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Relatives of the man who died after he was run over by a coach in Greenfield on Whit Friday have described him as “irreplaceable.” Alan Chamberlain, who was 57, was hit by the vehicle at about 10pm, and passed away in hospital the following morning. Mr Chamberlain lived in Hyde, although he was born in […]
Oldham Council’s new regime of bin collections takes effect tomorrow. The main change is that, from now on, residents will be able to recycle their food and garden waste together. Householders can now either put their food waste caddy or their green garden bin out every week, but not both. An information pack has been […]
Part of the Swan Meadow playground in Delph. (picture: Ken Hulme) A member of Saddleworth Parish Council has expressed concern about the state of the newly-opened Swan Meadow playground in Delph. Ken Hulme, an independent councillor who is based in the village, has said a broken sewage pipe nearby is causing a health hazard, […]
The Oldham (Lees) Band in action during the Dobcross contest. The Rothwell Temperance Band took the top prize. West Yorkshire bands took the top three places in the Saddleworth Whit Friday brass band contests. Hepworth narrowly beat Brighouse and Rastrick in the overall rankings, with Rothwell Temperance third. Hepworth won three of the individual […]
A man died and his son was injured when they were run over by a coach in Greenfield on Whit Friday. The tragedy happened during the closing stages of the brass band contest in the village, at about 10pm. According to reports, both the 57-year-old man and his son, who’s 8, were trapped under the […]
The weather will steadily improve over the next few days, with bright sunshine and warm temperatures expected by the end of the week. The rest of today should be cloudy but dry with some sunny spells and highs of 16C. That cloud should make for another relatively mild evening, with temperatures not falling below 10C […]
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