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A Dukinfield girl has been chosen to be part of the 80-strong cast of English Youth Ballet's (EYB's) production of Swan Lake.

A dead body was found on the railway line in Ashton-under-Lyne on Sunday night.

Ultra-runner Colin Green, 53, from Greenfield has become the first person to run the entire 200 miles of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trial all in one go.

More than £500,000 has been spent painting buses yellow for the Bee Network rebrand, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

Following an investigation by Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) Major Incident Team (MIT), a man has been charged with murder in connection with the tragic death of Michelle Hodgkinson.

Hadfield Nursery School received a one-day Ofsted inspection in March and remained outstanding, a grading they have held since 2007. 

A rogue builder has received suspended prison sentences and been fined £25,000 after carrying out botched work on two Tameside homes – one which was left with part of the roof missing.

World War Two veteran Jack Millin, originally from Waterloo in Ashton and now residing in Stalybridge, is getting ready to celebrate his upcoming 100th birthday on May 23, alongside 60 years of being a Rotarian.

Last Sunday, eight juniors took part in the under 11s squash tournament hosted at New Mills Leisure Centre.

After an investigation that lasted more than four years, the remaining three members of an organised crime group have been sentenced for the part they played in supplying and dealing class A drugs.

Willow Wood Hospice is hosting an Information Day to start an informal conversation and offer guidance around dementia care provision in Tameside and Glossop. 

The new mayor of the East Midlands has vowed to address the region’s “massive challenges” after being elected in an historic poll.

A number of local parents have come forward regarding the lack of money being used for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within Derbyshire County Council.

A fundraising campaign to help support the family of a farmer accused of shooting dead a suspected burglar has exceeded £50,000 in just a few days.

After a dramatic election night, Labour lost its overall majority in Oldham Council for the first time in 13 years.

Whaley Bridge has been left divided following the fatal shooting of a suspected teenage burglar.

Labour’s Claire Ward has been voted in as the first-ever Mayor for the East Midlands.

Police are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting in Whaley Bridge.

One person sustained minor injuries following a gas explosion on Glenmore Grove in Dukinfield earlier this evening, May 3.

Police have named a man who died at a farm in Whaley Bridge.

Labour has lost control of Oldham Council. The party has lost four seats across the borough and only gained one.

An independent candidate who snatched the Ashton St Peter's ward from Labour has said he wants to "shake-up the status quo".

The first result of the night was the news Labour have held Denton North East.

All turnouts have now been confirmed, with an average of 29.3% – the highest being Hyde Werneth with 36.4% and the lowest being Dukinfield with 24%.

A Tameside Labour councillor has admitted the result in a couple of wards could be a close call.

An independent candidate has criticised councillors for their reaction to the Stalybridge tornado earlier this year.

A Tameside Labour MP has criticised the Tories for being unable to field a full set of candidates in the local elections.

Tameside Council's Labour leader fears the backlash over Gaza could have cost the party votes in this year's local election.

A senior Conservative councillor has said he believes Labour might not have it all their own way tonight.

Dukinfield Labour councillor Jackie Lane fears tonight's turn out will be low.

Verification in Tameside's local elections is underway with a results expected at 3am.

In an exciting debut appearance before large, appreciative crowds, Saddleworth Women's Morris & Clog took their first steps to stardom in Uppermill.

A Greater Manchester police officer who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl while on duty has been sacked.

Derbyshire voters were going to the polling booths today as part of two local elections in the county to select their preferred candidate to become the first ever East Midlands Mayor, and their preferred candidate to become the latest Derbyshire and Police Crime Commissioner.

A £10,000 bounty has been placed on the head of whoever shot a peregrine falcon at a nature reserve.

An Ashton bus driver who accidentally killed two women when his foot slipped onto the accelerator has been given a suspended jail sentence.

A poignant, handcrafted banner revealing villagers' feelings during the 2020 Covid lockdown has gone on display at Saddleworth Museum.

An Oldham school has had a glowing Ofsted report for its "family-orientated and nurturing" environment, and its "ambitious" programme for students.

Investigations are continuing into an incident in Whaley Bridge in which a man died.

A new free bike loan scheme has been launched in Greater Manchester for people with long-term health conditions and disabilities to get into cycling.

One of Oldham’s major town centre bus stops will be closed for a week between May 13 and 19.

Officers are dealing with a shoplifting reported at Sainsbury's supermarket on Torr Top Street, New Mills, which occurred on Friday, April 12.

Officers in Oldham have arrested three more people in connection with a firearms discharge in Glodwick.

How do you get around town if you live in Belper, Glossop or Ilkeston? And what improvements do you think should be made to make walking, cycling and other forms of ‘active travel’ an easier option?

