The latest news from Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

In an exclusive interview with the Tameside Reporter, Karen James OBE, chief executive of Tameside and Glossop NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, speaks about the pressures facing the NHS locally and her vision for its future.

Cherished Companion marks its first year offering personal, compassionate pet care in Glossop and the surrounding areas.

Oldham Libraries has been recognised nationally with a Met Strong rating from Arts Council England as part of the Libraries Development Framework.

Glossop’s stylish cocktail bar marks its first year.  

When it comes to work experience, most teenagers expect to spend a week in an office, a factory or perhaps a shop.

The planned Metrolink drivers’ strike for the weekend and New Year’s Eve has been called off, but 200 bus workers in Greater Manchester are still set to walk out. 

Shoppers at Hattersley Tesco were treated to some seasonal spirit recently as pupils from Discovery Academy Hyde sang Christmas carols to raise money for their school.

My last visit to Hyde Festival Theatre was for another Sparks Dramatic Society production “A-Lad-in-Her”, their cheeky tribute to Aladdin.

If you blinked, you missed it, but Micky Mellon actually revealed something in his post-match interview with Alan Jones, Latics’ head of media, after the game away to Crawley. He revealed, probably by accident, that he uses Twitter (or X if you like proto-fascist branding).

Elaborate plans could see a former wedding venue in Saddleworth turned into a convenience store, coffee shop, car wash, taxi stand and EV charging centre.

A historic building in Oldham town centre is sprouting trees just months after it was ‘rescued’ through a compulsory purchase order by Oldham Council.

Tameside residents are being urged to get their flu jab as cases rise sharply across the region, placing increasing pressure on local health services.

More than 100 kilograms of food, the equivalent weight of a baby elephant, has been donated to a Hyde foodbank thanks to a festive initiative led by National Highways and its partners.

Droylsden could soon be welcoming a new swimming pool on the site of an empty retail unit.