Tameside Reporter from Monday, March 9th, 2026
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Weekend football round-up: Cantello clinches late victory
Droylsden retained top spot in the NWCFL First Division North in dramatic fashion on Saturday, thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Luis Cantello.
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Community group launched to care for Waterloo & Taunton War Memorial
A new community group has been launched to help care for the Waterloo & Taunton War Memorial after concerns were raised about its condition.
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Ukrainian community marks International Women’s Day with tribute to heroines
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.
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Hundreds invited to explore opportunities at Tameside spring jobs fair
Hundreds of residents from across Tameside will have the chance to explore new employment opportunities when the Spring Jobs Fair returns next month.
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Ashton local takes unexpected career turn into care compliance
"If you'd asked me six months ago what care compliance was, I'd have given you a strange look."
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Parents and carers invited to help shape Tameside’s Early Years support
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.
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Review: Community theatre very much alive with ‘On Monday Next’
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.
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Primary schools begin partnership with Stamford Park Trust ahead of formal join
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.
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Call for volunteers to help make Stalybridge Carnival’s 50th anniversary parade the biggest yet
Tameside residents are being invited to help create what organisers hope will be the region’s largest and most colourful carnival parade.
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Jigsaw Homes staff raise more than £14,000 for men’s mental health charity
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.
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How Tameside council intends to tackle ‘family voting’ in the upcoming May elections
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.
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Tameside families urged to take part in landmark consultation on children’s online safety
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.
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Greater Manchester hospitality leaders take action to tackle stress and burnout
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.
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Tulips of Ashton Trail set to brighten the town centre this spring
Ashton-under-Lyne is set to burst into colour this spring as the new Tulips of Ashton Trail launches on Saturday, March 14.
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People want the return of Ashton baths, but how?
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.
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Most fines for fly-tippers in the north west given out in Tameside
Hundreds were slapped with fines for fly-tipping in Tameside last year – the most in the north west.
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The return of Stalybridge Street Fest
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.
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On the streets of Ashton town centre talking about council tax rises
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.
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Cromwell get mobile
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.
