Tameside Reporter

Tameside couple Serena and Lee Davison have shared the story of their journey in becoming hosts for fleeing refugees from Ukraine as part of the national Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Ashton twins Hallie and Lennie have made millions smile online with their heartfelt TikTok videos.

Hundreds of heartfelt tributes have been paid across social media to Tameside teenager Liam Preece who sadly passed away yesterday.

A group of teenagers from Tameside have been selected to join the biggest street celebration in decades, which also features stars from Ed Sheeran to Sir Cliff Richard and Basil Brush.

Shocking new data has found that 22 per cent of children in Tameside are living in poverty.

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An animal sanctuary which has bases in Tameside and Glossop urgently need volunteers to help out.

Andy Burnham has described the Sue Gray report as 'shocking' and 'shameful'.

With Platinum Jubilee celebrations the order of the day at schools across the borough, one Ashton school has double cause for celebration.

Longdendale High School is celebrating achieving 'Flagship School' status for the quality of its inclusive provision.

Ashton's Willow Wood Hospice has received a donation of both time and money from Virgin Media.

Vandals have destroyed part of a display at Guide Bridge station which volunteers had arranged for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

In her first column for the Tameside Reporter, Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner talks about Living Streets and their campaign to boost the benefits of walking to all generations.

A councillor who has doubled up as Father Christmas is taking on the chains of office to become the new Civic Mayor of Tameside.

In his latest Reporter column, the Stalybridge and Hyde MP recounts a busy week which involved being grilled by pupils at various schools.

Councillors in Tameside have officially appointed their new leader who has pledged to open up the decision-making process to give residents a 'voice'.

Tameside Armed Services Community (TASC) has received more than £1,500 of funding to provide solar electricity for its Veterans' Allotment in Denton.

Selfless Stalybridge community hero Steve Barton is determined to make a difference for one young lad whose story has touched his heart.

Members of the local Ukrainian community gathered at Dukinfield Town Hall to celebrate Vyshyvanka Day and welcome a number of refugees to the borough. 

NHS Blood and Transplant is appealing to blood donors to make appointments to donate blood in Hyde over the bank holiday weekend for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. 

A day nursery in Hyde is teaching their young children about the importance of good oral health using the Early Years Oral Health resource box.

Cadent Gas has said it expects to finish the major gas works around the A57 Mottram Moor in July. 

In his latest Reporter column, Denton MP Andrew Gwynne writes about the change in leadership at Tameside Council and the challenges ahead.

Talks are taking place to create a lasting memorial in Tameside in celebration of the achievements of a local sporting legend.  

There will be family fun and live music at a Jubilee Party in Haughton Green. 

Tameside and Glossop has been selected to take part in the world's largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear.

Armed Forces personnel past or present are invited to get green fingered and develop their garden knowledge as part of a Tameside project.

Active Tameside is in the running for an incredible Diversity & Inclusion award hat trick, as well as being shortlisted for a further two national ukactive Awards.

The greatest free show on earth returns on Friday 10 June when Tameside will host the traditional Whit Friday Brass Band Contests.

The Tameside Radio presenter has been enjoying some well-deserved time off this week and a trip to the coast is the inspiration behind his latest column...

A new 'Derm Clinic' (Dermatology Evaluation and Removal of potential Malignancy) has been launched at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. 

It has been one of the most divisive political issues in Greater Manchester in recent months – and it was a decisive one for some voters at the ballot box.

Tameside Council's ruling group has undergone a reshuffle ahead of its new leader being confirmed next week.

Two Greater Manchester Police radio dispatchers have been praised after helping rescue a woman from a motorway bridge in Ashton.

Pupils at St Peter's CE Primary School in Ashton have been busy celebrating the Queen's forthcoming Platinum Jubilee with an array of special events. 

Local social enterprise Glossop Community Allotment (GCA), who use the power of gardening to build wellbeing across the community, are celebrating the "end of the beginning" for a new allotment project in Mottram thanks to the philanthropic efforts of a multinational company. 

Fun for all of the family is planned at the Dane Bank Community Festival, which will be held at Denton West End Community Library. 

An appeal for volunteers is being made by the team at the Haughton Green Bread and Butter Thing hub. 

Work begins this month on a £20 million refurbishment of the existing A&E department at Tameside Hospital.

It's back! The Made in Manchester family music festival returns to Tameside on Saturday 28 May.  

A Victorian villa in Tameside has been transformed into new homes for people being offered a fresh start away from life on the streets, in hostels or in care.

A new event in the Willow Wood Hospice calendar is a full day Classic Coronation Street Tour.

Ten tell-tale signs of dementia are being highlighted by Alzheimer’s Society in Greater Manchester in a bid to help people get the support they need. 

Every year, hundreds of runners gather to take part in the Tour of Tameside – a four-day festival that takes in the best sights that the borough has to offer.

