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Cllr Howard Sykes: "The council is well-prepared" Oldham Council has finally found out exactly how much it will have to save from its budget for the next financial year, which starts in April. The government today announced that it was cutting £21m, or 8.2%, from the amount it gives the council in direct funding. […]
Debbie Abrahams arrives at her campaign event in Alt today. Labour’s candidate in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election has said she offers a “fresh start” for our area. Speaking at the launch of her campaign at a community centre in Alt today, Debbie Abrahams said she was “honoured” to have been chosen by […]
The Good Old Days music hall show scheduled for the Ebenezer Church in Uppermill this Friday has had to be cancelled. Janet Iles from the Uppermill Stage Society has been in touch to say that it can’t go ahead because of “unforeseen circumstances.” The Society has apologised to anyone who bought tickets, but added that […]
Below is a letter to the editor sent by Dave Watson. I’ve reproduced it in full. If you would like to respond to the points made in the letter, you can either leave a comment below this post, or send an e-mail by clicking on the Contact option at the top of this page. If […]
Elwyn Watkins Elwyn Watkins has started an online survey asking Saddleworth people to tell him about their concerns on crime and anti-social behaviour. The Liberal Democrat candidate in the forthcoming by-election said he was “determined” to find out the views of local people. If you want to take part in the survey, you can […]
(picture: Tim Simpson) Here something you might not have expected to see, a snowboarder in action in Saddleworth! The picture was taken by photographer Tim Simpson and posted on his account on photo sharing website Flickr. You can see more of Tim’s images by clicking here. Tim took the […]
The main headline from this week’s weather forecast is that we could be in for some more snow. Wintry showers are forecast for late on Thursday. Before that, we should be in for three days of conditions similar to what we had over the weekend. Today will be dull and cloudy with freezing fog, and […]
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