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Postbag: Greenfield Sweet Shop Closes

The cutting of the cake at the opening of Tesco Greenfield in December. One other local retailer certainly isn't celebrating.

There’s been a huge response both on this website and on the Saddleworth News Facebook page (which is here) to last week’s article about the closure of Julie’s Sweet Shop in Greenfield.

You can […]

Vehicle Stolen In Springhead

Our local police have again reminded drivers not to leave their cars unattended while defrosting them on cold mornings. A vehicle was stolen in exactly those circumstances in Springhead earlier today.

During the snow in late November and early December, at least three cars were stolen in that fashion across the borough of Oldham, including […]

Civic Hall Modernisation On Schedule

Uppermill Civic Hall

Work to extend and modernise Uppermill Civic Hall is on target to be completed in May. Parish councillors were told during Monday night’s meeting, held in the building’s lower hall, that the work is currently “slightly ahead of schedule.”

The council’s clerk said the work had continued according to plan despite […]

Keen-Eyed Dog Finds Winning Balloon

Brad the dog. (picture: 20-20/Springmeadow Communications)

A dog called Brad has won a new pair of designer glasses for his owner, after finding a balloon released on our local moors by an Uppermill optician.

Iain Johnston of 20-20 Opticians recently set four balloons go to mark the 8,000th customer served by his business since […]

February’s Dobcross Diary

The new edition of the Dobcross Diary is now available to read online. If you live the village, you should be getting a paper copy through your letterbox in the next few days.

As always it’s packed with lots of useful local information and articles, as well as a handy what’s on guide, all put […]