A DROYLSDEN high school has linked up with other educational establishments in Tameside by joining a multi-academy trust. Fairfield High…
Fairfield High School joins Stamford Park Trust
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‘Inadequate’ Tameside children’s services savaged – but remains under council control
TAMESIDE Council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department will be overseen by a government-appointed commissioner for three years after being blasted in…
‘Inadequate’ Tameside children’s services savaged – but remains under council control
Iconic Mossley pub faces transformation following closure
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter AN old pub in Mossley is set to be turned into flats following…
Iconic Mossley pub faces transformation following closure
Denton warehouse damaged by fire to be rebuilt
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter A STORAGE warehouse in Denton that was almost completely destroyed by fire three…
Denton warehouse damaged by fire to be rebuilt
Extension to Audenshaw unit refused planning permission – after it was built
AN AUDENSHAW business may have to tear down a front extension that has been built as planning permission has been…
Extension to Audenshaw unit refused planning permission – after it was built
Stalybridge Celtic receives go ahead for new fan zone
STALYBRIDGE Celtic are celebrating after being given permission to build a new fan zone and VIP area at its Bower…
Stalybridge Celtic receives go ahead for new fan zone
No criminality in human remains discovery close to Tameside Cemetery
Images by Gemma Carter POLICE insist there has been no wrongdoing after human remains were discovered close to a Tameside…
No criminality in human remains discovery close to Tameside Cemetery
Huge development of former Stalybridge power station site gets go ahead
MORE THAN 160 homes are likely to be placed at the site of a former power station and railway siding,…
Huge development of former Stalybridge power station site gets go ahead
Woman needs surgery after being hit by brick on bus
A WOMAN has been left requiring dental and facial surgery after being struck by a brick which was thrown through…
Woman needs surgery after being hit by brick on bus
Two arrested after cannabis farm discovery
TWO people have been arrested after police discovered a cannabis farm in Dukinfield. The discovery on Wednesday evening (September 11)…
Two arrested after cannabis farm discovery
Tameside planning chair insists no wrongdoing as games room refused – after initial approval
THE CHAIR of Tameside Council’s planning committee insists he did nothing wrong following the refusal of an application, months after…
Tameside planning chair insists no wrongdoing as games room refused – after initial approval
Tameside MPs detail their Winter Fuel vote
TAMESIDE MPs have told how they felt they had no choice but to vote for the controversial decision to withdraw…
Tameside MPs detail their Winter Fuel vote
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…
Dumping waste in alleyway lands Ashton man with hefty fine
Live: Tameside Council Speaker’s Panel (Planning)
The Correspondent is at a packed meeting of Tameside Council’s Speaker’s Panel (Planning) committee, where proposals to build more than…
Live: Tameside Council Speaker’s Panel (Planning)
Tameside businesses fined five-figure sums for having illegal workers
TAMESIDE firms have been fined a total of £35,000 for employing illegal workers. Two in Ashton-under-Lyne and one in Stalybridge…
Tameside businesses fined five-figure sums for having illegal workers
Tameside nurses receive prestigious national recognition
TWO Tameside nurses have received prestigious national recognition for outstanding community care. Jennifer Laycock and Fiona Munro-Muotune will officially become…
Tameside nurses receive prestigious national recognition
Full investigation into Audenshaw derailment possible
A TRAIN derailment that saw a freight locomotive come off the tracks in Audenshaw may yet be subject of a…
Full investigation into Audenshaw derailment possible
Dukinfield mill that housed major firm that went into administration up for sale
THE HOME of a major Dukinfield firm which slipped into administration has been placed on the market for almost £3…
Dukinfield mill that housed major firm that went into administration up for sale
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…
Two men stabbed in late-night brawl in Ashton-under-Lyne
Future of Tameside warehouse ravaged by fire to be decided
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter THE fate of a warehouse that was ravaged by a huge fire three…
Future of Tameside warehouse ravaged by fire to be decided
Audenshaw train derailment sees lucky escape
PEOPLE living in Audenshaw were left close to catastrophe as a train derailed near to homes. A freight locomotive, which…
Audenshaw train derailment sees lucky escape
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…
Person found dead on tracks at Ashton’s railway station
Stalybridge’s final bank branch closes and cash machines boarded up
A TAMESIDE town’s final bank branch has closed its doors for the last time and its cash machines have been…
Stalybridge’s final bank branch closes and cash machines boarded up
Huge country park and housing development could get approved next week
By George Lythgoe – Local democracy Reporter THE future of a vacant green space that was once occupied by a…
Huge country park and housing development could get approved next week
Image of new Mossley railway station unveiled
MOSSLEY’S railway station will move 300 metres as part of a multi-billion pound rail project. And images showing how it…
Image of new Mossley railway station unveiled
Major road closure in Mossley disrupts traffic
MOTORISTS and residents in Mossley face significant disruption as one of its main routes is out of action. Stamford Road,…
Major road closure in Mossley disrupts traffic
Police plea after vehicle crime rise in Dukinfield
POLICE are warning residents of a rise in thefts from vehicles in the Dukinfield area. Greater Manchester Police’s Tameside team…
Police plea after vehicle crime rise in Dukinfield
Supermarket donation helps buy specialist hospital beds
A SIGNIFICANT donation by a supermarket’s foundation has helped to buy four specialist beds at Tameside Hospital. Morrisons Foundation gifted…
Supermarket donation helps buy specialist hospital beds
Community centre plan for former Hyde Scout hut
A FORMER Scout hut in Hyde will be turned into a community centre if planning permission is granted. What was…
Community centre plan for former Hyde Scout hut
More traffic delays as Denton bridge replacement work continues
MOTORISTS close to the border between Denton and Hyde have been told to expect delays as the last phase of…
More traffic delays as Denton bridge replacement work continues
Plea to surrender ‘zombie’ knives ahead of law change
GREATER Manchester Police are encouraging the public to surrender ‘zombie’ knives at local stations ahead of a change in the…
Plea to surrender ‘zombie’ knives ahead of law change
More changes at Tameside’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department
THE DIRECTOR of Tameside Council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department has resigned. And it is understood a Government-appointed commissioner, who has…
More changes at Tameside’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services department