In his latest column, the local MP and Shadow Business Secretary reacts to the news that the government is proposing major changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Pupils at Fairfield High School for Girls beamed with pride when Olympic champion Georgia Taylor-Brown dropped into their school to open the new games area.

Heart-wrenching scenes of Ukrainian families forced to flee their homes by the advancing Russian invasion persuaded couples in Denton and Woodley to post an urgent 'call to alms' on social media.

A much-needed CT scanner has been delivered to Tameside Hospital.

Five people have been arrested after a man suffered serious injuries in an alleged assault in Hollingworth.

Police are appealing for the public's help to trace family of a man from Tameside.

A great time was had by all at St George's Church in Stalybridge as they welcomed back their spring fair.

Pupils at Dukinfield's Lyndhurst Primary 'hopped to it' to raise more than £2,200 for Willow Wood Hospice.

Greater Manchester Police has joined together with other forces as part of a national anti-knife campaign.

Tune in from 9pm every Sunday on Tameside Radio 103.6FM to catch up with Michael Taylor and Neil Summers. Here's their latest column for the Tameside Reporter...

The Tameside Radio presenter talks about the cost of living crisis and tackling obesity in his latest column.

A golden alder tree is to be planted at St John Fisher Primary School in memory of a much-loved former deputy head.

The AA was on hand to get a member of staff's bride to the 'church on time'.

A man and a woman have been jailed for 14 years for child sexual exploitation offences against a teenage girl in Tameside.

Tameside's first female council leader – who resigned at the eleventh hour amid what she described as a 'hostile' leadership challenge – has said they must now put their differences aside.

A Tameside-based group for people with sight loss will be returning in person for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

In his latest column, Denton MP Andrew Gwynne has a message for the borough's students who are currently sitting exams.

In his latest column, the Tameside Radio presenter recalls his recent trip to Ibiza and an "amazing week" of music.

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Fire crews have been tackling a blaze, understood to be at a fast food takeaway in Ashton. 

Six new cycling and walking schemes are set to get the go-ahead in Greater Manchester following a £13.07 million funding boost from the government's Active Travel fund.

A predatory paedophile from Tameside who admitted a litany of child sex offences has been jailed for 14 years.

Andy Burnham has set out his 'red line' as Greater Manchester goes into negotiations with the government over the revised Clean Air Zone plans.

Residents who have suffered stillbirths in the past are urged to contact Tameside Council if they want to find where their baby is buried.

A cul-de-sac in Haughton Green is making their street party a smoke-free event for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee on 4 June and is encouraging others to do the same.

A retired nurse from Ashton who has helped deliver thousands of meals and reduced isolation in the local community, particularly during the pandemic, has been presented by Ashton MP Angela Rayner with Prime Minister Boris Johnson's daily Points of Light award.

International restaurant chain Wagamama cooked up a stir at Denton Community College last week.

Special thanks are being given to mark International Nurses' Day.

Greater Manchester Police is urging people to hand over their firearms during a two-week long surrender of firearms and ammunition.

It's Platinum Jubilee year, so what better way to celebrate than with a 'Last Night of the Proms' charity evening?

The whole community is being invited to get involved with a Tameside first this weekend.

In his latest Reporter column, the Stalybridge and Hyde MP reflects on being present for the State Opening of Parliament this week and a recent conversation he had with Prince Charles.

The battle for control raging inside Tameside Labour has taken a dramatic twist with council leader Brenda Warrington accusing her would-be successor of a 'hostile challenge' that has created a ‘huge division' in the group.

A mum-of-three has thanked the Tameside and Glossop living life well neighbourhood mental health team for helping her get her life back and cherish the small things in life, like laughter.

Andy Burnham plans to press ahead with his bid to bring buses in Greater Manchester back under public control as a fresh legal fight is launched.

Showing immense bravery and never failing to make those around her smile, PixieBelle Sykes has been awarded a prestigious Pride of Manchester award.

After taking place virtually for the last two years due to Covid-19, Tameside Pride will be back in Cheetham Park in Stalybridge this summer.

A Dukinfield man who took money to dump waste on behalf of others has been ordered to pay over £1,300 because of flytipping.

Primary schools in Tameside can access classroom packs for a five-day challenge to encourage pupils to travel sustainably by walking to school.

There will be plenty to sing and dance about in Ashton this week.

A new service begins in Tameside and Glossop this week.

As Thursday’s election dust settled, Tameside Council Leader Cllr Brenda Warrington came out fighting, faced with an election battle of her own.

Students at Tameside College and a prestigious London restaurant collaborated to raise funds for the charity Hospitality Action.

A trip down memory lane to their school days was enjoyed by former classmates at a reunion.

A Mossley carnival organisation is appealing for volunteers to help with the final push for their biggest event to date.

A new candidate stood at the local elections in Mossley to represent her party for the very first time.

Four friends are 'rallying' across the continent to Spain after smashing their fundraising goal.

With loneliness the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week this week, the Tameside Radio presenter talks about how we can look after ourselves and others.

