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Brass band players from Saddleworth are being asked to take part in a concert in aid of Help For Heroes, the charity which raises money for war wounded and their families. The idea’s been suggested by Helen Frost, whose cousin Corporal James Oakland was killed in Afghanistan last year. Helen’s hoping to put the concert […]
The inclusion of a possible new station at Diggle in official plans for the future of train travel across the north of England has been welcomed by local campaigners. The idea is mentioned as a “potential” future development in a Network Rail report released last week. Royce Franklin, chair of the Saddleworth and Lees District […]
The Marsden Imbolc fire festival was featured on yesterday’s edition of the BBC’s Countryfile programme. The event, a Pagan festival held to welcome the beginning of spring, took place a fortnight ago. You can watch the report on the BBC’s iPlayer here. The section on Marsden begins about 26 and a half minutes in. […]
A frozen stretch of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal yesterday. It's going to remain cold this week. After a cold and snowy weekend, we can expect more of the same this week. Today will be overcast but mostly dry, with temperatures struggling to get above 2C. Despite the […]
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