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The debate over what lessons can be learned from last winter’s heavy snowfall was again raised at Wednesday’s full council meeting in Oldham. Saddleworth Parish Councillor Ken Hulme called for more grit bins, that local farmers and contractors be used to clear remote roads, and for a grit depot to be re-established in the area. […]
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Mossley beat East Manchester 3-2 in their latest pre-season friendly at Seel Park last night. Daryl Weston, Michael Oates and substitute Paul Socha scored Mossley’s goals. It was Mossley’s second game in two days following Wednesday’s draw with Oldham, and it was a much-changed Mossley team which took the field. But they were still too […]
A UFO has been seen over Diggle. A man and his son reported seeing a bright orb in the sky above Warth Mill just after 10pm on Wednesday night. The man, Mark, revealed the sighting in a comment on this website. He wrote: “My son and I were driving into Diggle along Huddersfield Road when […]
Phil Woolas, photographed in his campaign office in April. Phil Woolas has denied doing anything wrong, after he was featured in a Channel 4 News story about money spent during the general election campaign. The programme reported that the Saddleworth MP ordered but didn’t use 23,000 campaign leaflets, and […]
The Wool Road roundabout between Uppermill and Dobcross. Oldham Council has given us more information about the £10m it plans to spend improving the borough’s roads over the next four years. The proposal was approved by last night’s meeting of the full council, as part of a £32m package […]
Mossley played their first public pre-season friendly last night, holding what was effectively an Oldham Athletic Reserves side to a 2-2 draw at Seel Park. Mossley took the lead twice, but were pegged back both times by the visitors. The home side’s opening goal came on 18 minutes from Mike Fish, while substitute Michael Oates […]
We’ve got a weekend of warm temperatures in store, but the sunshine will be mixed with long spells of cloudy conditions. There was some heavy rain late yesterday and there have been further showers so far this morning, but we should have seen the last of them for the time being. The cloud should clear […]
One of the leaflets in question The future of Phil Woolas as Saddleworth’s MP will be decided by an election court in less than two months’ time. It was revealed today that two High Court judges will travel to Oldham for five days of hearings, beginning on Monday 13 September.
The website launched by Oldham Council in a bid to attract more visitors to our area is being used by fewer than 400 people each week, Saddleworth News can reveal. Figures released under Freedom of Information laws also show that the council spent more than £35,000 setting up Visit Oldham, and has set aside […]
Uppermill Civic Hall Saddleworth Parish Council has agreed to borrow £500,000 to improve Uppermill Civic Hall. The council must seek Government approval for the loan, which would be paid off over 25 years. Councillors made the decision at a meeting in the hall last night. Under the council’s plans […]
Top comedian Sarah Millican has revealed she’ll be appearing at the Off The Rails comedy night at the Royal George in Greenfield on 19 September. Sarah’s using the date as a warm-up for a national tour. Sarah’s become a familiar face on TV recently through appearances on various panel shows, and her Geordie tones […]
A dramatic night-time image of a fire on Rishworth Moor near the A672 earlier this year. (picture: Gary Richardson) Firefighters in Kirklees are having to battle more than one moorland blaze every week. There have been 67 moorland fires in the area since April 2009, even more than the 57 blazes recorded in the […]
Any lingering hopes Delph and Dobcross had of winning cricket’s Huddersfield League took a severe dent on Saturday, as they were beaten by leaders Honley. The visitors won by 8 wickets in a rain-shortened match. The game was reduced to 25 overs a side with D&D winning the toss and choosing to bat. However, they […]
The forecast for the coming week looks unsettled to say the least, with rain predicted to fall at some point every day between now and Friday. We’ve already had a few showers this morning and, after the odd sunny spell, more rain is forecast later this afternoon and into this evening. Highs of 19C are […]
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