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New Saddleworth Parish Council Chairman Calls For Change

The new Chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council, Bill Cullen, with his wife and fellow councillor Enid Firth.

Cllr Bill Cullen used his first speech as Chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council to say he hopes the council will “change for the better” over the coming years.

Pointing out that the council was still working to […]

Row Delays Parish Council Committee Line-Ups

A disagreement between the parties on Saddleworth Parish Council meant the make-up of the council’s various sub-committees couldn’t be agreed at Monday night’s meeting in Uppermill Civic Hall.

Conservative and Independent members of the council chose not to accept a provisional list of names which had been circulated by e-mail in recent days by senior […]

Hear From Greater Manchester’s Chief Constable

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Peter Fahy, has used both a video message and an online webchat to tell local people about the force’s priorities for the coming 12 months.

He has put cutting crime and anti-social behaviour at the top of his agenda for 2011/12, along with strengthening visible local policing, […]

New Craft Market Held In Mossley

Molly Longden hard at work.

A new craft market took place for the first time on Saturday, at Woodend Mill in Bottom Mossley. Stall-holders and small businesses from the local area were there selling all kinds of products from jewellery to items made from recycled material.

Molly […]

Rain Frustrates Delph And Dobcross

The weekend’s bad weather affected the progress of Delph and Dobcross in cricket’s Huddersfield League, as matches with Honley and Barkisland were abandoned because of rain.

On Saturday, in a match reduced to 40 overs, last season’s league champions Honley scored 257/5, with opener Simon Kelly hitting 106 off 89 balls. Bilal Khiljee and Adnan […]

Free Antiques Valuation In Uppermill

A free antiques valuation day has been organised for this Friday at the Waggon pub on Uppermill High Street. The event runs between 12 noon and 4pm.

Organisers say anyone is welcome to bring as many antiques, clocks, watches, coins, medals, gold, silver, pottery, jewellery and so on as they wish for for a free […]