The band formed in October 2021 and consist of  bass player Charlie Lawless, drummer Gabriel Preston, guitarist Henry Williamson, guitarist Mikey from Carrbrook and singer Frank Williams. 

The Happy Mondays star and his wife Joanne have issued a statement regarding their dog Malcom who had gone missing in Glossop over the weekend. The much loved beagle has now been reunited with his owners.

Derbyshire council has agreed to launch consultations into plans to end over £1m of funding for 50 community and voluntary groups as part of saving plans to balance an estimated overall budget deficit of over £39m for the 2024-25 financial year.

New Mills Squash Club has organised a junior squash tournament for players aged under 11. Eight young people will battle it out on the squash court to win the gold medal in this ‘Copper’ Tournament. Prizes include medals, sweets donated by Swizzels and squash equipment.

Residents are being encouraged to Think Green and get active this May to celebrate National Walking and Cycling Month.

Protesters lined the steps of Derbyshire council’s headquarters calling for the authority not to close ten Children’s Centres and to rethink its plans to close up to 11 elderly care homes as part of strategies aimed at overcoming an estimated budget deficit of nearly £40m.

The new CEO of Willow Wood says she wants to make sure the Hospice “continues to have a strong voice” within Greater Manchester and beyond. 

As part of GMP's Operation Diamond, officers from Tameside's Prevention Hub team seized counterfeit goods from three Droylsden stores and an abandoned vehicle earlier today, April 30.

The Happy Mondays star's dog has been missing since Sunday.

The public are being urged to call 999 if they see three missing teenagers who are believed to be travelling together.

A cash-strapped Derbyshire council closing 10 children’s centres and making more than 100 people redundant, is paying education consultants hundreds of thousands of pounds.

2023 saw the highest number of households facing homelessness as a result of Section 21 no-fault evictions since records began in 2018, according to new government figures for England.

A new drop-in Bereavement Cafe, offering hope to those struggling with the loss of a loved one, has opened its doors in Millbrook.

Mossley SOUP will return for its second community crowdfunding dinner of 2024 on Thursday 9 May with all ages invited to attend.

At around 2.45pm yesterday, April 29, police were called to reports of a serious road traffic collision on the M67 eastbound between two vehicles, a Vauxhall Astra and Heavy Goods Vehicle.

This week voters in Tameside will be choosing their next councillors, but locals are claiming this is the only time of the year they can be found.

Community volunteers descended on Buxton town centre on Saturday to stage their annual Big Spring Clean blitz.

The Friends of King George V Playing Fields' "Keep Fit Path" will be closing temporarily, as it receives an upgrade.

A Denton man has been jailed for 24 years for his role in an organised crime group (OCG) responsible for drugs and firearms trafficking which experts claim to be amongst the very highest levels ever encountered by UK law enforcement.

A huge step has been taken towards the construction of Mottram Bypass in Tameside – having first being mooted in 1965.

A local charity who aspire to build happy and positive futures for families have created a dedicated community allotment in Dukinfield.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) have confirmed that the cause of the Denton fire on Saturday, April 27, was from a cannabis farm in the loft.

An evening of music and memories took place at Glossop Labour Club on Saturday to celebrate the lives of Mags and Ken Whiting.

Firefighters spent five and a half hours tackling a house fire in Denton at the weekend, with the aftermath pictured below.

The family of Shaun Davies, who died after being hit by a car on Stockport Road in Ashton-Under-Lyne last week have paid tribute to him.

Law firm Davis Blank Furniss has promoted Lauren Sever to partner in its Commercial, Corporate and Employment team.

A Tameside road was blocked following a serious crash today.

A huge step has been taken towards the construction of Mottram Bypass in Tameside – having first being mooted in 1965.

Rosie and her dad Matthew will be taking part in the Pooleys Dawn to Dusk challenge this weekend. The aviation challenge was founded some 60 years ago by HRH Prince Philip.

The last member of the gang responsible for the UK’s biggest gun-running plot has been jailed.

A new headteacher has been appointed at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy in Glossop.

Officers in Oldham have arrested a 28-year-old man following a shooting which damaged a chip shop window.

A printing shop could be transformed into a 13-bed home.

Encountering potholes in the road while driving is almost inevitable, especially after the cold winter months. Still, with a chance of severe damage being done to your car, it can be hard to know what to do if you find yourself hitting one. 

A Glossop man has been handed a community order after assaulting a neighbour who asked him to turn his music down.

Oldham Council has issued an update after members of the public raised concerns about disabled bays being relocated to a "steep and windy hill".

Artists and activists have celebrated a milestone in the Save the Oldham Coliseum campaign. 

An Oldham school has lost its ‘good’ Ofsted rating due to its pupils’ "derogatory and homophobic" language – less than 12 months after two students were suspended for performing Nazi salutes and using racist slurs. 

