IT IS more than 60 years since Dukinfield-raised Tony Brooks, reportedly the best driver never to win the Formula One title, last took the chequered…
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Tag: history
Keeping you in the loop!
THERE are many people walking, cycling or riding who will be unaware of the origins of the linear footpath that runs through Uppermill to Greenfield…
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Priory Tennis Club Centenary: Gordon’s serve and service during 64-year association
GORDON Whitbread was a member at Priory Tennis Club for a remarkable 63 years until his death four years ago aged 95. The former pilot,…
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Priory Tennis Club Centenary: Change of racquet sports for Tony and Pat
FOR Tony and Pat Jenkins joining Priory Tennis Club in 1984 marked a change of racquet sports. Until then the couple became members along with…
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Forgotten Stalybridge Celtic landmark -100 years since election to the Football League
IT is a centenary that has gone unnoticed at Stalybridge Celtic: 100 years since they were elected as a member club of the Football League.…
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Walk back in time with Civic Society trails
YOU do not have to walk far from home in Mossley to discover a fascinating insight into the town’s history. So if you want to…
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Private Mays’ medal returns to family in New Zealand
AN unassuming charity shop purchase evolved into the global search for the long-lost family of a World War I soldier from Saddleworth. Lyn Griffin, whose…
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Trailblazer Mary is first Tameside resident to get Covid-19 vaccine
THE sun had yet to rise when pensioner Mary Murray today created a piece of history in the borough. The 80-year-old widow from Dukinfield became…
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Hats off to Denton Wellness Centre
TAMESIDE’S flagship wellness centre is not just home to the future of community fitness but is also a haven for local history thanks to the…
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Greenfield Primary memories and records wanted for a new book
MEMORIES of time at a local primary school are wanted for a new book that is being written – along with some records.Glenn Piper, a…
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