The latest news

An ex funeral parlour in a ‘quirky village’ in Oldham will now become a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) – but neighbours aren’t happy.

Oldham Council is seeking a fresh start for a site once home to two notorious schools.

A community choir is looking for new members ahead of its new term on Monday September 23.

A new respite care facility for children will be built on the land of an old school in Hyde.

Police are appealing for help in finding a missing pensioner with dementia who was last seen in Ashton Bus Station on Monday lunchtime.

A Denton councillor had his mountain bike stolen during burglary in the early hours of Sunday September 15.

A woman who died after a spell in a care home could have been looked after by her family if effective dementia support had been available, a coroner has said.

Curzon Ashton’s reward for progressing to the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round is a trip to the seaside to face Hyde United’s conquerors Southport.

Police in Tameside are asking for the public’s help in finding a man in connection to a strangulation.

Ashton and Denton Island will feature in a 2025 calendar highlighting the hidden joys of the M60.

Derbyshire County Council has been awarded an extra £3 million to tackle potholes and resurface roads, but it has left a sour taste for some.

More images of Greater Manchester’s newest trains stations between Stalybridge tunnel and Diggle have been revealed.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester said he is committed to supporting local hospices on his first visit to Willow Wood.  

Ashton’s indoor market gallery is full with home-grown talent this Autumn, as two exhibitions open side by side.

A Tameside councillor has been harrassed after leading efforts to fight fly-tipping in his ward.

Stalybridge Celtic can now install a new fan zone area after getting approval from the council.

A devastating spell of bowling from Andrew Jackson propelled Hyde towards the Cheshire County Cricket League title before rain intervened at Grappenhall.

A group for people experiencing domestic abuse is holding a coffee morning on Thursday September 19 in Ashton.

Ashton clinched the Greater Manchester Cricket League Division 3 title with an impressive 8-wicket demolition of closest challengers Prestwich 2nds.

Human remains believed to have been found by children playing in woodland next to Dukinfield Cemetery are from an old burial site dug up by animals.

Snake Pass will be closed this week as engineers install new monitoring equipment on the River Ashop.

A stricken caver’s life was saved in a painstaking 8.5-hour rescue operation on Friday night.

Glossop Mountain Rescue Team rescued a fell runner who ‘experienced a medical episode’ in Hern Clough on Wednesday night.

The area around Dukinfield Cemetery has been closed off after reports of 'remains’ being found nearby.

Hyde United fell to a controversial 2-1 defeat at Southport in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round on Saturday, with Joel Amado conceding a penalty after being shoved in the back and falling onto the ball.

Hyde moved to within touching distance of a first Cheshire County Cricket League title since 2015 with a 69-run win at Chester Broughton Hall on Saturday.

A Tameside chippy has received zero in the latest 'scores on the doors' food hygiene ratings.

A Tameside MP says controversial cuts to winter fuel payments was the 'right decision to get our country's finances on a firmer footing".

Andy Burnham has promised to commission a report on the train derailment that happened on a bridge over a road in Tameside last week. 

A teenage Tameside swimmer has revealed she doesn't let asthma get in the way of her success in the pool.

Andy Burnham has urged the government to reuse land earmarked for HS2 to build a new train line between Manchester and Birmingham.

Concerned residents have a matter of days left to comment on Derbyshire council’s latest money-saving plans that could see the authority ceasing to run a team that supports disabled people’s homes and decommissioning another service which helps poorly people struggling to keep warm. 

People in Glossop have been warned about criminals posing as police officers in the town.

A Tameside primary school has maintained its Good rating after an inspection by education watchdog Ofsted.

Sadness swept across Oldham at the news  a historic mass grave in Royton Cemetery contained the bodies of almost 300 babies and young children.

Austerity and the Covid-19 pandemic have taken NHS waiting times back decades, says a Derbyshire health leader who is stepping down after 34 years.

A couple from Greater Manchester have ‘tied the knot’ inside the large charity shop of homelessness charity Emmaus Mossley.

Oldham Council has managed to bring down a huge projected funding gap – but still faces a £21m overspend.

Hundreds of Derbyshire residents affected by Storm Babet may soon be given the opportunity to comment on the findings of a flood report – if the county council agrees to launch a public consultation.

A coroner has launched a probe after a patient died from thirst and hunger after leaving a Tameside care home.

Tameside Council is launching a new scheme to help three- to five-year-olds get into good toothbrushing habits.

