POLICE have told people concerned after spotting a cordon and forensics tent in Ashton there is nothing to be worried about. A presence was seen…
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Fire destroys Ashton-under-Lyne flats
A fire has destroyed a block of flats in Ashton overnight. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service remains on the scene at Good Hope Mill,…
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Man charged with sending offensive messages to MP Angela Rayner
A MAN has been charged with sending offensive and indecent messages to Ashton-under-Lyne and Droylsden MP Angela Rayner. David Perry (12/02/1957), of Eyston Drive, Weybridge, Surrey,…
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Ashton home left damaged ‘after car runs into it’
POLICE are at the scene after an Ashton-under-Lyne house was left badly damaged after a car was believed to have ran into it. Remnants of…
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Library and art gallery ‘move’ fears allayed
CONCERNS that Staybridge’s library and art gallery will be moved into the town’s Civic Hall permanently have been eased. Any shift will be temporary while…
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Tram cut-off concerns to be heard in Parliament
WORRIES over Tameside’s tram line being cut off by work to build HS2 will be heard in Parliament. The borough’s three MPs, Angela Rayner, Jonathan…
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Hyde man jailed after threatening victims of his sexual assaults
A HYDE man has been jailed for more than eight years for a string of sexual offences against children. Jeffrey Owens, 44, assaulted and engaged…
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Review into Ashton girl killed by brother finds failings
THE MOTHER of an Ashton girl killed by her brother believes a number of services failed to understand the cause of his violent behaviour. And…
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Drug dealer jailed after escaping prison
A CRIMINAL has been sent back to prison after being caught in a manhunt – with a man named named as being shot in a…
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Stalybridge’s heritage walkway delayed and criticised
STALYBRIDGE will have to wait longer for its much-heralded heritage walkway. And councillors from both sides of the political divide have criticised what has been…
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