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Families across Tameside are invited to hop along to a fun-filled Easter celebration later this month as a special Egg-Stravaganza Party comes to Ashton.

A Tameside charity that is tackling food waste while helping residents facing financial hardship is being highlighted as part of Food Waste Action Week.

Empty land in Hattersley will be transformed into a giant park for locals to enjoy.

Students from Tameside College and Clarendon Sixth Form College gained valuable insights into the world of work last week at the recent Careers & Employability Events, which brought together a wide range of employers from across the region.

Droylsden retained top spot in the NWCFL First Division North in dramatic fashion on Saturday, thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Luis Cantello. 

A new community group has been launched to help care for the Waterloo & Taunton War Memorial after concerns were raised about its condition.

Members of the Ukrainian community gathered at the Ukrainian Community Centre on Stockport Road in Ashton to honour the courage and legacy of Ukrainian women during a special International Women’s Day event.

Hundreds of residents from across Tameside will have the chance to explore new employment opportunities when the Spring Jobs Fair returns next month.

"If you'd asked me six months ago what care compliance was, I'd have given you a strange look." 

Parents and carers across Tameside are being encouraged to share their experiences of the support available from pregnancy through to their child’s early years.

On Monday Next – now not many people know this play or even heard of it. Written way back in the 50’s, it’s a classic ‘old-school’ farce depicting a play… within a play.

Three primary schools in Tameside have begun working in partnership with the Stamford Park Trust as they move towards formally joining the multi-academy trust.

Tameside residents are being invited to help create what organisers hope will be the region’s largest and most colourful carnival parade.

A local housing provider has handed over a cheque of more than £14,000 to men’s mental health charity AndysManClub after a year of successful fundraising.

The issue of election voting integrity has seen much scrutiny over the past week after observers raised ‘major concerns’ about family voting in last week’s Gorton and Denton by-election.

Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner is urging families across Tameside to take part in a major national consultation on how to better protect children online.

Hospitality leaders across Greater Manchester are joining forces to address rising levels of stress and burnout among workers, amid warnings that workforce wellbeing is becoming a serious commercial risk for the sector.

The cost of living is soaring, bills are going up and people are living ‘on a knife’s edge’. It’s no wonder a council tax rise in Tameside has filled Sophie Walton with dread and fear.

Ashton-under-Lyne is set to burst into colour this spring as the new Tulips of Ashton Trail launches on Saturday, March 14.

When the old Ashton swimming baths building was bulldozed last year, any hope of a pool coming back to Tameside’s civic town went with it.

Hundreds were slapped with fines for fly-tipping in Tameside last year – the most in the north west.

The ever-popular Stalybridge Street Fest event is returning next month. Friday, April 10 marks the return of the Tameside town for its fifth year. 

After two years of fundraising and a generous contribution from Kentown Wizard Foundation, a brand-new minibus was delivered to Cromwell High School in Dukinfield last week.

The council will look into the possibility of getting a new swimming pool for Ashton as part of the town centre redevelopment.

The controversial Godley Green Garden Village housing development will go back before the council’s planning panel after being rejected earlier this year.

Council tax will rise for residents of Tameside this year, as the latest town hall meeting saw the 4.99 per cent hike officially voted through. 

Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of Steven Rolls, who is wanted in connection to theft.

Police have arrested three people following reports of a stabbing in Dukinfield yesterday morning.

This weekend sees the return of the popular Tameside 5k Festival, which now enters its fourth edition. 

In the heart of Greater Manchester, the old police court rooms of Denton stand as a preserved slice of Victorian justice. Originally part of Denton Police Station built in 1895, this oak-panelled Police Courtroom served the local community for over a century before its relocation.

A new political group in Tameside has been launched. Just days after a by-election to forget for Labour, a new enemy has reared its head.

“Sorry love, yer twirly.” It is a familiar four-word sentence that Mancs have heard for 20 years.

A Mossley-based arts organisation says a major national funding win could mark a turning point for culture in Tameside.

Social work teams across Tameside Council are being celebrated for the life-changing difference they make to children, families and adults across the borough.

Walking, wheeling and cycling in Greater Manchester is saving the NHS more than £45 million every year, the equivalent of over one million GP appointments, according to the UK’s largest ever assessment of active travel.

Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner has met with senior representatives from Royal Mail after residents across her constituency raised concerns about delays in receiving post.

Residents across Tameside are invited to welcome the new season at a special Community Green Open Day in Dukinfield later this month.

A new chapter has begun for book lovers in Haughton Green with the installation of a Little Library on Tommy Todd Village Green, bringing reading back into the heart of the community.

In a quiet corner of Stalybridge, a former police sergeant’s uniform has been given a new beat, as a wingback chair that now takes pride of place in a family’s home.

This morning (February 27), the people of Gorton and Denton woke up to a new world. For the first time in more than two decades, the constituency had a new MP – the Green Party’s Hannah Spencer.

Former Gorton and Denton MP Andrew Gwynne has congratulated the Green Party’s Hannah Spencer on her by-election win.

The Conservative Party is amongst eight parties in the Gorton and Denton by-election whose vote was so small that it has lost the £500 deposit required to stand a candidate.

With over 1.5m dogs living in the North West, dogs are an everyday presence in parks, on pavements and on public transport. But with dogs now playing such a major role in our lives, what does it mean to be a responsible owner in 2026?

Manchester Opera House is currently playing host to Broadway and West End Hit, Mean Girls the Musical on its first UK tour. Being a massive fan of the film, to the point where I quote it regularly, I was incredibly excited to see how it translated onto stage.

