event is being put on by the new team running the Junction, Marj Schofield [...]
Crompton Moor Oldham Council leader Howard Sykes has called for a “sensible” approach to the future of Crompton Moor. Cllr Sykes, who represents the Shaw ward where the moor is situated, has urged walkers, cyclists and horseriders to accept that there’s room on the moor for each of them to enjoy their activities.
A traditional English garden party is going to be held in Uppermill later this month. The event, which will raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care, is to take place at the Conservative Club in Uppermill on the afternoon of Sunday 25 July. The event is being organised by new local business Sugar Junction. They’ll be [...]
Firefighters respond to a blaze on Crompton Moor above Denshaw in April. There’s been a huge increase in the amount of fires breaking out on moorland in our area. The fire brigade responded to 36 moorland blazes in the borough of Oldham in April, May and June this year, compared with [...] The Junction at Denshaw is back open and under new management. One of Saddleworth’s best-known and oldest pubs is open once again, and under new management. The Junction Inn at Denshaw has been taken on by Marjorie Schofield from Shaw, with help from her daughter Kelly Tracey. During an interview with Saddleworth [...] Cherry Clough Farm near Denshaw (picture: www.cherryclough.co.uk) The decision by Chancellor George Osborne to reverse the planned scrapping of tax breaks for holiday cottage owners has been welcomed in Saddleworth. He also announced various measures to help small businesses in areas such as ours, in a Budget speech dominated by his confirmation of a rise [...] (pictures: Franklin Photography) Here are some more images of charity fundraisers enjoying last month’s Saddleworth Beer Walk. They were taken by Denshaw photographer Helen Taylor, who runs Franklin Photography. You can see more of her images at her website here. Helen also took some pictures at the recent Diggle Blues Festival, and I’ll publish some of [...] |
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