Tameside Reporter from Monday, February 10th, 2025
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Ryan suspended by Labour Party over Trigger Me Timber leaks
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.
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Police investigate Gwynne's 'racist and sexist' WhatsApp posts as a 'non-crime hate incident'
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.
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Shamed MP who made 'racist' post about Jewish man on WhatsApp called for an end to antisemitism in House of Commons speech the same year
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.
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'Kids in Denton have always enjoyed swimming in raw sewage' - MP's wife's sick WhatsApp messages revealed
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.
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Three down... three to go
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.
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Pack of canines attends fund-raiser for Crimewatchers
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.
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Burnley voters call for the head of former teen Tameside councillor for his part in WhatsApp scandal
Constituents of former Tameside councillor and now Burnley MP Oliver Ryan have called for his sacking.
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GMP welcome officers and police dogs after passing intense training
Greater Manchester Police has welcomed eight new dog handlers and eight new police dogs after passing an intensive 13-week training course.
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Online petition calls for resignation of MPs and Denton ward councillors who used Trigger Me Timbers WhatsApp group
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.
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Second MP apologises for 'unacceptable' WhatsApp posts as he faces Labour Party probe
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.