Albion Church on Stamford Street East in Ashton is holding a plant sale and craft fair on Saturday (14 May). 

Tune in from 9pm every Sunday on Tameside Radio 103.6FM to catch up with Michael Taylor and Neil Summers. Here's their latest column for the Tameside Reporter...

A hospitality and catering student at Tameside College has reached the semi-finals of a national cookery competition.

Dogs Trust Manchester is offering dog-lovers the chance to find out just what it takes to look after hundreds of dogs in need of new homes. 

A Tameside team that worked throughout the Covid pandemic to support services and schools to reduce risk and stay safe has been recognised with a national award.

A motorcyclist has died following a serious collision on the A57 Mottram Moor.

Stephen Homer thanked the people of Mossley for "once again putting their faith and trust in me" after his re-election to represent Mossley on Tameside Council. 

'Wow it must have really pained you to say that!' - those were the words Conservative Councillor Liam Billington started his victory speech with as he retained his Stalybridge South seat.

In his latest column, the Tameside Radio presenter tells us all about a hypnotic singer-songwriter brought up locally who produces "breathtaking" music and her new single is coming out next week.

Dane Bank Community Mosaic is holding a series of sessions at Denton West End Community Library where people can design and make a colourful mosaic for the library.

"If the Government is serious about levelling up, it will work with me to build a Denton town centre that is fit for the future," writes MP Andrew Gwynne in his latest Reporter column.

A young woman from Stalybridge is halfway through walking the Coast2Coast to raise awareness of two charities. 

A Haughton Green primary school is celebrating after being graded 'good in all areas' in its recent Ofsted report. 

Long-serving Droylsden Labour Councillor Susan Quinn dedicated her re-election to her late husband and another dear colleague. 

Dance features prominently in the next Street Fest on Friday (13 May) which will be focused on Stalybridge's role as the new Greater Manchester Town of Culture.

There were no surprises in Dukinfield in the Tameside Council local elections, as long-serving Labour Councillor Jackie Lane once again retained her seat. 

The north-south divide remains firmly in place - at least in terms of politics in Stalybridge. 

Although the Conservatives saw their share of the vote fall slightly in Audenshaw, it was still very much a matter of as you are. 

Labour's 'Team Denton' suffered no shocks in the Tameside Council elections, with all three ward councillors comfortably retaining their seats. 

No recount was required in the Dukinfield/Stalybridge ward this year in last Thursday's Tameside Council elections. 

There was no highly hoped-for breakthrough for the Green Party in Ashton Waterloo in the Tameside Council elections.

New Conservative councillor Lucy Turner was humble in victory as Ashton Hurst turned to the Tories in the Tameside Council elections.

The outgoing Civic Mayor of Tameside, Janet Cooper, cruised comfortably to victory in her ward of Longdendale to retain her seat.

In Hyde Werneth and Hyde Newton, there were no surprises as both Conservative and Labour candidates retained the wards respectively. 

"Is Brenda about because I think we need the keys for that bulldozer."

Residents are being urged to enter a 'Tameside Through The Seasons' photo competition.

Tameside Council has partnered with a new app called 'dscvr' (pronounced 'discover') which showcases all that the borough has to offer.

Local residents are being warned that further travel disruption is expected due to essential gas works on the A57 Mottram Moor.

A caring Dukinfield mum is determined to make the area she lives in a cleaner place to live by taking to the streets and clearing them of rubbish.

A much-loved feature of the festive season is coming to Ashton this weekend.  

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Members of a family who lost a teenager to accidental drowning in Tameside five years ago are once again supporting a campaign to prevent such tragic incidents from occurring. 

Time is running out for primary school children in Tameside and Glossopdale to submit their competition entries to imagine what the Tameside Hospital of the future will look like.

At last the long wait is over after the official Grafton Centre Grand re-opening this week.

Anyone feeling unwell over spring bank holiday can still access a variety of healthcare services when their GP practice is closed.

Businesses are at the heart of a new council campaign to encourage residents in Tameside to stick to the coronavirus rules, with the borough's Covid infection rate still high. 

Tameside's main shopping centres remain open during the latest lockdown, but only for essential items, click and collect services or takeaways.

A special memorial service is being held in Audenshaw this weekend for parents and relatives who have experienced miscarriage, death of a baby or the loss of an infant.

A team of budding young reporters got plenty of hands-on experience last week during a visit to the Tameside Reporter and Radio offices!

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Huge crowds enjoyed an amazing atmosphere and community spirit at the Northern Lights Tameside Winter Carnival and Lantern Parade in Stalybridge last Saturday.

Bus passengers across Tameside are being encouraged to take part in a major consultation on how Greater Manchester's bus services should be run. 

A mother-of-one from Dukinfield is excited for a happier and healthier future after changing her habits to shed more than five-and-a-half stone. 

Tom Mothersdale as Richard III

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The story of two Tamesider's who have spent much of the last 8 years changing the lives of street children in Kenya.