Tameside’s libraries have reported a surge in online borrowing during the coronavirus lockdown as the nation seeks escapism and comfort…
Tameside loves reading: libraries see surge in online borrowing
Category: Entertainment
Singers get in on the Facebook act
LOCAL singers and pop artists have the chance to show what they can do without leaving their own front room.…
Singers get in on the Facebook act
‘Pub quiz’ regulars raise money for the NHS
A STALYBRIDGE pub has done its bit with people taking part in a pub quiz that has become an online…
‘Pub quiz’ regulars raise money for the NHS
Celebrate VE Day – lockdown ideas to mark 75th anniversary
WHILE Tameside residents adopt the best of British spirit to fight the coronavirus they are also being urged not to…
Celebrate VE Day – lockdown ideas to mark 75th anniversary
Tameside Pride digital to raise funds for local charities
Tameside is getting ready to break new boundaries by hosting its first ever Digital Pride event.The 2019 LGBT celebration was…
Tameside Pride digital to raise funds for local charities
Can you help find The Missing Patch?
HOT on the heels of Mossley-based Global Grooves’ Vale Live initiative comes The Missing Patch, an arts project designed for…
Can you help find The Missing Patch?
Shrek must go on: MAODS release #ImABeliever video as show is rescheduled
MOSSLEY Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society might not be able to take to the stage at the moment – but…
Shrek must go on: MAODS release #ImABeliever video as show is rescheduled
Audenshaw ‘scary people’ become video stars
A GROUP of ‘Scary People’ have become video stars by appearing in an online rendition of a familiar pop song…
Audenshaw ‘scary people’ become video stars
Dance routine devised in Stalybridge set to go global.
A DANCE routine devised in Stalybridge is to go global. Three hundred and sixty dance schools from all over the…
Dance routine devised in Stalybridge set to go global.
The show WILL go on for Tameside Pride 2020
The organisers behind the Tameside Pride festival have announced the celebrations will not go ahead as originally planned this year…
The show WILL go on for Tameside Pride 2020
Musician Mick Coleman puts admiration for NHS into song by re-working Matchstalk Men hit
MUSICIAN Mick Coleman has put his admiration for National Health Service staff into song. The 74-year-old from Gee Cross has…
Musician Mick Coleman puts admiration for NHS into song by re-working Matchstalk Men hit
Armed Forces Day Gets 12-Month Pass
Armed Forces Day has been granted a one-year pass – but it’ll be back bigger and better in 2021.Tameside Council’s…
Armed Forces Day Gets 12-Month Pass
Enjoy a new Tameside art exhibition online
ART lovers can enjoy the latest exhibition at Ashton’s Market Gallery from the safety and comfort of their own home.…
Enjoy a new Tameside art exhibition online
Tameside’s favourite story maker to present online
SIMON the Storyteller is back to keep Tameside’s magical Story Maker sessions going by presenting them online. The fun and…
Tameside’s favourite story maker to present online
Soup success for Mini Meditators at landmark crowdfunding dinner
AN initiative helping children and young people with additional needs and disabilities is the latest recipient of funds generated by…
Soup success for Mini Meditators at landmark crowdfunding dinner
Characters spread smiles around Dane Bank during lockdown
SOME OF the most well-known characters took the streets of Dane Bank to spread some cheer through the toughest of…
Characters spread smiles around Dane Bank during lockdown
Chou better believe it! Cabbage turn to Corrie for new single idea
DRAWING inspiration from Coronation Street, ‘Pennine performance punks’ Cabbage return with their first single of 2020. Their outstanding comeback, ‘You’ve…
Chou better believe it! Cabbage turn to Corrie for new single idea
Stalybridge Carnival Weekend cancelled
STALYBRIDGE Festival Committee has cancelled this year’s Stalybridge Carnival Weekend scheduled for June 27-28, citing ‘unprecedented times’ as the reason.…
Stalybridge Carnival Weekend cancelled
MAODS News: Performance of Shrek to be re-scheduled
Mossley Amateur Operatic and Drama Society (MAODS) has announced their spring/summer performance of ‘Shrek the musical’ has been re-arranged amid…
MAODS News: Performance of Shrek to be re-scheduled
Diary date: Gee Cross fete at Sam Redfern Green
ENJOY an afternoon of fun at the Gee Cross Fete on Sam Redfern Green in Hyde on Sunday, June 21.…
Diary date: Gee Cross fete at Sam Redfern Green
“There’s a book in THAT!” Masterclass at Tameside Local Studies & Archive Centre
IF you’ve ever received this response, when talking about your family history, or when you’ve been thinking about unusual nugget…
“There’s a book in THAT!” Masterclass at Tameside Local Studies & Archive Centre
British Science Week: activities for young scientists in Tameside
Running between the 6th and 15th March, British Science Week celebrates everything STEM. Tameside has three activities lined up during…
British Science Week: activities for young scientists in Tameside
What’s on: ‘Majesty at The New Stalybridge Labour Club
QUEEN tribute band Majesty will raise the roof at The New Stalybridge Labour Club on Friday, March 13 from 7pm.…
What’s on: ‘Majesty at The New Stalybridge Labour Club
Laugh out loud at comedy ‘See How They Run’ by Dukinfield Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
THE latest show by Dukinfield Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society will have you laughing all the way through. ‘See How…
Laugh out loud at comedy ‘See How They Run’ by Dukinfield Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
The sound of Julie: Singer’s tribute to British icon
IF one of your favourite things is the music of Dame Julie Andrews then you are in for a treat…
The sound of Julie: Singer’s tribute to British icon
Stalybridge Bread Riots feature on rock album
By Jodie Saville THE Stalybridge Bread riots, sparked by the Lancashire cotton famine in the 1860s, feature in a debut…
Stalybridge Bread Riots feature on rock album
MAODS 50th birthday
THIS year MAODS are celebrating its 50th anniversary by putting on a programme of even more spectacular shows. Out of…
MAODS 50th birthday
Frankie says – Four Seasons all in one night at Civic Hall
IF you enjoy the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, then there is no shortage of tribute shows…
Frankie says – Four Seasons all in one night at Civic Hall
International Women’s Day event celebrating the achievements of women
Tameside residents are invited to an event to celebrate and inspire the borough’s women. Organised in recognition of the…
International Women’s Day event celebrating the achievements of womenFestive season arrives in Denton
THE festive season was launched with a three-day Christmas event in Denton. Laurel and Hardy, from Sailors Beware in Hyde,…
Festive season arrives in DentonThe fabulous Baker boys otherwise known as Not Ned
THEY do not claim to be the best thing since sliced bread though it is a subject close to the…
The fabulous Baker boys otherwise known as Not Ned
Huge crowds enjoy winter carnival and lantern parade
HUGE crowds enjoyed an amazing atmosphere and community spirit at the Northern Lights Tameside Winter Carnival and Lantern Parade in…
Huge crowds enjoy winter carnival and lantern parade