Saddleworth Independent

Greenfield based greenhouse and glasshouse manufacturer, Hartley Botanic, is celebrating after winning a coveted award at the 2019 Royal Horticultural Chelsea flower show.

A new bench with a familiar look is providing a welcome resting spot for visitors to booming Uppermill.
Under the watchful gaze of Saddleworth dialect poet Ammon Wrigley, the distinctive double seat is a replica of a bench first unveiled in 1974.

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A GBR para swimmer certainly made a splash as she impressed Knowsley Junior School pupils during their recent sports week.
Tully Kearney, 22, was one of a number of professional athletes and local sports coaches who visited the Springhead school to share her story and inspire the students.

Plenty of four legged friends putting on their Sunday best at the dog show and fun day hosted by the Northern Alsatian and All Breeds Training Society, Greenfield and organised by the Oldham Fundraising Group of Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Blasts from the past- Shaw’s annual vintage vehicle rally on Market Street. Plenty of nostalgia on view and it’s all free. On until 3pm.

Generous superstore Tesco is going above and beyond its slogan ‘every little helps’ by giving a boost of thousands of pounds to Saddleworth groups, organisations and schools.

Everything looks better when the sun is shining ☀️
Happy summer solstice Saddleworth folk

The RSPCA and Greater Manchester Fire Service spent four hours rescuing a stricken cow which had become stuck in a ditch on Wednesday June 19 on remote moorland in Saddleworth.

Pupils have been warned of the dangers of substance misuse after a number of Saddleworth School youngsters fell ill after inhaling from an e-cigarette.

A trio of events are taking place across Saddleworth this weekend in memory of murdered MP, Jo Cox.
Great Get Together events will be held across the country from June 21-23 as communities show- in Jo’s words-‘we have ‘more in common than that which divides us.’

An internationally best-selling author from Saddleworth is launching her heart-warming new novel at Uppermill Library next month.

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Pet lovers and business owners came together for a night of fun and friendly networking and advice as well as raising funds for charity.
The third Saddleworth Pet Networking Night was held on June 5 at Little Bear Photography Studio in Mossley.

Thousands of spectators will flock to Saddleworth in September after confirmation of the route for the 2019 Ovo Tour of Britain.

An Uppermill youngster is the face and voice of a new national television campaign promoting better mental and physical wellbeing through outdoor activity.
The powerful 70 seconds feature involving 10-year-old Aimee Bone has already been seen by millions of viewers.

Residents have been left confused and concerned after a second application for 265 homes in Lees, Springhead and Grotton was submitted – before a final outcome on the first.