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A vigil to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day will take place in Uppermill tonight. Members of the Saddleworth Peace Movement will gather in The Square between 6pm and 7pm. All are welcome to join them. Refreshments will be available in the nearby Methodist Church. Holocaust Memorial Day is a global event which takes place on 27 [...] It’ll turn a bit colder over the next few days, with forecasters predicting it’ll be largely dry, although there’s a chance any showers could turn to snow at times. Today will be chilly and mostly cloudy with some showers, possibly turning wintry. Temperatures will struggle to get above 4C. It’ll remain cold and overcast into [...] Cuts to services for children and young people across Oldham worth £2.6m seem certain to go ahead as planned, after hardly any members of the public took part in a consultation on the proposals. Just one person attended three public meetings held before Christmas. Among the planned savings are £500,000 from the budget for putting [...] Dobcross Square. Soon, those cars might not be allowed to park there. The prospect of double yellow lines in Dobcross Square has moved a step closer. Parish councillors agreed at their meeting in Uppermill on Monday night to support the idea, which will now be considered by Oldham Council highways officials. Under the proposals, [...] Saddleworth Rangers U16s (picture: Alan Bolton) Saddleworth Rangers Under 16s enjoyed a well-earned victory away to Warrington side Rylands at the weekend. With a full match report, Alan Bolton: “Saddleworth Rangers Under 16s travelled to Warrington to play arch rivals Rylands. Never an easy game at the best of times, but the Saddleworth lads [...] Debbie Abrahams MP Our new MP, Debbie Abrahams, has spoken from the House of Commons benches for the first time. She got to her feet during Health Questions this afternoon. It was no surprise that Mrs Abrahams chose health as the topic for her first intervention, as she herself had a long career in [...] The car park at the museum in Uppermill will have a three-hour limit. Time limits on most of the car parks in Uppermill will be imposed from next Monday, 31 January. Meanwhile, Oldham Council has been consulting local people on whether a paid-for permit scheme could be introduced for residents’ parking. The car parks [...] The tourist bus to Dove Stone Reservoir won’t be running this summer because of low passenger numbers. Parish councillors last night narrowly voted to end the scheme for the time being, but to look at it again for 2012. The meeting of Saddleworth Parish Council heard that just 392 passengers used the service, which ran [...] Saddleworth Moor, as viewed from Hollin Brown Knoll. (picture: Bob Pilkington/Geograph) Work has begun to help preserve Saddleworth Moor. It’s part of the Moors For The Future project, described as one of the largest conservation schemes ever attempted in this country. Over the next five years, it’s hoped the project will start the process [...] Mossley are up to 10th in the Evo Stik League Division One North, following two victories in the past week. Last Tuesday they triumphed 4-1 away at Trafford, with goals from Mike Oates, Kristian Dennis, Danny Egan and Mike Fish. You can see a match report here. There was another comfortable victory on Saturday, as [...] We’re in for another few days of overcast conditions, with some rain around and even the chance of the odd flurry of snow. Today’s cloudy weather should continue throughout tonight, which at least means temperatures will stay above freezing, preventing a frost. Also expect rain and some brisk winds. There’ll be more of that drizzle [...]
The bridge is prepared for dismantling. (all pictures: Andrew Schofield/NWSO) The second and final part of the old Mumps Bridge has been removed. It was dismantled over the weekend, as work continues to prepare the area for the forthcoming Metrolink extension. The old Oldham Loop railway line [...]
Dave Spikey performs at Off The Rails. (picture courtesy Off The Rails) Top comedian Dave Spikey previewed new material during a performance at Greenfield comedy night Off The Rails last weekend. The Phoenix Nights star ended up on stage for 40 minutes longer than expected, and by all accounts [...] The first part of the Mumps Bridge is removed last year. (picture: www.twitter.com/crofty) The southern half of the famous Mumps Bridge in Oldham is being removed this weekend. The work is to clear the way for the Metrolink extension, which will cross the Mumps roundabout at street level instead of on a viaduct. The [...] |
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