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Drivers trying to get from Oldham to Saddleworth faced long delays during the evening rush hour, after police received a report that a tree behind the Farrars Arms in Greenfield could topple over at any moment. Officers closed Oldham Road near the junction with Mossley Road, while a tree surgeon attended the scene to deal […]
Saddleworth’s only representatives at this year’s National Brass Band Championships continued their fundraising efforts with a concert at Dobcross Band Club on Sunday night. Boarshurst Silver Band qualified for the Fourth Section finals at Cheltenham in September, after finishing second in the regional qualifying round at Blackpool earlier […]
There have been lengthy delays in both directions on the M62 at Saddleworth this afternoon, as very high winds caused traffic problems. A lorry overturned at lunchtime on the westbound carriageway near Scammonden at J23 (Outlane), spilling its diesel across both sides of the road. This picture of the incident was uploaded to Twitter […]
(picture: Cllr Ken Hulme) Anyone who sees off-road bikers using Lark Hill above Dobcross has been urged to reported the matter to countryside officers and the police. There have been several reports recently of people using scrambling bikes in and around the disused Lark Hill Quarry. Parish […]
The Woodend Artists Group has announced details of a fringe event to take place during the Saddleworth Festival of the Arts next month. The artists will be holding a week-long exhibition of their work, and putting on music and poetry performances, at Christy’s Coffee House in Uppermill, for the duration of the festival which runs […]
The changeable weather we’ve had for the last week or two will continue into this week, with plenty of showers and strong winds. Today starts cloudy, and there’ll be regular showers with the possibility of gale force winds at times. It might brighten up a bit later on, and temperatures should reach 16C. It’ll be […]
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