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Campiagn launched to help avoid local lockdown
Tag: COVID-19
Column: Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield, looks at addressing unemployment after Covid-19
LAST month I wrote about the initial unemployment figures during the Covid-19 crisis. This month’s figures, relating to the first…
Column: Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield, looks at addressing unemployment after Covid-19
Macmillan volunteer driver John is unsung hero
A STALYBRIDGE man is one of a band of unsung heroes during Covid-19. John Collins, 58, from Copley, is part…
Macmillan volunteer driver John is unsung hero
Police in Mossley issue fines for breach of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
POLICE in Mossley have issued three fixed penalty fines for breaches of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The penalties were imposed for…
Police in Mossley issue fines for breach of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Tameside Council makes plans for increase in coronavirus cases
TAMESIDE is prepared for any increase in the number of coronavirus infections locally. The council has formulated a local outbreak plan which provides…
Tameside Council makes plans for increase in coronavirus cases
Fields Farm Road in Hattersley to get state-of-the-art playground
A NEW playground featuring state-of-the-art equipment for adults as well as children is being created in Hattersley. A planning application…
Fields Farm Road in Hattersley to get state-of-the-art playground
Follow the rules! GMP issues notice as pubs prepare to reopen
Police encourage pub goers to enjoy themselves responsibly and follow the rules as venues reopen this weekend. Saturday 4 July…
Follow the rules! GMP issues notice as pubs prepare to reopen
Further grant support available for Tameside businesses
Funding is available for eligible small local businesses with high property costs and a loss of income due to Covid-19…
Further grant support available for Tameside businesses
Tameside Hospital security staff preparing to strike
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter SECURITY guards at Tameside Hospital are preparing to walk out on strike in a…
Tameside Hospital security staff preparing to strike
Hyde vicar becomes internet hit with lockdown service
A HYDE vicar has become an internet hit after live streaming of services and morning prayers during lockdown. Such has…
Hyde vicar becomes internet hit with lockdown service
Comedy singer takes top tips from his children before BGT semi-finals
THE children of Mossley comedy singer Jon Courtenay are providing a vital ‘sounding board’ as he prepares his routine for…
Comedy singer takes top tips from his children before BGT semi-finals
Dave hopes to deliver for Tigers
HYDE United manager Dave McGurk certainly cannot be accused of not delivering during lockdown after finding himself working with a…
Dave hopes to deliver for Tigers
Children’s group helps raise £4,042 for NHS by Singing a Rainbow
HARTBEEPS Saddleworth and Tameside was one of more than 100 Hartbeeps groups that raised £4,042 in total for the NHS…
Children’s group helps raise £4,042 for NHS by Singing a Rainbow
Cricketer Jordan expecting to be stumped by Covid-19
JORDAN Williams admits he will be as surprised as anyone if he bowls a cricket ball during a match this…
Cricketer Jordan expecting to be stumped by Covid-19
Tameside schools prepare to open from June 22
TAMESIDE schools have been advised to prepare for their wider opening on June 22 following positive indications on coronavirus risks.…
Tameside schools prepare to open from June 22
Keeping you on track – Advice from Northern Rail regarding face coverings
Face coverings will be mandatory on trains from Monday 15 June Coverings will help protect customers and staff from further…
Keeping you on track – Advice from Northern Rail regarding face coverings
Ravers slammed by police and local MP after illegal party
POLICE chiefs have hit out after up to 4,000 people attended an illegal rave at a beauty spot that saw…
Ravers slammed by police and local MP after illegal party
Hyde hardest hit by Covid related deaths
New figures have revealed Hyde is the area of Tameside hardest hit by coronavirus-related deaths. According to data released today…
Hyde hardest hit by Covid related deaths
Stalybridge GP becomes broadcasting health guru during pandemic
A GP from Stalybridge is putting Tameside and Glossop on the map while offering health advice and guidance through the…
Stalybridge GP becomes broadcasting health guru during pandemic
Mabel Wilson fund helping Stalybridge
THE late Mabel Wilson continues to spread good in Stalybridge.A donation of £200 from the Mabel Fund has been made…
Mabel Wilson fund helping Stalybridge
Life during lockdown – one man’s photo diary
A PHOTOGRAPHER is taking his camera on his daily exercise walks to get a snapshot of life in lockdown. And…
Life during lockdown – one man’s photo diary
Slimming World goes online until groups’ return is possible
SLIMMING World is poised to return to groups as soon as it is safe to do so to support the…
Slimming World goes online until groups’ return is possible
Angela Rayner MP launches Carers Week 2020 by paying tribute
Ashton MP Angela Rayner has spoken out about the emotional burden carried by unpaid carers across the UK. To launch…
Angela Rayner MP launches Carers Week 2020 by paying tribute
Public must wear face coverings on public transport from June 15
Bus, tram and rail passengers in Greater Manchester will be required to wear a face covering for the duration of…
Public must wear face coverings on public transport from June 15
Candolim serves up free meals as thank you to NHS staff and carers
AN Indian restaurant in Stalybridge opened specially one evening to serve almost 400 free meals for National Health Service staff…
Candolim serves up free meals as thank you to NHS staff and carers
Tameside schools advised to delay wider reopening
TAMESIDE schools are being advised to delay wider reopening until at least 22 June in response to the regional rise…
Tameside schools advised to delay wider reopening
Ashton MP Angela Rayner hosts virtual chat with care workers
ASHTON MP Angela Rayner – a former home help – hosted a virtual chat with frontline care workers about their…
Ashton MP Angela Rayner hosts virtual chat with care workers
Stalybridge artist in line for £10,000 Castlegate Prize
THIRTY artists, including Stalybridge’s Ian McKay, have been named as finalists for a new £10,000 national art prize. The Castlegate…
Stalybridge artist in line for £10,000 Castlegate Prize
Milton St John’s Primary closes temporarily after Covid-19 case
MILTON St John’s Primary School has been shut following a confirmed case of Covid-19, Tameside Council has confirmed. The Mossley…
Milton St John’s Primary closes temporarily after Covid-19 case
Tameside Council leaders back calls for more financial support from Government to protect services
LEADERS at Tameside Council have backed calls to the Government for more support in shouldering the financial burden of the…
Tameside Council leaders back calls for more financial support from Government to protect services
Mossley Councillor reflects on Eid celebration
This weekend Muslims mark the end of Ramadan with the celebration of Eid which this year will be very different…
Mossley Councillor reflects on Eid celebration
Bank holiday information: Pharmacy and healthcare services opening hours in Tameside
PEOPLE in Tameside are being advised on how and where to access expert medical treatment over the bank holiday weekend…
Bank holiday information: Pharmacy and healthcare services opening hours in Tameside