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  NEWS ARCHIVE - TAMESIDE REPORTER
FLYING THE FLAG FOR ST GEORGE
More than 200 North Tameside Scouts took part in Ashton’s St George’s Parade on Sunday as they honoured their worldwide patron. The parade assembled to start on Old Street, passing the Town Hall on Bow Street before finishing at the Albion Church fo...
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  Appeal call for Bobby
A Tameside family are calling on the community to rally round to help their little boy who has not s...
  
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  Local politicians views on Maggie
Leading politicians across Tameside and Glossop paid tribute to former Prime Minister Baroness Thatc...
  
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  Happy Christmas!
While St Nicholas is busy planning for this Christmas, Tameside’s very own Santa Claus has just arri...
  
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  Air ambulance rescue
A teenage boy is recovering in hospital a week after suffering serious head injuries following a col...
  
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  Road to snowhere
Although Tameside escaped the worst of the snows to batter to Britain it was a different story acros...
  
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  Balloons up, up and away
Hundreds of commemorative balloons were released into the skies over Mottram on Easter Sunday. The ...
  
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  Dancing festival
Freedom Dancers proudly present their Freedom Festival at Guide Bridge Theatre running until Saturda...
  
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  Dancers on their toes
Dancers from Toe Tappers and Tiny Toes are busy preparing for a performance of royal proportions aft...
  
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  Boxers knockout gesture
A boxer has described the moment his three-month-old daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy as “worse ...
  
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  Mum in a million
A mum in a million from Mossley who suffered a major heart attack aged 34 has scooped the top prize ...
  
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  Magic of Christmas
Christmas may seem like a distant memory to most, or even a lifetime away before it comes back round...
  
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  WIN! Blue-illiant Metrolink prize
Your Tameside Reporter has teamed up with Metrolink to offer you the chance of winning some fantasti...
  
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  Win a stylish make over with Metrolink
WIN A STYLISH MAKE OVER WITH METROLINK Your Tameside Reporter has teamed up with Metrolink to of...
  
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  All aboard for countdown
The countdown is well and truly on for the relaunch of a piece of canal history. Thanks to award-wi...
  
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  Cregan trial latest
The Dale Cregan trial took an unexpected twist late last week as it was revealed that he admitted to...
  
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  Cannabis duo jailed
Two men have been jailed for more than four years after pleading guilty to growing thousands of poun...
  
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  Red Nose Day
Schools, businesses and groups went Comic Relief crazy across Tameside and Glossop. Schools held fa...
  
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  Masquerading at the ball
This year’s Willow Wood ‘ball’ may have had a whole new look but the theme was very much the same – ...
  
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  Nominate your hero now
Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent is backing our search to find the local heroes of her own real...
  
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  Still time to send gifts of love
It’s not too late for anyone to help Operation Christmas Child’s quest to deliver its 100 millionth ...
  
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  Drink drive crackdown
The festive season’s drink drive crackdown has moved into top gear. Police began doing breath tests...
  
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  On track with timetable
Two new platforms have been installed at Stalybridge train station and to mark their opening MP Jona...
  
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  Legal loan campaign call
Tameside Council has given its backing to a campaign aimed at clamping down on legal loan companies ...
  
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  Festive Macmillan appeal
A fashion store manager who lost both her parents to cancer is urging customers to support a festiv...
  
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  Stuart Hall sex charge shock
Popular television celebrity and football commentator Stuart Hall has been charged with three...
  
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  Amber paves £28m way
Inspirational nine-year-old cancer survivor Amber Irvine has helped pave the way for a new £28.5 mil...
  
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  Ricky - I'm ready
Ricky Hatton battered his trainer Bob Shannon to the canvas then declared: “I’m in a happy place.” ...
  
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  Smile, you're on radio
Tameside Radio have hailed their ‘Celebrity On Air’ fun day a huge success after the stars of the sc...
  
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  Climb every mountain
Firefighters had their tallest ladder at the ready as they scaled the heights of Mount Everest, the ...
  
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  All lit up for Christmas
Ashton is sparkling after its Christmas Lights extravaganza took place with a host of entertainment ...
  
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  Diwali celebrations
Thousands of Hindu’s across Tameside have celebrated Diwali and the New Year after months of hard wo...
  
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  Final farewell to Bill
Stars and fans of Coronation Street said one last goodbye on Tuesday as hundreds lined the streets f...
  
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  Thousands sign petition
Thousands of parents and residents in Tameside and Glossop have supported a campaign to introduce pl...
  
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  NatWest closure dismay
Plans to close Dukinfield’s only bank have been labelled a “massive blow” and a “huge loss to the co...
  
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  Ashton M&S opening date
Marks & Spencer has revealed that its relocated Ashton store will open its doors to customers ne...
  
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  HMV staff shock
Devastated staff at Ashton’s HMV found out their jobs were in jeopardy and their store could close w...
  
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  Bring on the competition
The old saying goes, ‘It’s not the winning that counts, it’s the taking part that matters,’ and it i...
  