Two people have been arrested after a drugs bust uncovered a cannabis farm in Dukinfield.

Greater Manchester Police are asking for the public’s help in locating Tariq Morris, who is wanted in connection with a series of serious offences.

Hyde Youth Theatre is on the lookout for budding actors to join its ranks.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called the controversial early release scheme for prisoners an ‘indictment on the previous government’. 

A woman will need facial and dental surgery after being hit by a brick thrown at a moving bus in Droylsden.

Tameside's Strictly contestant Shayne Ward has been named as the overall favourite to emerge victorious in the hit BBC show.

Police say they are continuing to work hard to tackle serious organised crime in Buxton, one year into a campaign to drive out criminal activity and ensure it can’t return.

Oldham Council will create memorials to stillborn babies buried in mass graves in cemeteries across the borough, the council boss has announced.

Trams on the Ashton Metrolink line won’t run for much of Sunday morning while engineers complete work on infrastructure in Manchester city centre.

A dying man with a chronic lung condition and a serious infection was left in a corridor in Tameside Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department for 22 hours.

A coffee and barbers shop in Oldham will soon bring a novel addition to the borough’s nightlife – despite opposition from neighbours.

An eight-year-old in Oldham has taken matters into his own hands to make his area safer and cleaner.

A man has been caged for two years after admitting robbing and assaulting an 81-year-old man for just £15.

The owner of a farmhouse granted permission to build a new games room earlier this year has been dragged back before a council planning panel following a complaint.

An old coal-fired power station site will be transformed into a new park and houses. 

A warehouse destroyed in a fire three years ago will be rebuilt. 

A fly-tipper has been fined £2,000 after he was found guilty of dumping rubbish in an alley behind his home.

A school in Oldham has lost its ‘good’ Ofsted rating despite the watchdog praising its ‘calm and welcoming’ environment.

High Peak MP Jon Pearce has defended his decision to vote in changes to those who qualify for the Winter Fuel Allowance, saying those who don’t need it shouldn’t receive it.

Portland Basin Museum will host a steampunk event this Saturday, September 14.

A lane has been closed on the M60 following flash flooding.

The parents of an 11-year-old who faced an hour-long walk to school have pulled him out of education – because they feared for his safety.

Water tankers have been dotted around Glossop as workers raced to fix a burst water main that has left much of the town without water for more than 24 hours.

The stretch of railway in Audenshaw where a freight train derailed will be closed for several weeks while repairs take place.

A barber shop in Glossop has been refused retrospective planning permission for its illuminated shop signs because they are ‘not in keeping with the humble qualities of the Conservation Area’.

Derbyshire County Council are offering High Peak farmers £250 to help clear snow from rural roads this winter.

Two students from Tameside College have travelled to France to compete for the UK in the 47th WorldSkills competition.

Video

A police helicopter was filmed hovering above Hattersley as police chased a suspected car thief.

Two Tameside nurses have received national recognition after being named Queen’s Nurses by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).

Residents in the west end of Ashton have stepped up their efforts to combat fly-tipping by installing new CCTV cameras on Dean Street.

When baby Joyce was born, she was so small they wrapped her in her dad’s handkerchief on the way to the hospital. She lived for two days. 

Eight MPs have reiterated they are ‘incredibly concerned’ about Derbyshire County Council’s proposals to close care homes and elderly day centres after they met with the council leader and stressed the facilities should be improved and retained.

Glossop’s teenage driving sensation Alisha Palmowski put in a solid showing at the penultimate round of the GB4 Championship at Donington Park.

The notorious Woodhead Pass was closed yesterday near the devils elbow turn. 

A breast cancer patient from Dukinfield has given £6,000 to charity after hosting a prosecco and fundraising party.

Decades of hardship have left parts of Oldham town centre in a derelict state.

Police in Tameside are appealing for information after a spate of crime over the past few days.

Longdendale High School is closed after a power cut struck the Spring Street site this morning.

Police are appealing for information after two men were stabbed during a brawl in Ashton town centre on Friday night.

The annual Padfield Coal Race took place along Redgate on Sunday September 8, bringing the community together for another thrilling day of racing and fundraising.

Georgia Taylor-Brown made it successive wins on the supertri triathlon circuit with victory in London today.

Firefighters from Chapel-en-le-Frith are gearing up for a unique challenge next month to raise money for Children with Cancer UK.

