Tameside Reporter

Maisie Almond tragically died in October 2024 at just 14 years old while waiting for a liver transplant.

On 10th April 2025 Hilda Vera Turner, known as Vera celebrated her 100th birthday.

The plan to demolish a factory in Droylsden and replace it with 143 new homes has been given the go-ahead.

TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to share some seasonal joy with customers this April as it launches an Easter egg giveaway across its network in the lead-up to the bank holiday weekend.

On the 9th of April a celebration event was held where the students graduated from the course they have been completing.

Changes to bicycle storage facilities are being introduced at a number of stations on the Northern network.

The head of the Greater Manchester Police Federation (GMPF) said the force is in the depths of a “retention crisis” after 9,000 cops quit across the country.

Planners have refused permission for the conversion of part of a former shopping arcade into three HMOs as it would cause an “institutionalised environment”.

Tameside residents have been asked to be vigilant after reports of rogue traders offering jet washing services across the borough.

The owners of a Stalybridge pub have been fined more than £3,500 after it twice breached a noise abatement order.

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s highly anticipated and award-winning stage musical Mary Poppins has flown into Manchester’s Palace Theatre for just five weeks as part of a new UK and Ireland tour, and audiences are in for a jolly holiday of a treat from start to finish.

Friends of Waterloo Park will be hosting several classes for Tameside residents to learn basic digital skills.

The run takes place every Sunday at 9am in Hyde Park.

Willow Wood Hospice is inviting the local community to a Fun Family Open Day at its Clearance Outlet and Donation Centre in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Greater Manchester Police and partners made more than 130 visits to business premises as part of the first ever large-scale national intensification crackdown on crime.

Police are looking for this Hyde man in connection with stalking.

A 40-year-old man is being sought by police in connection with domestic offences.

The Reform Party took the Longdendale council seat from Labour in a landslide victory last night (April 10).

The British Garden Centres has put together a guide to help with the aftercare of spring bulbs, in light of the glorious spring weather we have had recently!

Emmaus Mossley are attending a charity sleep-out to raise awareness about homelessness hosted by Oldham Athletic Community Trust.

Sian Marsden, 25, from Hadfield has faced multiple issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, emotionally-unstable personality disorder, body dysmorphia and psychosis.

Lucas Vezza-O’Brien from Denton is hoping to change the law so no other pupil is left in the same situation.

As Easter approaches, Dogs Trust Manchester is reminding owners that chocolate and some dried fruits are poisonous to dogs.

To make travelling with pooches easier - TransPennine Express (TPE) is rolling out pup-friendly provisions for its customers.

A former Labour councillor in Tameside said his resignation was sparked by ‘toxic culture’ of the party and recent welfare cuts. 

Police are trying to locate Gareth Gillan who is wanted on recall to prison.

Manchester City Council has announced that care leavers can now access free bus travel across Greater Manchester.

After a year of fundraising Puddle Ducks Greater Manchester is celebrating with the installation of a defibrillator at their swim school.

Over the weekend, eight braced steel beams were lifted into place as part of a £23m project In Denton. And National Highways images captured the impressive moment each was meticulously craned into position.

Scrapped McDonald's drive-thru confirmed.

Emergency services were called to Guide Lane at 9:10pm on Monday Night.

Local lad Mark Neal raised £2,450 at the weekend all in support of Charity!

New facilities designed to give disabled customers the confidence to travel by train have been installed at dozens of stations across the North of England.

Droylsden Lifesaving Club meet at Medlock on a Monday evening and are searching for new members.

Ashton Sixth Form College are celebrating a remarkable milestone for one of their most cherished team members. Kathleen, a cleaner at the college since 2002, has just turned 80 years old – and she continues to work with the energy and enthusiasm of someone half her age.

A man who allegedly slapped Jack Grealish at the end of Sunday’s Manchester derby has been charged with assault.

A housing trust will expand into Tameside as it aims to take its property portfolio to 10,000 homes over the next five years.

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.

Sunday April 6th Ashton Central Mosque hosted its popular family fun day at the site on Hillgate Street,

A Droylsden blood donor is marking a decade of donations by encouraging other people in Tameside to sign up.

Healthwatch Tameside has published their research on GP experiences from the patient perspective.

Natalie Drabble will be swimming the length of the English Channel to support Willow Wood Hospice.

Pub site dating back to 1860 to be brought back to life

Crashes involving Metrolink trams and cars surged by 30 per cent last year, new data shows.

Armed police swooped on Medlock Vale in Droylsden after reports of a man with a machete yesterday (Sunday April 6).

