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With teachers across much of England and Wales scheduled to hold a day of strike action on Thursday in a row over pensions, Oldham Council has put together a list of how the borough’s schools will be affected. Most, such as Saddleworth School, will close to pupils but remain open to non-striking staff. Some, including […]
The new extension. Building work on the new extension to Uppermill Civic Hall has been completed. The Clerk of Saddleworth Parish Council, Tony Marlor, revealed during Monday night’s council meeting that the work had finished “as of this morning.” However, the Civic Hall car park is going to remain out of action until sometime […]
Police are keen to hear from anyone who saw a brawl which broke out on Lark Hill during the Saddleworth Beer Walk earlier this month. Three people were injured in the fight, which took place shortly before 6pm on Saturday 18 June, as the annual charity event was in full swing. Those involved were on […]
Lee Street A public meeting will take place at the Civic Hall “as soon as is practicable” to discuss the issues around parking in Uppermill, members of Saddleworth Parish Council agreed last night. But that agreement came at the end of a lively, and sometimes tense, hour-and-a-quarter of debate at the regular monthly meeting […]
The lead guitarist with the Blues Blasters. (all pictures: Saddleworth In Focus/Gill Brett) Here are some terrific images of the Diggle Blues Festival, which took place over the weekend. The second year of the event has been hailed as a success by both organisers and, judging by the healthy […]
The Shoeboxes for Soldiers appeal will benefit from a coffee morning at St Chad’s Parish Centre on Station Road in Uppermill this Saturday. The initiative, which has been strongly supported in Saddleworth in recent times, involves collecting useful items and gifts for servicemen and women in action in places such as Afghanistan. These are then […]
Peters makes the lonely walk back to the pavilion. (all pictures: Neil Cadd) Austerlands suffered defeat to Greenfield as they met on a red hot Sunday here in Saddleworth. Neil Cadd has sent in this match report: THE SUN BROUGHT OUT the crowds on Sunday for the match against Greenfield with Austerlands hoping to […]
One of the new signs in the museum car park. The promised review by Oldham Council of the new parking restrictions in Uppermill will take place, it has been confirmed. According to a statement from the the Chairman of the Saddleworth and Lees Traffic and Transport committee, Cllr Royce Franklin, the review will examine […]
Dove Stone Reservoir The bus service to and from Dove Stone Reservoir begins again this coming Saturday. There’s a different route, timetable and fare scheme from last summer, when the first attempt at operating a shuttle service didn’t prove successful. The Saddleworth Hopper will run on Saturdays and Sundays from this weekend until at […]
The sunshine drew a healthy crowd to Church Fields. Just over a week after Church Fields in Dobcross reverberated to the sound of brass on Whit Friday, it did so again on Sunday as the Dobcross Silver Band held its annual Brass on the Grass concert. And […]
Looks pretty, but it's a pest. (picture: ArtMechanic) Local countryside rangers and the Saddleworth Civic Trust will be taking part in a spot of balsam bashing in Dobcross this Saturday. Himalayan Balsam is notorious for affecting both the growth of native species and the state of riverbanks, and everyone’s welcome to join the rangers […]
Suze Nowak Achtung Baby is a column about family life written by Suze Nowak, who is originally from Denshaw and now lives in Germany: “THE BARBIE DOLL herself is a fetish. She is descended from a sex toy.” This according to Germaine Greer on Question Time when discussing the sexualisation of children. On this […]
The brilliant weather of Sunday isn’t quite going to be repeated during this week, but the forecast is for a mostly warm and dry few days. Today should be largely bright, although there may be some cloud around during the afternoon, with the chance of the odd thundery shower. It’ll be warm though, with highs […]
Cllr Brian Lord Needy people in Saddleworth aren’t taking advantage of charity help which is available to them. That was the warning from a senior local parish councillor during last Monday’s special meeting to decide the make-up of Saddleworth Parish Council’s various sub-committees. Cllr Brian Lord was re-appointed as the parish representative to the […]
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