Tameside Reporter

When You Wish Upon a Star is thrilled to invite you to join them at their Voices for Wishes event, hosted at the breathtaking Gorton Monastery, a Grade II-listed, multi-faith sanctuary that warmly welcomes everyone. This enchanting evening will showcase a variety of musical performances by talented local schools, groups, and choirs, coming together to support it's mission of granting magical wishes.

Stalybridge will see it’s civic squares regenerated and it’s roads overhauled as part of a multi-million pound vision for the town.

The Stalybridge Celtic Supporters Association have organised a Stalybridge themed quiz night in an effort to raise funds to install a community defibrillator at Bower Fold. 

Harold Gane is a true legend at Denton Golf Club where he has been a member since 1967 and he celebrated his 100th birthday in style at his beloved club with friends and family.

The Tameside Council leader is facing a no confidence motion following a week of political chaos across the borough.

GMP have appealed for the public’s help in tracing a man wanted in connection with an assault.

Hyde Fire Station King's Trust Team are currently five weeks into their latest programme and this week is Community Project Week. The project they have taken on is renovating the crèche facility at Tameside Women & Their Families Centre at Cavendish Mill in Ashton under Lyne.

The site of a former police station in Mottram could soon be transformed into new homes.

After hinting about spending more time on her bike this year, Georgia Taylor-Brown did just that by taking part in the gruelling Santa Vall 2025.

An Emmerdale actor will run the London Marathon to raise money for pancreatic cancer research and fulfil his wife's final wishes.

Six people will be fined after dumping rubbish on the street in Droylsden, according to Tameside Council.

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

The political landscape of Tameside has been rocked by scandal and in-party squabbles this week. But this is nothing new.

Another promising boxer has rolled off the Hatton family production line, with the latest youngster winning National Youth Championships gold.

A crime charity has launched a new scheme in the North West to increase the number of reports about cannabis farms.

A charity will receive a £64,000 windfall after a former Coronation Street actor won the money on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Curzon Ashton’s faltering National League North title challenge took another blow despite a lightning start against Peterborough Sports on Saturday.

A “disgusted” Jonathan Reynolds has broken his silence almost a week into the Andrew Gwynne WhatsApp scandal.

Salon owners and apprentice hairdressers are being taught how to spot the signs of domestic abuse as part of a national campaign.

An apprentice with Tameside Council (TMBC) is celebrating after scooping two awards in the past week.

Police in Tameside are investigating a spike in vehicle crime in the borough - including thefts such as tools from vans parked overnight.

Andy Burnham ‘knows some people involved’ in the toxic ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp group where ‘inappropriate comments’ were reportedly made by Andrew Gwynne.

A street in Audenshaw is at risk of becoming like a ‘Victorian slum’ due to the number of houses of multiple occupation (HMO), a resident has claimed.

Claims on social media Labour ‘rigged’ an election after messages alleged to have come from the same WhatsApp group at the centre of a party scandal were posted have been rubbished. 

Police are searching for a pair of bicycle thieves who broke into a garage in the early hours of Wednesday February 12.

Former Tameside council leader Ged Cooney has been suspended by the Labour Party amid the WhatsApp scandal, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands.

A motivational careers fair to encourage young people to take up a GCSE language has been hailed a huge success.

After the success of October’s inaugural event, the Tameside 5k Festival is set to return next month. 

Stalybridge Celtic will be hosting an evening of football tales as current manager Jon Macken talks about his career in the game. 

Two men and two boys were arrested by the Neighbourhood Policing Team in Dukinfield over the supply of Class A, B and C drugs in the town.

This weekend’s revelations about the inexcusable actions of local MP Andrew Gwynne have reinforced a growing and deeply concerning pattern—where our elected representatives say one thing in public and another in private.

A sign on Andrew Gwynne’s consituency office urged him and ward colleagues to ‘resign now’ amid the Labour WhatsApp scandal.

These are the 11 Greater Manchester councillors suspended amid the Labour WhatsApp scandal.

A cabinet reshuffle has started at Tameside Council following a spate of resignations in the wake of the Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp group scandal.

Greater Manchester Police has welcomed eight new dog handlers and eight new police dogs after passing an intensive 13-week training course.

Many may think of George Clooney when it comes to handsome George’s around Valentine’s Day, but the team at Dogs Trust Manchester only has eyes for one George, and it isn’t the famous film star. 

Police are concerned for the safety of a missing man from Glossop.

More details have come to light on the so-called ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp group where MP Andrew Gwynne made comments which cost him his job.

A former Tameside councillor turned Burnley MP has been suspended from the Labour Party over his membership of the Labour Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp page.

Police have confirmed a 'non-crime hate incident' has been recorded following complaints about disgraced MP Andrew Gwynne's 'sexist and racist' messages on a Tameside Labour WhatsApp group.

A disgraced MP who accused a man of being 'too Jewish' on a 'sexist and racist' WhatsApp group was calling for more tolerance and an end of anti-semitism in Parliament at the same time.

A Tameside councillor married to disgraced MP Andrew Gwynne joked about youngsters swimming in human waste on the 'racist and sexist' Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp group.

Three Tameside councillors have stepped down from their executive roles after being named as members of the Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp group used by disgraced MP Andrew Gwynne.

St Martins Church in Droylsden hosted a pack of canines to support the work of a group which patrols the streets on the look out for crime.

Constituents of former Tameside councillor and now Burnley MP Oliver Ryan have called for his sacking.

Angry voters have launched an online campaign calling for the resignation of disgraced MPs Andrew Gwynne and Oliver Ryan and the ousting of councillors who were members of the 'racist' and hate-filled Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp group.

