On Air Now Alan Ovington 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Now Playing Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars Uptown Funk

News

The latest news


Tameside Reporter


Glossop Chronicle


Oldham Reporter


National News


Sport

  • Latics v Cambridge United preview: time running out for promotion push

    One valuable lesson I learned from James Reade, professor of economics at Reading University, Latics academic board member, Boundary Bulletin contributor and massive Latics fan, was to tell fortunes working on the basis of points per game.

  • Lilywhites land Curzon youngster

    Mossley have confirmed the signing of teenage midfielder Harry Olufowobi, who joins on loan from fellow Tameside club Curzon Ashton. 

  • Clegg bolsters Tigers squad

    New Hyde United boss Michael Clegg has moved swiftly to make two new additions to his Tigers squad.

  • ORUFC 2nd's suffer narrow defeat

    In light of the 1st XV’s game away at Colne & Nelson being cancelled due to unfit pitches, ORUFC’s only senior game of the weekend was the 2nd XV’s home fixture facing Carrington for the 2nd time this season after an away loss earlier in this year’s league campaign.


Entertainment

  • Tameside Youth Drama have a ball with Cinderella

    Annual panto receives rave reviews as young performers step up to the mark

  • Review: REMEMBER THEIR NAMES, THIS ONE WILL LIVE FOREVER - Droylsden Academy presents ‘Fame: the Musical’

    Droylsden Academy played host to 'Fame: The Musical' this week and made it what every piece of musical theatre should be. With this being a school production, the ages stemmed from 11 to 16 – but from experiencing these performances first had, you’d bet that some of these starlets have been doing this all their lives.

  • Alex B Cann Film Column - 29th January 2026

    Imagine a world in which AI judges decide your fate. I suppose it would be one way of reducing the huge backlog in the court system, and Mercy sees Chris Pratt playing a detective who ends up being tried by the very system he was instrumental in setting up, following the brutal murder of his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence, and avoid a death sentence, by way of the AI judge's unlimited access to computer databases, phone records and social media account

  • Alex B Cann column - 29th January 2026 the high cost of hitting snooze

    How did you sleep last night? If your answer is 'not enough', you are certainly not alone! According to a 2022 study by insurer Direct Line, 71% of Brits don't get the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep per night, with an alarming 14% (7.5 million people) getting less than 5 hours, levels considered "dangerously low".

  • You can go to the ball

    Youth drama group's stunning production of Cinderella takes to the stage


Weather

  • Fri

    7°C

  • Sat

    8°C

  • Sun

    7°C

  • Mon

    6°C

  • Tue

    5°C