Tameside Reporter

Two boxing clubs from Morecambe and Tameside have joined together to fundraise after a young boxer was killed on Easter Sunday.

Wizards and muggles alike in Ashton can look forward to a magical experience this May as the Willow Wood Flower Festival announces its new Harry Potter theme.

Stockport and Trafford councils brought the charges in this spring, meaning residents who want their garden waste collected need to fork out extra.

The Wonderland themed evening takes place on Saturday 26th April.

Although St George's Day has been moved to Monday 28th April due to Easter weekend being so close, many places across Tameside still celebrated on the 23rd!

Dozens of campaigners gathered outside Denton Town Hall and on Denton's civic square early this evening in a renewed call for shamed MP Andrew Gwynne to quit his job.

A group of local dancers and cheerleaders will be jetting off to Florida next week to take part in various tournaments across the pond. 

Two hours free parking in all Tameside Council run car parks will be available from June this year.

Local clinic sees incredible results with Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy.

A show described as 'brilliantly strange' is coming to The Vale arts centre in Mossley on Saturday 24 May 2025.

Voters in Greater Manchester were busy last year, with elections for councillors, the mayor, and MPs all taking place.

Staff at Dogs Trust Manchester are hoping they will come up smelling of roses in their search for volunteers to help them look after the site. 

National gardening week is fast approaching, and this year’s theme is for new and beginner gardeners, helping to support them on their journey.

The air ambulance landed in Ashton-under-Lyne on Monday afternoon (April 21), with witnesses reporting seeing a BMW being followed by police.

Matthew sadly passed away at 29-years-old, in October 2023, whilst sleeping.

Vandals caused £600 of damage after breaking into and ransacking a hospice’s charity shop in Denton last week.

A schoolgirl has won plaudits from the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) for a themed Easter scene she made for a school competition.

A senior police federation official has cast doubt on the Prime Minister’s promise to put thousands more bobbies on the beat.

TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to run Northern’s stopping services between Leeds and York over the Easter weekend – freeing up the other train operator to boost capacity between Leeds and Manchester Victoria via Halifax.

Train operator Northern is reminding customers to check before they travel, with timetables for trains changing in May.

The plants were seized following a weekend raid.

The two-day music festival features household name acts and will bring something new and exciting to the area.

75 pubs across the Northwest have been collecting donations.

Only three streets in Tameside have applied for road closures to celebrate VE Day next month.

A dance and cheer academy in Tameside will be jetting off to Florida later this month for this year’s Nfinity Finals tournament. 

Two housing plans were approved by the local authority’s planning panel on April 16.

A small plot of land in Hyde soon have five new homes – despite neighbours’ safety concerns.

Car parking could be free for the first two hours in Tameside town centres if council proposals to support local residents and businesses get the green light.

On Sunday 27th April, Tameside Car Collectors Club’s display of classic cars is making a return to Denton Market Square.

A mum says she has been left ‘shocked’ twice being told she could be fined for buying a family Metrolink ticket – because her baby and toddler were too young to be called ‘children’.

Everyone who lives, works and studies in Tameside is invited to take part and help create the final Local Plan for the borough.

Stalybridge Buffet Bar and beer house based next to Stalybridge train station came third in the telegraphs ranking for Britain’s best railway pubs.

Dogs Trust Manchester is inviting dog lovers to pop along to the centre to enjoy coffee and cake and meet some of the residents waiting to find their forever homes. 

On Friday 11th April Stagecoach and Tesco came together to donate easter eggs to children at Tameside Hospital Children’s Ward.

Customers planning to use services in Greater Manchester over the Easter weekend have been warned to check before they travel as there will be some disruption.

A new apartment block and a row of terraced houses is the largest scheme tabled with the council’s planning team.

Maisie Almond tragically died in October 2024 at just 14 years old while waiting for a liver transplant.

On 10th April 2025 Hilda Vera Turner, known as Vera celebrated her 100th birthday.

The plan to demolish a factory in Droylsden and replace it with 143 new homes has been given the go-ahead.

TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to share some seasonal joy with customers this April as it launches an Easter egg giveaway across its network in the lead-up to the bank holiday weekend.

On the 9th of April a celebration event was held where the students graduated from the course they have been completing.

Changes to bicycle storage facilities are being introduced at a number of stations on the Northern network.

The head of the Greater Manchester Police Federation (GMPF) said the force is in the depths of a “retention crisis” after 9,000 cops quit across the country.

Planners have refused permission for the conversion of part of a former shopping arcade into three HMOs as it would cause an “institutionalised environment”.

Tameside residents have been asked to be vigilant after reports of rogue traders offering jet washing services across the borough.

The owners of a Stalybridge pub have been fined more than £3,500 after it twice breached a noise abatement order.

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s highly anticipated and award-winning stage musical Mary Poppins has flown into Manchester’s Palace Theatre for just five weeks as part of a new UK and Ireland tour, and audiences are in for a jolly holiday of a treat from start to finish.

