TAMESIDE’S new mayor is ready to hit the ground running and muck in after being given the honour. And Councillor Mike Glover hopes to build…
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CAZ off the agenda, for now
THE controversial Clean Air Zone for Greater Manchester that left businesses facing the prospect of paying to work has been delayed. And if the Government…
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COLUMN: Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, on concerns over Hyde driving test centre
I WILL always remember the feeling of passing my driving test. Having grown up in a mining town with poor public transport, being able to…
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Former library likely to be converted into flats
HYDE’S former library could be converted in to 88 flats – and its façade set to stay – after it was left to ‘rot’. A…
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Former Hyde Library to be deemed ‘surplus asset’
HYDE’S former library is set to be deemed a ‘surplus asset’ by Tameside Council, who have been accused of letting it ‘rot.’ The 122-year-old building…
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Councillors row over ‘disgraceful behaviour’
A COUNCILLOR was furiously asked if he wanted to be an elected member or a ‘Twitter troll’ in an angry exchange at a meeting. Stalybridge…
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ELECTIONS 2021: Shock as former mayor loses seat
THE Conservative Party’s one gain in the Tameside local election was a major scalp, Leigh Drennan who was civic mayor in 2019-20. He lost his…
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MP demands more help for home schooling
ASHTON and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has urged the Government to provide the necessary resources to ensure all children and young people can participate in…
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Successful night at the polls for Labour in Denton and Hyde
LABOUR caused a major upset by capturing the Conservative stronghold of Hyde Werneth where the retiring John Bell had served the ward for more than…
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