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  Christmas miracle
For many people the perfect Christmas present tends to be materialistic but for Robert Henderson hi...
  
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  Jack the fastest lad
Stalybridge could be about to produce Britain’s next Mo Farah after West Hill student Jack Crabtree ...
  
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  First snow of winter
The first fingers of winter reached into Glossop and Tameside at the weekend with the first snowfall...
  
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  Snow closes schools
Heavy snow showers swept across Tameside on Sunday night as winter gripped the region. Plunging tem...
  
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  M&S relocation debate
The countdown is over as M&S opened the doors to its new store on Wednesday, January 23 and the ...
  
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  Stuart Hall court latest
Veteran television celebrity Stuart Hall vowed to clear his name after making his latest appearance ...
  
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  Snow grounds royal visit
Hopes HRH The Princess Royal would officially open Hyde Community College on Tuesday were grounded a...
  
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  New rescue unit for Ashton
A new specialist team is being set up at Ashton Fire Station in an overhaul that will transform live...
  
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  Blockbusters reprieve
Although Blockbuster UK went into administration last week, the area’s local store in Ashton is not ...
  
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  Into Metropo-bliss!
Finally! After disruption to the roads, residents, businesses and numerous delays the Droylsden Met...
  
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  Cabbies stage go slow
Tameside cabbies will unite on Friday when they plan to stage a ‘go slow’ convoy in protest at dere...
  
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  Neighbourhoods reach for the stars
Neighbourhoods across Tameside are changing with new star-studded ratings as part of plans to improv...
  
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  Police commissioner returns
Greater Manchester’s Police Commissioner returns to Tameside this month and wants to hear from you. ...
  
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  Controversial footpath closure
Controversial steps to close a contentious Dukinfield footpath are to go ahead. In a lon...
  
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  Tesco plan fails to deliver
Residents and community groups were celebrating this week after plans to introduce 24 hour deliverie...
  
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  Mottram Moor resurfacing
A57 Jollies Corner resurfacing, Mottram Moor The Highways Agency will be carrying out resurfacing w...
  
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  Mancunian reunion
Residents from communities across Greater Manchester, including Whitefield, Wilmslow, Gamesley and D...
  
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  Sea dog Kenny
Guide dog partnership David Southworth and Kenny, a black Labrador cross Golden Retriever set sail o...
  
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  Cabbies stage go slow
Chaos came to the roads on Friday as 139 cabbies staged a ‘go slow’ protest through Droylsden and As...
  
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  Oh snow, not again
Winter returned with a vengeance on Monday night with a freak ‘thundersnow’ storm hitting Tameside. ...
  
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  Cregan murder trial begins
A huge police presence was in place at Preston Crown Court on Monday as the court case involving Dal...
  
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  Power cut
Half of Ashton was plunged into darkness on Monday after the town centre was hit by a massive power ...
  
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  MP calls on Hospital chief exec to go
Denton and Reddish MP Andrew Gwynne has called on Tameside Hospital Chief Executive Christine Green ...
  
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  Win bumper Mother's Day prize
Mother’s Day is approaching fast. It’s an opportunity to give something back to a very special pers...
  
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  Metro fun day
With face painters, balloon artists and local craft and activity stalls, Droylsden’s Villemomble Squ...
  
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  Dedicated followers of fashion
Hairdresser Stephen Peel showed he was a cut above the rest when he hosted a fashion show to raise ...
  
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  Family's appeal
The family of a Hyde teenager, left with a serious head injury after he was knocked from his BMX las...
  
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  Happy Mothers Day!
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, March 10 this year and readers have been taking the opportunity to show t...
  
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  Kio's our hero
A mystery firefighter who was first to help at the scene of a dramatic collision has been named as A...
  
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  Hospital makes the grade
Tameside Hospital is making the grade according to The Care Quality Commission (CQC) which stated st...
  
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  Top ten
New Charter Housing Trust Group is one of the country’s best employers with staff giving it a top ...
  
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  Town with vision
With a large number of towns across the country facing economic struggles, Stalybridge Town Team i...
  
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  Business boost for Stalybridge
Enterprising Sara Mouallem is swapping the classroom for the coffee shop, to bring a taste of the Me...
  
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  International celebration
A vibrant and colourful range of events brought more than 250 people into Hyde Fire Station to celeb...
  
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  Town team vision
The best of Stalybridge was on offer as past met present and the town looks to the future with a ne...
  
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  Biffy Clyro are gripping throughout
Biffy Clyro’s ascent to the top of the music charts has been a long, arduous and most probably a ver...
  
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  Ashton return nears for Tom Hingley
Former Inspiral Carpets frontman Tom Hingley will be coming to Ashton this Saturday (April 13) to he...
  
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  Golden girl
Jessica Lyons is feeling on top of the world after returning from the World Muay Thai Championships ...
  
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  Flight 'Santa-astic'!
There were smiles of amazement as pupils from Thomas Ashton School in Hyde took to the skies on a mi...
  
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  Olympic champ drops in
A women’s netball club certainly struck gold when they welcomed a special guest to their sports cent...
  
