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Local fundraisers at Pure Gym Ashton recently took part in a challenge to raise money for the charity Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind. 

A local woman has taken on an impressive running challenge to raise funds for a cause close to her heart.

Andy Burnham is under mounting pressure over the untold scandal of Greater Manchesters failure to scrutinise decisions and hold those in power to account.

Droylsden Little Theatre is presenting its newest play this week after more than a year of closed doors.

More and more everyday tasks are now taking place online – from making a doctors appointment to simple banking. If you feel you’re being left behind, Tameside Libraries have the answer.

Motorists are being warned that part of a street in Mossley will be closed for five days. 

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Waterloo Primary School in Ashton is a rapidly improving school that combines good pupil behaviour and pupil safety with rising standards and achievement. 

On Wednesday 13 October, families in Tameside can drop-in to the Local Offer Information Day at the Village Hotel in Ashton.

A display has opened at Ashtons Portland Basin Museum, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Wilfred Owens first volume of poetry.

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Denton West Amateur Dramatic Society (DWADS) takes to the stage this week with its offering of Are You Being Served?

Parents and people who work with children in Tameside are being urged to keep on the look out for signs of exploitation.

Nine-year-old Paige Thomas has earned more than a brownie badge for her fundraising efforts.  

Trinity Audenshaw Methodist Church is inviting locals to join a coffee morning this weekend. 

The training day is free to attend and takes place on October 23 at the Oasis Centre, Tatton Road.

Local people can now collect free rapid lateral flow testing kits from Active Tamesides leisure centres across the borough.

Industrial action which was expected to severely impact Metrolink services on Sunday (10 October) has now been cancelled. 

Officers are appealing for people to look out for car thieves following the theft of several Ford Focus STs in Hyde.

Visitors got crafty at two special creative days in Mossley recently.

Motorists are being warned that part of a Stalybridge road will be closed for five days. 

Tune in from 9pm every Sunday on Tameside Radio 103.6FM to catch up with Michael Taylor and Neil Summers, but for now read their latest column here...

NHS Blood and Transplant and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT are calling on people to talk to their families about organ donation.

Residents aged 16 and up can hop on board the Tameside and Glossop vaccination bus to grab a jab in Ashton on Monday (11 October).

A Denton resident who went above and beyond for his neighbours during the pandemic has received recognition from his MP.

Dukinfield-based ZenTech Network Solutions Ltd have made their latest laptop donations to four good causes.

National Hate Crime Awareness Week starts this Saturday (October 9) and Tameside Council will be raising awareness.

A police constable, who previously served as a neighbourhood officer in Tameside, has been formally dismissed from Greater Manchester Police after being jailed for repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl.

This Sunday (October 10), litter pickers from the local community are meeting on the field at Waverley Road.

Jail for assault, parents fined for absence from school and cases of harassment have been among the latest cases heard by Tameside Magistrates Court.

The Tameside Radio presenter tells us about an exciting music festival coming to Stalybridge soon which hell be hosting and DJing at.

Tamesides new top cop has pledged that criminals will be afraid to commit crime under his leadership but admits public trust couldnt be any lower in policing currently.

Youngsters at St Annes Primary School in Denton enjoyed playing a part in the official opening of a new store at Crownpoint Shopping Park, plus meeting an Olympic star.

In his latest column for us, the Vicar of Mossley talks about the churchs service this weekend to commemorate baby loss awareness week.

The Carmody family held a special fundraising event at the Fairfield Arms pub in Audenshaw.

Ashton town centre traders are gearing up to take part in the latest Totally Locally Fiverfest.

People are being encouraged to plan their travel this weekend, with industrial action expected to severely impact Metrolink services on Sunday (10 October).

Plans for the controversial Godley Green Garden Village which would see more than 2,000 homes built in the countryside have been submitted.

A local mental health trust has submitted funding bids totalling £220 million to the government to build two world class mental health super centres - one of which could be in Tameside.

Tameside residents are being invited to attend events taking place in support of Malnutrition Awareness Week.

A Dukinfield-based animal therapy group is in high spirits after being awarded a significant amount from The National Lottery Community Fund.

In his latest Reporter column, Denton MP Andrew Gwynne writes about the COP26 climate conference taking place in Glasgow later this month, and why what happens there will matter here in Tameside.

Dukinfields Yew Tree Singers are celebrating their 50th birthday with a free concert.

A 34-year-old man from Stalybridge has been charged with breaking into two pubs in the town and racially abusing a police officer. 

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Rayner Stephens High School in Dukinfield believes strongly in providing an environment where all young people are able to thrive. 

Greater Manchester Police is appealing for help to trace a wanted 33-year-old man from Tameside. 

Chiefs have agreed to hire consultants to explore moving Stalybridges bus station closer to the railway as part of regeneration plans for the town.

As regular listeners will know, Tameside Radios Breakfast presenter is an avid cinemagoer so his latest column is all about his recent movie experiences. A certain James Bond film may get a mention but we promise there are no spoilers!

