Tameside Reporter

A would-be record breaker believes he may have managed to set a new standard for the stacking of donuts.

Ridge Hill in Stalybridge was transformed into a vibrant hub of culture, connection, and community as The Power of Resilience CIC hosted its first ‘Day of Culture’. 

Community groups came together to help kickstart a new chapter in tackling inequalities in Tameside.

Willow Wood Hospice has appealed for people to donate 8,000 Creme Eggs to children taking part in its annual Bunny Hop. 

Andy Burnham has admitted Bee Network bus services are ‘not where we want them to be’ but has made a key promise.

Schools in Tameside are set to benefit from a motivational careers fair to encourage students to continue studying languages and take a GCSE in a language.

Members of Tameside’s Indian community flew the flag for the nation’s Republic Day.

A Dukinfield-born scientist has been stripped of US government funding over experiments which experts believe may have sparked the Covid-19 pandemic.

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe shines in this new production of Kinky Boots at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on Tuesday night. 

A Stalybridge nightclub which welcomed revellers from far and wide could soon be throwing its doors open to hungry diners – as a brand-new food hall.

Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Harding began the diving season with a 3rd place finish at the Aquatics GB National Diving Winter Cup in Sheffield on Saturday.

An former NatWest bank in Stalybridge that has stood empty for years could become a hotspot for nightlife, food and drink.

Fears are increasing that the infamous Snake Pass might be closed to traffic for good as the cost of maintaining the road continues to soar.

More free parking is to be provided for shoppers and traders at Ashton Market while redevelopment work continues.

A pub's charity night raised more than £600 for Willow Wood Hospice.

Tameside Community Computers essentially accept used tech devices from companies. They are then refurbished and sent back out to people in the community, who are in digital poverty.

A national amnesty for top-venting blank firing (TVBF) guns begins today with police saying nobody will be prosecuted for handing them in.

Plans to add an extra bedroom barely larger than a prison cell to a 6-bed HMO have been refused by Tameside Council.

Police in Tameside are searching for a burglar who stole high value gold jewellery from a house last week.

A prolific shoplifter has been banned from his local town centre for two years after a spate of thefts.

Ashton United have a nine-point cushion in the Northern Premier League (NPL) play-offs after inching past Ilkeston Town at Hurst Cross on Saturday.

Andy Burnham is ‘extremely confident’ the £2 Bee Network bus fare cap will ‘remain in place’ for 2025.

On the edge of Greater Manchester sits a picturesque town with stunning views of the Pennines, but it has one major flaw.

A motorcyclist faces a trial after pleading not guilty to three charges involving dangerous driving, driving without a licence and failing to provide a specimen. 

A would-be record breaker believes he may have managed to set a new standard for the stacking of donuts.

As regular readers of this column will know, the state of our water ways is of great concern to myself, this Labour Government Labour and, as my inbox attests, to constituents of Stalybridge and Hyde. 

‘On the 27th of January 1945, soldiers from the 322nd Rifle Division of the Soviet Red Army marched into a camp on the outskirts of Oświęcim in Nazi-occupied Poland. What they found there shocked even the hardened Soviet soldier.

Police in Tameside are appealing for help in tracking down two suspects.

The RSPCA has shared heartbreaking images of a bald and bleeding female puppy who is believed to have been deliberately abandoned on the Rochdale Canal in Oldham.

Places are being snapped up for Hyde Fundraisers Character Curry Night on Tuesday February 18 at Audenshaw’s Indian.

This week, I would like to talk about dementia. 

People are being asked to give their views on parking in Tameside.

Bee Network bosses have said they hope school bus ‘teething issues’ are ‘a thing of the past’ following a wave of complaints from Tameside parents.

Tameside is set to host a leg of the Baton of Hope, the UK’s largest suicide prevention initiative.

Old and young people in Tameside were involved in an art project to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. 

A huge plan to make bin collections in Tameside more reliable includes four new wagons and staff. 

People in Tameside with second homes will soon pay double in council tax. A propsosal to hike the levy for certain bill payers has been approved. 

The Friends of the Tame Valley alongside United Utilities River Rangers and the Mersey Rivers Trust continued the clean-up of sections of the Tame River Valley following recent flooding, focusing on the areas around Jet Amber Fields in Denton.

Andy Burnham ‘accepted Sacha Lord’s resignation last night’ from his role as the mayor’s night-time economy adviser.

Willow Wood Hospice has warmly welcomed four new members to its Board of Trustees.

Bee Network bus and Metrolink tram tickets are in for a shake-up from March as Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) bosses confirmed the launch of new ‘multi-modal’ passes.

A Tameside theatre has been named as 'at risk'.

An exhibition celebrating a new calendar that shows Tameside at its very best launches next week.

Renters in Tameside are paying almost £100 per month more than a year ago, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). 

Staffing problems and a lack of wagons, combined with an increasing population, have seen bins across Tameside left unemptied,  a report has revealed.

Tameside Council's lead for equalities and cohesion, Cllr Taf Sharif teamed up with Noreen Shahzad of Umeed Women's Group and Leading Women in Business to host a fundraiser in support of the Mayor of Tameside, Cllr Betty Affleck’s chosen charities.

Ten Primary schools from across Tameside and Oldham arrived at Tameside Magistrates Court on Friday to compete in the Greater Manchester Magistrates  Association Year 6 Mock Trial competition.

One of the favourite things I get to do on my weekly constituency Fridays is visit our local schools.

On Monday of this week, I was delighted to welcome £20m in new funding to help rough sleepers and the homeless across the UK. 

This week I would like to talk about youth homelessness. 