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  Ricky retires from the ring
Ricky Hatton hung up his boxing gloves for the final time following his defeat at the hands of Vyach...
  
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  Council hits back after Ofsted report
Tameside Council hit back at an Ofsted report which has judged the borough the worst performing in G...
  
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  Hucknall's lifesaving thanks
Denton-born pop star Mick Hucknall has spoken out to thank doctors at Stepping Hill Hospital for sav...
  
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  Welcome to Santa parks!
It was a case of Father en-Christ-mass in Ashton’s Stamford Park when Santas began duplicating not j...
  
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  MPs unite in bypass campaign
Longdendale Siege bosses want to reassure people living alongside traffic choked roads that they are...
  
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  Singing out on the radio
Children from St John’s Fisher Primary School are in line to make their radio debut after recording ...
  
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  Trees please for Willow Wood
Willow Wood Hospice is after your Christmas tree — once you have taken all the decorations off! Th...
  
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  Tameside Youth Pride Awards
2012's Pride of Tameside Youth Awards proved a huge success in an inspirational Olympic year wi...
  
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  Memorial garden tribute
Hundreds of people battled sub-zero temperatures as they paid their respects to the late PC's N...
  
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  Our heroes named
A brave police officer who risked his life to disarm a knife wielding robber has scooped the top awa...
  
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  Once in a lifetime babies
The birth of a new baby is always something special, but last Wednesday’s arrival of five babies at ...
  
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  Light up a life
Trees of lights are shining out at the Albion Church, Ashton, and Norfolk Square, Glossop, as part...
  
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  Nativity spotlight
Young students from throughout the region graced school stages this week to tell the true story of C...
  
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  Frosty's 50!
It became a night of poetry and odes when a famous publican's family celebrated their 50 years ...
  
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  Happy New Atiya!
After three long agonising years Tameside mum Gemma Wilkinson has finally been reunited with her six...
  
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  New Year Honours Joy
A police volunteer from Broadbottom and an inspector known as ‘Mr Gorton’ will be receiving MBEs af...
  
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  Woman raped in her own home
Police are hunting a rapist who attacked a woman in her own home during a burglary. The victim, who...
  
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  All aboard to quit smoking
A health bus is heading to Tameside and Glossop this month to help locals quit smoking in 2013. The...
  
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  Rock on for 50 new KFC jobs
Denton Rock is set to be ‘finger lickin’ good’ with a final completion date on the table thanks to p...
  
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  Stalybridge nightclub stays shut
After being shut down by licensing bosses prior to Christmas it has been announced that the Rififi n...
  
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  Plea to find missing Atiya
A picture of a missing Tameside youngster showing how she might look today three years after her dis...
  
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  Droylsden's lights up for Christmas
Droylsden has launched into the festive season with a fun-packed Christmas lights switch-on for al...
  
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  BNP man faces eviction
A former BNP candidate convicted of racially aggravated public order offences is facing eviction fro...
  
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  Motorcyclist killed
A 38-year-old man riding a motorbike has died following a collision on Mottram Road in Stalybridge. ...
  
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  Fined for racist abuse
Dukinfield BNP candidate Roy West has been fined after admitting charges of directing racially aggra...
  
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  'People's budget'
COUNCIL leaders pledged to help residents beat the credit crunch after launching a ‘People’s Budget’...
  
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  Hole no, not again
COLD-hearted burglars smashed a hole in the side of a Stalybridge charity shop just to steal a paltr...
  
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  Ricky in the wedding ring?
IT is believed boxing champ Ricky Hatton has set the wheels in motion for the biggest date of his li...
  
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  Not in my street
A CAMPAIGN against dog fouling has been launched in East Audenshaw. The Not On My Street scheme, ru...
  
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  Lowry robber found guilty
A man has been convicted of armed robbery after stealing £1.7 million worth of Lowry paintings in a ...
  
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  Brave pensioner
RECENTLY widowed Mavis Welborn bravely fought off an intruder as she battled to protect her d...
  
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  Jack's double life
A man led a double life to illegally claim more than £50,000 in benefits, then spent more than two...
  
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  Mill blaze heartbreak
THE directors of a small furniture company say they are gutted after a fire ripped through their pr...
  
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  Mobile medics hit the road
MOBILE medics are hitting the road for a pioneering project set to slash waiting lists across the bo...
  
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  Bus stop lifesavers
A HERO commuter raced to the rescue when a bus passenger fell ill – just an hour after scooping a fi...
  
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  Justice at last
A SELF-EMPLOYED mechanic fled the UK following his alleged involvement in a collision which left a w...
  
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  Donations delight
CHARITIES and community organisations from across Tameside have received nearly £70,000 in donations...
  
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  Taxi driver attacked
A Taxi driver has been left needing plastic surgery after a vicious assault by a group of passengers...
  
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  Swine flu: it's here!
A TAMESIDE woman has been confirmed as the borough’s first swine flu victim after falling ill on her...
  
