Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'Grasscroft' :: Page 1
April 30 2012, 4.43PM Saddleworth News
Cruel thieves burgle deceased woman’s home in Grasscroft
Cruel thieves ransacked the house of a woman who died just a week earlier. The burglars targeted a house on Oldham Road in Grasscroft, sometime bet...
October 7 2011, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
The Lydgate Lads Buried Far From Home
St Anne's Church in Lydgate. Following Thursday’s article about the Clegg brothers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign (see here), tod...
September 7 2011, 2.47PM Saddleworth News
Saddleworth Police Reveal Local Priorities
Officers from the Saddleworth and Lees police team have used an online meeting to give more information about what they’ve been focusing on i...
August 12 2011, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
Young Grasscroft Swimmer Takes National Title
Dylan with his gold medal. (picture: Steve Arzoni) An 11-year-old swimmer from Grasscroft has had the most successful season of his young sporting ...
July 11 2011, 2.00PM Saddleworth News
Grasscroft Graduate Helps Tanzania Orphanage Project
The Upendo Children's Home. Hopefully the roof will be completed this summer. (picture: Upendo Children's Home Project) A young graduate fr...
May 23 2011, 6.35PM Saddleworth News
Unsafe Tree Leads To Greenfield Road Chaos
Drivers trying to get from Oldham to Saddleworth faced long delays this afternoon, after police received a report that a tree behind the Farrars Ar...
May 13 2011, 1.00PM Saddleworth News
Owl Marketing Offers Help To Local Businesses
Liz and Deborah. (picture: Owl Marketing) A new company started by two local women is in the business of helping local firms and the local area to ...
May 6 2011, 5.25PM Saddleworth News
Lib Dems Remain Largest Party On Saddleworth Parish Council
The five victorious Liberal Democrats from the Springhead Lower ward. (left to right: Brian Lord, Pat Lord, Garth Harkness, Enid Firth, Bill Cullen...
May 6 2011, 4.20PM Saddleworth News
Mixed Results In Saddleworth As Labour Wins In Oldham
The next leader of Oldham Council, Labour's Jim McMahon, pictured at the count at the Queen Elizabeth Hall last night. The three Saddleworth wa...
May 1 2011, 10.30AM Saddleworth News
Council Candidate Interview: Dominic Wall (Green, Saddleworth South)
Green candidate for Saddleworth South, Dominic Wall, pictured outside my house in Dobcross yesterday. The Green candidate for the Saddleworth South...
April 25 2011, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
Parish Candidate Interview: Jill Read (Labour, Greenfield)
Labour candidate for the Greenfield ward on Saddleworth Parish Council, Jill Read, pictured in her garden on Thursday. Labour’s Jill Read, wh...
April 22 2011, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
Council Candidate Interview: Phil Renold (Liberal Democrat, Saddleworth South)
Phil Renold, Liberal Democrat candidate for Saddleworth South, pictured in his garden in Dobcross on Wednesday. The Liberal Democrat standing in th...
April 21 2011, 2.00PM Saddleworth News
Parish Candidate Interview: Ian Manners (Labour, Greenfield)
Ian Manners, standing for Labour in the Greenfield ward, pictured in Dobcross on Monday. Ian Manners, who is hoping to become a Labour parish counc...
April 19 2011, 3.21PM Saddleworth News
Success For Greenfield’s Charity Cyclist
David crosses the finish line in Greenfield on Sunday. (picture courtesy David Gartside) A cyclist from Greenfield arrived back home in Saddleworth...
April 12 2011, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
Parish Candidate Interview: Helen Bishop (Independent, Greenfield)
Helen Bishop, independent candidate for Greenfield, pictured in Uppermill on Saturday. The independent candidate hoping to become a new parish coun...
March 21 2011, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
Saddleworth Sergeant’s Farewell Message
Sgt Craig Johnson (picture: GMP) A police sergeant who has pounded the pavements of Saddleworth for more than 20 years has bid a fond farewell to h...
March 17 2011, 8.00AM Saddleworth News
Council Gives Details Of Road Improvements
Huddersfield Road, Diggle Huddersfield Road in Diggle and Oldham Road in Grasscroft and Lydgate will be the first roads in Saddleworth to benefit f...
February 23 2011, 3.00PM Saddleworth News
New Paint-A-Pot Shop In Uppermill
Children having a go at painting in Jazzy Pipkins yesterday. The latest new business on Uppermill High Street has started trading. The Jazzy Pipkin...
January 9 2011, 7.15PM Saddleworth News
Delph Hosts Feisty By-Election Debate
(left to right) Green candidate Peter Allen, Debbie Abrahams of Labour, debate moderator Bob Rodgers, Conservative Kashif Ali, Elwyn Watkins of the...
January 3 2011, 10.00AM Saddleworth News
Police Warning After Grasscroft Burglaries
Our local police have issued a new warning to residents, following two attempted burglaries in Grasscroft. Officers have also reminded drivers to k...
October 22 2010, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
Update On The Old Woolpack In Dobcross
The old Woolpack yesterday. The lights are on, but the door remains shut. Workmen have been carrying out repairs to the old Woolpack pub in Dobcros...
October 12 2010, 4.00PM Saddleworth News
Uppermill Shops Raise Cash For Dr Kershaw’s
John Henshaw, pictured with (left to right) Paul Lowcock of Paul's Quality Meats, Simon Jones of Chutney's Deli, and Craig Dean of Sweet Me...
September 2 2010, 2.00PM Saddleworth News
The Shambles In Dobcross Closes
The door is firmly shut at The Shambles. The Shambles pub in Dobcross has closed down. The doors have been shut since the weekend, and local peop...
September 1 2010, 1.11PM Saddleworth News
Road Closures In Dobcross And Grasscroft
Two more roads in Saddleworth are going to close temporarily as work to repair retaining walls around our area continues. The roads affected are La...
August 13 2010, 1.03PM Saddleworth News
Exclusive: A62 Safety Measures Show Early Success
The junction of the A62, Doctor Lane and Platting Road in Scouthead. Attempts to make the A62 in Saddleworth safer appear to be working. Statistics...
July 26 2010, 2.52PM Saddleworth News
Saddleworth In Bloom Results Revealed
The Old Bell in Delph, winner of the Best Blooming Pub prize. Saddleworth Parish Council has announced the results of its Saddleworth In Bloom comp...
July 15 2010, 11.59AM Saddleworth News
Saddleworth Woman Takes On Campaigning Role
Vera Rigby A Grasscroft woman has taken on a major national role with campaigning women’s group Townswomen’s Guilds. Vera Rigby, who ha...
June 14 2010, 10.00AM Saddleworth News
Saddleworth Scientist Gets OBE
Prof Brian Cox (picture: University of Manchester) Saddleworth-based astronomy expert Prof Brian Cox was given the OBE in the Queen’s Birthda...
