A TAMESIDE secondary school’s work in its community has been recognised with a nomination for a prestigious award. St Damian’s RC Science College, on Lees…
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Category: Ashton-under-Lyne
New £20m hospital department ‘will positively impact waiting times’
A NEW £20 million Emergency Care Department at Tameside Hospital has welcomed its first patients. Construction work at the site in Ashton-under-Lyne took just over…
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Ashton fly tippers fined for dumping waste
TWO women from Ashton-under-Lyne have been ordered to pay large sums for fly tipping household waste in the street and an alleyway. Marie Fairhurst, of…
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Investigations continue as illegal goods seized from Ashton premises
NEARLY £500,000 worth of counterfeit goods and illicit vapes and tobacco products were seized from three premises in Ashton-under-Lyne. The premises, which have not been…
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School pupils lead clean-up as new Litter Hub launched
CHILDREN have become champions at keeping their community in Ashton-under-Lyne clean and tidy. Youngsters from Holy Trinity Primary School helped councillors and volunteers carry out…
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Question Time comes to Tameside
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE was chosen as the location for the return of a flagship BBC political debate show. Question Time, presented by Fiona Bruce, was back on…
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Dumping waste in alleyway lands Ashton man with hefty fine
A FLY-TIPPER who ignored a fine and failed to attend court proceedings has been ordered to pay almost £2,000. A man has been found guilty…
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Two men stabbed in late-night brawl in Ashton-under-Lyne
TWO men were rushed to hospital following a stabbing during an altercation in Ashton-under-Lyne on Friday night. Emergency services were called to the scene at…
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Person found dead on tracks at Ashton’s railway station
A PERSON has been found dead on the tracks at Ashton-under-Lyne’s railway station. Emergency services vehicles formed a large response to reports of a casualty…
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Plans to extend Village Hotel in Ashton approved
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter A MASSIVE extension of the Village Hotel in Ashton has been signed off. The 48-bedroom extension of the…
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