The latest news from Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

Tuesday night saw Ashton United pass up on the chance to set up an all-Ashton Manchester Premier Cup Final, with Tameside neighbours Droylsden picking up a shock semi-final victory at Hurst Cross. 

Easter is traditionally a time of joy and renewal, when people look to celebrate as we move into spring.

Oldham residents in need of financial help will get the crisis support they need thanks to a commitment agreed by Oldham Council this week for 2026/27.

What a night, what a game, what a season. Latics are authoring records, upending the league table, becoming that one team who emerge from the depths while others – Notts County among them – falter.

Plans to create three new tower blocks with more than 300 homes in Oldham Mumps are forging ahead.

Oldham has received a more than half-a-million pound booster for the reopening of the Coliseum Theatre.

Police have arrested four people and safeguarded a vulnerable individual following a series of coordinated visits to massage parlours across Tameside.

A new apartment block could soon be built on land that was once home to the North Star pub in Dukinfield.

A new mental health hospital will be built on the grounds of an old care home in Hyde, despite safety fears from locals.

A primary school in Stalybridge is celebrating after inspectors recognised its effective practice across all areas in its latest Ofsted report.