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Success for Saddleworth WI at first meeting
THERE was standing room only at the Saddleworth WI’s first meeting at The White Hart, Lydgate, in April to listen to guest speaker Sara Rowbotham.…
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Get set for specatacle at Wellifest and Saddleworth Show
SADDLEWORTH Show and WelliFest return this year with another spectacular line-up of entertainment, activities and music for all ages. The Rotary Clubs of Saddleworth and…
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Jason picks up baton with Silver Band
AMBITIOUS Dobcross Silver Band soon aim to be hitting the high notes in the brass banding world after the appointment of a new musical director.…
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Bone shakers! Players plan to send ‘em home laughing with Incorruptible offering
IT has been a memorable season for Saddleworth Players with a series of acclaimed productions and close to conclusion fund raising efforts to refurbish the…
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Stub it out: Smoking banned at council-owned work sites
IF you visit the King George V playing fields in Uppermill, you might notice the air is even fresher than usual. That’s because Oldham Council…
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European Parliamentary Elections: North West region polling day arrangements
Voters across the North West – including Oldham – go to the polls this Thursday, 23 May, to elect the region’s eight Members of the…
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Wanted: someone ‘flush’ to lease toilets in Uppermill
YOU don’t have to be flush with money, but you may need to spend more than a penny if you are interested in this potential…
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Latte be having you! Rugby coach Ford to touch down with new café venture
TOP rugby coach and former player Mike Ford is returning to his Saddleworth roots to try his hand as a café owner. The 53-year-old, who…
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Rosie passes her biggest test ahead of GCSE examinations
ROSIE Naylor will sit down with hundreds of her fellow Saddleworth School pupils this month to take the first of her GCSE exams. That is…
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Join new Parkinson’s exercise classes at the Satellite Centre
AN exercise class for people with Parkinson’s disease is being run at the Satellite Centre in Greenfield. The sessions will be held at the centre…
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Ancient dry stone walls restored after vandalism
A DEDICATED group is used to restoring the community’s historic dry stone walls when they need some care and attention – but it is not…
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Made in Oldham… best in business celebrate awards
PAUL Sheerin reckons the best is yet to come from Oldham’s newly crowned ‘young business of the year’. Last June, the Independent exclusively revealed the…
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Katie is feline fine after record-breaking London Marathon run
KATIE Fallows was definitely the cat who got the cream after celebrating her London Marathon debut with a personal best time for the 26.2 miles…
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Please be seated: Bridleway benches to be spring cleaned for Lena and Sarah
TWO much-loved former Greenfield residents have been remembered thanks to Independent readers. And efforts remain on going to refurbish a couple of named memorial benches…
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Dark side of Saddleworth explored in provoking new exhibition
BRITISH multi-media artist Seamus Killick’s first solo exhibition opens at the Weavers Factory in Uppermill on Saturday, May 6 and it is set to ruffle…
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New Age UK Oldham dementia specialist day care centre launches with help from local councillor
AGE UK Oldham hosted a number of representatives from Oldham Council, the NHS and the voluntary sector to officially open a pioneering new day care…
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Oldham’s ‘Comic Con’ is back for its third year
The Queen Elizabeth Hall plays host to Oldham Comic Con 3 – and it promises to be bigger, better and even more action-packed than ever…
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New ‘Access for All’ station funding announced but Greenfield misses out
GREENFIELD has been excluded again from a list of train stations receiving funding under the government’s Access for All scheme. The decision has been called…
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M62 closed following two serious incidents
DRIVERS are being urged to avoid the M62 between junctions 22 and 24 in West Yorkshire this morning following two serious incidents on the motorway…
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Bear necessities- Panto comes to George Lawton Hall… in May
YOU may think otherwise but a pantomime, like a dog or cat, is not just for Christmas. That’s why Mossley’s George Lawton Hall is hosting…
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SADDLEWORTH SCHOOL PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Oldham Council’s Planning Committee is set to consider all four applications related to the proposed new Saddleworth School later this month. An “extraordinary” meeting will be taking place in the Council Chamber at Oldham Civic Centre Thursday, February 28 at 6pm....
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Figures show crime is falling in Saddleworth
Saddleworth’s crime figures have fallen according to official figures. An extensive breakdown of crime across Greater Manchester is available via the www.police.uk website.A total of…
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Choir getting in tune for 56th Handel’s Messiah
A POPULAR musical tradition is continuing this year as Saddleworth Male Voice Choir and augmented ladies chorus will put on their 56th consecutive performance of…
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MP helps make the world better with a sweater
Debbie Abrahams MP has popped on a pullover and posed for a photo to mark her support for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day campaign…
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Elderly woman left with serious head injuries following vicious attack in Oldham
Police have launched an investigation after an elderly woman had her car stolen in Chadderton. Shortly after 8.55pm on Tuesday 11 December 2018, a 79-year-old…
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Job vacancy: administration assistant at COP UK
Job vacancy: office based sales administrator with COP UK
Emmerdale star to face trial following alleged assault at Saddleworth pub
SOAP star Mark Jordan faces a trial at crown court next year after pleading not guilty to GBH and section 39 common assault. He appeared…
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Match Report: Rochdale 2, Oldham Athletic 0
ROCHDALE 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Oldham Athletic conceded two injury-time goals as they crashed out of the Checkatrade Trophy following a second-round defeat at Rochdale.…
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Band follows the yellow brick road to Dobcross
A TOP American brass band followed the yellow-brick road all the way from Kansas… to Dobcross! Fountain City Brass Band made the 4,000-mile trip to…
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