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Saddleworth Rotary’s Easter eggstravaganza

Easter is traditionally a time of joy and renewal, when people look to celebrate as we move into spring.
Oldham Council secures £5.7 million to support residents through financial crisis

Oldham residents in need of financial help will get the crisis support they need thanks to a commitment agreed by Oldham Council this week for 2026/27.
Latics 3 – 0 Notts County: Another top team, another shellacking

What a night, what a game, what a season. Latics are authoring records, upending the league table, becoming that one team who emerge from the depths while others – Notts County among them – falter.
Plans forging ahead for Princes Gate development

Plans to create three new tower blocks with more than 300 homes in Oldham Mumps are forging ahead.

Four arrested in Tameside massage parlour crackdown

Police have arrested four people and safeguarded a vulnerable individual following a series of coordinated visits to massage parlours across Tameside.
New apartment block plan for vacant pub site

A new apartment block could soon be built on land that was once home to the North Star pub in Dukinfield.
New mental health hospital to be built on ground of old nursing home

A new mental health hospital will be built on the grounds of an old care home in Hyde, despite safety fears from locals.
Buckton Vale Primary praised in latest Ofsted report

A primary school in Stalybridge is celebrating after inspectors recognised its strong performance across all areas in its latest Ofsted report.

“People will really start to see the project coming to life” – inside the A57 Link Road transformation

Standing on what was once Roe Cross Road, it’s hard to miss the scale of change taking place in Mottram.
Helping residents recover: Derbyshire County Council invests in support

Derbyshire County Council has announced a major investment to help local people recovering from drug and alcohol dependence.
Busy year ahead for Reuben's Retreat

Well-known local charity Reuben’s Retreat has announced a busy programme of fundraising events for the year ahead as work continues towards the final stages of its long-awaited development.
New funding to help Derbyshire get digital

Derbyshire County Council have approved £200,000 worth of grants, to help more people get online and improve their digital skills.

Saddleworth Rotary’s Easter eggstravaganza

Easter is traditionally a time of joy and renewal, when people look to celebrate as we move into spring.
Oldham Council secures £5.7 million to support residents through financial crisis

Oldham residents in need of financial help will get the crisis support they need thanks to a commitment agreed by Oldham Council this week for 2026/27.
Latics 3 – 0 Notts County: Another top team, another shellacking

What a night, what a game, what a season. Latics are authoring records, upending the league table, becoming that one team who emerge from the depths while others – Notts County among them – falter.
Plans forging ahead for Princes Gate development

Plans to create three new tower blocks with more than 300 homes in Oldham Mumps are forging ahead.

Two men arrested over Golders Green ambulances arson attack

Two men have been arrested in connection with the Golders Green arson attack on Jewish community ambulances, police said.
UK inflation remains steady prior to impact of Iran conflict

UK inflation flatlined at 3% last month prior to the impact of the Iran war, according to official figures.
Beloved childrens animated series Mr Benn to be adapted into a live action film

The beloved children’s animated series Mr Benn will be adapted into a live action film.
Glasgow Central station fully reopens more than a fortnight after nearby fire

All platforms at Glasgow Central have fully reopened more than two weeks after a fire in a nearby building led to the station’s closure for several days.

Latics 3 – 0 Notts County: Another top team, another shellacking

What a night, what a game, what a season. Latics are authoring records, upending the league table, becoming that one team who emerge from the depths while others – Notts County among them – falter.
Latics v Notts County: It’s in Latics’ hands

For the first time this season, Latics’ hopes of a play-off spot do not depend on the performance of any other side or sides.
Ashton United supporters set for 27-mile charity walk to Stocksbridge

Members of the Ashton United Supporters Club are gearing up for another demanding sponsored walk this weekend as they continue their efforts to raise funds for local football and community initiatives.
Tameside football round-up: Tigers fall into relegation zone

Hyde United’s worst fears came true on Saturday as visitors Workington came out on top in the pair’s relegation six-pointer, plunging The Tigers into the bottom three.

Alex B Cann Film Column - 19/03/20260

My two picks for Best Picture at the Cann Film Festival would have been I Swear and The Ballad Of Wallis Island, but since my festival is somewhat overshadowed by the Oscars, the Academy's votes went to One Thing After Another. I like Leonardo DiCaprio's passion for the cinema experience, and share his hope that it won't become a niche pastime, like collecting vinyl, or using the correct version of 'your'.
Alex B Cann Column - 19/03/2026

We live in sobering times. Just switch on the news, and it's a bleak picture. I'd have thought world events might make more people reach for the hard stuff, but it seems sobriety is extending to the 'basket of goods' used to work out inflation. For the first time, alcohol-free beer has been added to a list used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), joining around 760 items that are closely monitored for price fluctuations.
Review: ‘The Battle’ - an insightful look into the greatest music civil war

Manchesters opera house is currently playing host to ‘The Battle’, a play based around the era defying rivalry of Blur v Oasis.
Alex B Cann film column - 12/03/26

Elvis, Heists and Frankenstein
Sofia Cann Guest Column - 12/03/26

Faith grows in the quiet moments