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Councillor’s funeral

SADDLEWORTH parish councillor Ken Hulme’s funeral will take place on Monday at Oldham Crematorium.

Ken, who was 62, had represented the Delph ward on the parish council since 2003 and was due to become chairman this year.

A service and committal will be held at 2pm for the late councillor, who died on Friday. He leaves wife Hannah and son George.

Family flowers only have been requested. Donations can be made to Medical Aid for Palestine or Diabetes UK

Date published: 08/02/2012

£1.45 rise in precept

THE first rise in the Saddleworth precept for three years has been announced.

Parish councillors agreed at a special budget meeeting to a rise of £1.45 for the average Band D property, meaning taxpayers in Saddleworth will pay £19.35 a year.

Councillor Brian Lord, chairman of the finance and general purposes committee, said: “By very careful...

Date published: 08/02/2012

Tributes paid to campaigner Ken

ENVIRONMENTALLY friendly: Ken got on his bike to demonstrate green power.

TRIBUTES have been paid to Saddleworth parish councillor Ken Hulme who has died, aged 62.

The spirited councillor, well-known locally for his campaigns and crusades, passed away in the...

Date published: 06/02/2012

Allotments are a growing concern

Saddleworth and Lees District Partnership
WORRIED residents living near a planned allotment scheme voiced their concerns about aspects of the project.

Parish councillor Robert Knotts answered public questions from a resident of Kenworthy Gardens to try and allay fears about access and parking surrounding the proposed new scheme.

The site is situated on a strip of...

Date published: 06/02/2012

Fury over Uppermill parking U-turn

A U-TURN decision not to enforce parking restrictions in Uppermill has been met with fury.

Councillor Mike Buckley demanded to know why councillors were left in the dark about a decision not to fine drivers breaking the two-hour limit on spaces.

He said he was alerted by a Diggle resident who, after struggling to park, was told by a shopkeeper that all-day parking was...

Date published: 03/02/2012

Starting date for fields drainage

WORK to overhaul drainage at Churchill playing fields will begin this month.

Main contractor Souters Sports Ltd is due to start on site on Monday, February 27, with the project estimated to last until October, depending on weather.

Drainage installation, pitch levelling and the creation of a hard standing area will go ahead between February and June but the fields will...

Date published: 03/02/2012

£15,000 for band contests

ORGANISERS of the Whit Friday Band Contests have been given extra money to help with this summer’s event.

Saddleworth Parish Council members have set aside £15,000 for the village contests, but a question mark still hangs over what financial support will come direct from Oldham Council.

Around £7,000 would fund traffic-management stewards —...

Date published: 03/02/2012

Concert treat

VIOLINIST Sophie Rosa, from the Royal Northern College of Music, will join with local concert pianist Duncan Glenday for an Uppermill concert tomorrow.



The pair will play popular works by Schumann and Elgar during the coffee concert at Uppermill Methodist Church from 12.15pm. Money raised by the £5/£3 admission will be donated to the local Rotary charities....

Date published: 03/02/2012

Three held in police blitz on metal thefts

THREE people have been arrested in Saddleworth following a day of action to clamp down on metal thieves.

Police focused their efforts on the Denshaw area, issuing over 15 fixed-penalty notices for a variety of traffic offences.

Six vehicles were seized and four people were summonsed. The area was targeted after the number of metal thefts rose by nine between January...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Homes cut off in cable theft

MORE than 170 households in Saddleworth were left without a phone after cables were cut by metal thieves.

Two sections of cable in the Delph New Road area in Dobcross were cut overnight last Tuesday causing widespread disruption.

BT engineers were dispatched immediately and found they needed to replace 800 yards of underground cable as well as a new access box....

Date published: 31/01/2012

Enjoy a butty

TUCK into a Saturday morning bacon butty tomorrow at the Springhead Community Centre, from 10am. Money raised during the coffee morning will be donated to the Mayor’s Charity Appeal.


NEW members are welcome at the Saddleworth Townswomen’s Guild when members meet in Uppermill on Wednesday

Join the group at the Methodist Centre in Church Road, from 2pm....

Date published: 27/01/2012

Robbed of his dignity Robbed of respect

The late Frank Iberson, before his illness took hold

Left lying in faeces; lost from a ward; found wandering in the road in his nightwear by police, RN veteran was left unwashed for days and discharged in smelly clothes
THESE are just some...

Date published: 25/01/2012

Ploughing on with snow-blower plans

Saddleworth Parish Council
VOLUNTEERS could man a snow blower to clear Saddleworth roads clear should snow begin to fall.

As a chance of snow was predicted for the borough this week, Councillor Rob Knotts told parish councillors that a meeting with Oldham Council had been productive in tackling Saddleworth’s winter woes.

He confirmed that a snow blower, a...

Date published: 25/01/2012

Sweet music

Girl power: award-winning musician Helen Williams

Helen urges brass bands to make some noise for women around the world
A CHAMPION musician is urging brass bands across the country to Get Together for disadvantaged women around the...

Date published: 25/01/2012

Hazel’s nuts about cakes

Baking's a piece of cake for Hazel and Chris

A HOBBY has turned into a business for Hazel and Chris Jenkins who have moved house to establish The Hazelnut Bakery.

The husband and wife team have moved from Hollinwood to premises in...

Date published: 25/01/2012

Power to the people

David Sanderson signs up as the first shareholder in the community hydro scheme

THE future’s green in Saddleworth after the first shareholder in a groundbreaking power project signed on the dotted line.

David Sanderson, a member of the Greenfield and...

Date published: 24/01/2012

Church concert

THE musical Jones family make their return to Saddleworth tomorrow with a concert at St Anne’s Church in Lydgate from 7pm. Tickets to see the group, who played at last year’s festival of the arts, are £5 including wine and nibbles and will raise money for Love Lydgate.



Contact Jennifer on 01457-877-935.



INDULGE in a taste of Spain with a...

Date published: 20/01/2012

Stab victim serious

A MAN is said to be in a serious but stable condition after being stabbed at a house in Diggle.

Police went to the property following a call to ambulance crews at around 10.10pm on Tuesday.

They arrived to find a 20-year-old man had suffered stab wounds to his abdomen and thigh. He was still in hospital yesterday evening.

Police were present at the scene throughout...

Date published: 19/01/2012

Volunteer army to the rescue

LITTER buster: Councillor Adrian Alexander

COMMUNITY spirit could prove vital in Saddleworth this summer to ensure two long-running events go ahead.

It’s hoped an army of volunteers could see the Round Table-organised beer...

Date published: 18/01/2012

Gun terror at chemist

A MAN escaped injury after a gun-wielding robber opened fire in Delph, it has been revealed.

The gunman produced an air rifle at staff at the village’s Co-operative Pharmacy on Monday afternoon after he was refused prescription drugs.

Leaving the shop on King Street, the robber fired two pellets at a man who chased him before fleeing to a house on near-by Grains Road...

Date published: 18/01/2012

Lonely village gets a link to outside world

A SADDLEWORTH village known as “the most isolated in Greater Manchester” will soon be well connected after residents celebrated a campaign victory.

Members of the Denshaw Community Association drummed up more than 150 petition signatures on a mission to get better transport links for villagers.

Starting from April 15, villagers will be able to take...

Date published: 18/01/2012

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