Jude Gidney - Editor

It’s going to be a damp but mild few days according to the forecasters, although things should brighten up with some sunshine towards the end...

Saddleworth Women’s Institute is holding a free family fun day tomorrow, to mark national family week. There’ll be arts and crafts and other activities to...

A 90-year-old woman has been robbed in a distraction burglary at her home in Uppermill. The thief made off with cash and a debit card. According...

The first-ever Diggle Blues Festival begins this evening. A series of free blues gigs take place at venues around the village between now and Sunday....

Local photographers are being encouraged to upload their pictures from Whit Friday. A group’s been set up on the photography website Flickr in the hope...

Here are some pictures from Saturday’s Beer Walk in Saddleworth. Charity fundraisers, clad in all kinds of fancy dress, braved showers to visit various pubs across...

Local police are making Lydgate the latest centre of their ‘village a month’ initiative. A series of events will take place there this week, aimed...

Relatives of the man who died after he was run over by a coach in Greenfield on Whit Friday have described him as “irreplaceable.” Alan Chamberlain,...

Oldham Council’s new regime of bin collections takes effect tomorrow. The main change is that, from now on, residents will be able to recycle their...

A member of Saddleworth Parish Council has expressed concern about the state of the newly-opened Swan Meadow playground in Delph. Ken Hulme, an independent councillor...