Barbara Beeley News Today

Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader, councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has paid tribute following the death on Tuesday (August 1)...

Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams convened and chaired a public meeting in Greenfield to address local...

Saddleworth and Lees councillors have received the positive news that Aldi’s plans for the Co-operative site in Lees...

In Oldham, there are ten political parties and five independent candidates contesting seats in the borough’s 20 wards in the local elections Voters are preparing to head to the polls today (Thursday) to decide who they want to represent them as councillors. In Oldham, there are ten political parties and five independent candidates contesting seats in the borough’s 20 wards in the local elections. The parties and independents have set out their stall of what they would offer the electorate...

Saddleworth Parish Council is taking forward plans to give Uppermill-born physicist Albert Wood OBE a blue plaque. The plaque will mark Mr Woods incredible achievements in helping to develop sonar – and thus saving thousands - if not millions - of lives during the second world war. Local resident Roy Crozier brought the proposal to the Council, having read about the physicist in the newsletter of the Saddleworth Historical Society. The Council is now investigating the exact location of his...

Parish Council signs up to Pledge to Peace Date published: 11 January 2021 Saddleworth Parish Council Chairman, Councillor Barbara Beeley Saddleworth Parish Council have shown their support for the area’s thriving peace movement, by signing the Pledge to Peace. The Pledge, which is administered by the Percorsi Peace Association in Italy, has been signed by organisations and individuals worldwide, reflecting their commitment to peace. It pledges the Council to commit to working with other ...