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Chapel Road today, with plenty of parked cars as usual. Parish councillors last night debated the idea of permanent parking bays being put in on Chapel Road between Uppermill and Greenfield. The proposal was discussed during the regular monthly meeting of Saddleworth Parish Council, held at Uppermill Civic Hall. The suggestion had been put […]
Oldham Council has said that resurfacing work on Lees Road has had to be extended. The repairs were supposed to have finished on Sunday, but further work is now going to take place over the next two Sundays. According to a statement, council officers weren’t satisfied the surface put down initially was up to standard, […]
The Cherry Hintons (picture via Jo Taylor) Tickets are on sale for a blues and bluegrass night to be held at Dobcross Band Club next month. The show is scheduled for 20 November, with proceeds going to the Diggle School PTA. The Cherry Hintons will be headlining, with the 2:19 Blues Band and Cris […]
The campaigners doing their best to stay out of the rain in Uppermill. (picture: Ken Hulme) Members of the Saddleworth Peace Movement held an anti-Trident protest in Uppermill on Saturday. Despite the rain, the campaigners were in good spirits following the government’s decision to delay an announcement on whether to replace the weapons system […]
Saddleworth Rangers enjoyed their best win of the season so far on Saturday, as they knocked Leigh Miners Rangers off the top of the table with a 22-10 victory at Shaw Hall Bank Road. The result also means Saddleworth are now up to 8th in the National Conference League Premier Division. Saddleworth did well to […]
It was a Saturday to forget for our local football sides, as Springhead, Diggle and Mossley all suffered defeats at varying levels of the football pyramid. In the Manchester League, Springhead continued their run of poor form as they went down 2-0 at home against fellow strugglers Atherton Town. The result leaves them third bottom […]
More than 20,000 streetlights are going to replaced on roads around the borough of Oldham in the next five years. That’s after the government approved a joint bid from Oldham and Rochdale councils for a multi-million pound improvement scheme. The initiative, which will cost £67 million, is going to be funded through the Private Finance […]
The chilly night-time weather we’ve had over the last few days will give way to milder conditions this week, and there’ll be some showers around as well. Today’s started very cold and clear, and those clear skies means we’ll get plenty of sunshine during the day, with highs of 10C, and lows tonight of 4C. […]
Crompton Moor A new mountain bike trail on Crompton Moor is being officially opened today. Oldham’s own international mountain bike rider Tom Braithwaite will do the honours, along with representatives from the council and the moor users’ group. The money for the project has come from the Big Lottery Fund, which awarded Oldham Council […]
Mossley’s hopes of reaching the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in 27 years ended in shambolic fashion at Seel Park today. They were thrashed 6-2 by Conference side Darlington in their Fourth Qualifying Round tie, and Mossley had no fewer than three players sent off. After a quiet start, […]
Tesco is holding a recruitment day in Greenfield, as it aims to fill vacant positions at its new supermarket. The store is due to open on Monday 6 December. Today’s event is taking place at St Mary’s School between 10am and 8pm.Tesco staff will be on hand to answer any questions, and to help applicants […]
Diggle School, where the attempted abduction took place. Schools across Saddleworth have been taking precautionary measures following Wednesday’s attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl from the playground at Diggle. Letters from headteachers have been sent home with children, while the police have called for a “moderate but vigilant” approach. The incident took place on […]
Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney are friends again now. (picture: Manchester United) Wayne Rooney has been all over the front and back pages this week, after he first said he wanted to leave Manchester United, then sensationally changed his mind. But it’s been reported that, on Tuesday night, he chose Saddleworth to escape […]
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