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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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