Patrick Bell
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Patrick Bell
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Live Music Review: Utopian Attempt at The Railway
A candid recounting of last weeks night of live music at The Railway, headlined by Stepford wives and supported by Utopian Attempt. It was the...
An Interview with Deborah Hardy – The Granby Arms Landlady
The first instalment in a series of short interviews with Saddleworth business owners....
Roe Deer in the Saddleworth Borderland
In the dawn's early light / in the biggest snow of the year / Two blue-dark deer stood in the road, alerted…
Treasure Uncovered at the Cross Keys.
The old Cross Keys in Delph is a building full of history, and these recent discoveries prove it...
What is the Diggle Wigglepit?
Your guide to a hidden local cave....
Then & Now – Delph Mechanics
Then: In 1883, work began on a building that no longer stands: The Delph Mechanics.Situated across the road from the Millgate Arts Centre and hair...
This valley is named Castleshaw, and it’s the home of incontestable magic;
The following text was inspired by Green Monster Arts, who, along with Saddleworth residents and pupils at Diggle Primary School, created the Castleshaw Quest… At...
Ardea Cinerea – Our Local Egyptian God
I am nothing/ But a prayer/ To catch a fish/ A hush of air… The Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) – a familiar figure in our...