Hundreds of people have lined the route of the first Denton Carnival since 2019.

Imran Qadir hit a superb 167 not out as Droylsden CC lifted the GMCL Division 1 title after dismantling relegation threatened Stretford.

The race for the Cheshire County Cricket League title will go to the final weekend as both Hyde and Nantwich won their respective games on Saturday.

A £1m town centre makeover and hundreds more homes planned for three Greater Manchester boroughs are the biggest planning developments table this week.

Drivers in Oldham could face delays as one of the town’s busiest roads is set to close for 11 nights.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner took some downtime following a rigorous week of interviews over the government’s approach to cladding and right to buy to open a newly built housing development.

The team at Dogs Trust Manchester are hoping one of their canine residents is about to turn the page and start a new chapter in her life after being found wandering the streets alone.   

A train - believed to be a freight vehicle - has derailed in Audenshaw.

For the past 37 years Glossop has been twinned with Bad Vilbel, a spa town near Frankfurt in Germany. 

Disabled people across the High Peak now have the chance to try their hand at driving a pony and carriage for the first time since the millennium.

A mass grave containing more than 300 bodies has been uncovered in Oldham.

The fate of a warehouse that was destroyed by a huge fire three years ago will be decided next week.

Police are at Ashton railway station after reports of a body found on the tracks this afternoon.

Andy Burnham has said that he plans for night buses to come to Tameside within a year.

You can now buy a nuclear bunker in Buxton as it goes up for auction on September 29.

Two sniffer dogs helped find £50,000 in illegal tobacco products in Oldham.

Question Time will be broadcast live from Ashton-under-Lyne on Thursday September 19, and producers are inviting Tameside residents to join the audience.

The future of a vacant green space that was once occupied by a former coal-fired power station in Stalybridge could be decided next week.

New images have been released showcasing what the relocated Mossley Station and upgraded Greenfield Station could soon look like.

A substantial cannabis farm was found during a police search at an address in Buxton earlier this week.

A workman raced to save an elderly woman’s life after she fell into an ‘exceptionally deep and dangerous’ part of Ashton Canal yesterday afternoon.

Glossop North End boss Richard Brodie praised his side’s resilience after keeping a second consecutive clean sheet in Tuesday night’s goalless draw with Cheadle Town.

Ashton police are searching for three balaclava clad thieves who stole a moped from Vicarage Crescent in Hurst.

Padfield's community website calls the village’s big annual sporting event as ‘A short but gruelling challenge’.

New Mills Festival is just around the corner and this year’s jam-packed programme promises to entertain, educate and showcase the arts once again.

A nursery in Oldham has been praised as a ‘warm, welcoming and nurturing learning environment’ by Ofsted inspectors.

Hyde CC put the disappointment of losing their top-of-the-table game at Nantwich on Saturday behind them, by beating Bowdon in the semi-final of the Cheshire Cup on Sunday.

A junction in Saddleworth is finally due to receive new safety features after years of crashes and injuries.

Gorton and Denton MP Andrew Gwynne is calling on pregnant women to be vaccinated against an illness that almost killed his grandson.

The planning application for 51 homes on land at the rear of Cottage Lane has been withdrawn.

Locals are contributing to Ashton west end’s fly tipping epidemic according to local independent councillor, Kaleel Khan.

Tameside residents are being urged to ‘Know Your Numbers’ during this year’s campaign by Blood Pressure UK.

Stalybridge Library is to hold a two-day Bumper Book Sale of old stock this month.

The Glossop Guild provides enjoyable talks and courses on a wide range of subjects for people in Glossopdale and further afield. Its new autumn programme starts in September.

An interpretation of LS Lowry’s 1953 painting ‘Going to the Match’ is the subject of a silent fund-raising auction that St Michael’s Church Ashton.

Despite receiving almost 1,000 reports of fly tipping between February 19 and June 21, 2024, Tameside Council has only brought two prosecutions for the offence.

Children with special educational needs in Derbyshire are being forced to travel long distances to school in order to access the appropriate facilities, a council official has said.

Over the summer holiday, staff at the Duke of Norfolk primary school were notified that the much loved forest area in the school grounds had been vandalised and set alight. 

It’ll be the Battle of the Spooners in the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup if Hyde United can beat FC United in tomorrow night’s replay.

New Mills festival’s much-loved Folk Night returns for a seventh outing on Saturday 14 September. 

