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Damping down after the fire. (picture: GPSJ News) It seems the wildfire which broke out on Buckton Moor above Mossley on Tuesday evening was started deliberately. According to a local gamekeeper, three youths were chased away from the scene by farm hands. Four fire engines, from stations in Mossley, Stalybridge and Hyde, were called […]
A wildfire broke out on Buckton Moor above Mossley on Tuesday evening. It began near Micklehurst Cricket Club off Huddersfield Road shortly before 7:30pm, but was extinguished in little over an hour. A chopper from Diggle-based Pennine Helicopters joined four fire engines, from Mossley, Stalybridge and Hyde, at the scene. A spokeswoman for the […]
Bill Davidson, the new manager of Tesco Greenfield. The new manager of the Tesco supermarket in Greenfield has told Saddleworth News the store could begin to stock items such as CDs, DVDs and greetings cards, following requests from shoppers. Bill Davidson, who has been in the job ten weeks, also used an interview to […]
Debbie Abrahams in the House of Commons recently. (picture: Parliament TV) Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has again spoken out against the government’s planned changes to the National Health Service. In a Commons debate yesterday evening, Ms Abrahams criticised the proposals as “costly” and “ideologically driven.” Ministers recently announced a pause in the parliamentary process […]
Delph and Dobcross beat Golcar twice over the weekend, once in the Huddersfield League, and once in the Second Round of the Heavy Woollen Cup. On Saturday it was league business at Huddersfield Road, in a match shortened to 35 overs per side because of the weather. Golcar batted first and made 224/5 from their […]
Friezland Parish Church on Church Road will be hosting a day-long art exhibition this coming Saturday, 14 May. According to the organisers, several local artists will be showing off their work between 10am and 4pm. Refreshments will be available for anyone going along.
Austerlands professional Humayan Farhat bowling. (picture: Neil Cadd) Austerlands enjoyed a remarkable victory over Hollinwood in the Saddleworth League on Saturday, a result that lifted them to 3rd in the table. With a match report, here’s Neil Cadd: BEING ASKED TO BAT first on a damp wicket could have caused problems for many teams […]
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