Friends of Waterloo Park will be hosting several classes for Tameside residents to learn basic digital skills.

The run takes place every Sunday at 9am in Hyde Park.

Willow Wood Hospice is inviting the local community to a Fun Family Open Day at its Clearance Outlet and Donation Centre in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Greater Manchester Police and partners made more than 130 visits to business premises as part of the first ever large-scale national intensification crackdown on crime.

Police are looking for this Hyde man in connection with stalking.

A 40-year-old man is being sought by police in connection with domestic offences.

The Reform Party took the Longdendale council seat from Labour in a landslide victory last night (April 10).

The British Garden Centres has put together a guide to help with the aftercare of spring bulbs, in light of the glorious spring weather we have had recently!

Emmaus Mossley are attending a charity sleep-out to raise awareness about homelessness hosted by Oldham Athletic Community Trust.

Sian Marsden, 25, from Hadfield has faced multiple issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, emotionally-unstable personality disorder, body dysmorphia and psychosis.

Lucas Vezza-O’Brien from Denton is hoping to change the law so no other pupil is left in the same situation.

As Easter approaches, Dogs Trust Manchester is reminding owners that chocolate and some dried fruits are poisonous to dogs.

To make travelling with pooches easier - TransPennine Express (TPE) is rolling out pup-friendly provisions for its customers.

A former Labour councillor in Tameside said his resignation was sparked by ‘toxic culture’ of the party and recent welfare cuts. 

Police are trying to locate Gareth Gillan who is wanted on recall to prison.

Manchester City Council has announced that care leavers can now access free bus travel across Greater Manchester.

After a year of fundraising Puddle Ducks Greater Manchester is celebrating with the installation of a defibrillator at their swim school.

Over the weekend, eight braced steel beams were lifted into place as part of a £23m project In Denton. And National Highways images captured the impressive moment each was meticulously craned into position.

Scrapped McDonald's drive-thru confirmed.

Emergency services were called to Guide Lane at 9:10pm on Monday Night.

Local lad Mark Neal raised £2,450 at the weekend all in support of Charity!

New facilities designed to give disabled customers the confidence to travel by train have been installed at dozens of stations across the North of England.

Droylsden Lifesaving Club meet at Medlock on a Monday evening and are searching for new members.

Ashton Sixth Form College are celebrating a remarkable milestone for one of their most cherished team members. Kathleen, a cleaner at the college since 2002, has just turned 80 years old – and she continues to work with the energy and enthusiasm of someone half her age.

A man who allegedly slapped Jack Grealish at the end of Sunday’s Manchester derby has been charged with assault.

A housing trust will expand into Tameside as it aims to take its property portfolio to 10,000 homes over the next five years.

A man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place after reports of a someone wielding a machete on yesterday.

Sunday April 6th Ashton Central Mosque hosted its popular family fun day at the site on Hillgate Street,

A Droylsden blood donor is marking a decade of donations by encouraging other people in Tameside to sign up.

Healthwatch Tameside has published their research on GP experiences from the patient perspective.

Natalie Drabble will be swimming the length of the English Channel to support Willow Wood Hospice.

Pub site dating back to 1860 to be brought back to life

Crashes involving Metrolink trams and cars surged by 30 per cent last year, new data shows.

Armed police swooped on Medlock Vale in Droylsden after reports of a man with a machete yesterday (Sunday April 6).

Callum Hesketh was born 2.5 months premature at Tameside Hospital, after being exposed to heroin and crystal meth in the womb.

Plans to create a new drive-thru McDonald’s in Hyde have been shelved.

The centre of Ashton remains a building site as work to transform it continues.

Students at Tameside College and Clarendon Sixth Form took home more than 20 prizes in the Greater Manchester Colleges Group skills competition.

A proposed HMO that attracted more than 130 letters of objection will not go ahead after planners condemned the scheme as ‘incompatible’ with the local area.

Police have asked the public to help in their search for an Ashton man with dementia who has been missing since Saturday morning (April 5).

A goal line clearance in stoppage time ensured Curzon Ashton leapt back into the National League North play-offs with a 1-0 home win against Warrington Town.

Ellie Halpin from Stalybridge is one of 10 winners across Greater Manchester and the selected winner for Tameside!

Greater Manchester Police has highlighted the consequences of the Fatal 4 Offences -which contribute to road traffic collisions.

Travellers passing through TransPennine Express’ (TPE) Stalybridge station are being treated to a burst of Easter cheer, thanks to the art creations of local schoolchildren.

Ryan Schofield (30/11/1990) of Whiteacre Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 13 years at Bolton Crown Court today (Thursday 3 April 2025) after pleading guilty to making threats to kill, assault, rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and false imprisonment.

Dogs Trust Manchester is raising awareness about why some dogs are trained to wear a muzzle, hoping to change perceptions and encourage more people to consider adopting one of the muzzled dogs patiently waiting for their forever homes.

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