THIRTEEN, often deemed an unlucky number, holds a different meaning for Portland Basin Museum. The Ashton-under-Lyne landmark has just achieved the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award…
View More Portland Basin Museum wins 13th consecutive Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award
WORK on the waterways of Tameside has received the royal seal of approval with a visit by Princess Anne. The sister of King Charles III…
View More Tameside receives royal visitor
A NEW exhibition is coming to Tameside which celebrates the diversity of musical styles and talent across the borough. From brass bands and dance halls…
View More New museum exhibition lets the music play
TAMESIDE is blessed with many attractions for visitors and one that continues to stand out as a top choice for travellers is Portland Basin Museum.…
View More Ashton museum officially remains a top travellers’ choice
READY, Steady, Read! sits at the heart of an exciting programme organised by Tameside Council for the spring half-term holiday. The reading festival, organised by…
View More Busy Events Programme for Half-term
DO you remember items like top-loading video recorders or even Ewbank carpet cleaners that were once to be found in almost every home but have…
View More Step back in time at Portland Basin Museum
TAMESIDE’S libraries and cultural buildings are fully reopening following temporary restrictions due to Covid. The Click and Collect only service for the borough’s libraries ends…
View More Tameside’s libraries and cultural buildings to fully reopen
HELP and advice on local services is available to residents at the click of a button over the Christmas period. Tameside Council website at www.tameside.gov.uk…
View More Keeping in touch over Christmas and New Year
PORTLAND Basin Museum in Ashton will reopen its doors to the public on Wednesday, May 19, following the further national easing of covid restrictions. To…
View More Tameside’s museums and galleries to re-open
IF a picture paints 1,000 words, the look on Barbara Evans’s face must have been worth a million when she heard the Blue Danube chimes…
View More Tears for Babs as ice cream van chimes sound again