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  Tribute to tragic Mark
THE mother of a young dad killed in a hit and run collision in Stalybridge has paid tribute to the s...
  
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  Dying dad's warning
A STALYBRIDGE dad losing a 30 year battle against the booze has issued a stark warning on the danger...
  
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  All stop
BY NIGEL PIVARO Longlands Mill developers Urban Splash say a construction problem is the reason why...
  
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  Fine mess binned!
AN identity crisis is finally over for Les Crago - the Sunderland man who was asked to foot a £50 bi...
  
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  Could there be another killer GP?
THE CHAIR of the Harold Shipman inquiry fears that a doctor could still ‘get away with murder’ – nea...
  
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  Garden blooms for brave tot
BRAVE tot Cameron Jones now has a playground of his very own thanks to the intervention of the Well ...
  
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  Ricky says sorry to fans
Ricky Hatton suffered a devastating defeat against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, a defeat that could ...
  
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  Double bank raid shooting
POLICE patrols have been stepped up after an armed cop fired at a get-away car after being threatene...
  
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  Baby, what a surprise
QUICK-thinking dad Adam Mulvey raced into action when his partner Cheryl Slater went into labour - i...
  
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  We won't get over this
A MAN has been jailed for the brutal murder of a young mother who came to England to make a better l...
  
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  All stop
BY NIGEL PIVARO Longlands Mill developers Urban Splash say a construction problem is the reason why...
  
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  What's On in Tameside
Want to know what is happening in your town each and every week? The Tameside Reporter has teamed u...
  
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  First days at school
Our photographers have been out and about to record the very first days at school for youngsters thr...
  
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  Tameside Council back petition
RIO Ferdinand, Jamie Oliver and Stephen Fry have all done it – and now Tameside Council has fully ba...
  
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  Councillor says sorry
TAMESIDE Councillor Ann Holland apologised unreservedly this week after stating she “dearly wished” ...
  
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  Labour Club back in business
“THE nightmare is over” was the message from the custodians of Stalybridge Labour Club after announc...
  
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  Have a heart
A TAMESIDE homeless charity has put out an appeal for help after a fortnight of freezing temperature...
  
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  Leading Olympic lights
TWO octogenarian athletes will be bearing the Olympic torch for Tameside next year as it makes it wa...
  
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  Make 2012 your Willow Wood year
NOT a week goes by without a brave local undertaking a gruelling, personal challenge – and now Willo...
  
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  £15m bypass open
LOCAL dignitaries turned out on Monday to officially open Ashton’s £15m Northern Bypass. The Albion...
  
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  Market regeneration begins
WORK has officially begun on the £1.2m regeneration scheme in Hyde to ‘breathe new life’ into the to...
  
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  Green light for M&S move
PLANS to close one of Ashton biggest and oldest chain-stores were given the green light yesterday (W...
  
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  MPs call after Hyde march
JONATHAN Reynolds MP has called on Parliament to consider when a protest can be banned in the wake o...
  
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  Peter Andre coming to town
POP star Peter Andre is dropping into Romiley Forum for a glitzy fund raising bash. Former Coronati...
  
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  £22m council cuts
COUNCILLORS have approved plans to cut £22million from Tameside Council’s budget – but will keep cou...
  
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  Write stuff!
A CHARITABLE child has ‘lead’ by example, raising almost 200 pencils for African orphans who cannot ...
  
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  New homes plan no
A CONTROVERSIAL development in Hyde has come up against another red light, after councillors unanimo...
  
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  Only way is up
A TENANCIOUS Tameside teen who suffers from brittle bones has conquered her condition to climb the E...
  
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  Teen charged with manslaughter
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died after an incident at Glossop train station. Kenneth Stott...
  
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  Academy opens
TAMESIDE’S finest were on hand to declare Droylsden Academy officially open during a ceremony on Mon...
  
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  Shots scare
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a group of armed men reportedly fired shots in Dukinfield o...
  
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  1,000 welcome Tevez to Tameside
Ewen Fields has played host to a number of top international footballers over the last few years, wi...
  
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  Diamond dedication
Dignitaries and residents turned out in force for a gem of a service on Sunday to celebrate the Quee...
  
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  Chorus of approval
VOICES are soaring at Audenshaw School now a group of harmonious lads have been selected to join a r...
  
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  £1m lottery boost
RIDGE HILL residents and councillors are celebrating after scooping a £1million Big Lottery Grant to...
  
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  World Book Day
UNIFORMS were left at home last week as schools flicked through the pages for the annual Children’s ...
  
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  Man bailed after tot's death
A TWENTY-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after the tragic death of a two-year-old girl ...
  
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  Pitch in for tragic Hayley
BIG-HEARTED locals are being urged to sign up to a fundraising sports tournament, to be held in memo...
  
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  Hundreds pay tribute to Leanne
TRIBUTES to tragic mum Leanne McNuff filled the skies of Droylsden after residents released hundreds...
  
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  Clean up campaign
A FOURTH emergency service is hitting the streets and parks in a clean-up operation that’s getting r...
  
