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Grotton newsagent Tony Smith, pictured in his shop today. Local shop owners in Grotton have expressed concern over the proposed new Co-op store in the Grotton Hotel building on Oldham Road. There’s also anger over how the supermarket has acted, with one shopkeeper describing the Co-op as “underhand and aggressive.” Planning laws mean it […]
Juniors warming up at Churchill Fields on Thursday night. Dozens of young local athletes were at Churchill Fields last night, as the Saddleworth Runners club continued its summer sessions for children and teenagers. The sessions are for youngsters aged from eight to 16, and they take place […]
(picture: GMP) The archivists at Greater Manchester Police have come up with another superb image of Oldham from days gone by. This time it’s a picture of the town’s mills taken from the air. Just look at all those chimneys! The team at GMP don’t know when […]
Katherine Broderick (picture: Chamber Concerts) The Saddleworth Festival Of The Arts only comes along once every four years. And the 2011 festival is now just over a fortnight away. The festival runs from Saturday 4 June to Sunday 12 June. Among the likely highlights will be talks by comedian Barry Cryer, TV presenter Julia […]
(image: John Hewitt) Diggle artist John Hewitt is among eight people exhibiting their work at the Millyard Gallery in Uppermill from this Saturday. A small number of Mr Hewitt’s animal drawings will be on display in the gallery’s downstairs space, and you can see […]
The Friends of Mossley Park and Tameside Council are joining forces for a ‘spring clean’ of the park this Saturday. The area of the park at the bottom of Old Brow between Livingstone School, Carter Street and Park Street has been nominated as a local ‘grot spot’ in particular need of attention. The Friends will […]
The Homewatch Administrator for our area, Peter Lee, has retired. He attended his last meeting of Saddleworth Homewatch at the Conservative Club in Uppermill on Wednesday evening, and a presentation was made to give thanks for his service. Saddleworth Homewatch Chair and parish councillor Royce Franklin has sent in the following report of what took […]
The second annual Holmfirth Film Festival opens on Saturday. There’s a packed programme of movies to enjoy at venues across the town until it ends a week on Sunday. The festival starts at 2pm tomorrow at the Picturedrome with a double-bill of children’s films, French classic The Red Balloon and Oscar-nominated The Secret of […]
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