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Jonny Reynolds during the general election campaign. He's supporting David Miliband to be his party's new leader. The new MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, Jonny Reynolds, has announced he is backing David Miliband’s campaign to be Labour’s next leader. He joins Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas, who [...] Oldham, Tameside and Kirklees councils have all held their annual meetings this week. The new Liberal Democrat/Conservative coalition was confirmed in Oldham, while Tameside got a new Labour council leader, and the leader of Kirklees Council said he would put himself up for re-election next year even though he doesn’t have to. In Oldham, Cllr [...] Below is a letter to the editor sent by Annie Lord from Springhead. I’ve reproduced the letter in full. If you would like to respond to the points made in the letter, you can either leave a comment below this post, or send an e-mail by clicking on the Contact option at the top of [...] Below is a letter to the editor sent by Brian Lord, who is a Liberal Democrat member of both Oldham Council and Saddleworth Parish Council. He e-mailed the letter to the Chronicle following its report on the Parish Council’s annual meeting, and copied Saddleworth News in on his message. I’ve reproduced the letter in full. [...]
The aftermath of Monday's fire. (picture: www.twitter.com/terrierandy7) Both the Huddersfield Narrow and Huddersfield Broad canals have now re-opened following Monday’s fire at the Grosvenor Chemicals plant at Linthwaite. Officials from British Waterways are satisfied that pollution from the incident, which had got into the River Colne, has now dispersed. [...] The forecast for tomorrow’s Whit Friday contests is not as bad as had been feared earlier in the week. The big day should be cloudy but dry, with no repeat of last year’s heavy rain. There should be some showers around tonight though. It’ll be a particularly chilly night as well, with temperatures falling as [...] A new book full of stunning images of our area has gone on sale. The Simply Saddleworth photobook was the idea of local photographers who made contact with each other on the Flickr photo-sharing site. The book costs £6 a copy, and profits are going to two local good causes, the Saddleworth Museum and Oldham [...] The police have issued a warning to residents about a series of distraction burglaries which have taken place recently right across Greater Manchester. Men have been pretending to be from the water board as a way of conning their way into people’s homes to steal money. According to GMP, the men have often claimed to [...] Below is a letter to the editor sent by Ken Hulme, who sits as an independent on Saddleworth Parish Council. I’ve reproduced the letter in full. If you would like to respond to the points made in the letter, you can either leave a comment below this post, or send an e-mail by clicking on [...] June’s edition of the Dobcross Diary has been completed, and will be posted through letterboxes around the village over the next few days. Anyone who doesn’t live in Dobcross can see an electronic version by going to the Diary’s website here. This month’s issue features the usual mix of articles about local events and a [...] The new MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, Labour’s Jonny Reynolds, has used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to praise the “distinctive character” of Mossley. He also said he aspired to become a “great parliamentarian.” After waiting patiently for several hours this afternoon, Mr Reynolds was finally called by the Deputy Speaker shortly [...] Saddleworth Parish Council has updated its website and logo. Both were formally revealed at Monday night’s meeting at Uppermill Civic Hall. The website and logo are the work of Lees-based company Cornerstone. They’ve spent the last three months putting both together, at a cost to the council of £3,000. The address of the new website [...] Cllr Alma McInnes described Saddleworth Parish Council as “very alive and forward thinking,” as she looked back on her year as its Chairman. At a meeting at Uppermill Civic Hall on Monday night, she also revealed that more than £22,000 has been raised for charity during her time in office. After handing over the chains [...]
Dobcross Band Club. Young players from the club are to work with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Members of the Dobcross Youth Band are to get the opportunity to play with the famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band. It’s part of a new partnership arrangement between the two bands, which already have [...] |
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