A mural has been created at Hyde Central station, displaying a welcome message and image of the legendary runner, Dr Ron Hill.

Police in Glossop are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a man who assaulted two women and another man outside a pizza shop.

Volunteers at Emmaus Mossley are celebrating after the homelessness charity’s Secondhand Superstore was shortlisted for the UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Award.

Hayfield Road in New Mills could reopen tomorrow (Monday September 2) if its repairs pass final checks from Derbyshire County Council.

Three people, including one with an injured leg, were recovered overnight during a seven-hour operation near Black Clough by Glossop Mountain Rescue Team.

A car show in honour of late Mossley drag racer Peter ‘Rusty’ Kennedy is in full swing at Great Academy Ashton.

Hyde missed the chance to all-but seal the Cheshire County Cricket League after a narrow defeat to closest rivals Nantwich.

Hyde United will host an FA Cup replay with FC United on Tuesday night after an extraordinary game at Broadhurst Park yesterday.

It’s been a long time coming, but Hyde United boss Nick Spooner finally has his man, with Jake Thompson signing for the club.

Derbyshire County Council is one of 48 authorities sharing in £6.6 million of funding to run free health checks in workplaces.

A carpet shop has plans to expand it’s warehouse complex

Autumn's live music line up at The Vale in Mossley promises an eclectic international mix, with Congolese and Cuban fusion, ska, punk and energetic soul.

Workers in Tameside will be able to have a free health check-up at work as part of a new government scheme.

Brit pop legends Oasis announced their Oasis Live ‘25 Tour, along with one additional date at Manchester's Heaton Park in July.

As a final stage in the creation of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trail, ten information boards are being installed on the 200-mile route including one in the Werneth Low Country Park.

Preparations for a bypass that has been decades in the making have just taken their first step.

Police in Tameside are looking for the next of kin of a Hyde man who died earlier this week.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has released its annual assessment of serious and organised crime, with a stark warning that taking drugs has never been more dangerous.

A new camera system that claims it can automatically detect drivers using mobile phones is being trialled in Greater Manchester.

Tameside is poised to turn back the clock this Heritage Open Days with a series of walks, talks, displays and events for all ages.

The Borough Council is funding this grant scheme from its share of the UK Shared Prosperity and Rural England Prosperity Funds.

Public health officials from across the East Midlands want a regional crackdown on the “concerning” and “inappropriate” illegal sale and marketing of vapes to under 18s.

Commuters are being warned to expect rush hour delays for the next two weeks as temporary power cables are installed in Denton.

The monthly show is upstairs at the Oakwood pub on the last Thursday of the month.

The Friends of New Mills Art Theatre are holding a Panto Get-Together in preparation for their 2025 pantomime, Dick Whittington.

A car show in aid of Willow Wood Hospice will take place this Sunday, September 1 at Great Academy Ashton.

Concerned residents, groups and businesses are being urged to get involved and help shape Derbyshire County Council’s ambitious Local Nature Recovery Strategy to ensure the environment, wildlife and habitats across the county continue to thrive.

Police are asking Dukinfield residents for their help in clamping down on a spate of thefts from cars in area.

The head of Tameside's failing children's services department has quit.

Property company Carter Jonas is preparing an outline planning application on behalf of Derbyshire County Council for 100 houses on the site of the former Glossopdale School off Talbot Road in Glossop.

Derbyshire County Council have created a Q&A regarding the sinkhole on Hayfield in New Mills. Below is a list of commonly asked questions:

A new social worker academy is being launched by Tameside Council’s failing children’s services to help recruit, train and retain staff.

Droylsden have won promotion to the Championship of the Greater Manchester Cricket League with three games to spare.

A massive extension of the Village Hotel in Ashton has been signed off. 

Glossop speed demon Alisha Palmowski is celebrating after being nominated for the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BDRC) Young Driver of the Year award.

Georgia Taylor-Brown went one better than her performance in last week’s Boston supertri Super League triathlon by winning the inaugural Chicago event.

St Philip Howard’s 2024 students celebrated their GCSE results on Thursday 22nd August with the year group making outstanding progress.

A fundraising gala ball in Buxton is set to celebrate 35 years of a local hospice charity, and tables are now available to book.

Whether you enjoy a challenging hike or a casual stroll, the High Peak caters to a diverse range of preferences.

Stockport based NK Theatre Arts head to New Mills Art Theatre for the very first time with their production of Rock Of Ages.