POLICE have been given extra powers to remove anyone found in the area surrounding reservoirs that are often popular with people in hot weather. The…
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Former hotel targeted for affordable flats plan
A FORMER Haughton Green hotel will be turned into 24 affordable living flats if planning permission is granted. But local opposition to the scheme to…
View More Former hotel targeted for affordable flats planTeenager dies after getting into difficulty in water
A TEENAGE girl has died after getting into difficulty in the water at Broadbottom. The 15-year-old was pulled from the River Etherow, at Hodge Lane,…
View More Teenager dies after getting into difficulty in waterFour bailed after tram stop incident sparks police action
FOUR males have been arrested and bailed after police imposed extra powers following an alleged ‘machete attack’ at a Droylsden tram stop. Passengers on the…
View More Four bailed after tram stop incident sparks police actionPolice officer charged with making indecent images
A POLICE officer has been suspended and charged with making indecent images of children. Thomas O’Connor (04/10/03) was found guilty of three counts of making…
View More Police officer charged with making indecent imagesAshton man faces tobacco charges
AN ASHTON man is facing charges relating to thousands of cigarettes and kilograms of tobacco that did not comply with UK regulations. Faraj Hameed, of…
View More Ashton man faces tobacco chargesAshton market scheme to right wrongs
ASHTON Market’s latest redevelopment can help change an area that ‘lacks vibrancy’ and has several other problems, according to Tameside Council. And the authority admits…
View More Ashton market scheme to right wrongsFire crews tackle Carrbrook golf course fire
GREATER Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene of a incident in Carrbrook. A small blaze has broken out on the perimeter of…
View More Fire crews tackle Carrbrook golf course firePolice want to speak to man after Haughton Green hammer attack
POLICE are trying to track down a man they believe could have vital information after a pensioner was attacked with a hammer in Haughton Green.…
View More Police want to speak to man after Haughton Green hammer attackMan remains detained after Droylsden murder
A MAN remains detained under the Mental Health Act after being arrested by police on suspicion of murdering a woman in Droylsden. Michelle Hodgkinson was…
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