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  Landlord backs charity campaign
A lucky to be alive landlord who spent a fortnight in a coma after contracting a deadly brain diseas...
  
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  NHS campaigners hit the streets
LABOUR campaigners have taken to the streets of Hyde to protest against David Cameron’s controversia...
  
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  Street of Gold
Coronation Street star Bill Tarmey (aka Jack Duckworth) and his wife Alma have celebrated their Gold...
  
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  Good Heavens
A night of pure panto with Adolph Hitler, Jesus and a giant chicken? Is this just someone’s idea of ...
  
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  Shock attack on widow, 91
POLICE are hunting two men who subjected a 91-year-old widow to an “appalling attack” in her Tamesid...
  
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  Sam's royal day
AN ATHLETE whose volunteer work has helped hundreds of local children was honoured when she had lunc...
  
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  Mary will sup-Portas
A BID to transform the ailing centre of Stalybridge has been backed by Tameside Council. Local pol...
  
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  Sport on for Sport Relief
TERRIFIC TAMESIDE has gone the extra mile again - after sporting running boots, slipping on fancy dr...
  
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  Easter appeal
LAWYERS representing a heartbroken Tameside mum have made an emotional appeal to bring her missing d...
  
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  Emergency call
COMMUNITY champions are being urged to make a life or death difference by answering an emergency cal...
  
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  Sinking feeling
ON the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a narrow boat in Ashton suffered a simila...
  
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  Caring Ciara
A BOROUGH beauty is going down a storm in a teacup - to help cause a stir for a vital cause. Miss T...
  
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  Gift of hope
A BRAVE youngster who almost died suffering a seizure in the middle of the night is raising money to...
  
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  Cat killer sentenced
A MAN who killed a kitten by throwing it from his balcony has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison...
  
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  Storm force
HIGH winds and torrential rain tore across Tameside at the weekend felling trees and causing havoc f...
  
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  Jubi-glee
PASSIONATE patriotic fundraiser Yvonne Holt has received a letter from Buckingham Palace and a perso...
  
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  Traders plan petition
PENNY Meadow businesses are continuing to put pressure on Tameside Council over the new bypass, with...
  
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  Willow Wander-ful
GRAB your glitter, fluff up your feather boa and dust off your comfiest pair of trainers - because i...
  
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  Election results
VOTERS made their feelings clear on Thursday by delivering a stinging verdict to the Tory-led coalit...
  
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  Jubilations
TAMESIDE went Jubilee crazy to celebrate the Queen’s 60th anniversary over the long weekend bank hol...
  
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  Gunman jailed
A MAN who carried out a string of armed robberies across Tameside has been jailed for six years. An...
  
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  Fatal errors
POLICE have come under fire after a teenager involved in a high-speed chase through Ashton was kille...
  
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  Sunflower power
THE warm weather made a well-timed appearance this week, when Ashton youngsters turned out to launch...
  
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  M&S Petition
ASHTON traders campaigning for Marks and Spencer to keep a presence in the town centre say they have...
  
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  Orr-inspiring
A BRAVE youngster who captured the hearts of Reporter readers as she battled cancer has been given a...
  
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  Ria having a ball
COURAGEOUS tot Ria Lucy Stonehouse was the belle of the ball after her family threw a thanks-giving ...
  
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  Alex lights the way
A BRAVE youngster who has been unable to walk since suffering meningitis at the age of seven w...
  
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  Happy 100th birthday
A FORMER landlady has celebrated her 100th birthday by raising a glass with family and friends. Gre...
  
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  Car crash safety plea
A FAMILY man has been left fearing for the safety of his young children after a speeding ca...
  
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  Hair raiser for caring couple
A TAMESIDE pair will certainly be feeling the cold this week, after undertaking a lock-lopping spons...
  
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  End of Whit Walk era
THE CONGREGATION at St Luke’s Church have completed their last ever Whit Walk after 66 years. Whit...
  
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  Mossley Whit Walks
MOSSLEY folk went on the march to keep in step with a timeless town tradition. A bumper crowd turne...
  
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  Whit Band results
TAMESIDE’S Jubilee celebrations got off to the very best of brass start with the Whit Friday Brass B...
  
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  Olympic Festival Fever
FESTIVAL fever swept Tameside this week as the Olympic Flame arrived in the borough. An amazing 30...
  
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  Hero's medals stolen
A GROUP of have-a-go heroes have been praised by a local family, after they gave chase to a group of...
  
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  Double delight
TWO sisters are cele- brating after giving birth on the same day. Olivia Brookes and Melanie Alker,...
  
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  Carnival atmosphere
A BUMPER crowd lined the streets for this years Stalybridge Carnival parade before flocking to Cheet...
  
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  Fab fete
GEE Cross Fete has again proved to be a huge success. With other public events occurring in the ar...
  
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  Royal good show
THE borough’s best-dressed women donned their finery on Thursday, to celebrate Royal Ascot in true T...
  
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  Dream come true
A YOUNGSTER who has spent nine months fundraising for sick Tameside children has had his ultimate wi...
  
