The latest news from Thursday, November 27th, 2025

Afruz Miah BEM, widely known across Greater Manchester and beyond as “Oldham’s Runningman” has been honoured with the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who Award 2025 in the Community & Charity category.

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has congratulated local companies who have received gold, silver and bronze membership awards from a national initiative designed to help the environment.

The River Medlock in Greater Manchester is being re-naturalised by Groundwork Greater Manchester as part of the final phase of an 18-month project to restore habitats for local wildlife in the Medlock Valley.

Tameside & Glossop NHS Charity has been named one of just seven national winners of The Great Community Refresh, a UK-wide competition run by iconic sweet maker Swizzels to celebrate 70 years of its well-loved Refreshers brand.

Oldham Council has reaffirmed its commitment to resident safety, transparency and improvement following a C3 regulatory judgement from the Regulator of Social Housing relating to the housing stock managed on behalf of the council.

A beloved Ashton landmark has been given a new lease of life following confirmation that Monopoly Properties has acquired Clarence Arcade, returning one of Tameside’s most historically significant buildings to local stewardship.

Parking in Borough Council car parks will be free again this year this December as High Peak residents and businesses prepare for, and celebrate, the festive season.

A Hadfield resident has launched his own brand of locally produced honey - and business is already off to a sweet start. 

Whitfield Together has scooped first prize in this year’s Crompton & Woodcock Awards, which recognise exceptional community groups based in the High Peak.

Glossop Old Band has announced the death of one of its most cherished and longest-serving members, Hugh Cant, who dedicated more than six decades of his life to the band.

Hundreds of new affordable homes could soon be built in Tameside on ‘unlocked’ council-owned land. Town hall bosses have signed off on a plan to release land earmarked for housing.

The chair of the Reform Party in Tameside has been banned from the road after being convicted of drink driving.

Town hall bosses in Tameside need to find £6.5m to balance the books – but have vowed not to cut jobs or services to reach that figure. 

Derbyshire’s first public book vending machine will be unveiled inside the transformed Glossop Market Hall this month.

Around 10,000 kids will benefit from the lifting of the two-child benefit cap in Oldham, according to the local authority. 

Old Glossop Cricket Club (OGCC) is opening its doors this Christmas hosting a number of festive stalls at the recently renamed 'Glossop Glass & Glazing Cricket Ground' on Manor Park Road.

At just 22, Jade Irving has already carved out a remarkable path in the world of skincare.

Glossop will once again enjoy a full timetable of festivities, as the town prepares for its big Christmas Lights Switch-On in Norfolk Square

A beautiful new Bar & Brasserie called 'BANK' is set to open this Friday in one of Glossop’s most recognisable buildings, the former NatWest Bank on the High Street.

Glossop Mountain Rescue Team is striking a new chord with its festive fundraising this year, thanks to the generosity of a local craftsman.