A man from Hyde who murdered his estranged wife whilst she laid in bed in her Stalybridge home has been jailed for life. 

A financial support scheme to upgrade or retrofit Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to comply with the Greater Manchester-wide Clean Air Zone will open to applications this autumn.

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A deer which was trapped in metal railings in Hyde had to be rescued by the RSPCA and the fire service.

Waterloo Park Community Garden invites residents to dig into autumn this Friday (October 8).  

All adults living in Tameside and Glossop who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood or having trouble sleeping are being told they can access free NHS resources to improve their mental health and wellbeing.

Yorkshire Bank in Ashton town centre is to permanently close its doors, it has been confirmed. 

Stockport Council have submitted an objection to an appeal to overturn the refused planning permission for the extension of Bredbury Parkway, on the border with Denton.

Tameside chiefs have agreed to declare buildings and land – including the former Hyde Library – as surplus to requirements but bosses denied the council was washing its hands of them.

The Post Room celebrated their first birthday last Friday (October 1).

Thriller novel ‘Release’ is Karen Moore’s second book, following young mother Hanna as she uncovers a criminal operation.

This weekend sees the return of the Artisan Market to Armentieres Square in Stalybridge. 

These are the 20 areas of Greater Manchester that are continuing to be worst and least hit by Covid-19.

After seeing all the hard work that goes on at his local food distribution centre and foodbank, a teenager who works at an Asda store in Ashton has now signed up to volunteer. 

Town halls across Greater Manchester are facing a black hole in their finances running to tens of millions of pounds.

Tameside Council is set to take over the management of the St Petersfield development area to accomplish the vision of a town centre business park for innovation and tech firms, residential, leisure and other uses.

Ashton will be celebrating all things Halloween on Saturday 23 October. 

The popular Stalybridge Street Feast is back this Friday (8 October) for another evening of great food, drink and entertainment.

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From its academic achievements and wide range of extra-curricular activities to its relationships with local and global communities, Audenshaw School has plenty to offer its students. 

A 28-year-old man from Oldham has been charged with raping a woman in Ashton. 

Tameside law firm Bromleys has agreed a deal to sponsor Curzon Ashton Football Club for the fifth season in a row.

Greater Manchester Police seized more than £1.5 million in assets gained from criminal activity during September across the city-region, the force has revealed. 

Fewer than 90 per cent of care home staff have been vaccinated in some boroughs of Greater Manchester, meaning they could lose their jobs by next month.

Two children have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Ashton.

A talented linguist from Droylsden is off to study at Cambridge University.

Pupils and staff at St Stephen’s CE Primary School in Audenshaw said an emotional farewell to Tameside’s longest serving vicar and their former chair of governors, the Rev Roger Dixon.

Bus services in Greater Manchester are being hit by a lack of drivers as companies battle with the fallout caused by the national HGV driver shortage.

The Stalyhill community came together to fund and install a local defibrillator and are now encouraging other groups to do the same.

Mossley Hollins High School paid tribute to a member of staff and a student with a cake sale in their memory.

Local residents are being reminded of where they can head to receive their vaccine.

With darker nights and colder temperatures drawing in, visitors to Stalybridge Street Feast will now be able to eat and drink in the Civic Hall. 

Pupils at a Dukinfield Primary School put their best foot forward last week to raise money for charity.

Small to medium sized businesses in Tameside have until 11 October to sign up for an online programme which will help them to cut their carbon footprint and reduce costs.

Hundreds turned out for a charity fair in Gee Cross at the weekend.

The new Cancer Warriors information centre at 51 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge, will be officially up and running and open to the public from today (Friday).

Police are appealing for help to find the family of a Denton woman who has sadly died. 

The Tameside Radio presenter reflects on the Made in Manchester music festival he hosted, which descended on a village just outside Tameside.

Tameside Rotary have raised more than £1,600 for Willow Wood Hospice following their annual golf day at Werneth Low.

A teenage robber armed with a knife, a killer driver given jail time and sexual crimes for a former goalkeeper have been among the recent cases heard by Tameside Magistrates Court.

The BBC cameras visited Copley Academy in Stalybridge on Thursday (30 September) as part of their news coverage.

Tune in from 9pm every Sunday on Tameside Radio 103.6FM to catch up with Michael and Neil, but for now read their latest column here...

Visitors had a blooming marvellous time when they dropped into a special open day in Hyde.

A wanted man has been sent back to prison after he was found by police hiding in the loft of a house in Mossley. 

Tameside Councils new apART exhibition, which opens at the Astley Cheetham Gallery in Stalybridge on Saturday (2 October), is a showcase for the boroughs creativity during lockdown.

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All Saints Catholic Colleges aim for all of its pupils is that they fulfil their ambitions and succeed their expectations. 

In his latest Reporter column, Denton MP Andrew Gwynne says hes growing increasingly concerned with the governments NHS reforms and how they will affect Tameside.

