A PRIMARY school has come out smiling after passing its first ever Ofsted inspection. Oasis Academy Broadoak was deemed ‘good’…
Academy passes first test
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Council takes on Ashton area after ‘failings’
TAMESIDE Council has been forced to take over the running of an area supposedly regenerated after its management company ‘failed’.…
Council takes on Ashton area after ‘failings’
Man and woman charged with firearm and drug offences in Ashton-Under-Lyne
A MAN and woman have been charged with firearm and drug offences. Daniel Goddard, 30, of Bishop Close, Ashton-Under-Lyne has…
Man and woman charged with firearm and drug offences in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Man charged with endangering an aircraft in Tameside
A MAN has charged by Greater Manchester Police for endangering an aircraft in Ashton-under-Lyne Officers from GMP’s Ashton-under-Lyne Neighbourhood Team…
Man charged with endangering an aircraft in Tameside
Town centre declared ‘not fit for purpose’
ASHTON’S town centre has been declared ‘no longer fit for purpose’ – by the council whose headquarters are located in…
Town centre declared ‘not fit for purpose’
Closed Ashton pub subject of apartment plan
AN APARTMENT will be put in the site of a recently closed Ashton pub if a planning application gets the…
Closed Ashton pub subject of apartment plan
New police posts to bring officers closer to the community
NEW police posts have been installed at Ashton Market Hall and Ryecroft Hall in Audenshaw to provide bases for officers…
New police posts to bring officers closer to the community
Customers hit by Ashton bank closure
CUSTOMERS have been scrambling to find other arrangements after it was announced a town centre bank branch will be closing…
Customers hit by Ashton bank closure
Man given restraining order after telling Ashton MP ‘Watch your back and your kids’
A MAN has been given a suspended prison sentence and a two-year restraining order after telling Ashton MP Angela Rayner…
Man given restraining order after telling Ashton MP ‘Watch your back and your kids’
Man dies following collision in Ashton-under-Lyne
POLICE were called on Thursday, October 14 to Manchester Road, Ashton-under-Lyne to a report of a collision involving a lorry…
Man dies following collision in Ashton-under-Lyne
Builders warned after Backfield plan given approval
DEVELOPERS have been warned they must stick to what has been agreed after being allowed to extend a controversial housing…
Builders warned after Backfield plan given approval
Ball rolling on revamped pub
TWO local lads hope to put a pub back at the heart of its local community after it reopened following…
Ball rolling on revamped pub
Transformation approved for former M&S building
AN INTEGRAL part of a town centre’s shopping history is to be transformed into 32 apartments after planning permission was…
Transformation approved for former M&S building
Charity receives welcome boost
A TAMESIDE charity has received a welcome boost in the form of a £2,500 donation. The Anthony Seddon Fund was…
Charity receives welcome boost
Food for thought as Gericke celebrates its 50th birthday
ASHTON engineering firm Gericke has celebrated a notable landmark – the company’s 50th anniversary. The Swiss-owned company, which builds machinery…
Food for thought as Gericke celebrates its 50th birthday
Former café set for a new lease of life
A POPULAR ice cream firm is set to establish roots in Tameside by taking on a visitor centre’s former café.…
Former café set for a new lease of life
Curry house awaits its final judgment
A TAMESIDE curry house has found itself a northern star after being the only one from the area to reach…
Curry house awaits its final judgment
Snipe allowed to reopen – but told it must change
A PUB from which a cannabis farm was seized has been allowed to reopen under new management. But the new…
Snipe allowed to reopen – but told it must change
Response to pandemic highlighted as Bromleys Solicitors wins plaudits
BROMLEYS Solicitors’ response to the pandemic has been praised as the firm celebrates being recognised for excellence in its practice…
Response to pandemic highlighted as Bromleys Solicitors wins plaudits
Results just Great for Ashton Academy
AN ASHTON school is celebrating after its pupils overcame the problems posed by Covid-19 to break all records and achieve outstanding GCSE…
Results just Great for Ashton Academy
Ashton student overcomes illness to score uni place
NOT EVEN serious illness could prevent one Ashton-based student from his aim of getting a university place. Tom Astbury won…
Ashton student overcomes illness to score uni place
Val bags top accolade
A SHOP owner who is a leading voice for independent retailers has been named as ‘Sponsor’s Choice’ by Bromley Solicitors…
Val bags top accolade
Ashton’s winning independents
THE Ashton Independent Business Awards provided a ray of sunshine after one of the most difficult periods they have ever…
Ashton’s winning independents
Ashton bar loses appeal against licence suspension
MAGISTRATES have rejected an appeal by the Top End Bar, Ashton, to remove licence conditions imposed by Tameside Council. On…
Ashton bar loses appeal against licence suspension
Final transformation of Ashton Old Baths
THE FINAL phase of the ambitious transformation of the former Ashton Old Baths site is now complete and will help…
Final transformation of Ashton Old Baths
Drugs seized from Audenshaw pub in operation
OFFICERS carried out a series of drugs warrants in Tameside today (July 6, 2021), uncovering three suspected cannabis farms and…
Drugs seized from Audenshaw pub in operation
The importance of having Lasting Powers of Attorney
Bromleys Solicitors give a guide to LPAs (advertorial feature) A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is becoming increasingly important as…
The importance of having Lasting Powers of Attorney
Tameside man jailed after officers raided a property stocked with £200,000 worth of class A and B drugs
A TAMESIDE man has been jailed after officers raided a property stocked with £200,000 worth of class A and B…
Tameside man jailed after officers raided a property stocked with £200,000 worth of class A and B drugs
Two men jailed for violent robbery on two elderly men
TWO males were sentenced to a combined total of over nine years imprisonment following a series of violent robberies that…
Two men jailed for violent robbery on two elderly men
Grizzly past of the Strangler’s Arms
THE former Ashton carpet shop that was transformed into the pet shop ‘Hannibal’s Animals’ for the filming of the eight-episode…
Grizzly past of the Strangler’s Arms
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
Ashton: the perfect film location
A PROPERTY consultant has unwittingly helped Ashton become a magnet for television production companies. Stephen Gooderson, who works form WC…
Ashton: the perfect film location