Nostalgia from Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

A Chronicle news team raced to Mottram when reports came through that whales from Scotland were heading for the village.

It is normally snow, ice or collisions that close Back Moor to traffic. But in the summer of 1950, it was gallons of linseed oil and as our picture from the time shows, there were plenty of volunteers to clear up the mess.

Pupils and staff at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Dukinfield were keen to ‘do their bit’ to Make Poverty History - the global campaign urging the G8 nations to cancel the debt of the world’s poorest countries.

One of Tameside’s most famous sons was officially honoured by the borough with a civic reception in his home town.

Generous customers chipped in to help Bailey’s Fish Friers, Smallshaw Lane, Ashton raise an impressive £700 with their annual charity fish fry.