AN accounts manager who stole nearly £700,000 from Ashton firm Mockridge Labels and Nameplates avoided jail because of the Covid-19…
Accounts manager escapes jail because of coronavirus
Tag: Tameside Correspondent
Vehicles and firearms parts seized by police in Ashton-under-Lyne
Police seized a number of motor vehicles and firearms parts after intercepting a suspected drugs deal in Tameside. At around…
Vehicles and firearms parts seized by police in Ashton-under-Lyne
MP criticises police over handing of illegal car meet in Denton
MP ANDREW Gwynne has made a scathing attack on the police handling of the illegal car meet which caused mayhem…
MP criticises police over handing of illegal car meet in Denton
Gee Cross keeps well tradition going
LOCKDOWN may have meant it could not be done as it had been but a tradition was kept alive in…
Gee Cross keeps well tradition going
Water way to raise money for charity
STUDENTS and staff from Works4U spent a morning kayaking to raise money for charitable causes. Four groups of six took…
Water way to raise money for charity
Dane Bank artisan market set to launch this weekend
INTEREST in a new artisan market, which launches in Dane Bank on Sunday (July 26) has taken organiser Jen Carter…
Dane Bank artisan market set to launch this weekend
Over £8,000 raised for hospice by local fundraiser
WILLOW Wood supporter Natalie Yates has raised £8,215 for the Ashton-based hospice by running a series of very successful online…
Over £8,000 raised for hospice by local fundraiser
Ashton pub has licence suspended for flouting lockdown rules
AN ASHTON pub has had its licence suspended for three months after breaking lockdown rules – and its joint-manager banned.…
Ashton pub has licence suspended for flouting lockdown rules
Active Tameside ready for safe reopening
ACTIVE Tameside, a charitable trust which runs community leisure centres and wellbeing programmes in the borough, has announced the safe…
Active Tameside ready for safe reopening
COLUMN: Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield, looks at the grey areas as communities rebuild after Covid-19
LOCKDOWN began in black and white. There were clear rules for the few legal reasons you could leave the house.…
COLUMN: Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield, looks at the grey areas as communities rebuild after Covid-19
Get active with the Longdendale summer challenge
THE recently formed Longdendale Covid-19 Mutual Support Group has devised an exercise challenge for children. They want them to complete…
Get active with the Longdendale summer challenge
Passengers urged to wear a covering or face eviction from public transport
Police and public transport operators are coming together to remind passengers of the importance of wearing face coverings while using…
Passengers urged to wear a covering or face eviction from public transport
All aboard! Stalybridge resident stars in new channel 5 series, The Railway 24/7
A STALYBRIDGE resident is set to make his on-screen debut, starring in The Railway 24/7, a documentary series going behind the…
All aboard! Stalybridge resident stars in new channel 5 series, The Railway 24/7
MP is special guest for online assembly at Millbrook Primary
JONATHAN Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, made a guest appearance at special Millbrook Primary School online assembly. With school…
MP is special guest for online assembly at Millbrook Primary
Police investigating Droylsden machete attack
Detectives are appealing for information after a young boy was brutally assaulted with a machete in Droylsden. At around 9.40pm…
Police investigating Droylsden machete attack
Police investigation launched following illegal car cruising rally in Denton
Police are appealing for information following an illegal car cruising event in the Denton area of Tameside. Officers first became…
Police investigation launched following illegal car cruising rally in Denton
Stalybridge musician is shaking hands with Nashville
LIVE entertainment group Handshake Ltd is screening a documentary featuring Stalybridge musician Dominic Halpin’s remarkable journey from wedding singer to…
Stalybridge musician is shaking hands with Nashville
Last orders for Owd Joss?
A HYDE pub which was the scene of a serious assault has had its licence suspended – and it may…
Last orders for Owd Joss?
Pioneering a new style of transition to high school
AT Micklehurst All Saints, summer term is a particularly busy and extremely important one for our Year 6 children, writes…
Pioneering a new style of transition to high school
Cabin move creates garden space
HEADS were not the only thing turning in Carrbrook as a long-standing cabin was shifted after 10 years. And The…
Cabin move creates garden space
Harry’s bowled over on his 90th birthday
DENTON Park Social Bowling Club members were determined Harry Garratt’s 90th birthday would not go unnoticed, even though the Victoria…
Harry’s bowled over on his 90th birthday
Green clean after community effort
PEOPLE grouped together to make sure the area in which they live is a whole lot cleaner – and they…
Green clean after community effort
Town crier still in fine voice after 20 years in Blackpool
TOWN crier Barry McQueen remains in fine voice aged 74. Stalybridge-raised Barry has just celebrated 20 years of making public…
Town crier still in fine voice after 20 years in Blackpool
Majors tee off at Stamford
TEENAGER Freya Moores literally hit the opposition for six to win a major at Stamford Golf Club. The 16-year-old from…
Majors tee off at Stamford
Virtual dementia café is a lifeline for carers
WILLOW Wood’s dementia café has gone virtual and also increased its frequency from twice each month to once a week.…
Virtual dementia café is a lifeline for carers
Campiagn launched to help avoid local lockdown
Tameside people are featuring in a new campaign to highlight four simple steps we can all take to protect each…
Campiagn launched to help avoid local lockdown
Police appeal for help to trace Tameside man wanted for absconding from custody on hospital visit
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man from Tameside who is wanted for absconding from…
Police appeal for help to trace Tameside man wanted for absconding from custody on hospital visit
Stalybridge food bank sets up at new site
A STALYBRIDGE food bank is on the move after setting up in the car park of the town’s Labour Club.…
Stalybridge food bank sets up at new site
MOT testing exemption ends soon – book your test now
WITH lockdown restrictions easing, all drivers with an MOT due from August 1 are being urged to book a test,…
MOT testing exemption ends soon – book your test now
Lord Pendry celebrates half century in politics
LORD Pendry has just completed a remarkable 50 years as a parliamentarian. And aged 86, he continues to service the…
Lord Pendry celebrates half century in politics
Column: In the garden with Dean Aylett
I HAVE now had the pleasure, or should I say dubious pleasure at best, as my wife sent me onto…
Column: In the garden with Dean Aylett
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