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Election 2010 On Saddleworth News

Gordon Brown today confirmed the general election will take place on Thursday 6 May. Also that day there’ll be local council elections. I’m intending to offer full coverage of the election campaigns here on Saddleworth News.

I intend to interview all of the candidates who are standing for the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency. It […]

Tickets On Sale For Charity Brass Band Concert

Tickets have gone on general sale for the charity brass band concert in aid of Help For Heroes, which will take place at the Civic Hall in Uppermill on Saturday 3 July. They cost £10 each.

Helen Frost is organising the concert following the death of her cousin, Corporal James Oakland, in Afghanistan last […]

Delph Youth Band Play Canal Fun Day

The Delph Youth band at the Brownhill Centre on Easter Sunday.

The Delph Youth Band performed as part of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal family fun day on Easter Sunday. Despite some unsettled weather, a good crowd of people visited the event at the Brownhill Centre on Wool Road near […]

BBC Countryfile Visits Holmfirth

Holmfirth was featured on the BBC’s Countryfile programme over the weekend. Presenter John Craven visited the village as part of a report into whether local campaigns against proposed supermarkets can succeed.

Last year, Tesco withdrew its application for a store in Holmfirth following an angry reaction from many local residents, although it has said it […]

Greenfield Band To Hold St George’s Concert

The Greenfield Band on Whit Friday last year. (picture: Chris Brown)

The Greenfield Band will continue their preparations for this year’s Whit Friday contests with a concert on the weekend of St George’s Day later this month. They’ll play the Conservative Club on Chew Valley Road on Sunday 25 April.

The music will start […]

Derby Victory For Mossley

Mossley enjoyed their second win of the Easter weekend yesterday, as they won 3-2 away to local rivals Curzon Ashton. The result keeps alive Mossley’s slim hopes of a play-off place in the Unibond Division One North.

The visitors started strongly and took the lead on 12 minutes through Chris McDonagh. Things got better for […]