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.
Gareth Weston, 33, of Lines Road in Droylsden, was arrested by armed police after a manhunt in Medlock Vale on Sunday evening.
He will appear before Tameside Magistrates’ Court on Thursday June 19, although a spokesperson for GMP couldn’t confirm whether Weston had been bailed or remanded.
Tameside Councils plans for stronger controls on shared housing
Currently only larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), that house seven or more people, require planning permission. However, under a new proposal being put forward all HMOs would need planning permission.
Tameside doctor who left patient to have sex with nurse allowed to practise
A consultant anaesthetist who left a patient mid-surgery to have sex with a nurse in a neighbouring operating theatre has avoided a ban.
Book of condolence opens in Hyde for Ricky Hatton
The tributes will then be given to the boxers family.
Stalybridge woman turns grief into book to help others heal
When Georgia Beswick lost her dad suddenly in her mid-20s, her world was turned upside down. Struggling to process her grief, the Stalybridge-born writer began typing raw, unfiltered notes into her phone - words she couldn’t bring herself to say aloud.