Serious collision investigators from Greater Manchester Police are carrying out enquiries after a vehicle hit a pedestrian on Stockport Road in Ashton at around 11:55pm on Wednesday, April 24.

Members of High Peak Stand Up to Racism and Glossop Peace Group took part in a vigil for Gaza on the High Street on Wednesday for the 25th consecutive week.

More than half a century since it was first proposed, the Mottram Bypass is finally going to be built after a High Court ruling.

A Bee Network inspector has spoken out on the recent upsurge in violence at Ashton bus station and shared the unsettling experiences he encounters during his day-to-day work.

On May 13 between 7pm-11pm, a section of a road in Glossop will be closed.

The regeneration of Stalybridge is set to continue after town hall bosses approved the latest development plan for the area.

An adventure-loving 19-year old from Ashton-under-Lyne has been recognised for her charity fundraising by winning a Rotary Young Citizen Award 2024.

GMP detectives have successfully convicted a group of young men for their assault on a shop worker at a garage on Wellington Road South in Stockport.

Robert Largan, MP for High Peak, is inviting High Peak residents to join him at a special event with the Severn Trent River Rangers this Friday, April 26.

The carnival will take place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July where there will be a range of entertainment, stalls and fun for all the family. 

A Tameside allotment holder is going to be showcased on BBC Gardeners’ World for his prize-winning daffodils.

Police were called to reports of a robbery at Ashton-under-Lyne bus station where two young victims were robbed by a group of five older males.

A Government minister says Derbyshire County Council’s financial woes have not put it on any “red list or radar flashing screen”, despite being dubbed “dysfunctional” and “disgraceful”.

Thea Best from Glossop is trying to raise £1635 in order to go on a school expedition to Kenya this October.

47 Metrolink passengers have received penalty notices for travelling without a valid ticket amid a police crackdown.

A 55-year-old Hyde man has been handed a suspended sentence after stalking a stranger for 14 months.

A man who died in Tameside hospital after suffering a fit may have received emergency help quicker if a different ambulance service had attended to him.

It’s just over a week until residents of Oldham will be called to the polling stations to choose a candidate to represent them at council. But where will you be voting? 

Police were called to reports of a robbery at Ashton-under-Lyne bus station where two young victims were robbed by a group of five older males.

Homelessness charity Emmaus Mossley has unveiled a brand-new music, books and media shop within its Secondhand Superstore.

The decision to close a town’s only community preschool would leave working parents in a “difficult position”, a number of “devastated” families say.

The Tent People, a social enterprise based in Hayfield, High Peak, is excited to announce the launch of their Tent People on Tour events for 2024.

The celebration was an acknowledgement of all that the place has achieved throughout the last decade. 

At this month's council meeting, it was confirmed that Derbyshire County Council would eventually be charging rent for the lockup that Glossopdale Foodbank use. 

A man from Stalybridge put in a marathon effort to conquer the TCS 2024 London Marathon while raising funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

A Stalybridge business has taken significant strides towards reducing its carbon footprint while promoting active travel and supporting local businesses.

An apprentice with Active Tameside’s Everybody Can adult day service has been recognised by his training provider – the latest chapter in a journey that has seen him go from service user to provider.

Derbyshire County Council’s children services chief has blamed financial pressures and rising costs for the proposed closure of ten Children’s Centres across the region with potentially 132 job cuts to help the authority meet a £3.9m savings target.

GMP have now adopted the online portal and form for the Herbert Protocol.

Derbyshire County Council is considering ceasing discretionary funding – which currently stands at over £1m – for 50 community and voluntary groups as part of wider saving plans to balance a previously estimated overall budget deficit of over £39m for the 2024-25 financial year.

Members of Hadfield St Andrew’s Cricket Club have been out in force in recent weeks delivering thousands of the Club’s 2024 Fixture Booklets to households in Hadfield, Padfield and across the Glossop area.

A football fan has received a ban for mocking Liverpool fans at Old Trafford

Ashton's Royal Mail Delivery Office will be remaining permanently closed, following previous plans for a temporary relocation.

Officers are appealing for information following reports of an attempted robbery after an incident on a tram in Shaw.

A Conservative councillor strongly opposes vote to close a care home, among 11 which could be shut by his party’s administration.

Tameside Women in Business (TWIBs) made a triumphant return this week with their first event of 2024, celebrating women in enterprise from Tameside and beyond.

Three volunteers from Tameside have been recruited as ‘Stage Guardians’ for the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s walking trail.

A Derbyshire council is looking to close up to 11 care homes in order to bridge its £40 million funding gap.

More than half of people with food allergies (56 per cent) have had an allergic reaction from mislabelled or unclear food packaging, with 23 per cent having suffered multiple reactions.

More than 100 Scouts, from nine Scout groups, took part in Sunday's St George's Day parade through Ashton, alongside Ashton Brass Band.

