Stalybridge Celtic: A year in and out of lockdown
Stalybridge Celtic finance director Keith Smart chronicles how the club fared during the first 12 months of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Stalybridge Celtic: A year in and out of lockdown
Protecting the planet is focus of Earth Day for Gorse Hall pupils
GORSE Hall Primary, Stalybridge, celebrated Earth Day with a variety of initiatives and activities inspiring us to act towards protecting…
Protecting the planet is focus of Earth Day for Gorse Hall pupils
Learning the Victorian way at St George’s
CHILDREN at St George’s CE Primary, Mossley, were transported back to a bygone era for a ‘Victorian Day’. In Year…
Learning the Victorian way at St George’s
New climbing centre brings fun for all the family to Oldham
A NEW climbing centre with an array of facilities suitable for all the family is due to open its doors…
New climbing centre brings fun for all the family to Oldham
Apex jumping for joy
APEX Cheer & Dance is jumping for joy after classes resumed at its newly refurbished studio in Denton marking another…
Apex jumping for joy
Police takes part in national knife crime initiative
GREATER Manchester Police will be joining police forces across the country this week to support Operation Sceptre, a national initiative…
Police takes part in national knife crime initiative
Hyde seeking success with next generation
THE focus at Hyde Cricket Club is very much on the future, even though some success in the present would…
Hyde seeking success with next generation
Micklehurst seeks ideas and support to fund works
MICKLEHURST Cricket Club is looking to increase its revenue streams to fund further improvements at its Richmond Hill ground. Club…
Micklehurst seeks ideas and support to fund works
Stayley receives helping hand with improvements at ground
STAYLEY Cricket Club has enlisted a little help from its friends as ambitious improvements are being carried out at its…
Stayley receives helping hand with improvements at ground
New captain Ian had eye for golf
NEW Werneth Low Golf Club captain Ian White believes previously playing hockey served him well when taking up the sport.…
New captain Ian had eye for golf
Golfer Amelia is heading to Augusta National
HYDE-BORN golfer Amelia Garvey will get to walk the fairways and play Augusta National, arguably the world’s most famous course,…
Golfer Amelia is heading to Augusta National
Pitch in to create a community garden
AN overgrown plot of wasteland pitch side at Mossley Football Club has been transformed into an inviting community garden. And…
Pitch in to create a community garden
Lockdown labour sees legacy complete – after four decades
ONE year on since Britain was locked down, a Carrbrook woman who spent several weeks shielding has published her first…
Lockdown labour sees legacy complete – after four decades
Rail user groups wait for consultation results
THE Friends of Mossley Station and Stalybridge-Huddersfield Rail User Group (SHRUG) are anxiously waiting for the result of a public…
Rail user groups wait for consultation results
Passengers face short-term pain for long-term gain
RAIL passengers using Stalybridge face a summer of disrupted journeys as part of a massive £589 million investment. The lines…
Passengers face short-term pain for long-term gain
New artisan market launched to help welcome back shoppers
A VIBRANT new artisan market is to run in Ashton on the last Saturday of every month to boost the…
New artisan market launched to help welcome back shoppers
Covid rates in Tameside almost half in last seven days
COVID-19 rates in Tameside almost halved for the seven-day period ending April 10. The number of cases per 100,000…
Covid rates in Tameside almost half in last seven days
Father-of-three jailed for having sex with schoolgirl
A FATHER of three, who was living in Mossley at the time, sexually exploited an underage teenage girl after providing…
Father-of-three jailed for having sex with schoolgirl
Mill is to be demolished and replaced with shops and flats
A REDUNDANT mill in Mossley is to be demolished and replaced with retail space and up to 62 apartments. Tameside…
Mill is to be demolished and replaced with shops and flats
COLUMN: Andrew Gwynne, MP for Denton and Reddish, looks at spending time volunteering locally
By Andrew Gwynne MP TIME is an incredibly valuable resource. We’ve only got so much of it, so naturally we…
COLUMN: Andrew Gwynne, MP for Denton and Reddish, looks at spending time volunteering locally
Sadness over station shelter demolition
THE Friends of Broadbottom Station (FoBS) are mourning the passing of an old friend, a well-loved shelter that has stood…
Sadness over station shelter demolition
New trees for churchyard after clearance work
A STALYBRIDGE church is to be given a new wooded area in its grounds after sterling clearance work was done…
New trees for churchyard after clearance work
Who will be the next Greater Manchester Mayor?
THERE are nine candidates on the ballot paper for the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election on May 6. As well as…
Who will be the next Greater Manchester Mayor?
Who gets your vote in the local elections in May?
WHO will get your vote when Tameside goes to the polls on Thursday, May 6? Residents who are registered to…
Who gets your vote in the local elections in May?
Denton schoolchildren tell country about air quality
PUPILS at a Denton primary school are now messengers over the importance of air quality after being chosen to appear…
Denton schoolchildren tell country about air quality
Final deadline for completed Census forms approaching
IF you haven’t sent back your census form, you have until Monday, May 3, to do so. The census findings…
Final deadline for completed Census forms approaching
Man who bit victim jailed for attempted robbery in Denton
A MAN who bit his victim during an attempted robbery in Denton has been jailed. Kyle Valentine, 25, of Chapel…
Man who bit victim jailed for attempted robbery in Denton
COLUMN: Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield, discusses transport
By Jonathan Reynolds MP READERS may remember that I am a bit of a transport geek. A proud one, at…
COLUMN: Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield, discusses transport
Tameside Council cuts thousands from schools’ drug and alcohol services budgets
NEW Government data reveals that in the last five years, Tameside Council has slashed substance misuse services in schools by…
Tameside Council cuts thousands from schools’ drug and alcohol services budgets
Make Market Ground car park free to ease gridlock
A MOSSLEY councillor has called on Tameside Council to temporarily waive car park charges on the Market Ground to help…
Make Market Ground car park free to ease gridlock
Baz star struck as pictures are out of this world
THE extra time lockdown has afforded Baz Beswick has enabled the Denton man to rekindle his passion for astrophotography. And…
Baz star struck as pictures are out of this world
Police to bring back local links after councillors’ criticism
POLICE are to bring back local meetings with councillors after being compared to ‘woke warriors’. Several members of Tameside Council…
Police to bring back local links after councillors’ criticism