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Local elections 2026: Who you can vote for in Ashton Waterloo
PEOPLE in Tameside get the chance to decide who they want to represent them on the borough’s council as the…
Local elections 2026: Who you can vote for in Ashton Waterloo
Local elections 2026: Who you can vote for in Ashton St Michael’s
PEOPLE in Tameside get the chance to decide who they want to represent them on the borough’s council as the…
Local elections 2026: Who you can vote for in Ashton St Michael’s
Local elections 2026: Who you can vote for in Ashton Hurst
PEOPLE in Tameside get the chance to decide who they want to represent them on the borough’s council as the…
Local elections 2026: Who you can vote for in Ashton Hurst
Community unites to tackle years of rubbish blight in Ashton streets
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter The problem of litter and fly-tipping blighting the estates surrounding St Peter’s church…
Community unites to tackle years of rubbish blight in Ashton streets
Two Ashton groups receive highest voluntary honour
TWO organisations in Ashton-under-Lyne have been recognised with the highest honour a voluntary group can receive. For both Side by…
Two Ashton groups receive highest voluntary honour
Vision for Ashton after £20 million funding boost
MORE THAN 200 ways of improving Ashton-under-Lyne have been gathered as the town received another £20 million funding boost. Regenerating…
Vision for Ashton after £20 million funding boost
Revamp plans for Ashton’s Indoor Market revealed
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE’S indoor market will see new food and beverage stalls, new seating zones, a play area and flexible workspace, if…
Revamp plans for Ashton’s Indoor Market revealed
Ashton Town Hall in line to get new steps and look
THE TOWN Hall in Ashton-under-Lyne will get a new look if planning permission to replace its steps is granted. Tameside…
Ashton Town Hall in line to get new steps and look
Ashton pub HMO plan thrown out
By George Lythgoe, Local Democracy Reporting Service A PROPOSAL to convert a former Ashton-under-Lyne pub into a house in multiple…
Ashton pub HMO plan thrown out
Suspected Ashton loan shark arrested
A SUSPECTED loan shark operating in Ashton-under-Lyne has been arrested. An early morning operation by the England Illegal Money Lending…
Suspected Ashton loan shark arrested
Ashton Town Hall ‘to be back open by 2030’
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE’S town hall will be back open for business in just over four years’ time. But Tameside Council leader, Cllr…
Ashton Town Hall ‘to be back open by 2030’
Latest development in Ashton revival announced
THE MAN determined to revive Ashton-under-Lyne has announced his latest scheme. For Andy Kleek, of Monopoly Properties and who reopened…
Latest development in Ashton revival announced
Objections to plans to convert former Ashton pub into HMO flood in
PLANS to convert a former Ashton pub into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) have received more than 60 objections.…
Objections to plans to convert former Ashton pub into HMO flood in
Tameside headteacher shortlisted for national leadership honour
THE HEADTEACHER of a Tameside secondary school has been nominated for a prestigious prize at the British Training Awards. Sheldon…
Tameside headteacher shortlisted for national leadership honour
‘Clanging, banging and cautious hope’: Ashton market square revamp divides opinion as £14.6m facelift takes shape
Locals express scepticism and nostalgia as diggers replace stalls and a bold new vision for Ashton town centre unfolds. By…
‘Clanging, banging and cautious hope’: Ashton market square revamp divides opinion as £14.6m facelift takes shape
Man left in critical condition following fall in Ashton incident
A TEENAGER has been left in a critical condition while another suffered serious injuries after ‘falling from height’ from an…
Man left in critical condition following fall in Ashton incident
Former Ashton pub wanted for takeaway and HMO
A FORMER Ashton-under-Lyne pub will be converted into a takeaway and a ‘noisy’ house in multiple occupation if planning permission…
Former Ashton pub wanted for takeaway and HMO
Controversy erupts as plans for Ashton’s Good Hope Mill scrap affordable housing
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter A CENTURY-old mill in the centre of Ashton will be transformed into 18…
Controversy erupts as plans for Ashton’s Good Hope Mill scrap affordable housing
Ashton town centre set for major transformation with new homes and shopping hub in £20m masterplan
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter TWO shopping centres and an old bus station site are set to be…
Ashton town centre set for major transformation with new homes and shopping hub in £20m masterplan
Ashton tennis club closes, with houses plan for land
AN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE tennis club has closed and could disappear completely after plans were lodged to replace it with four houses.…
Ashton tennis club closes, with houses plan for land
Ashton market scheme gets vote of approval from Deputy Prime Minister
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE’S MP has had an up close and personal tour of the major building work taking place on her doorstep.…
Ashton market scheme gets vote of approval from Deputy Prime Minister
Vandals set bin on fire in Ashton park
A FRIENDS group of a popular Ashton-under-Lyne park has expressed its dismay after youths allegedly caused damage by setting a…
Vandals set bin on fire in Ashton park
Ashton’s Royal Oak pub looks to grow following refurb
AN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE pub hopes to become a mighty Oak once again as it reopens. The Royal Oak, on Nook Lane…
Ashton’s Royal Oak pub looks to grow following refurb
Ashton charity shop site earmarked for apartment conversion
AN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE building familiar to many as a charity shop will be converted if planning permission is granted. Mark Robinson,…
Ashton charity shop site earmarked for apartment conversion
Two Ashton businesses appear in court over illegal vapes
TWO businesses in Ashton-under-Lyne have paid the penalty for stocking illegal vapes. They have been handed hefty fines after police…
Two Ashton businesses appear in court over illegal vapes
New glimpse of Ashton’s new market square details plans
FURTHER details of how Ashton-Under-Lyne’s new market square will look have been revealed. A specialist architecture company, which has worked…
New glimpse of Ashton’s new market square details plans
HMOs plan for historic Ashton arcade refused
PLANS to convert part of a historic Ashton-under-Lyne shopping arcade into three houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) have been refused.…
HMOs plan for historic Ashton arcade refused
Ashton ‘monster’ jailed for life jailed after campaign of abuse against woman
AN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE ‘monster’ has been jailed for a minimum of 13 years after a campaign of physical and sexual abuse…
Ashton ‘monster’ jailed for life jailed after campaign of abuse against woman
Former Ashton bar could come back to life after apartments plan approved
By George Lythgoe, Local Democracy Reporting Service A FORMER Ashton-under-Lyne bar could come back to life after plans to convert…
Former Ashton bar could come back to life after apartments plan approved
Ashton nursery raises Ofsted rating from inadequate to good
AN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE nursery has risen from inadequate to good in just six months, according to Ofsted. Inspectors rated Kidzstop, on…
Ashton nursery raises Ofsted rating from inadequate to good
End of an era for Ashton Baths as demolition preparation begins
THE former Ashton swimming pool on Water Street is set for demolition after plans were approved in 2023. The decision,…
End of an era for Ashton Baths as demolition preparation begins