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  CCTV plea over murder
CCTV footage has been released showing the getaway car used in the Droylsden murder of Mark Short. ...
  
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  Dedicated duo honoured
TWO of Tameside Hospital’s dedicated volunteers have been recognised for their efforts over the last...
  
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  Armed robbery drama
Armed police were on the streets of Tameside as a policing operation continues following an armed ro...
  
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  Olympic effort in memory of Alex
Former Commonwealth and past Olympic gymnast Craig Heap aims to make the Olympic year one to remembe...
  
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  Save our libraries!
TAMESIDE bookworms are clubbing together to save the borough’s library services. Tameside Council ...
  
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  Chime of the Olympic times
OLYMPIC spirit rang out across the borough after a group of nurses joined in a mass bell-ringing eve...
  
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  Nominate a hero
DO you know a medical marvel or a wonder of the ward that just has to be recognised? If so, Tamesid...
  
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  Kick off with free tickets
YOUR Tameside Reporter and Glossop Chronicle have teamed up with Hyde United Football Club as they k...
  
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  Send in the clowns
Pupils and staff at St. Damian’s R.C. College in Ashton donned a variety of colourful costumes for t...
  
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  Denton dazzlers
DENTONIANS were dazzled following a performance of Grease at Denton West End Social Club. The prod...
  
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  Rebeccas Olympic joy
Ashton gymnast Rebecca Tunney helped the Great Britain womens team to a sixth place finish at the Ol...
  
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  Dream a Ria-ality
COURAGEOUS Ria Lucy Stonehouse is standing tall for the first time after a pioneering operation to h...
  
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  Feline great at Olympics
THERE was no ‘cat napping’ for artist John Kimpton when he spent hours watching TV. The 50-year-old...
  
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  A-Level / GCSE results
HUNDREDS of students have been finding out what their A-Level and GCSE results are these past two T...
  
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  Every mile in memory of Harry
A CAMPAIGNING couple who went through an ‘emotional rollercoaster’ after their premature son lost hi...
  
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  Surrender call and murder charge latest
A fresh call by Greater Manchester Police to Dale Cregan went out on You Tube this week appealing to...
  
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  Tigers reach for the sky
Hyde FC’s first home game in the top flight of non- league football was something of an anti-climax,...
  
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  Farewell to Winnie
THE funeral of Winnie Johnson, the mother of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett, has taken place. S...
  
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  Town set for facelift
A brighter future is on the horizon for Stalybridge according to Tameside Council. In the first ca...
  
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  Escape from Syrian nightmare
Nigel Pivaro speaks exclusively to a political refuge who has escaped the hell of Syria to bring his...
  
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  Last chance to win a £1,000 cycling holiday
It's your chance to win a cycling holiday for two to Austria with Wheel2Wheel Holidays today (T...
  
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  Armed attack on hairdresser
Armed robbers targeted a hairdresser as she arrived for work in Droylsden. At about 8.15am on Satur...
  
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  Be safe this bonfire night
Police in Tameside have been holding a series of supermarket surgeries in the run up to Bonfire Nigh...
  
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  New future for the Reporter
The combined effects of the recession, the internet and local competition has forced the owners of t...
  
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  Two police officers shot dead named
TWO police officers killed after attending a routine incident at Abbey Gardens in Hattersley, sho...
  
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  Family tribute to PC
The family of PC Nicola Huges, 23, killed in the line of duty, have paid tribute to her. Nicola and...
  
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  Mayor to open book of condolence
TAMESIDE Civic Mayor Cllr Brenda Warrington will open a book of condolence at Hyde Town Hall at 12 n...
  
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  Leanne's killer jailed for life
A SERVING soldier who stabbed and stamped on the face of his ex girlfriend has today been jailed for...
  
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  Karate kid's Hyde spotlight
A talented karate kid from Tameside will be wowing customers at a busy shopping centre. Jamie-Lee M...
  
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  Raised voices will lift your hearts
VOICES will be sounding across the Mossley hills this weekend as Tameside Council’s autumn programm...
  
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  Park needs your vote
ASHTON’S King George’s Park needs your vote in ‘The People’s Choice Award’. The People’s Choice is ...
  
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  Family escape kitchen blaze
A WOMAN and three girls escaped a kitchen fire after forgetting about their sausages and bacon while...
  
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  Books of condolence
BOOKS of condolence for Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes have now been put in to Hattersley Community Ce...
  
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  Cathedral services for PCs
Two separate funeral services are to be held at Manchester Cathedral for brave PCs Fiona Bone and Ni...
  
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  Support after shootings
Oldham and Glossop Mind will be offering specialist crisis support to local residents this weekend f...
  
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  Families' thanks for support
This week the families of the two PCs publically thanked the public and police service for the suppo...
  
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  I love Hyde family fun day
The much anticipated I Love Hyde Family Fun Day takes place this Saturday (6th October 2012), kickin...
  
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  Cathedral service for PC
The funeral of PC Fiona Bone, who died in the shooting and grenade attack in Hattersley, has been he...
  
