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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 [...] Two leading figures of the Saddleworth community have died. Yesterday’s Chronicle carried the news of the death of John Edwards from Greenfield, who was the Chairman of Oldham Mountain Rescue. There was also a report on the funeral of Howard Crowther, who farmed land above Dove Stone Reservoir. The article about Mr Edwards can be read [...] Farmers in our area have raised concerns about possible lamb rustling. Several suspicious cars have been reported in our area, with the occupants claiming to be looking for lambs for sale. The police have already been informed. But if you see anything suspicious, you can contact the police station in Uppermill on 0161 856 4523. Guardian Media Group, which owns Manchester’s Channel M television, yesterday confirmed the station is going to stop making original news programmes. From tomorrow, it’ll only broadcast a mixture of news bought in from elsewhere, traffic information and archive material. Twenty-nine people are losing their jobs. One of the problems which prevented Channel M becoming successful was [...] |
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