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Saddleworth Parish Council's current logo Saddleworth Parish Council’s new logo will look “as near as dammit” like the current one, councillors agreed last night. But concern over how much any new logo should cost, as well as the proposed price tag of the parish council’s planned new website, dominated much of the meeting, held […]
A scheme to open pub and café toilets to the public will begin next month, Saddleworth Parish Councillors decided last night. At first, at least three premises will take part in a pilot version of the initiative, which councillors hope will help make up for the lack of public toilets in the area. In return […]
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 […]
Diggle are out of the Huddersfield and District Challenge Cup, following a narrow defeat away to near-neighbours Marsden. It finished 5-4 after extra time in yesterday’s second round match, with the West Riding League side winning through. Also yesterday, Mossley were beaten 4-2 by FC Halifax Town in their Unibond League Division One North game […]
Diggle Brook near Wool Road this morning Another snowfall has led to road closures and the cancellation of bus services in and around Saddleworth today. The Met Office had issued a warning yesterday that snow would start falling from about 2 o’clock this morning, and sure enough there was […]
Stalybridge and Hyde MP James Purnell has given his first interview since announcing he’ll be standing down at the forthcoming general election. He told Tameside Radio’s Phil Mottram that he wants “a different kind of life,” but added that he will continue to help Labour “in whatever way I can.” The interview was quite […]
Here’s a picture of a snowy Saddleworth Moor taken by Rick Lees, the bass player with Oldham band Twisted Wheel. The band are currently on tour and Rick took this snap while travelling on the A635 between Greenfield and Holmfirth today. He posted it on his Twitter page with the message: “It […]
Stalybridge and Hyde MP James Purnell won’t be standing in the general election. The former Labour cabinet minister has told his local party it was an “extremely difficult decision to make,” but that he wants to step back from frontline politics. The announcement is surprising, because Mr Purnell was seen as a potential candidate […]
Part of the area to be developed, viewed from Rumbles Lane Oldham Council has approved two separate plans to build homes on the site of the former Lumb Mill in Delph. The proposals were passed at last night’s meeting of the planning committee, even though Saddleworth Parish Council had recommended both […]
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