Tameside Reporter

A remarkable mum is celebrating this week after taking on the Manchester Marathon to raise money for Tameside Hospital’s Breast Unit, which she says saved her life following a cancer battle. 

The partnership delivering 91 new apartments for over-55s in Hattersley has celebrated a significant construction milestone, after the state-of-the-art building reached its highest point.

A new weekly club is offering care leavers the chance to learn cooking skills and enjoy a hot meal together.

Stalybridge Street Fest is back for another year with a whopping eight food and family fun events set to bring a menu of tasty treats from April to November for 2024.

Just over a year ago Sarah Speight was 25 stone, dreaded leaving the house and hated the thought of exercise.

Mark your calendars for "All Things Women" on Friday, April 26, at Industry in Stalybridge.

A mother and daughter from Hyde have received bans on keeping animals following an RSPCA prosecution after neglected horses, lame goats and sick pets were found at an animal rescue centre.

Police have released the terrified emergency ca.ll made by a daughter after a thief stole her car while her mother was sitting in the passenger seat

A man has been jailed for stealing a car while an elderly woman was sitting in the passenger seat

Fire fighters from Glossop were tonight battling a huge moorland fire.

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A huge bank of flames has been spotted by drivers on the Snake Pass.

A new Aldi superstore and a Costa drive-thru are set to get the go-ahead in Hattersley, if the planning panel approve it.

People with a learning disability in Tameside will soon benefit from improved support, thanks to the introduction of Greater Manchester’s first learning disability peer support workers.

The latest available figures reveal a 206 per cent surge in the number of refugees, asylum seekers and immigration applicants under 18 residing in Tameside, within just a year.

It's Whit Friday on May 24, and once again Tameside will be hosting the hugely popular brass band contests which are often billed as the greatest free show on earth.

Through colleague fundraising efforts, Bromleys Solicitiors have raised £862.50 for their nominated Charity Partner, Willow Wood Hospice.

Forensics and fire crews remain at the scene today after a man died in a house fire in Droyslden last night, Tuesday 9 April.

Police have issued the mugshot of a man from Tameside wanted for making 'threats to kill'.

A man has been fined by Tameside magistrates for flytipping his household waste in a neighbouring street.

A Dukinfield shop owner has been ordered to pay more than £1000 by Tameside magistrates after pleading guilty to four charges in relation to the sale and supply of illicit tobacco.

Class A drugs and other paraphernalia were recovered this morning as GMP's Challenger team provided an early morning wake-up call to those suspected of criminality in the Tameside area.

A Shop has been ordered to pay £1300 for selling an e-cigarette to an underage person during a Tameside Trading Standards operation.

Ricky Hatton has reportedly been spotted "cosying up" to Dancing on Ice co-star, Claire Sweeney, on a night out in Hyde at the weekend.

Join award-winning Mossley AODS (Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society) as they bring the story of GHOST The Musical to The George Lawton Hall from Tuesday 23 to Saturday 27 April.

A Denton-based theatre group recently welcomed two guests to observe rehearsals for their new show which delves into online safety and combating bullying on social media.

The local elections next month are looming, and dozens of hopeful candidates will be vying for one of the 19 seats on the council.

Bikers took to the streets in Tameside to pay tribute to Paul Redfern, founder of the Blood Bikes Manchester charity who died following a two year battle with lung cancer.

Homelessness charity Emmaus Mossley is gearing up for a special Spring-themed charity event on Saturday 20 April at their large Secondhand Superstore.

Apart from the regulars, few visitors to Harry Allen’s pub could imagine the macabre secret of the dapper bow-tied man pulling them a pint.

More than 220 people across Tameside have upskilled and received valuable learning qualifications through a range of training courses offered by a local housing provider.

A huge hotel expansion and the conversion of a historic building into new homes are the highlights of this week’s planning applications.

After losing her father to lung cancer in 2021, a young girl chopped off 16 inches of her hair for charity this morning, April 5, in honour of what would have been his 40th birthday.

The list of candidates for this year’s Greater Manchester mayoral election has been confirmed.

