ASHTON Town Team has an event planned for Saturday, August 21 to attract shoppers and visitors. It will be between 11am-2pm and attraction include archery,…
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Rubbish blights beauty spot
PARK Bridge residents have teamed up with their local councillors to fight the blight of fly-tipping at the well-known beauty spot. Key hotspots for rubbish…
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Rehna helping youngsters scale heights of ambition
WALKING to Hartshead Pike is now a gentle stroll for but it was not always love at first hike for youth and community worker Rehna…
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All change at the Snipe Retail Park
THE LANDSCAPE of a popular retail park is already changing – and could change further. A new branch of Costa Coffee is currently being…
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Former Shubar site in Ashton-Under-Lyne to be demolished
A THREE-storey building of apartments and retail space will be built in place of former shops and offices in the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne. Members of…
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BBC cameras visit Great Academy Ashton
THE BBC cameras and education editor Branwen Jeffreys visited Great Academy Ashton They were filming for a national news feature regarding education secretary Gavin Williamson’s…
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Crowdfunding campaign helps Mohammad get mobile again
MP Angela Rayner has expressed her delight at the generosity of people who helped a constituent whose mobility scooter was destroyed in a blaze at…
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Pupils’ Reverse Advent Calendar helps feed people in need this Christmas
OUR Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton, is doing its part for the community this Christmas with a Reverse Advent Calendar. In place…
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Fugitive jailed for over six years after fleeing from custody
A FUGITIVE from Tameside, who taunted police after absconding from hospital while under arrest for high-value car thefts, has been jailed. Cody Lowndes, 22, of…
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Serious collision closes major road in Ashton and halts Metrolink services
EMERGENCY services are in attendance along with engineers following a collision between a van and a tram on Lord Sheldon Way in Ashton. Shortly after…
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