Council leaders have said “nothing is off the table” after an MP called for reform of Tameside's car parking charges.

Gorton & Denton MP Andrew Gwynne has called for two trains per hour to stop the UK’s least-used railway station.

Police officers are worried about coming under investigation ‘just for doing their job’, according to the leader of the Greater Manchester Police Federation (GMPF).

It was a difficult day for our local non-League football sides, with only Droylsden coming away with three points.

Shoppers will face travel disruption today as the Metrolink line between Ashton and Manchester Piccadilly undergoes repairs.

A violent car thief who targeted drivers in Tameside has been jailed.

Andy Burnham launched his latest transport mega-project earlier this week — he wants to run some Greater Manchester railways.

A former pub will be converted into three flats after planning officials rubber stamped a developer’s application.

A dog walking field where people book slots to exercise their pets could be created in Mossley.

Police from three units raided the home of a suspected drug dealer in the early hours of this morning (Friday January 24).

Police and the fire brigade have warned people to take precautions as Storm Eowyn hits the North West.

The Friends of the Tame Valley alongside United Utilities River Rangers yesterday began the clean-up of sections of the Tame River Valley following recent flooding.

Denton's Sainsbury's is one of more than 60 stores in the country to close its onsite cafe.

On Tuesday, I visited Victoria Hall in Glossop to meet the team from PCrefurb who host a monthly digital support session in the Hall, providing digital skills training for people who need help accessing digital services.

An internet pioneer from Tameside has stepped down as CEO of one of the world’s leading entertainment websites.

Magistrates have ordered a fly-tipper who dumped rubbish on her own street to pay a £2,200 fine.

Andy Burnham says the Government’s decision to not impose a charging clean air zone in Greater Manchester is a ‘truly a great outcome’.

A Droylsden mum has been left unable to have more children after being diagnosed with cervical cancer three years after her test results were wrongly reported as normal.

A Tameside theatre group has received top honours.

A former member of the RAF has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting on a main road last week.

Police in Tameside are using a new deterrent to fight the illegal riding off-road, quad and e-bikes.

A ‘large quantity’ of drugs and cash were seized during an early morning police raid in Tameside today (Wednesday January 22).

Denton's Inology IT Director Brett Casterton will be taking part in a Guinness Book World Record attempt at stacking donuts next week !

The operator of a canal pleasure boat based at Portland Basin says it needs to raise a minimum of £5,000 to stay afloat.

Plans to install seven rapid charge units to power 14 electric vehicle charging bays have been refused by Tameside Council.

A Droylsden off-licence that was closed to protect the public will remain shut.

A Tameside art gallery will close for a year while repairs and work to improve access take place.

A 160-year-old chapel has been brought into the 21st century with a modern refit that includes new speakers and a touchscreen display.

Police in Tameside have renewed their appeal for CCTV and doorbell footage of a man suspected of stealing from cars.

A violent abuser wanted on recall to prison has taunted police by replying to a GMP appeal on Facebook.

A retro-themed bar in Stalybridge has been shut down after a devastating accident left a customer with a brain bleed.

More than 56,000 rape and sexual offences have been reported to Greater Manchester Police (GMP)  in the last year, but just seven per cent resulted in a charge.

An independent councillor has said that he's ‘coming for fly-tippers' after rubbish began mushrooming again on his patch.

Police have appealed for the public's help to find a fugitive with links to Tameside and Oldham.

Equal numbers of drivers were charged with drink or drug driving over the Christmas and New Year holidays, police have revealed.

Ashton United cemented their grip inside the Top 5 of the Northern Premier League (NPL) with a 5-0 demolition of Whitby Town on Saturday.

For 42 years, Tameside Canal Boat Trust has been a lifeline for our community, offering specialised boat trips on their adapted narrowboat, StillWaters.

Police are appealing for information after two rings belonging to a 90-year-old woman went missing in Tameside Hospital.

Commuters should expect more delays around Mottram Moor this week as work ramps up on construction of the A57 link roads.

A Tameside MP has called for the introduction of three hours of free parking to increase trade in the borough’s town centres.

Volunteers from the Kinder Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) joined a five-hour operation to save a pair of stranded walkers on Wednesday.

Tameside football is mourning the loss of one its legendary managers after the death of Mike McKenzie on Friday.

Police have arrested eight people on suspicion of attempted murder after a drive-by shooting at Thursday lunchtime.

Rest In Peace Denis Law

Car owners have been warned to secure their vehicles after a spate of offences in the early hours of this morning (Friday January 17).

Oldham has started its search for a new permanent chief executive. It comes following the departure of Harry Catherall to Tameside Council at the end of last year.

Droylsden is a town crying out for a change of fortune.

The CEO of Hill Biscuits has resigned after 18 months at the helm of the confectionary giants.

Planners have refused permission for developers to build 17 homes next to an industrial estate as they would be ‘unpleasant and alien’ for residents.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman in her 40s was hospitalised following a stabbing on Wednesday January 15.

Council bosses in Tameside say ‘things are changing for the better’ following years of understaffing in special needs childcare and education.

A man is in hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after being hit in a drive-by shooting at lunchtime on Thursday January 16.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in the street.

The NHS is the best of Britain, but, as my inbox attests, the Conservatives have left it on its knees. Our beloved health service is in an absolute state and people in Stalybridge and Hyde are suffering for it. 

It’s been a busy start to the year, and last week in Parliament, I was delighted to vote in support of the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill. 

This week I would like to discuss water bills, water ownership and regulation of the water industry.  

A plan to shut a unit for children with autism at a Denton primary school has been criticised.