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Many parts of Delph were left without water for several hours this Boxing Day morning. Engineers from United Utilities have been working on the issue, and the company confirmed supplies should be restored early this afternoon. According to UU, householders in the OL3 postcode area began reporting low pressure or no water at all […]
A packed Dobcross Band Club yesterday lunchtime. Dobcross Band Club was full yesterday lunchtime as the local brass band put on their annual Christmas Day concert. Whistling champion David Morris and friends entertained the crowd with a series of carols and other festive favourites. A collection was made during the […]
Over the festive period, Saddleworth News is looking back at some of the stories which made headlines during the past year. Phil Woolas during the election campaign. He won, but his victory wouldn't last. May was dominated by politics. In the general election, Labour’s Phil Woolas scraped home by 103 votes over his Liberal […]
A snowy scene at the canal in Greenfield yesterday. (picture: Dave Watson) It’s a white Christmas in Saddleworth, as we all knew it would be. Even though not much snow has fallen in the past week, the bitterly cold temperatures mean the snow is still lying just about everywhere. […]
Saddleworth News is looking back at some of the stories which made the headlines in our area during 2010. A fire burns on Rishworth Moor in April. (picture: Gary Richardson) Several fires broke out on moorland in and around Saddleworth during April, following one of the driest ever starts to a year. The blaze […]
Car thieves struck at one of Saddleworth’s poshest addresses during the night. They took four vehicles from the same property in Uppermill, although three were later recovered by police. Officers were called to Springmeadow Lane shortly before five o’clock this morning, following reports of a burglary. A Ferrari and a Bentley Continental had been taken, […]
This Christmas Saddleworth News is looking back at some of the stories which featured on the website earlier in the year. Traffic rules for the Whit Friday contests caused a stir in March. (picture: Saddleworth Whit Friday Preservation Group) There was a flurry of excitement surrounding the annual Whit Friday contests in March, as […]
Baroness Warsi and Kashif Ali campaigning in Uppermill today. Ten candidates are standing in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election. The list was revealed by election officials after nominations closed this afternoon. Among the notable absentees is BNP leader Nick Griffin. He had indicated he was considering putting his name forward, but instead the […]
(left to right) Conservative candidate Kashif Ali, campaign manager and Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson, and party Chairman Baroness Warsi, campaigning in Oldham yesterday. Conservative Party Chairman Baroness Warsi hit the streets of Oldham yesterday, in support of by-election candidate Kashif Ali. Baroness Warsi told Saddleworth News that Mr Ali was a politician who could […]
Pirate Party UK leader Loz Kaye pictured in Dobcross yesterday. The Pirate Party UK’s candidate in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election has said improving access to the internet in rural areas like ours is a main theme of his campaign. Party leader Loz Kaye is standing in the election himself. In an interview […]
The winners of the Saddleworth Christmas Illuminations competition have been announced. The judging was carried out last week by a committee led by the current Chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council, Cllr Keith Begley. Greenfield butcher Ian South won the prize for Best Shop. Face and Body on Oldham Road in Grotton was named Best […]
Over the festive period Saddleworth News is looking back at some of the stories which made the headlines this year. The sign at the official boundary of Greater Manchester, on the A635 above Greenfield. February was the month in which this website began, and among the early events Saddleworth News covered was the announcement […]
We’re heading for a white Christmas, even though not much extra snow is forecast for the coming days. Temperatures are going to remain bitterly cold, meaning the current covering of snow is likely to remain across Saddleworth. The forecasters reckon today will be another dry and bright but very cold day, so in keeping […]
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg speaks to Saddleworth News editor Richard Jones and his daughter at the Saddleworth Hotel today. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has urged Saddleworth people to back the Liberal Democrats in the forthcoming by-election, and described his party’s candidate Elwyn Watkins as a “strong and […]
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