A PERSON has been found dead on the tracks at Ashton-under-Lyne’s railway station. Emergency services vehicles formed a large response…
Person found dead on tracks at Ashton’s railway station
Category: Ashton-under-Lyne
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. …
Plans to extend Village Hotel in Ashton approved
Ashton indoor market traders express doubts over stall plans
TRADERS whose stalls are being earmarked to move in a £250,000 reworking of Ashton-under-Lyne’s market hall have questioned the plans.…
Ashton indoor market traders express doubts over stall plans
Stalls at Ashton’s indoor market to be removed
FIXED stalls are likely to be removed from Ashton-under-Lyne’s Market Hall – and some of the entrances closed off. The…
Stalls at Ashton’s indoor market to be removed
Ashton launderette vows to reopen following fire
AN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE launderette hopes to reopen as soon as possible after a small fire at its premises. Wash and Dry,…
Ashton launderette vows to reopen following fire
Man charged after ‘stabbing’ in Ashton
POLICE have charged a man in connection with an attack in Ashton-under-Lyne. A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital with…
Man charged after ‘stabbing’ in Ashton
Man attempts to steal woman’s car at red light
A WOMAN has been left “shaken” after a man attempted to steal her car while she was at traffic lights…
Man attempts to steal woman’s car at red light
Information sought after Ashton ‘stabbing’
POLICE have appealed for information after a man was believed to have been stabbed in an Ashton-under-Lyne attack. The 24-year-old…
Information sought after Ashton ‘stabbing’
Charges at Ashton car park to be slashed during market construction work
EXCLUSIVE CHARGES at an Ashton-under-Lyne car park are being reduced ‘imminently’ while work to transform its town centre is going…
Charges at Ashton car park to be slashed during market construction work
Ashton shop rebuilt after being smashed into by cars
AN ASHTON shop left destroyed when two cars smashed into it within just four months has been rebuilt and reborn.…
Ashton shop rebuilt after being smashed into by cars
Ashton fly tipping row sees council and community clash over responsibility
AFTER a five-week battle, a ‘mountain’ of fly tipping has been removed at the taxpayers’ expense, at the cost of…
Ashton fly tipping row sees council and community clash over responsibility
Work to transform Ashton market begins
WORK on the multi-million pound project to transform the market square in Ashton-under-Lyne is underway. Diggers have been in place…
Work to transform Ashton market begins
New Deputy Prime Minister Rayner re-elected in Ashton-under-Lyne
TAMESIDE is now well represented at the heart of the newly-formed Government, boasting the new Deputy Prime Minister. Angela Rayner,…
New Deputy Prime Minister Rayner re-elected in Ashton-under-Lyne
Wrestler facing Angela Rayner in Ashton election battle
ANGELA Rayner has taken on many kinds of opponents in her political career – but a wrestler may be a…
Wrestler facing Angela Rayner in Ashton election battle
Ashton’s MP candidates given chance to debate at hustings event
CANDIDATES to be MP for Ashton-under-Lyne can explain why they should get the vote at a hustings event that has…
Ashton’s MP candidates given chance to debate at hustings event
Mayoral vision for Ashton revealed in prospectus
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE has been billed as being at the centre of a ‘pioneering approach’ to regeneration by Mayor of Greater Manchester…
Mayoral vision for Ashton revealed in prospectus
Club left ‘angry and heartbroken’ after break-in
A LOCAL club was left counting the cost of a break-in during which ‘significant damage’ was caused and cash stolen.…
Club left ‘angry and heartbroken’ after break-in
Angela Rayner brings Labour’s ‘battle bus’ to Ashton
THE NATIONAL general election campaign made another impact in Tameside as Labour’s battle bus dropped in to Ashton-under-Lyne. The Correspondent…
Angela Rayner brings Labour’s ‘battle bus’ to Ashton
‘B****r all’ – George Galloway’s Angela Rayner verdict at Ashton campaign launch
GEORGE Galloway has delivered a devastating two-word verdict on what Angela Rayner has done for Ashton-under-Lyne as MP – b****r…
‘B****r all’ – George Galloway’s Angela Rayner verdict at Ashton campaign launch
Review after fears raised over Ashton broadband poles plan
PEOPLE living in Ashton have been told a broadband company is reviewing how it will install connections after concerns were…
Review after fears raised over Ashton broadband poles plan
Looking back: Stamford Park Conservatory
THE image below was taken on June 29, 2019 as a group of concerned residents were joined by councillors in…
Looking back: Stamford Park Conservatory
Watch as demolition work gets underway at Stamford Park Conservatory
DEMOLITION work is underway on the conservatory at Stamford Park, which has been at the centre of a public campaign…
Watch as demolition work gets underway at Stamford Park Conservatory
Ashton MP Angela Rayner faces no police action over tax claims
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE’S MP Angela Rayner will not be investigated further by police about her tax affairs. The deputy leader of the…
Ashton MP Angela Rayner faces no police action over tax claims
Tameside Council ready to work with Stamford Park Conservatory group over future
TAMESIDE Council is ready to work with those who wanted to save the conservatory at Stamford Park. As The Correspondent…
Tameside Council ready to work with Stamford Park Conservatory group over future
Stamford Park Conservatory to be demolished
DEMOLITION work is starting on the conservatory at Stamford Park, which has been at the centre of a public campaign…
Stamford Park Conservatory to be demolished
Appeal to track down two men after Ashton ‘road rage attempted robbery’
POLICE are attempting to track down two men in connection with an attempted robbery following a ‘road rage confrontation’ in…
Appeal to track down two men after Ashton ‘road rage attempted robbery’
Town hall rebuild cost ‘beggars belief’ as price estimate doubles
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter THE latest estimated cost to repair Ashton Town Hall “beggars belief” after it…
Town hall rebuild cost ‘beggars belief’ as price estimate doubles
Tameside receives royal visitor
WORK on the waterways of Tameside has received the royal seal of approval with a visit by Princess Anne. The…
Tameside receives royal visitor
Ashton mail office goes to RAAC and ruin
THE Royal Mail delivery office in Ashton-under-Lyne is moving out of the area permanently following the discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved…
Ashton mail office goes to RAAC and ruin
Rogue builder fined for botched work in Tameside homes
A ROGUE builder has been fined £25,000 after carrying out botched work on two homes in Tameside – one which…
Rogue builder fined for botched work in Tameside homes
13-bedroom HMO plan for Ashton business
A shop in Ashton-under-Lyne could be turned into a 13-bedroomed house in multiple occupation (HMO) if planning permission is granted.…
13-bedroom HMO plan for Ashton business
Arrests after ‘hit and run’ close to Ashton polling station
TWO TEENAGERS have been arrested following a road traffic collision that saw a car fail to stop close to a…
Arrests after ‘hit and run’ close to Ashton polling station