Callum Hesketh was born 2.5 months premature at Tameside Hospital, after being exposed to heroin and crystal meth in the womb.

Plans to create a new drive-thru McDonald’s in Hyde have been shelved.

The centre of Ashton remains a building site as work to transform it continues.

Students at Tameside College and Clarendon Sixth Form took home more than 20 prizes in the Greater Manchester Colleges Group skills competition.

A proposed HMO that attracted more than 130 letters of objection will not go ahead after planners condemned the scheme as ‘incompatible’ with the local area.

Police have asked the public to help in their search for an Ashton man with dementia who has been missing since Saturday morning (April 5).

A goal line clearance in stoppage time ensured Curzon Ashton leapt back into the National League North play-offs with a 1-0 home win against Warrington Town.

Ellie Halpin from Stalybridge is one of 10 winners across Greater Manchester and the selected winner for Tameside!

Greater Manchester Police has highlighted the consequences of the Fatal 4 Offences -which contribute to road traffic collisions.

Travellers passing through TransPennine Express’ (TPE) Stalybridge station are being treated to a burst of Easter cheer, thanks to the art creations of local schoolchildren.

Ryan Schofield (30/11/1990) of Whiteacre Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 13 years at Bolton Crown Court today (Thursday 3 April 2025) after pleading guilty to making threats to kill, assault, rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and false imprisonment.

Dogs Trust Manchester is raising awareness about why some dogs are trained to wear a muzzle, hoping to change perceptions and encourage more people to consider adopting one of the muzzled dogs patiently waiting for their forever homes.

The Old Street site has been vacant for years. There are now plans to transform the building’s first and second floors into four apartments, with a pub and restaurant below.

The discount supermarket is hoping to build a new store on the plot of The Pearl Restaurant when their lease end in 2029.

For the fifth year Tameside community safety partnership has launched its grant fund.

Forensics were at the scene on Yew Tree Road after the man was found with serious injuries and was rushed to hospital.

Train operator Northern will be helping racegoers gallop to the Grand National festival at Aintree this week, with extra trains running to get customers safely to the races and back home again.

Andy Robertson, who won bronze at last month’s European Championships, recently visited Broadbent Fold Primary School in Dukinfield. 

Telecoms company IX Wireless want to put the 15-meter-tall metal poles in Ashton, Denton and Stalybridge.

Colleges across Greater Manchester are set to receive new funding to fix a shortage in college places for students.

Local adoption agency Adoption Now is celebrating this week as its podcast reaches 30,000 listens.

Noah’s ART in Hyde is fundraising to help feed their therapy Rabbits and Guinea Pigs.

Ashton United celebrated ‘Willow Wood Day’ in style on Saturday, with a 5-1 thrashing of Hebburn Town at Hurst Cross to strengthen their grip on a NPL Premier play-off place. 

The claims involve unnecessary pain and operations from patients being incorrectly diagnosed.

To help make the most of every donation, Willow Wood Hospice’s charity shops have a new system for furniture collections.

The old sports pavilion at Mossley playing fields is to be demolished to make way for the café and function room.

Waterloo and Taunton Conservative Club in Ashton-under-Lyne, dug deep on Mothering Sunday to raise money for Willow Wood Hospice.

The site on Stockport Road closed its doors for the final time yesterday.

People who use mobility scooters can now travel to and from another eight stations on the Northern network.

Romiley Operatic Society take Centre Stage at Stockport Plaza

A Tameside police officer has spoken out about his experience with domestic abuse in the hope of encouraging other male victims to seek help.

This weekend will see Mark Neal taking part in a complete head & beard shave all in support of charity. 

Four pairs of huge steel beams with a combined weight of more than 250 tonnes will be installed in the next major phase of a £23 million National Highways project to replace a motorway bridge in Greater Manchester.

Tips across Tameside switched to their summer opening times after the clocks went forward this weekend.

Shed owners across Tameside have been asked to step up security on their outbuildings following a spate of break-ins.

Litter pickers across Tameside joined forces this week for the latest Great British Spring Clean.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find Neculai Todirenchi, who is wanted in connection with theft.

Five people are battling to become Tameside’s newest councillor.

An extra 143 school places could soon be created for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Tameside.

Two Tameside MPs have said things ‘must and will get better’ following another scathing report into the council’s children’s services department.

Plans to convert an empty shop into a 4-bed HMO have hit the skids after officials condemned the scheme for creating ‘an institutionalised environment’.

Two teachers from Audenshaw School will be doing a sponsored skydive to raise money for charity.

GMP’s Volunteer Police Cadet units have been taking part in a series of sessions raising awareness of child exploitation as part of a tailored programme to promote open discussion.

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