On Wednesday, April 17, the Civic Mayor Tafheen Sharif planted a Peace Tree in the Memorial Gardens in Ashton-under-Lyne, on behalf of and in the presence of school children from six local schools.

A centenarian at HC-One’s Stamford Court care home in Stalybridge celebrated her 100th birthday in style this April, and shared her secret to a long life.

A bungling drug dealer has been jailed for three years after he called police from the mobile phone he had been using to set up deals. 

Plans to build a temporary ‘bubble-like’ theatre venue for the Oldham Coliseum group could pose problems for disabled parking, residents say.

Volunteers at the Millgate Arts Centre in Delph are mourning the loss of their oldest and longest standing supporter Ken Wright MBE who died recently, aged 93. 

A brand new St George’s Day flag flies proudly over a community’s parish church… thanks to the kindness  of unsung locals.

Waterloo and Taunton Conservative Club, Ashton-under-Lyne, celebrated St Georges Day, England's patron saint, with entertainment from James Llwellyn Burke.

A dedicated Saddleworth brass band took their talents to new heights when they completed a groundbreaking charity walk 3,560 ft to the top of Mount Snowdon.

A Hyde farm, which was previously earmarked for Tameside's first solar farm, could soon house six new properties, if plans are approved.

Dunkirk Farm in Hyde could soon be transformed into six new homes, if Tameside Council approves the plans.

Members of the Stalybridge Festival Committee are in full swing, adding the final touches to their plans for the yearly Stalybridge Spring Show in Cheetham Park on Sunday, May 3.

This Saturday, April 20th, the hugely popular music event the After All Festival returns to Manchester city centre.

Playing football in Italy and visiting Venice were highlights of a memorable trip for pupils from St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary in Glossop. 

An Ashton restaurant has appealed for two suspected dine and dashers to do the decent thing and return to pay their bill.

A High Peak business owner has congratulated police for tackling anti-social behaviour in the area.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash near Buxton.

The Vale has announced its new season, with three gigs specially selected to put a spring in your step.

A popular family event which captured a community’s hearts is to steam into town again this year.

An Oldham secondary school headteacher has said he has “absolute confidence his school is headed in the right direction” despite a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating from Ofsted inspectors.

Plans for hundreds of new energy efficient houses, including some affordable homes, have been approved in Derker, in Oldham, in a disused part of the town.

A taxi rank in Oldham will be shut down as ‘major works’ take place in the town centre, the council announced this week.

Explore Micklehurst and Midge Hill with a free photography walk this May as Mossley celebrates National Walking Month and the GM Walking Festival.

A man has been charged in connection with a number of thefts from shops in Glossop.

A community working group has been formed with the intention of taking over the running of Gamesley Community and Youth Centre.

Hyde Festival Theatre has been awarded a significant grant of £20,000 from the People’s Postcode Lottery.

Mayoral candidates for the newly formed East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) are working hard on the campaign trail and with just two weeks to go before the inaugural May 2 election, they have been outlining their hopes and concerns for the region.

Despite tough mixed weather, Diggle’s popular Scarecrow Trail raised a staggering £4,300 for children at Diggle School.

Voters across Tameside will head to the polls to decide who their new councillors will be for the next four years come May 2.

Dog owners and walkers are being asked to keep pets on short leads until July 31 to protect ground nesting birds.

Greater Manchester residents will head to the polls in a fortnight — to not only decide who should run their councils, but also to select a mayor.

Oldham Council fined parents thousands of pounds for their kids’ "unauthorised absences" from school in the last academic year, despite some headteachers calling it a "blunt instrument" to deal with absent pupils.  

A new Aldi and drive-thru Costa will be built just off Hattersley town centre now plans have been given the green light.

A Lib Dem councillor in Oldham has lodged a complaint about a parish council’s majority party amid a row over a newsletter ahead of the local elections.

Daisy Dixon, from Ashton, is fundraising for Target Ovarian Cancer in memory of her childhood best friend Johannah.

Two women were spotted brawling at 8:15am this morning, April 17, in Denton.

Derbyshire County Council aims to stub out smoking rates across the county – which appear to be higher than the national average – after agreeing to accept over five million pounds of Government funding over the next five years.

No trams will run from Oldham to Rochdale Town Centre all day on Sunday, April 21, the Bee Network has announced.

A fundraising gala ball in Buxton is set to celebrate 35 years of a local hospice charity, and tables are now available to book.

Whether you enjoy a challenging hike or a casual stroll, the High Peak caters to a diverse range of preferences.

Stockport based NK Theatre Arts head to New Mills Art Theatre for the very first time with their production of Rock Of Ages. 

Ged Redman of Windsor Road Denton has spoken out against the council amidst new works going on in front of his house, which has caused further damage to a large tree.