Its National Libraries Week from 4 to 11 October, with Tameside libraries poised to play their part in the celebration with several events.

Minimum standards for taxi drivers – including behaviour and dress codes – will be rolled out across Greater Manchester.

A 13-year-old boy found with a kitchen knife in Dukinfield Park has appeared before Tameside Youth Court.

A local man with suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) has quit smoking after 55 years and continues to be smoke free.

MP Andrew Gwynne braved bad weather and heights to raise money for a special little girl from Dukinfield.

More new affordable housing is set to come to Tameside, with the latest development at Portland Basin now under way.

An Audenshaw choir is looking for people who have missed live music and love singing to get involved. 

In his latest column for us, the Vicar of Mossley talks about Harvest Sunday which is being celebrated this weekend.

A man from Denton has been handed a 21-month prison sentence for robbery and assaulting an emergency service worker. 

What have you made of the fuel availability issues and panic buying? Tameside Radio presenter Alex B Cann has his say and doesnt hold back...

A former Clarendon Sixth Form College performing arts student starred in the Paralympics homecoming ceremony.

A Hyde-based dance centre raised hundreds of pounds for a local theatre, where they were the first group to perform there in 18 months. 

Events including a nostalgic tea dance and enhancing a care home garden have been organised to celebrate Tamesides older people.

The trust which runs Tameside Hospital has won three national awards and been shortlisted for a further eight. 

Residents are being invited to a virtual Tameside and Glossop Mental Health Forum today (Tuesday). 

Drivers across Tameside are once again struggling to fill up their cars amid nationwide shortages of fuel in petrol stations.

Plans for new apartments with rooftop gardens to bring a city centre lifestyle to Ashton-under-Lyne have been approved.

Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner has been embroiled in a row after comments she made at an event during Labours party conference.

New information screens have been installed at a Tameside station to make it easier for passengers to find their train. 

Greater Manchester has committed to tackling another global pandemic in gender-based violence by setting out how it plans to confront the issue over the next decade.

A former Mossley Goalkeeper has been sentenced to 28 years after raping and sexually assaulting women and children.

Hyde Library has been revealed as one of several buildings and sites Tameside chiefs will deem surplus to requirements and could be sold off.

A dedicated helpline for the Covid-19 vaccine in Tameside and Glossop is now open.

A full-strength Belle Vue side is ready to sink their teeth into the first leg of their Premiership Play Off Semi-Final against Sheffield at Owlerton on Thursday, September 30. 

Police praise victim for her bravery as family speak of their harrowing ordeal

In her latest column for the Tameside Reporter council leader Cllr Brenda Warrington writes about the opening of Droylsdens new library and paying her respects to fallen heroes.

Tune in from 9pm every Sunday on Tameside Radio 103.6FM to catch up with Michael and Neil, but for now read their latest column here...

Mandy Turner’s £1m appeal to provide a CT scanner for Tameside Hospital had reached its target - in less than nine months.

Visitors had a blooming marvellous time when they dropped into a special open day in Hyde.

With a record number of entries, Ashton West End Allotments and Gardeners’ Association annual show was the best for many years.

A Hyde man has been jailed after he crashed his car and killed another motorist.

A new Aldi store will be opening its doors in Denton next month.

A restaurant fined for putting diners at risk, a robber who injured three elderly people and a mother pulled at knifepoint in front of her child were amongst the recent cases heard at Tameside Magistrates Court.

Hyde Chapel are holding a silent film night next Friday (1 October).

There will be an evening of musical treats in aid of the British Red Cross in Friezland.

A pilot scheme to transform food waste from Tameside Hospital’s restaurant into renewable energy by creating nutrient-rich biofertiliser, got underway this week.

Local authorities launched a joint investigation into the club at Advocate’s House on Market Street following complaints from residents.  

From crisp packets to drug baggies, Timothy Body is documenting every step of his charity litter pick for the Marine Conservation Society.

Youngsters at 12th Ashton cubs and beavers have been studying for their Animal Welfare badge with a little help from Millstream Animal Shelter.

Students and staff at Copley Academy have returned to school within a ‘new normal’.

The Tameside Radio presenter discusses band The Capitals and their return to the stage and studio.

This year’s Hurst Festival drummed up great community support.

Tameside Radio presenter reflects on being by the seaside and who hes putting his money on for the Great British Bake Off.

Armed thugs threatened a shop worker and stole alcohol and cigarettes in a robbery in Ashton earlier this month.

Dentons Labour MP Andrew Gwynne writes in his latest Tameside Reporter column about Parliaments decision to cut Universal Credit and his feelings toward this.

Four teenagers have been arrested after a police chase through Tameside last night.

Tesco Express on Oldham Road in Ashton-under-Lyne was ram-raided last night (21 September).  

A woman who’s scar tissue hid her cancer is encouraging women to push for their smear tests.

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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 boroughs Covid infection rate still high. 

Tamesides 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 Manchesters 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 Tamesiders who have spent much of the last 8 years changing the lives of street children in Kenya.