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  Join our search for a hero
A major search has started to find the area’s very own heroes. Clarendon Square Shopping Centre in ...
  
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  Ria is Miss Ashton
Ria Meera Munshi is celebrating after being crowned our very own ‘Miss Ashton-Under-Lyne’ in the ‘Mi...
  
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  Maisy Mission thanks
A COMMUNITY rallying to help a brave Tameside ten-year-old diagnosed with leukaemia in August has ra...
  
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  Standing up to cancer
MP Jonathan Reynolds has congratulated staff, volunteers and supporters at Stalybridge’s Cancer Rese...
  
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  Care service launch
Ashton-based Willow Wood Hospice, in association with Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Gr...
  
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  M/way crash causes commuter chaos
M/way crash causes commuter chaos Commuter traffic came to a grinding halt on the motorway betwee...
  
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  Tribute to Canadians
Tribute to Canadians A plaque was unveiled at the weekend at the Old Ladysmith Barracks to comme...
  
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  Remembrance services
Remembrance services and parades will be held throughout Tameside this coming Sunday, November 11, a...
  
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  Ricky packs a punch for heroes search
Hyde’s boxing superstar Ricky Hatton has packed a punch behind our search for the area’s unsung hero...
  
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  Tributes to Street legend Bill
Tributes poured in this week for Coronation Street legend Bill Tarmey who played everyone’s favourit...
  
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  Remembrance petition
In the run-up to Armistice Day, Tameside Council has launched a petition calling for the Monday afte...
  
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  Businessmans' funeral
A devastated family paid heartfelt tributes to businessman Christopher Barratt this week. Mr Barrat...
  
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  Remembrance service round-up
Young and old stood shoulder to shoulder as thousands of residents supported Remembrance Sunday serv...
  
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  Make your vote count today
Residents across Tameside and Glossop head to the polls today (Thursday) to elect a police and crime...
  
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  Remembrance tour of duty
Remembrance Day had an extra special meaning this year for Tameside soldier Daniel Hosker who is wor...
  
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  Children In Need round up
Tameside schools, groups and businesses came up with loads of ideas to raise money for this year...
  
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  Pride of Tameside
Volunteers and community groups have been honoured for their hard work and dedication at this year’s...
  
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  Appeal after assault
A STUDENT suffered five puncture wounds to the back of his head during an assault and attempted robb...
  
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  Fear for 400 jobs
THE future of around 400 workers hangs in the balance after one of the borough’s biggest employers a...
  
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  Pay up
MORE than 100 protesters angry at Tameside Council’s pay and grading review picketed Ashton To...
  
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  Nursery nurses launch pay appeal
DISMAYED nursery nurses have clubbed together to launch a joint appeal against Tameside Council’s pa...
  
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  Purnell defends house sale
TAMESIDE MP James Purnell admits the parliamentary expenses system is ‘completely broken’ after faci...
  
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  Stalybridge splash hit
STALYBRIDGE came alive on Bank Holiday Monday for this year’s annual Splash festival. Now in its ni...
  
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  Fun day has the X Factor
A DROYLSDEN green spot being transformed into a field of dreams was given the X Factor by a surprise...
  
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  Dolly shockers
LAST time Brooke Challinor spoke to the Tameside Reporter it was from her bedroom in Ashton after he...
  
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  'We will invest'
CLLR ROY Oldham had his position as leader of Tameside Council ratified for another year at a meetin...
  
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  Expenses fear
A LEADING Tameside Councillor fears he and his colleagues are being unfairly ‘tainted’ by the MP exp...
  
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  £6,000 bikes theft
THIEVES have stolen thousands of pounds worth of mountain bikes from a Dukinfield youth group. A to...
  
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  Robbers pour boiling water over man
ROBBERS poured boiling water from a kettle over a man as they stole cash from his home. The 52-year...
  
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  Inspiration to women
A TRAIL blazing business boss who brought two Tameside nurseries back from the ashes has been n...
  
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  Police appeal after attack
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man suffered head and back injuries afte...
  
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  Sci fi extravaganza raises £1,700
ASHTON was literally ‘Out of this World’ at the weekend as a host of weird and wonderful creatures d...
  
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  The big appeal
Nursery nurses from across Tameside descended on the borough’s council offices in Ashton to present ...
  
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  'Indignity' of man in the cell
POLICE have apologised after admitting they ‘failed’ the family of a Gorton man who died in hospital...
  
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  Baby bar-oom
THE Foresters pub in Dukinfield has played host to a bar room baby boom as 12 of its regulars either...
  
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  Safe and healthy
GET on board for National Tackling Drugs Week by climbing onto Tameside’s health and safety bus. Th...
  
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  Tributes pour in
TAMESIDE councillor Martin Wareing, Executive Council Leader Roy Oldham’s “Aide-de-Camp”, has sadly...
  
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  BNP snub
THE BNP’s victory in securing a North West MEP seat for Party Leader Nick Griffin in last Thursday’s...
  
