EXCLUSIVE A VETERAN Tameside councillor says he has quit the Labour Party after almost 50 years of membership. And Barrie…
Droylsden councillor ‘quits’ Labour amid disillusionment at party and Angela Rayner MP
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Ashton Councillor Dave Howarth to stand down
A TAMESIDE councillor will not stand at the next election after admitting he is getting too old. Dave Howarth, current…
Ashton Councillor Dave Howarth to stand down
Tameside residents urged to check voter registration details ahead of 2026 local elections
TAMESIDE residents are being urged to make sure their electoral registration details are up to date, or risk losing their…
Tameside residents urged to check voter registration details ahead of 2026 local elections
‘Too left-wing’ and fed up: Councillor reveals why she quit Tameside Labour after 50 years
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter Frustration, a ‘lack of democracy’ and being ‘too left-wing’ are why one of…
‘Too left-wing’ and fed up: Councillor reveals why she quit Tameside Labour after 50 years
Shock Labour resignation rocks Tameside Council
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter A SHOCK resignation from a long-time Labour Party member rocked the latest town…
Shock Labour resignation rocks Tameside Council
Ashton MP Angela Rayner quits as Deputy Prime Minister
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE’S MP Angela Rayner has quit as the country’s Deputy Prime Minister after being found to have breached the rules.…
Ashton MP Angela Rayner quits as Deputy Prime Minister
New rules could affect Tameside postal voters
POSTAL voters in Tameside are being warned that they may need to renew their application. New government rules mean that…
New rules could affect Tameside postal voters
Tameside councillor quits Labour after being ‘thrown under the bus’
A VETERAN Tameside councillor has quit the Labour Party after almost 50 years in disgust at being ‘thrown under the…
Tameside councillor quits Labour after being ‘thrown under the bus’
Tameside councillors set to rejoin Labour as ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ probe ends
EXCLUSIVE SEVERAL Tameside councillors are set to be allowed back into the Labour Party as an investigation into the now…
Tameside councillors set to rejoin Labour as ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ probe ends
Long-serving Tameside councillor believed to have not been selected for election
ONE OF Tameside’s longest serving councillors is believed to have been overlooked for the next election. Ann Holland has represented…
Long-serving Tameside councillor believed to have not been selected for election
Tameside councillors warned after new meeting format causes complaints
COUNCILLORS have been warned to not abuse the new format of meetings that attracted huge criticism. Executive cabinet members now…
Tameside councillors warned after new meeting format causes complaints
16 and 17-year-olds to get the vote in major election shake-up
YOUNG people aged 16 and 17 will soon be able to vote in local, regional and general elections for the…
16 and 17-year-olds to get the vote in major election shake-up
Tameside MP admits ‘honest mistake’ over ‘fake photo’
A TAMESIDE MP has held his hands up to a ‘simple, honest mistake’ after being caught up in a row…
Tameside MP admits ‘honest mistake’ over ‘fake photo’
Tameside Conservatives to elect new deputy leader
TAMESIDE’S Conservative group of councillors will have a new deputy leader. And Ashton Hurst Cllr Dan Costello will not be…
Tameside Conservatives to elect new deputy leader
Why Tameside has no elections in May 2025
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter NEXT month thousands of voters up and down the country will head to…
Why Tameside has no elections in May 2025
Reform gains first Tameside councillor on historic night
REFORM has comfortably gained its first councillor in Greater Manchester as Labour lost its safest seat in Tameside on a…
Reform gains first Tameside councillor on historic night
Meet the candidates standing in the Longdendale by-election
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter FIVE people are battling to become Tameside’s newest councillor. The by-election for the…
Meet the candidates standing in the Longdendale by-election
Tameside Labour councillor quits party in protest at welfare cuts
EXCLUSIVE ANOTHER Tameside councillor has resigned from the Labour Party in protest at their welfare cut proposals. Gary Ferguson also…
Tameside Labour councillor quits party in protest at welfare cuts
Five-way battle for Tameside Council’s Longdendale seat
VOTERS in Longdendale face a five-way choice of who they want to be their next councillor at a by-election. As…
Five-way battle for Tameside Council’s Longdendale seat
Tameside Council leader defends Cannes trip after council tax rise
TAMESIDE Council’s leader has defended her trip to the south of France to a conference where tickets cost £2,750 –…
Tameside Council leader defends Cannes trip after council tax rise
Tameside Council panel leader questioned over pension fund conflict of interest
COUNCILLORS from both sides of Tameside’s political spectrum believe a potential conflict of interest at the heart of its audit…
Tameside Council panel leader questioned over pension fund conflict of interest
Former Tameside Council leader delivers withering verdict on most offensive comments in WhatsApp scandal
A FORMER Tameside Council leader has come out fighting against those making the most offensive comments in the now notorious…
Former Tameside Council leader delivers withering verdict on most offensive comments in WhatsApp scandal
Tameside council leader survives no-confidence vote as ex-leader calls for investigation
TAMESIDE Council’s leader has survived a motion of no confidence. But the man Cllr Eleanor Wills replaced, -Cllr Gerald Cooney,…
Tameside council leader survives no-confidence vote as ex-leader calls for investigation
Tameside’s council tax to rise by 4.99 per cent
By George Lythgoe, Local Democracy Reporting Service PEOPLE in Tameside will pay almost five per cent more in council tax…
Tameside’s council tax to rise by 4.99 per cent
Longdendale by-election to take place following resignation of Tameside councillor
By George Lythgoe, Local Democracy Reporting Service VOTERS in Longdendale will go to the polls following the resignation of a…
Longdendale by-election to take place following resignation of Tameside councillor
Former Tameside Council leader quits as chair of key panel
A FORMER leader of Tameside Council has stepped down from her role as head of a key panel. Cllr Brenda…
Former Tameside Council leader quits as chair of key panel
Tameside councillor announces shock resignation
A SENIOR Tameside councillor has resigned from her seat as she is ‘fundamentally at odds’ with Labour. Jacqueline North, who…
Tameside councillor announces shock resignation
Denton MP Gwynne faces standards probe
DENTON MP Andrew Gwynne is now the subject of an investigation by Parliament’s standards watchdog. Mr Gwynne was sacked as…
Denton MP Gwynne faces standards probe
Stalybridge and Hyde MP faces new probe over CV ‘lies’
STALYBRIDGE and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds is ‘looking forward’ to working with a new probe into ‘lies’ on his CV.…
Stalybridge and Hyde MP faces new probe over CV ‘lies’
Tameside Council leader to face motion of no confidence at extraordinary meeting
TAMESIDE Council’s leader is to face a motion of no confidence after an extraordinary meeting of the authority was granted.…
Tameside Council leader to face motion of no confidence at extraordinary meeting
Stalybridge and Hyde MP faces calls for action over CV ‘lies’
POLITICAL parties have called on Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds to be removed from his ministerial position and face…
Stalybridge and Hyde MP faces calls for action over CV ‘lies’
Suspended Tameside councillor blasts Labour Party suspension amid WhatsApp probe
A SUSPENDED Tameside councillor has blasted the Labour Party for ‘throwing him under the bus’ amid the Andrew Gwynne WhatsApp…
Suspended Tameside councillor blasts Labour Party suspension amid WhatsApp probe