The brutal murder of a taxi driver in Lees caused the closure of High Street for a couple of days and as a result buses were diverted from Oldham up to the Star Inn at Scouthead and then across Platting Road to Lydgate. This road has never seen a regular bus service. With the church at Scouthead in the background, 945 is seen on 28th December 2002. It was one of the batch of Optare Prismas which became very common in Saddleworth for a few years. This one had been new as Grampian 545 and had arrived in Manchester after a spell in Edinburgh.