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The Christmas edition of the Dobcross Diary is finished, and is being delivered through letterboxes across the village. As always there’s a great mix of local news, features and a handy what’s on guide for all the events in Dobcross over the festive season. There’s also a worrying story on […]
Cllr Philip Harrison Oldham Council’s plan to end free parking for disabled drivers has been criticised by opposition politicians. Labour used a statement to describe the idea as a “bad decision” for the borough. The proposal has been put forward as the council battles to save £25m from its budget for the next financial […]
Below is a letter to the editor sent in by Nick Watts from Uppermill. I have made some edits to it for reasons of space. 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 […]
(left to right) Iain Johnston from 20-20, Lucy Bury of Prada, the lucky 8000th customer Jill Goodwin, and Mary Booth of Saddleworth Monthly (picture courtesy 20-20) An Uppermill optician has celebrated bringing up his 8000th customer by giving away free designer frames. Iain Johnston from 20-20 is releasing balloons across the Saddleworth hills, and […]
Pensions Minister Steve Webb (front, centre) and Elwyn Watkins (back, left) with local pensioners at Delph Methodist Church today. Pensions Minister Steve Webb was in Delph today, listening to the concerns of Saddleworth’s elderly. The Liberal Democrat was accompanied by the party’s local candidate Elwyn Watkins, as the build-up continues to the expected by-election […]
(all pictures: John Hewitt) An artist based in Diggle has revealed how his current work has been inspired by the animals and landscape of Saddleworth. John Hewitt spends about three months working on each of the extremely detailed drawings, done in pencil in what is known as a “hyper-realist” style. John told Saddleworth News: […]
We’ve already had some flurries of snow this morning, and the next few days are going to be the coldest of the winter so far. However, any snow is forecast to be relatively light, so no big blizzards on the way quite yet. Today should continue to be cloudy and cold with highs of 3C […]
There’ll be an evening of classical music at the Holy Trinity Church in Dobcross this Saturday. Local pianist Victor Khadem and violinist Charlotte Clemson will be performing at the church, which is on Woods Lane in the centre of the village. They’ll be playing a series of duets composed for the piano and violin, including […]
Here’s November’s Saddleworth News TV bulletin. This month there’s a report on the new Tesco about to open in Greenfield, we hear from Diggle man Ray Withnall about his new will writing business, and there’s an interview with an unlucky lady from Delph who had a tree hit her car during the recent high […]
The Uppermill Veterans (picture: Andy Tither) Uppermill’s over 35s football team enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 victory over their counterparts from Oldham Hulmians on Sunday. With a match report, here’s Andy Tither: “Uppermill overcame Oldham Hulmians Veterans in a first ever meeting of the teams. The game was played on Hulmians’ home pitch at Tate […]
Uppermill Civic Hall Contractors have started work on the extension and improvements to the Civic Hall in Uppermill. They moved in a fortnight ago, a few days after the hall was used as the scene for the election court verdict in the Phil Woolas case. Monday’s regular monthly meeting of Saddleworth Parish Council had […]
Dave Longley (picture: Off The Rails) A comedian described as “Derby’s funniest man” headlines this Sunday’s Off The Rails comedy night in Greenfield. David Longley is known in comedy circles for his laid back delivery, and tops this month’s bill at the Royal George. Also appearing will be Cockney comic Ian Cognito. He’s been […]
Disabled people are going to have to pay to leave their vehicles in council car parks. Oldham Council has announced it plans to end the free parking scheme for blue badge holders, as part of its efforts to save money. The decision was announced in a statement late yesterday afternoon. The statement quoted Cllr Lynne […]
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