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Residents across Tameside are preparing to head to the polls on Thursday 7 May, as the full list of candidates standing in this year’s local elections has now been confirmed.

Derbyshire County Council has unveiled a new Council Plan setting out its priorities and direction through to 2029, with leaders promising a more “focused, pragmatic and no-nonsense” approach.

Glossop charity The Bureau has teamed up with High Peak charity Zink and MyActive Glossop to encourage people to return to swimming, or try it for the first time.

The owner of a new Glossop fitness studio, fit20, shares her personal journey and passion for the innovative training programme.

Derbyshire County Council have announced a record £60 million investment in maintaining and repairing roads and pavements across the county during the 2025/26 financial year. 

National Highways have released the next phase of works on the A57 Link Road Project.

Homelessness charity Emmaus Mossley will open its doors, after hours, for an evening of thrifting, thinking and getting creative.

Key deadlines are coming up for Tameside residents wishing to vote in the local election on 7 May 2026.

More than 95 per cent of families across Tameside have been offered their first‑choice primary school place for a second year in a row.

Derbyshire County Council has unveiled a new Council Plan setting out its priorities and direction through to 2029, with leaders promising a more “focused, pragmatic and no-nonsense” approach.

Glossop charity The Bureau has teamed up with High Peak charity Zink and MyActive Glossop to encourage people to return to swimming, or try it for the first time.

The owner of a new Glossop fitness studio, fit20, shares her personal journey and passion for the innovative training programme.

Derbyshire County Council have announced a record £60 million investment in maintaining and repairing roads and pavements across the county during the 2025/26 financial year. 

Oldham’s town hall boss has hit back after an education expert critiqued a plan to bring an Eton-backed school to Oldham town centre.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the family of a man living in Oldham, but originally from Georgia.

The next phase of a £70m project to create a ‘sports town’ in the middle of Oldham has been approved.

Eight community groups and charities will share more than £100,000 claimed back from criminals.

A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, before taking hostages and barricading himself inside a supermarket on Saturday has been shot and killed by police, Ukrainian officials said.

The UK’s biggest mobile providers have been outperformed by smaller rivals in an annual customer service survey by watchdog Which?

A mother has launched an urgent appeal to find stem cell donors for her two young sons in a bid to “give them a chance at a normal life”.

Nearly three in 10 drivers (28%) are walking and cycling more because of the spike in fuel prices, a new survey suggests.

Droylsden lifted the Manchester Premier Cup for the first time since 2011 on Wednesday night after seeing off Tameside neighbours Curzon Ashton in the final. 

The Overlap, the popular online football show hosted by businessman Gary Neville, has further expanded their media operations with the purchase of Manchester United influencer Mark Goldbridge’s YouTube channels in what is reportedly a seven-figure deal.

As we enter what some call the ‘business end’ of the season, I have to wonder how Manchester City are still in with a shot of the Premier League.

It was a hugely successful weekend for Tameside School of Gymnastics (TSOG) at the North West Performance Grades competition, with the club’s elite girls delivering exceptional performances across the board.

How well do you really know someone? The Drama is best seen without spoilers, so I will avoid telling you too much, as I sadly discovered the big twist before I watched it. Robert Pattinson and Zendaya play a newly engaged couple whose relationship is put to the ultimate test during a game of “what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?” One of them reveals something that shocks the other to the core and makes them question everything. Carefully crafted wedding speeches are deleted, friendships are rocked, and secrets threaten to spill out all over the shop.

If you drive a petrol or diesel car, you'll have watched the prices creeping up with horror over recent weeks. Admittedly, the spectacle of Donald Trump's recent AI image, which he later claimed portrayed him as a doctor, was even more horrific. The orange President said "only the fake news could come up with that one" when it was suggested he sought to portray himself as a Christ-like figure. Honestly, it's satirists I feel sorry for. Late night sweary social media posts threatening to send countries back to the Stone Ages make me wince more than a James Corden DVD box set.

If you've been reading this page for a while, you'll know I favour a silly survey, especially when real life is so worrying. We have a president threatening to send another country back to the 'Stone Ages', whilst in the same week he issued more expletive-laden threats to wipe out an entire civilisation, all whilst standing next to the Easter bunny. I really need to lay off the cheese before bed. It's giving me truly awful nightmares. I wonder if the dark side of the moon is the best place to be right now. I kind of envy the Artemis II astronauts, getting away from it all, even with their lava

Whilst I've been spending the last week trying to get my average daily step total up to a less embarrassing number, I've somewhat neglected the cinema. I have even gone as far as signing up for a gym membership, and going twice in the first week (which is an improvement on the nine times I went in an entire year last time). Baby steps

How addicted are you to social media? A while ago, I decided to take Twitter off my phone, as I was spending far too long 'doom scrolling', and wanted to do something more productive with my time. On several occasions in the first few days of going cold turkey, I noticed I was involuntarily reaching for my phone to check notifications for an app that was no longer installed on my device.