THE MAN who has stepped down as political leader of Tameside Council’s children’s services department has apologised for not meeting…
Former political leader of Tameside’s children’s services says sorry
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New political leader for Tameside’s children’s services
TAMESIDE Council’s under-fire children’s services department has a new political leader after Cllr Bill Fairfoull was replaced. Now Cllr Teresa…
New political leader for Tameside’s children’s services
Tameside Council set for major change
THE CORRESPONDENT understands a change to a senior position at Tameside Council is likely to happen today. It is believed…
Tameside Council set for major change
Reduced apartments plan for Denton’s former swimming pool site
THE SITE of Denton’s former swimming pool will be turned into 35 apartments if planning permission is granted. Collaborate Living…
Reduced apartments plan for Denton’s former swimming pool site
TAMESIDE: Next steps taken for huge 2,000 home plan for green belt land
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter PLANS to build a village on green belt band between Hyde and Hattersley…
TAMESIDE: Next steps taken for huge 2,000 home plan for green belt land
New diagnostic centre set to open at Denton retail park
LOCAL patients will be able to access some medical services at a Tameside retail park when a new centre opens…
New diagnostic centre set to open at Denton retail park
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
Stalybridge primary school told to improve by inspectors
A STALYBRIDGE primary school has been told it needs to get better by inspectors. However, Ofsted admits changes at Wild…
Stalybridge primary school told to improve by inspectors
Apartments scheme for former Denton hotel approved
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build apartments on the site of a former Denton hotel has been given the go ahead…
Apartments scheme for former Denton hotel approved
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
Accessible Changing Places toilet installed at Stalybridge station
A new fully accessible toilet has been installed at a popular TransPennine Express (TPE) station in Tameside. The new Changing…
Accessible Changing Places toilet installed at Stalybridge station
Sparrows set to sing once again in Droylsden
A DROYLSDEN venue is getting ready to reopen after a neighbour took it on. And after Industry ground to a…
Sparrows set to sing once again in Droylsden
Plans to transform Stalybridge restaurant
A STALYBRIDGE restaurant is set to change after its building was secured amid huge regeneration plans. Phoenix City, on Castle…
Plans to transform Stalybridge restaurant
Train operator issues plea to local head teachers
HEAD teachers of secondary schools and academies are being urged by a train operator to help tackle what it calls…
Train operator issues plea to local head teachers
Learn more about A57 Link Roads at info events
LOCAL residents can find out more and ask any questions about the A57 Link Roads scheme in Tameside at a…
Learn more about A57 Link Roads at info events
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
Day of action targets Stalybridge fly-tipping hotspots
FLY-TIPPING hotspots in the Stalybridge North area were the focus of the latest day of action to clean up Tameside. …
Day of action targets Stalybridge fly-tipping hotspots
Licence granted for new Stalybridge restaurant
A STALYBRIDGE restaurant has been given a licence, despite concerns from people living nearby. Café Continental will now set up…
Licence granted for new Stalybridge restaurant
‘Suspicious item’ found on Stalybridge footpath
POLICE were summoned to a footpath in Stalybridge after remains were discovered by a member of the public. Officers were…
‘Suspicious item’ found on Stalybridge footpath
TAMESIDE: Deputy Prime Minister is grilled by college students in Ashton
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter ANGELA Rayner has been rubbing shoulders with the elite in her first week…
TAMESIDE: Deputy Prime Minister is grilled by college students in Ashton
Millbrook Primary School rebuilds reading shed after tornado devastation
A STALYBRIDGE primary school has celebrated a triumphant milestone with the replacement of its beloved outdoor reading shed. The December…
Millbrook Primary School rebuilds reading shed after tornado devastation
Denton bar has licence revoked after breaches
A DENTON bar has had its licence revoked after those in charge were found to have ‘completely failed.’ More than…
Denton bar has licence revoked after breaches
School scores big in goal to build new football pitch
A SECONDARY school in Denton has scored big as its goal to build a new 3G football pitch on its…
School scores big in goal to build new football pitch
One arrested as youth disturbance sparks Audenshaw dispersal order
A TEENAGER has been arrested after reports of fighting and damage to a number of cars in Audenshaw. Police were…
One arrested as youth disturbance sparks Audenshaw dispersal order
Large drugs haul seized in Stalybridge flat raid
DRUGS worth £66,000 have been seized from a Stalybridge property after police carried out an early morning raid. Greater Manchester…
Large drugs haul seized in Stalybridge flat raid
Former Tameside mayor becomes hospice patron
FORMER Civic Mayor of Tameside Councillor Tafheen Sharif has become a new patron of Willow Wood Hospice. Cllr Sharif JP…
Former Tameside mayor becomes hospice patron
TAMESIDE: The off-licence ‘that sells illicit tobacco, illegal vapes and alcohol without a licence’
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Reporter JUST months after purchasing an off-licence accused of having a history of selling…
TAMESIDE: The off-licence ‘that sells illicit tobacco, illegal vapes and alcohol without a licence’
Stalybridge school goes from inadequate to good Ofsted rating
A STALYBRIDGE high school says it is ‘thrilled’ to have turned around an Ofsted rating of ‘inadequate’ to ‘good.’ Copley…
Stalybridge school goes from inadequate to good Ofsted rating
Tameside man charged following serious sexual assault in Hyde
A MAN has been charged with rape and sexual assault after an early morning incident in Hyde. Brandon Smith, of…
Tameside man charged following serious sexual assault in Hyde
Denton MP Gwynne becomes Government minister
ALL three of Tameside MPs have now become ministers in the newly formed Labour Government. Andrew Gwynne, the MP for…
Denton MP Gwynne becomes Government minister
New Audenshaw building extension to be investigated
TAMESIDE Council is investigating after a new structure appeared on an Audenshaw road over concerns it is without planning permission.…
New Audenshaw building extension to be investigated