Hannah Spencer of the Green Party of England and Wales has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, becoming the constituency’s new Member of Parliament in a result that overturns more than a century of Labour dominance.

Motorists going through Mottram Moor can expect delays in the coming weeks as progress on the bypass ‘60 years in the making’ continues.

The Broad Oak Explorer Scouts (aged 14-17 years) opened in North Tameside in October and have enjoyed a range of activities including survival skills camp, bowling, climbing, archery, and cooking.

Thanks to community support, a cash boots of £1,952 was provided by a Mossley SOUP event to a team of young creatives.

The award-winning Mossley Farmers’ Market will return on Sunday 26 April 2026 after an incredibly successful debut year.

Located right next to the exit at Junction 3 of the M67, the Grafton Centre is a true hub of its community, where the sound of laughter mingles with music and conversation.

Senior Labour figures descended on Rushford Park in the Gorton and Denton constituency today as the party made its final push before polling stations open tomorrow in what has become a closely fought by-election.

Matt Goodwin, candidate for Reform UK in the Gorton and Denton byelection, will not face sanctions after a High Court judge ruled that campaign leaflets missing a required imprint were the result of an inadvertent printing error.

Shared Ground is a new monthly support and information group for people who are caring for an adult loved one living with serious mental illness, offering a safe space to talk, listen, and learn together.

A new Irish dancing studio has opened its doors in Ashton-under-Lyne – and it’s being led by a world champion.

Labour would prefer Reform to win the Gorton and Denton by-election over the Green Party, it has been claimed.

A homelessness charity in Mossley is inviting the local community to come together for a day of shopping, entertainment and fundraising at its upcoming Spring Fayre.

With thanks to funding from the  UK Governments Pride In Place grant the Ashton Town Team have announced that the Independent Retail Awards will return once  again in July this year.

Hyde Town Hall and Hyde Library will remain closed for the rest of the week following a small fire in the building’s basement earlier today, Tuesday 24.

Lane Head Road, a main route connecting the towns of Oldham to Tameside, is used by many but so often ignored.

In a story of flamboyancy, truth and love – Manchester is now fierce and fabulous!

Tameside’s rising sporting star 14-year-old Daisey Walker-Jones has struck gold at the prestigious England Age Group Championships, taking first place in her age division and breaking a British record in the process.

Xaverian College is celebrating an exceptional year of Oxbridge success, with 13 Year 13 students securing places at the prestigious universities.

A community on the outskirts of Ashton town centre has been under siege from piling rubbish for years.

Residents across Gorton and Denton are heading to the polls today (February 26) as voters take part in the parliamentary election for the constituency.

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and leaders from Ashton Division came together at Albion Church to celebrate 100 years of World Thinking Day with a fun-filled day of activities and a special overnight sleepover.

Planning is officially underway for the return of one of Tameside’s most popular community celebrations, with Bridge Fest set to take place on Saturday, 5 September 2026.

Three years ago the swimming baths in Ashton got shut down, despite a furious campaign from thousands of locals calling to halt the plans.

Tameside NHS staff are on a mission to get active and fitter. On Saturday, they rallied fellow NHS employees to do the Stamford Park Parkrun.

​​​​​​​A group of young people on the Hyde's Team 39 King’s Trust Team programme have transformed a busy Ashton youth centre, giving the building a much‑needed makeover while building their own confidence, teamwork and leadership skills.

A grassroots community kitchen in Tameside that has fed more than 700 people since opening is now calling on local businesses and residents for urgent support to help keep its doors open.

A Tameside-based mental health organisation that was crowned Overall Business of the Year at the Tameside Business Awards has now been recognised on a national stage.

Ashton town hall may have been demolished, now it's in line to reopen by 2030.

An initiative providing free holiday activities and meals to children and young people across Tameside is calling on local organisations to come forward and help expand its offer.

Bin trucks are taking centre stage in Tameside’s latest push to boost recycling rates, as part of a campaign encouraging residents to rinse and recycle their plastic pots, tubs and trays.

A biting wind howled through Haughton Green as anxious faces watched for an expected bus this morning.

A cash injection of £5.3m to create three new specialist units for SEND within mainstream schools has been signed off by town hall chiefs.

Residents in Tameside can expect to be paying 4.99 per cent more in council tax soon.

Last year saw the 10th Anniversary of the rebirth of the iconic four day running event ‘The Tour’, which originally began in 1981.  

Tameside School of Gymnastics Community Interest Company (TSOG) is celebrating another brilliant competition weekend following more success at the North West Development Grades, held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th February in Wigan.

Labour’s by-election candidate for Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia, has pledged to “fight for more investment in our NHS” as she steps up her campaign in the constituency.

Hundreds of employment opportunities across a range of sectors, will be available at Tameside Council's Spring Jobs Fair on Wednesday 1 April, between 9am-1pm at Dukinfield Town Hall.

Hyde Fire Station’s King’s Trust Programme is looking for local businesses to offer work placements for students currently enrolled in their latest course.

An abandoned community space will not be transformed into a multi-functional wellbeing centre, gym, food bank and soup kitchen.

More than 200 guests dressed to impress for an emotional and uplifting evening at The Premier Suite and Lounge in Audenshaw, as family, friends and supporters gathered to honour the memory of Ashley Butterworth.

Reform UK has selected broadcaster and political commentator Matt Goodwin as its candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election on 26 February.