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Elwyn Watkins, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Oldham East and Saddleworth, near my home in Dobcross this morning. The Liberal Democrat hoping to win the Oldham East and Saddleworth seat at the general election has said he wants to be “a campaigning MP… that does his best for local […]
Three people have been charged following a fatal road crash on the A635 Holmfirth Road last year. Two teenagers were killed when a car flipped over and landed in a roadside ditch on Saddleworth Moor early one Sunday morning in September. Adeel Tarar, who’s 18 and from Stockport, has been charged with causing death by […]
Mossley Station Campaign group the Friends of Mossley Station has set out a list of objectives it wants to achieve, as it tries to improve the station and the services which pass through it. The group has clarified eight aims as part of a constitution which is due to […]
It’s a long way from New York to Holmfirth, but one of the Big Apple’s best-known bands has confirmed it’s going to be playing a gig in the village later this year. Fun Lovin’ Criminals will be at the Picturedrome on 10 September. Tickets costing £22 are available via Ticketline here. The band has always […]
Police have revealed details of an armed robbery which took place in Lees last month. It happened at the William Hill bookies on High Street on 10 March. A gang of three went into the shop at about 8pm, and threatened staff at gunpoint before making off with cash. Although the raid took place a […]
A view from Alderman's Hill towards Alphin Pike. (picture: Andy Hemingway) This wonderful image looking from Alderman’s Hill across Greenfield to Alphin Pike was taken by photographer Andy Hemingway. He’s called it Two Giants, and it’s one of many he’s taken recently of the Saddleworth landscape. Andy and fellow photographer Chris Charlesworth are currently […]
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