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Wellness through laughter in Uppermill

Come and get your giggle on with a fantastic fun new workshop in Saddleworth tomorrow where you can explore the health and healing benefits of laughter.

Wellness Through Laughter, will be held on Saturday 31 October, from 2pm - 3pm at the Parish Centre in Uppermill.

They will be combining laughter exercises with yogic breathing […]

Letter to the editor

A reader has sent the following link on the topic of local wind farms.

They said given the protest about the “Castleshaw wind farm” your readers may be interested in this.

www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/protesters-set-fight-slaithwaite-wind-6415337

The link is to a story in the Huddersfield Examiner.

Letter From Cllr Garth Harkness About District Investment Projects

Below is a letter from Cllr Garth Harkness a Liberal Democrat on the Saddleworth Parish Council.

Cllr Garth Harkness

I write following the press statement from the Leader of Oldham Council, Jim McMahon. Under the District Investment Fund In total, over the next two years £720,000 worth of funding will be […]

Letter: Oldham Council “Cares Little” For Saddleworth

Cllr Garth Harkness

Parish Councillor Garth Harkness sent the letter below to the editor of Saddleworthnews.com. The Liberal Democrat who represents Springhead Lower is questioning how much Oldham Borough Council ‘cares’ for Saddleworth. For more on Garth Harkness click here.

If you want to respond to the points made in the letter, you can […]

Letter From Churchill Playing Fields Action Group

Churchill Fields

Below is an open letter from Roger Devy of the Churchill Playing Fields Action Group, which I’ve reproduced in full. It was sent to local councillors and borough council officers, with Saddleworth News copied in.

If you want to respond to the points made in the letter, you can either leave a […]

Letter: Van Near Royal George

Below is a letter to the editor sent in by Jill Read of Greenfield about the food van near the Royal George in Greenfield. I’ve reproduced it in full.

If you want to respond to the points made in the letter, you can either leave a comment below this post, or send an e-mail by […]

Letter From Cllr Barbara Beeley About Churchill Fields

Cllr Barbara Beeley (picture: Liberal Democrats)

Below is a letter to the editor sent by Cllr Barbara Beeley, a Liberal Democrat who represents Saddleworth West and Lees on Oldham Council, and who has played a leading role in bringing forward plans for the drainage of Churchill Fields. It was sent to Saddleworth News on […]

Churchill Fields Campaigners Produce Revised Plans

The revised proposal put forward by CPFAG. (click to enlarge)

The Churchill Playing Fields Action Group, which supports the drainage of Churchill Fields but opposes council plans to remove the existing running track, has produced a revised proposal which it believes can accommodate four full-size pitches for football and rugby alongside the track.

It […]

Letter From Cllr John McCann About Potholes

Potholes on Devon Drive in Diggle.

Below is a letter to the editor sent in by Cllr John McCann, who represents Saddleworth South on Oldham Council. It was written in response to the recent flagging up by Cllr Ken Hulme, an Independent parish councillor, of the dozens of potholes on Devon Drive in Diggle.

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Letter From Saddleworth Rangers About Churchill Fields

The rugby pitch in the middle of the existing track at Churchill Fields.

Below is a letter to the editor written by Terry Flanagan, Chairman of Saddleworth Rangers. It follows two open letters about the proposed drainage of Churchill Fields which appeared on Saddleworth News last week.

The original open letter from Roger Devy […]

Letter From Cllr Ken Hulme About Churchill Fields

Churchill Fields

Below is a letter to the editor written by Cllr Ken Hulme, an Independent on Saddleworth Parish Council. It’s in response to two letters about Churchill Fields which appeared on Saddleworth News last week.

The original open letter from Roger Devy of the Churchill Playing Fields Action Group can be read here, […]

Oldham Council’s Response To Churchill Fields Open Letter

Below is a response from Oldham Council to an open letter written by Roger Devy of the Churchill Playing Fields Action Group, which was published on Saddleworth News earlier this week. The original letter, and the subsequent comments, can be viewed here.

The council’s response is from Colette Kelly, the Assistant Executive Director for Neighbourhoods. […]

Open Letter From Churchill Playing Fields Action Group

Churchill Plan A (images: Roger Devy)

Below is a letter from Roger Devy of the Churchill Playing Fields Action Group, which I’ve reproduced in full, along with the pitch layout plans referred to in the letter. It was written as an open letter to local councillors and Oldham Council. To make the diagrams larger, […]

Letter: Thank You To Delph Good Samaritan

Below is a letter to the editor sent in by Petra Dores about a mystery good samaritan from Delph, which I’ve reproduced in full.

If you’d like to respond to the points made in the letter then leave a comment below. Or you can send a letter to the editor yourself, about this or any […]