THE image below was taken on June 29, 2019 as a group of concerned residents were joined by councillors in Stamford Park to show their…
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Stamford Park Conservatory to be demolished
DEMOLITION work is starting on the conservatory at Stamford Park, which has been at the centre of a public campaign to save it. The structure,…
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Denton’s old swimming pool site sold
THE SITE of Denton’s old swimming pool has been sold for £650,000 to a firm that says it specialises in ‘house share.’ However, new owners…
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Ashton baths earmarked for demolition
ASHTON’S now closed swimming pool is set to be earmarked for demolition. And the near £2 million it will cost to knock down that and…
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M67 to close again for further bridge work
THE M67 motorway, which runs through Tameside, will close again later this year, even though bridge work done during a recent shutdown was hailed a…
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Preparations begin for M67 bridge demolition
THE planned demolition of St Anne’s Road bridge between Denton and Hyde will result in a full weekend closure of the M67 motorway later this…
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Police station proves arresting spectacle
WATCHING a hated building being demolished proved an unlikely attraction as people queued up to watch Stalybridge’s former police station being pulled down. It really…
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‘Ugly’ flats mean regeneration for former police station
A PLAN to demolish an eyesore on Stalybridge’s landscape and replace it with flats has been described as a vital part of the town’s regeneration,…
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Asbestos drives up the cost of school demolition
THE discovery of asbestos caused the cost of demolishing a former Denton secondary school to rise by £60,000. Work to bring down what was Two…
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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 Council’s planning committee gave the…
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