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Cllr Afzal Khan is among the confirmed contenders. (picture: Manchester Council) We’ll find out the name of Labour’s candidate for the Saddleworth by-election this Sunday. Party sources have confirmed that’s when local party members will make their decision. The shortlist of contenders is being drawn up by the party’s National Executive Committee at the […]
Peter Hyde from Oldham Mountain Rescue cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Tesco at Greenfield. The new Tesco supermarket in Greenfield opened this morning. After years of battles over planning and heated local arguments, the first shoppers went through the doors at 8am. Later, representatives from Oldham Mountain Rescue were on hand […]
Lights on the big tree in the centre of Uppermill. Here are some images of Saturday’s Christmas lights switch on and fireworks display in Uppermill. Hundreds of people braved the cold temperatures to join in the fun! The spectacular fireworks.
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A video of some snowy scenes in and around Delph has featured on the Guardian website. Local truck driver Aaron Finnegan and council snow plough driver Gary Clare are both interviewed in the short film, which was made by Christopher Thomond and Elliot Smith. In case the embedded video doesn’t work on your computer […]
Cllr Jim McMahon: "The cost of redundancy is huge and a false economy" The political debate over budget cuts at Oldham Council has continued, with another testy exchange between senior members of the Liberal Democrats and Labour. The council, which is run by a Lib Dem/Conservative coalition, is struggling to find £25m of savings […]
Icicles on a house in Greenfield. (picture: Dave Smithson) The snow should continue to clear from the ground over the coming days. The forecast is for mainly dry weather, but it will stay cold. The overnight fog will take a while to lift this morning, but there should be some sunny intervals later in […]
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