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July 22 2011, 5.53PM Saddleworth News
Saddleworth News TV – July
Here’s the July bulletin from Saddleworth News TV. This month’s programme features interviews with senior figures from Oldham Council a...
July 19 2011, 2.55PM Saddleworth News
Top Officials Give Oldham Metrolink Update
Cllr Dave Hibbert is interviewed by Saddleworth News TV. Senior figures from Transport for Greater Manchester and Oldham Council have been briefing...
June 28 2011, 12.22PM Fetch Didsbury
Chorlton Metrolink Delayed A Week After Computer Glitch
The M.E.N is report that the opening of the Chorlton section of the South Manchester Metrolink extension is to be delayed by a week following a com...
June 8 2011, 6.01AM Inside the M60
Metrolink announces improvements on Bury line stops
Stations on the Metrolink line to Bury are going to be getting an overhaul which will see improvements to security, safety and facilities . Besses ...
June 7 2011, 6.13AM Inside the M60
Metrolink Altrincham and Eccles Line to close this weekend
Transport for Greater Manchester is advising passengers the Altrincham and Eccles lines will be closed on Saturday 11 June and Sunday 12 June. The ...
June 6 2011, 7.21AM Inside the M60
67 year old critical after being hit by a tram in Piccadilly gardens
A 67 year old man has been critically injured in a collision with a tram in Manchester. The incident happened at 12.15am on Sunday 5 June 2011, whe...
May 8 2011, 1.21PM Inside the M60
Transport for Greater Manchester gives you the chance to find out more about Metrolink’s Airport line
Mancunians are being encouraged to find out more about the new Metrolink Manchester Airport line at a series of events being held in the next few w...
March 25 2011, 2.30PM Inside the M60
Campaigners challenge Metrolink boss to ride a bike up steps
Campaigners this morning challenged Metrolink chief Philip Purdy to push a pram and ride a bike up the steps in front of his office. The stunt outs...
March 25 2011, 10.00AM Saddleworth News
Would You Use A Bus From Denshaw To Newhey?
The idea of restoring a bus service between Denshaw and Newhey has been mooted by a local member of Saddleworth Parish Council. Cllr Ken Hulme, who...
March 23 2011, 7.00AM Saddleworth News
Huddersfield Road Bus Lanes Suspended
If you use the A62 Huddersfield Road to commute into Oldham or Manchester, you’ll want to know that the bus lanes have been suspended from th...
March 14 2011, 3.32PM Fetch Didsbury
Metrolink – a step too far for the Trans-Pennine Trail
Manchester Friends of the Earth is calling on the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA) to stop Metrolink installing a series o...
March 1 2011, 8.00AM Saddleworth News
Mumps Tram Consultation Continues
The first part of the Mumps Bridge is removed last year. (picture: www.twitter.com/crofty) The consultation over plans to reshape the area around M...
February 25 2011, 12.30PM Inside the M60
Mancunian Way and Bury Line shut this weekend
Weekend commuters will face diversions from 6am tomorrow morning as the Mancunian Way shuts for essential maintenance. Diversions will be in place ...
February 21 2011, 11.56AM Inside the M60
All systems go for final phase of Sharp Project
The Sharp Project in East Manchester has released 30,000 sq ft of space for rent in the final phase of the 200,000 sq ft digital content complex. T...
January 23 2011, 7.10PM Saddleworth News
Down Comes The Mumps Bridge
The bridge is prepared for dismantling. (all pictures: Andrew Schofield/NWSO) The second and final part of the old Mumps Bridge has been removed. I...
January 21 2011, 12.00PM Saddleworth News
Rest Of Mumps Bridge To Come Down
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 i...
January 4 2011, 1.09PM Saddleworth News
Transport Minister Positive Over Saddleworth Plans
Transport Minister Norman Baker at the wheel of a bus at the First depot in Oldham today. Transport Minister Norman Baker has indicated that plans ...
November 24 2010, 1.18AM Inside the M60
More bad news for Manchester’s commuters as train fares set to rise after Christmas
A London-Manchester train standard open return will be rising by 6.5 per cent while an advance-purchased one-way ticket from London to Manchester w...
November 22 2010, 7.00AM Inside the M60
GMITA is heading in the wrong direction says Manchester group
Manchester based campaign group Love Your Bike has expressed its disappointment over Friday’s decision by the Greater Manchester Integrated T...
November 19 2010, 12.46PM Inside the M60
Bike and scooter ban to continue on Manchester’s metrolink
The ban on bikes and disability scooters on Manchester’s trams is set to continue following this morning’s meeting of the Greater Manch...
November 19 2010, 6.13AM Inside the M60
Manchester MP’s in Commons call to rethink tram fare increases
Manchester MPs Tony Lloyd and Graham Stringer have tabled an early Commons day motion protesting about the rises in the Metrolink tickets. The moti...
November 13 2010, 7.50AM Inside the M60
Metrolink disruptions this weekend
Metrolink lines around Manchester will be subject to a fair amount of disruption this weekend. There will be no trams running on the Bury line afte...
October 31 2010, 9.00AM Saddleworth News
Saddleworth Photo Nominated For Award
A snowy Saddleworth, viewed from Scouthead. (picture courtesy Wonders of Greater Manchester Facebook group) A photo of a snowy Saddleworth has been...
October 24 2010, 7.42AM Inside the M60
More bad news for Manchester commuters as Metrolink fares set to rise
People using the Metrolink in Manchester will be faced with above inflation fare increases next year. Metrolink bosses said that the rises which wi...
October 7 2010, 8.26AM Inside the M60
Trams will not be running for Altrincham line for the next two Sundays
No trams will be running on the Altrincham line this Sunday and next Sunday to allow engineering work to take place. Work is being done on track co...
September 22 2010, 10.59AM Inside the M60
Trams resume to Eccles
GMPTE have just announced that services on the Eccles Metro line have resumed following an incident at Harbour City on Tuesday evening. Technicians...
September 21 2010, 10.00AM Saddleworth News
Appeal For Wonders Of Greater Manchester
A muddy stream flows into the River Tame in Mossley. (picture: William Figg/Wonders of Greater Manchester Facebook group) We’re being encoura...
August 29 2010, 12.27PM Saddleworth News
Mumps Bridge Comes Down
The Mumps Bridge is removed. (all pictures: www.twitter.com/crofty) We saw the last of one of Oldham’s best-known landmarks last night. The n...
August 16 2010, 4.19PM Inside the M60
No trams between Trafford bar and Altrincham possibly until Thursday
A replacement bus service is in operation between Trafford Bar and Altrincham and is calling at all Metrolink stations. It follows this morningR...
August 16 2010, 1.01PM Saddleworth News
Overnight Closures At Mumps Roundabout
Part of Mumps roundabout will be closing at night for the next two weeks, as engineers get ready to demolish one of the bridges over it. The bridge...
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