ORGANISERS of Denshaw’s Christmas lights display are appealing for financial support, with up to £600 still needed to cover the costs of this year’s festivities. Read more: saddind.co.uk/light-up-densh…

SADDLEWORTH RESIDENTS TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN A date has been set for a referendum that will give Saddleworth residents the opportunity to vote on the area's Neighbourhood Plan. Read the full story: saddind.co.uk/referendum-dat…

ONE of Saddleworth's oldest and most treasured traditions could disappear after organisers warned that this year's Uppermill Whit Friday Band Contest may have been its last. Read more: saddind.co.uk/historic-upper…

A COMMUNITY-RUN library in Delph is appealing for new volunteers to help secure its future. Delph Library, which relies entirely on volunteers to operate, is looking for residents who can spare just three hours to help keep the facility open. Read more: saddind.co.uk/delph-library-…

ONE of Saddleworth's best-known pubs is preparing to welcome customers once again after a husband-and-wife team announced they are taking over The Navigation Inn in Dobcross. Read more: saddind.co.uk/new-chapter-fo…

ENJOY some spooktacular fun this half-term as the popular Diggle Spooky Scarecrow Trail returns. This year’s event is one of the biggest to date as the community has been busy crafting 26 scarecrows with a Halloween theme. Read more: saddind.co.uk/spooktacular-f…

CLOCKS GO BACK TONIGHT ⏰ A reminder that the clocks go back one hour tonight, with 2am becoming 1am on Sunday, October 25. Remember to turn any manual clocks back before bed — and enjoy an extra hour’s sleep!

THE COMMUNITY is invited to be part of Austerlands’ Remembrance commemorations through a new lamppost poppy appeal. Read more: saddind.co.uk/new-lamppost-p…

ENJOY a night of laughter and entertainment as Off The Rails Comedy Club brings live comedy back to Greenfield. Read more: saddind.co.uk/live-comedy-br…

Reform’s first leader in Oldham Lewis Quigg has announced he is leaving politics altogether citing ‘immense pressure’ on his family. Read more: saddind.co.uk/former-oldham-…

A TEAM from a local homelessness charity has raised more than £600 to help restore wildlife habitats at Dove Stone Reservoir after tackling one of England’s toughest mountain hikes. Read more: saddind.co.uk/charity-team-t…

A SADDLEWORTH business is hoping to make Christmas a little brighter for older and vulnerable residents by delivering festive hampers and offering some much-needed companionship. Read more: saddind.co.uk/saddleworth-fi…

A LONG-STANDING church tradition has continued in Lees as St Thomas’ Leesfield welcomed its 12th Harvest Queen at a special crowning ceremony. The occasion marked another chapter in a tradition stretching back generations. Read more: saddind.co.uk/new-harvest-qu…

A TOUCH of Victorian Christmas magic is coming to Uppermill as Saddleworth Rotary Club launches a new festive event for the whole family. Read more: saddind.co.uk/victorian-chri…

AN OLDHAM law firm has helped a long-standing client expand its property portfolio with the purchase of a commercial building in Cheadle Hulme. Read more: saddind.co.uk/oldham-solicit…

PLANS to redevelop a historic Greenfield mill site into housing for over-55s have been redrawn, with fewer properties. Read more: saddind.co.uk/redevelopment-…

AN OLDHAM student will be hitting a nightclub dancefloor for a very different reason after being cast in a pioneering production. Read more: saddind.co.uk/osfc-student-r…

OLDHAM rugby legend Sir Kevin Sinfield has been knighted in recognition of his remarkable sporting career and tireless fundraising efforts for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Read more: saddind.co.uk/sir-kevin-sinf…

A CELEBRATED modern Requiem and a dramatic work by one of opera’s greatest composers will feature in a special afternoon of music next month. Read more: saddind.co.uk/oldham-choral-…

FROM timeless classical masterpieces to toe-tapping jazz standards, music lovers can look forward to four nights of live performance in Saddleworth. Saddleworth Concerts Society has unveiled its new season at Millgate Arts Centre in Delph. Read more: saddind.co.uk/classical-quar…