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Marsden Moor Estate Plant Group Every Friday from April to October, the Marsden Moor Estate office sell plants to the public, next to the Railway Station. The nursery, run by National Trust volunteers, specialises in perennials and includes herbs, alpines and some shrubs. Many of the plants come from donations from the public whose gardens are overstocked, whilst others are grown from seed by their volunteers. In the nursery, they are split, propagated and once well rooted they are […]
Firefighters tackle the burning cars in Dobcross Reporter: Stuart Littleford A number of cars have been destroyed after fire engulfed a Dobcross garage early this morning. Firefighters were called to the blaze near Nicker Brow in the village after residents were woken by the sound of explosions from the vehicles. The explosions were heard as far away as Uppermill resulting in a large number of calls to the emergency services. Three cars were completely destroyed in the blaze and […]
Adrian Green, Central Committee Co-Chairman (left) with former Chairman David Needham Ask any child, parent or grandparent in Saddleworth the question: “What are you doing in September?” and most likely, the answer will involve the Saddleworth Olympics. Whether you’re participating or watching, the event - which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year - generates mass appeal across the local community. Children start training in sports ranging from athletics and badminton to netball and rugby as soon as the […]
Reporter: Stuart Littleford Diggle Day Nursery and Education Centre last Friday presented a cheque for £1,400 to the PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund following their recent ‘Fun Day’ fundraising event. The nursery, based in Diggle, raised the money through a variety of attractions including a raffle, tombola, Donkey rides and Stalls. Bounce about Castles in Lees kindly donated half their profits on the day, as did Wayne Rawstrone of the Dysarts Arms Pub in Mossley, who despite the weather […]
Reporter: Stuart Littleford Police are investigating a series of indecent exposures in Saddleworth. Officers were first called to Mossley Road in Grasscroft at 2.55pm on 12 July 2015 following reports a man had been seen performing a sex act upon himself in a car. A 4.14pm, police were then called to Huddersfield Road, Scouthead, again following reports a man had been seen performing a sex act upon himself in a car. On both occasions there was no sign of the […]
Saddleworth Independent Councillors have written to Oldham Council to express their objections to the traffic proposal put forward by the Council for the new Saddleworth School. Concerns that villages like Dobcross will be used by motorists as a short cut The letter was sent to Michelle Carr, Assistant Director of Oldham Council and is copied below: Dear Michelle Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the traffic arrangements for the proposed new Saddleworth Secondary School in Diggle. As […]
World class - Phoebe Price Reporter: Stuart Littleford Saddleworth student, Phoebe Price, is celebrating an exceptional result in her International Baccalaureate (IB) qualification which sees her ranked among the top 3% of 140,000 IB students worldwide. A pupil at Manchester High School for Girls, Phoebe opted to take the internationally-recognised qualification as an alternative to A Levels, scoring 42 points from a possible 45. Such a point score sets Phoebe way ahead of her global competitors who secure, on […]
Show guests Channel 4 are looking for couples to take part in the popular ‘Come Dine With Me’ TV series. Saddleworth News was contacted by ITV to help find local couples willing to take part in the show. Three Couples will each host a dinner party over three nights. They each score each other over the three nights and the couple with the best score on the final night wins £1000! They are filming the week commencing 3 August […]
Calder Valley On Wednesday 8 July, the Saddleworth Historical Society will host a lecture entitled ‘Patterns in the Landscape: the Evolution of Settlement in Enclosure in the Upper Calder Valley.’ It is being given in memory of the late Alan Petford by one of his former students, Dr. Nigel Smith. Alan Petford, who died in January at the age of 61, made an unparalleled contribution to the history of Saddleworth, and that of the South Pennines more broadly. He […]
For the second year running, The Swan in Dobcross has joined forces with The Greater Manchester Fringe festival to bring an eclectic programme of gorgeous music, innovative theatre and dynamic comedy to Saddleworth. Landlord Michael Powis, says, “We hope the people of Saddleworth enjoy the chance to see something a little bit different again this year. We have local performers as well as supremely talented people from further afield such as, London, SouthAfrica and Brazil”. All together The Swan will […]
Oldham town centre is revving up for the return of Oldham’s Vintage and Classic Car Show. The free rally, which has been organised by Tame Valley Vintage and Classic Car Club with support from Oldham Town Centre Partnership returns on Sunday, July 12 from 10am until 3.30pm. The organisers don’t live life in the slow lane so they have been busy arranging for around 50 cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles to be on display. Adventurous Mr Toad Cars […]
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