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BANK Bar & Brasserie: In a place of its own
Since opening its doors in December 2025, BANK Bar & Brasserie has quickly established itself as one of the most talked about venues in Glossop town centre.
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Emergency services rush to house fire
Emergency services are currently attending a fire at a property in Chadderton.
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Mottram takes centre stage in new British horror film
Mottram-based indie Angry Lynx Productions begins a one-week shoot at the village Community Centre on Saturday 23rd May for its first feature.
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Community invited to Eid charity party
Members of the local community are being invited to a special Eid event in aid of a cancer charity.
Tameside Reporter
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Mottram takes centre stage in new British horror film
Mottram-based indie Angry Lynx Productions begins a one-week shoot at the village Community Centre on Saturday 23rd May for its first feature.
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Big names, big laughs & a must-see weekend as Comedy Weekender returns to Stalybridge
The laughs are coming back bigger than ever as the Stalybridge Comedy Weekender returns for its second year, following a hugely successful debut last year.
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Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man
Ryan McCormack (02/08/2003) is wanted on recall to prison. He is known to have links to Tameside, including Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield.
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Five Arrested in Tameside Election Investigation
Police have launched an investigation into alleged offences in connection to the local elections in Tameside earlier this month.
Glossop Chronicle
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BANK Bar & Brasserie: In a place of its own
Since opening its doors in December 2025, BANK Bar & Brasserie has quickly established itself as one of the most talked about venues in Glossop town centre.
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Mottram takes centre stage in new British horror film
Mottram-based indie Angry Lynx Productions begins a one-week shoot at the village Community Centre on Saturday 23rd May for its first feature.
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Planners reject caravan homeless initiative at Hargate Hill
Derbyshire planners have blocked a caravan site scheme at an equestrian centre which has been providing a base for tenants struggling to find homes.
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Community to lose popular newsagents
A long-running newsagents has reportedly entered liquidation, according to a notice displayed in the window on Tuesday 19th May.
Oldham Reporter
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Emergency services rush to house fire
Emergency services are currently attending a fire at a property in Chadderton.
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Community invited to Eid charity party
Members of the local community are being invited to a special Eid event in aid of a cancer charity.
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Update after row over new Mayor
Two weeks of meetings have been cancelled amid ongoing mayhem at Oldham council – all revolving around a row over who its next mayor will be.
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Work to replace worn out tram tracks gets going
The tram tracks between Rochdale and Victoria are being dug up as part of a £150m investment package into the Metrolink network.
National News
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Former Wish You Were Here presenter Judith Chalmers dies aged 90
Television presenter Judith Chalmers, who hosted the travel show Wish You Were Here…?, has died aged 90, her family told ITV News.
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Morrisons to shut 100 lossmaking convenience shops
Morrisons is planning to shut about 100 lossmaking convenience stores as the supermarket faces cost pressures it says have been worsened by “Government policy”.
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Ed Sheeran plans to fund new youth centre in Suffolk town where he was raised
Ed Sheeran plans to fund a new youth centre in the town where he was raised, filling the gap after an existing one closes.
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Ferry passengers told to prepare for long queues and delays at Port of Dover
Ferry passengers travelling through the Port of Dover during the bank holiday getaway have been warned to expect long queues and possible delays amid EU border checks.
Sport
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Celtic make double swoop
Stalybridge Celtic have moved quickly to make their first two signings of the summer.
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The Tour 2026 spotlight: Mossley Running Club
Ahead of this year’s Tour - the iconic four-day running event which gets underway in June - we’re shining a light on some of the local athletics clubs taking part.
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United View: Casemiro bids farewell as Bruno equals assist record
The season’s final game at Old Trafford provided several talking points from a new home kit, Bruno Fernandes matching the Premier League assist record and Casemiro bidding farewell to the United faithful.
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City Watch: Blues slip up as Arsenal crowned champions
In a season defining week, Manchester City faced both Chelsea in the FA Cup Final and Bournemouth in a bid to keep their Premier League title hopes alive.
Entertainment
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Alex B Cann film column - 21/05/26 - Bob Odenkirk impresses in Normal
The UK box office chart is still dominated by Michael, which has taken over £40 million and shows no signs of slowing down. Despite some accusations of story sanitisation, audiences haven't been put off. It's even given Human Nature its first appearance in the UK Singles Chart, as it wasn't released as a single in the UK in the 1980s. Billie Jean and Beat It are also in the upper echelons of the hit parade as I write. Due to the so-called “Ed Sheeran rule”, introduced after Ed occupied 16 of the Top 20 chart positions in 2017 following the release of his album, there can only be three songs by
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Alex B Cann column - 21/05/26 Mothers and Daughters, and the benefits of the arts
I had a terrific Saturday night out last weekend, watching the quirky, funny and moving Mothers and Daughters by Paris Rogers at a lovely venue called The Edge in Chorlton. It's described as "a dark comedy about three generations, love, and the absolute chaos of meeting the parents".
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Review: The Karate Kid The Musical
If you’re heading to the Palace Theatre expecting a frame by frame recreation of the 1984 classic, you might be surprised by just how much emotion this production brings.
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Alex B Cann column - 14/05/26 - 10,000 steps away from doomscrolling
I've recently started going for an evening walk most nights. Nothing hugely remarkable about that, you may think, but it's made a huge difference to my mental health. I toyed with the idea of writing a piece entirely about the week's political events, but frankly I find it all too depressing. The divisive rhetoric, the inflammatory language, pitting communities against each other...I increasingly feel like I don't recognise the place where I was born and have spent almost five decades living.
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Alex B Cann film column - 14/05/26 - Fashion and a Five Star Flock
Sequels can be a risky business, but The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns all the right heads on the catwalk, as the original cast return to deliver another stylish movie that's hugely enjoyable on the big screen. The streets of New York look stunning, and it feels like hanging out with old friends.
