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Oldham Council has responded to today’s Budget speech by warning of “significant” cuts ahead. Chancellor George Osborne announced various tax increases and reductions in Government spending in the Commons earlier, with measures including a pay freeze for most public sector workers. Mr Osborne also told councils that if they reined in spending in the coming […]
Cherry Clough Farm near Denshaw (picture: www.cherryclough.co.uk) The decision by Chancellor George Osborne to reverse the planned scrapping of tax breaks for holiday cottage owners has been welcomed in Saddleworth. He also announced various measures to help small businesses in areas such as ours, in a Budget speech dominated by his confirmation of a […]
Delph and Dobcross maintained their good form on Saturday with a nine wicket Huddersfield League victory over visiting Holmfirth. The result means D&D are now fifth in the table, 15 points behind leaders Honley, while Holmfirth are one point adrift at the bottom. Holmfirth won the toss and chose to bat but found it hard […]
The new MP for Colne Valley, Jason McCartney, made his maiden speech in the House of Commons last week. The Conservative spoke in a debate on the economy, and he praised the “enterprising, entrepreneurial and innovative businesses” in his constituency, which includes Marsden, Slaithwaite and Holmfirth among other areas. As is traditional, Mr McCartney […]
There was a dramatic incident on the A635 over the weekend, as emergency services and passers-by helped save the life of a man trapped in a peat bog following a road crash. The accident on the Greenfield to Holmfirth road happened on Saturday afternoon, and rescuers were able to free the man before he sank […]
The lovely weather of the last few days is expected to continue for the rest of this week at least. Today will be typical, with plenty of sunshine and clear skies, and highs of 23C. As some cloud cover rolls in tonight the overnight lows will be a very mild 14C, so it could be […]
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