RESIDENTS are being warned to be prepared for heavy rainfall in Tameside and possible risks of flooding this week. The Met Office has issued an…
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New academy principal appointed at Great Academy Ashton
DAVID Waugh has spoken of his excitement of the challenge having been appointed the new principal at the 1,280 student Great Academy Ashton. If its…
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New measures brought in at Dovestone reservoir to deter irresponsible visitors
POLICE, water, and council chiefs are stepping up measures this weekend (16 – 17 Jan) to reduce the number of day-trippers flouting Covid guidance at…
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Residents claim planning breaches as Backfield building work begins
A BUILDER is under fire for allegedly breaching planning regulations after work has begun on the controversial Backfield development in Ashton. The Save the Backfield…
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Calls for teachers to be immunised as more than 14,000 people in Tameside get first Covid-19 jab
by Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter MORE than 14,000 people in Tameside have received the Covid-19 jab as the borough pushes ‘ahead of the curve’ and…
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Pensioner driver killed mother of three after ‘half-hearted and haphazard’ attempt to fully de-ice his van windscreen
By Gwyn Wright A DRIVER aged 81 from Stalybridge mowed down and killed a mother of three after he failed to fully de-ice his windscreen…
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Ashton man handed suspended jail sentence for possession of cannabis
A MAN has received a suspended prison sentence for possessing a Class B drug with intent to supply. Tyler Devlin, of Whiteacre Road, Ashton, was…
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Pub narrowly avoids being closed over ‘lockdown lock-ins’
A HAUGHTON Green pub that hosted ‘lockdown lock-ins’ by letting people in through the back door for all-night parties and even karaoke sessions has been…
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MP slams food parcel ‘profiteering’
ASHTON and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has been contacted by distressed families from across the country after urging those affected by inadequate food parcels during…
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Supermarkets to ban shoppers without face masks
THE country’s biggest supermarket chains have united in enforcing new rules on face masks and lone shopping as Covid-19 infection rates continue to rise. Tesco,…
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