A former teenage Tameside councillor and Labour MP has apologised for comments he made in the WhatsApp group used by MP Andrew Gwynne and Denton Labour councillors.

A Tameside councillor has lodged an official complaint with the police about Gorton and Denton MP Andrew Gwynne's offensive and racist online comments.

Tameside and Glossop have a new joint chief nurse after the appointment of Jacqui Burrow to the area’s Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (TGICFT).

It was a disappointing Saturday for our local non-League sides with none of them picking up a victory.

The leader of Greater Manchester Police Federation (GMPF) says there is “increasing disrespect” towards officers after almost 2,000 cops were assaulted last year.

A former Tameside councillor and now Lancashire MP also posted on the Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp group which was used to share offensive messages between Labour Party members, it has emerged.

A woman must pay a £350 fine after a family friend dumped her household waste next to a litter bin.

Jewish Labour members today condemned disgraced MP Andrew Gwynne as a racist and anti-semite over comments he posted to about a Jewish man on WhatsApp.

Tameside MP Andrew Gwynne has apologised for the offensive and anti-semitic comments which led to his suspension by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer tonight.

An detective based in Ashton and Oldham who sexually assaulted a police officer and staff member has been jailed.

The mayoral element of council tax Greater Manchester will rise in the spring to subsidise the cost of the Bee Network, it’s been confirmed. 

A touch of the Emerald Isle is on its way Tameside for the Civic Mayor’s ball which takes place at Dukinfield Town Hall on Saturday, March 15.

A by-election for the Mossley Town Council Lancashire Ward will be held on March 27.

Denton will soon get a new food hall, with developers aiming to make the town a place where people can ‘live, work and play’. 

Tameside residents could see a tax hike of 4.99 per cent if the budget gets approved at the beginning of next month.

Work on a bypass that has been on the cards since 1965 is getting closer to starting.

A would-be record breaker believes he may have managed to set a new standard for the stacking of donuts.

Ridge Hill in Stalybridge was transformed into a vibrant hub of culture, connection, and community as The Power of Resilience CIC hosted its first ‘Day of Culture’. 

Community groups came together to help kickstart a new chapter in tackling inequalities in Tameside.

Willow Wood Hospice has appealed for people to donate 8,000 Creme Eggs to children taking part in its annual Bunny Hop. 

Andy Burnham has admitted Bee Network bus services are ‘not where we want them to be’ but has made a key promise.

Schools in Tameside are set to benefit from a motivational careers fair to encourage students to continue studying languages and take a GCSE in a language.

If you’re a fan of Dolly Parton’s timeless hits and infectious charisma, Here You Come Again is an absolute must see.

Members of Tameside’s Indian community flew the flag for the nation’s Republic Day.

A Dukinfield-born scientist has been stripped of US government funding over experiments which experts believe may have sparked the Covid-19 pandemic.

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe shines in this new production of Kinky Boots at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on Tuesday night. 

A Stalybridge nightclub which welcomed revellers from far and wide could soon be throwing its doors open to hungry diners – as a brand-new food hall.

Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Harding began the diving season with a 3rd place finish at the Aquatics GB National Diving Winter Cup in Sheffield on Saturday.

An former NatWest bank in Stalybridge that has stood empty for years could become a hotspot for nightlife, food and drink.

Fears are increasing that the infamous Snake Pass might be closed to traffic for good as the cost of maintaining the road continues to soar.

More free parking is to be provided for shoppers and traders at Ashton Market while redevelopment work continues.

A pub's charity night raised more than £600 for Willow Wood Hospice.

Tameside Community Computers essentially accept used tech devices from companies. They are then refurbished and sent back out to people in the community, who are in digital poverty.

A national amnesty for top-venting blank firing (TVBF) guns begins today with police saying nobody will be prosecuted for handing them in.

Plans to add an extra bedroom barely larger than a prison cell to a 6-bed HMO have been refused by Tameside Council.

Police in Tameside are searching for a burglar who stole high value gold jewellery from a house last week.

A prolific shoplifter has been banned from his local town centre for two years after a spate of thefts.

Ashton United have a nine-point cushion in the Northern Premier League (NPL) play-offs after inching past Ilkeston Town at Hurst Cross on Saturday.

Andy Burnham is ‘extremely confident’ the £2 Bee Network bus fare cap will ‘remain in place’ for 2025.

On the edge of Greater Manchester sits a picturesque town with stunning views of the Pennines, but it has one major flaw.

A motorcyclist faces a trial after pleading not guilty to three charges involving dangerous driving, driving without a licence and failing to provide a specimen. 

A would-be record breaker believes he may have managed to set a new standard for the stacking of donuts.

As regular readers of this column will know, the state of our water ways is of great concern to myself, this Labour Government Labour and, as my inbox attests, to constituents of Stalybridge and Hyde. 

‘On the 27th of January 1945, soldiers from the 322nd Rifle Division of the Soviet Red Army marched into a camp on the outskirts of Oświęcim in Nazi-occupied Poland. What they found there shocked even the hardened Soviet soldier.

Police in Tameside are appealing for help in tracking down two suspects.

The RSPCA has shared heartbreaking images of a bald and bleeding female puppy who is believed to have been deliberately abandoned on the Rochdale Canal in Oldham.

Places are being snapped up for Hyde Fundraisers Character Curry Night on Tuesday February 18 at Audenshaw’s Indian.

This week, I would like to talk about dementia. 

People are being asked to give their views on parking in Tameside.

Bee Network bosses have said they hope school bus ‘teething issues’ are ‘a thing of the past’ following a wave of complaints from Tameside parents.

Tameside is set to host a leg of the Baton of Hope, the UK’s largest suicide prevention initiative.