The latest news from Wednesday, July 8th, 2026

Children from St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Droylsden, have joined forces with the Mothers’ Union to create and donate 150 hygiene care packs for patients at Tameside Hospital.

Residents can stay hydrated for free while helping to reduce single-use plastic bottles thanks to a network of 40 water refill stations across the borough.

Serial Oldham health campaigner Dr Anita Sharma is back on the familiar ground of raising awareness of a women’s blight that has been tragically trivialised by medics.

Hulme Grammar School has been officially commended in the national Independent Schools of the Year 2026 awards for Outstanding Educational Partnerships.

Community safety and police officers ran information stalls across Tameside during Anti‑Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week, which ran from 29 June to 5 July.

One of Oldham Netball Club’s senior players has been selected to represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games this month in Glasgow.

Two fundraisers have set off from Glossop on a 102-mile walking challenge to raise money for the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre, one of the Mayor of High Peak's chosen charities.

Residents were forced to leave their homes for almost four hours after a suspected Second World War ordnance was discovered in a garden in Glossop town centre on Sunday evening.

A pedestrian was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle fleeing police.