Eleven local lads have raised just under £4,000 for Willow Wood Hospice through a charity walk they took part in on March 23.

For a politician who’s had to convince Greater Manchester he’s not a Liverpudlian lad, it was an odd choice to play ‘Penny Lane’ by The Beatles at Andy Burnham’s campaign launch.

Charities were successful in their pitches for funding from Dukinfield and Stalybridge Rotary Club’s annual Dragons' Den. 

Stagecoach Manchester has donated around 200 Easter gifts to children at the Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Diane Hawkins JP LLB, has appointed new Deputy Lieutenants, two of whom are Tameside residents.

Commuters were left stranded across Oldham this week after delays and cancellations blighted the borough’s brand-new bus system. 

Puppy Ralph chomps on a bone as he takes a break from his training to be a guide dog.

Officers and staff from GMP Tameside Prevention Hub have been working closely with young children to keep them out of crime and break the viscous cycle of gang recruitment by safeguarding those at risk of being lured into organised crime.

A pub in Ashton has been left devastated after a burglary at 3am this morning, April 4.

The GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trail, has teamed up with the charity Forever Manchester to raise vital funds for community projects across the city-region.

New findings reveal that human health and social work is the most common industry for North West residents to work in. 

Hopper fares will be introduced on Greater Manchester’s buses if Andy Burnham is re-elected, the mayor has promised.

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A Denton-based dance team of mums will be representing their country in the European Championships in Milan this June.

An update on a Metrolink extension to Stockport could be shared over the next week, a Labour councillor has hinted.

Tameside Hospital’s Katie-Lee Willis has been recognised after a life-saving act of bravery while on her way home from work.

Friends of King George V Playing Fields (FoKGVPF) are seeking help in the Ashton-based park.

Behind the scenes over the last six months work has been ongoing inside Ashton’s historic Town Hall on surveys and work to help improve the roof and building envelope.

Officers are appealing for information following a road traffic collision on Monday on the M60 between Ashton and Denton, junctions 23 and 24.

Volunteers from BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the Hindu temple on Lees Road in Ashton-under-Lyne, came onto the streets to clean up the local neighbourhood as a part of the country’s largest annual Spring-cleaning campaign by Keep Britain Tidy.

Amid a stark decline in NHS satisfaction rates, a GP Practice in Hyde is bucking the national trend by becoming the highest rated GP in the country.

Dogs Trust Manchester is inviting dog lovers to pop along to the centre to enjoy coffee and cake and meet some of the residents waiting to find their forever homes.

A house in Mossley currently used as a residential property could be turned into a children’s home.

Rapper Aitch brought part of Ashton to a standstill today.

Anthony Barton has been hiding easter eggs across Mossley in the lead up to Easter Sunday.

There are calls for a new express bus service between Stockport and Manchester Airport.

Mobile CCTV cameras are to be trialled in Tameside’s hotspot areas for flytipping and other anti-social behaviour.

Greater Manchester councils have announced their plans for rubbish collections and recycling centre opening times over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Fly-tippers in Tameside have been warned the council will ‘come down hard’ on them as part of a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.

A mixture of sunny spells and "blustery scattered showers" are forecast for Good Friday, turning heavy and thundery at times, with temperatures around average - maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tameside will receive £216,000 from the Sport England Place Partner Investment Fund to pay for further opportunities to promote physical activity to improve residents’ health.

Police in Ashton have released an image of a man they want to question over the theft of a £1,500 black Moncler jacket and wallet from a pub on Wellington Road

Almost an octogenarian, George Travis is still hammering out kettle bell classes as an Active Tameside fitness instructor.

New parents in Droylsden had to deliver their own baby last weekend as paramedics had not yet arrived.

Down in the Woods is the theme for free activity sessions taking place in Tameside’s libraries over the Easter school holiday.

Two Tameside schools are to have a share of funding to improve their buildings and address safety issues.

Ged Redman of Windsor Road Denton has spoken out against the council amidst new works going on in front of his house, which has caused further damage to a large tree.