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  'I've said what I believe'
JAMES Purnell was making no apologies this week after his incendiary decision to quit his Cabinet po...
  
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  Lucy has X-Factor
TALENTED pupil Lucy Pickford proved she has the X-Factor after scooping a schools’ competition. She...
  
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  Car knife threat
A DRIVER was threatened with a knife when a man tried to steal his car. A 63-year-old man was walki...
  
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  Record beer cheer
Organisers of Saddleworth’s  legendary Beer Walk were reeling from a record-breaking event which rai...
  
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  A load of rubbish
TAMESIDE traders say they are outraged after the company running the Bayley Street tip in Staly...
  
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  Mugged for winnings
A MAN was mugged of several hundreds of pounds worth of betting winnings as he left a Denton bookmak...
  
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  In the spotlight
QUESTIONS have arisen over the estimated costs of redeveloping the Tameside Hippodrome. Groups who ...
  
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  Storm chaos
THE thunderstorms that engulfed Tameside on Monday caused havoc for rail passengers when a signal bo...
  
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  Duo reach for the stars
A BRAND new production company could be competing with the cream of Hollywood at Cannes next year. ...
  
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  Winnie's tears
THE GRIEVING mother of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett has urged serial killer Ian Brady to take h...
  
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  Carnival creations
Stalybridge Carnival was bathed in sunshine on Sunday as hundreds of residents came out to support ...
  
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  Freezer food drama
FIREFIGHTERS say carelessly discarded smoking materials were the cause of a fire in a discount freez...
  
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  On fashion patrol
CRIMEFIGHTERS are sporting a new look. Police and PCSOs began wearing a brand-new uniform last mont...
  
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  Shot by armed biker
A MAN was shot in the leg after being confronted by three masked men on mountain bikes in Gorton. T...
  
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  Diary of despair
THE daughter of a grandmother of 10 who died at Tameside Hospital has branded the ward where she sta...
  
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  Tameside Hospital response
Tameside Hospital issued the following statement with regards to the case yesterday. Tameside Hospi...
  
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  Legend Ali set to visit
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is set to make an emotional visit to England in August and will visit Ric...
  
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  Lib Dem joins Labour
THE FORMER leader of Tameside’s Liberal Democrats has joined the Labour Party in a shock move. Kare...
  
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  Find a flu friend
AUTHORITIES and businesses across Tameside are bracing themselves for the swine flu pandemic as expe...
  
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  Wanderful walkers
RECOVERING cancer patient Sandra Stopford took first place at Saturday’s Willow Wood Midnight Wande...
  
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  Here come the brides
T WAS a wedding of ‘firsts’ for two Tameside women, who said ‘I do’ at Hartshead Pike on Saturday. ...
  
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  A true hero
EMOTIONAL tributes have been paid to a ‘heroic’ young Tameside father killed serving his country in ...
  
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  Not guilty
Two teenagers accused of plotting a copycat massacre at their high school wept with relief yesterday...
  
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  Coup de theatre
A DRAMATIC twist in the tale of the Tameside Hippodrome could see the beloved theatre saved from bul...
  
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  A HIT hospital site
BUILDING work on a brand new mental health unit at Tameside Hospital has been completed. The Ethero...
  
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  Farewell Pheonix
WORK has begun to transform the former Phoenix Market Hall back into a car park. Traders in Ashton’...
  
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  Get CCTV message
A NEW CCTV scheme is to be piloted in Stalybridge that will make sure miscreants get the right messa...
  
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  Fire walk with me
TAMESIDE Council Leader Roy Oldham won’t be getting cold feet after signing up for a charity challen...
  
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  Plant fire anger
A COUNCILLOR has called for a recycling plant to be closed down after perpetual fires have caused mi...
  
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  Expenses 'accurate' says MP
STALYBRIDGE and Hyde MP James Purnell insists he is ‘happy to pay’ back nearly £500 of rent followin...
  
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  Repossessed
TAMESIDE homeowners are at more risk of having their houses repossessed than almost anyone else in t...
  
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  150 happy birthdays
DUKINFIELD Old Chapel lived up to its name last weekend when it celebrated turning 150 years old. A...
  
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  Try these shorts for size
LEADING lights at the BBC, key representatives from ITV, Coronation Street casting directors and big...
  
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  Headphones or jail
A JUDGE has ordered a man to wear headphones or face the music – with a spell in prison! Benjamin H...
  
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  Winnies hopes
THE GRIEVING mother of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett has launched a new bid to find her son’s bo...
  
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  Camera cops crack crime
OFFENDERS will be caught on camera thanks to a hi-tech new police initiative cracking down on crime ...
  
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  On military patrol
A private security firm has been hired to police and monitor anti-social behaviour on Armadale Road ...
  
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  800 sign Metro petition
OWNERS of a family business say they face closure, as Metrolink plans take shape. Ruth and Roger Co...
  
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  Best of brass
TAMESIDE got tuned into tradition as the best of brass went marching on for a Whit Friday feast of m...
  
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  Whit walkers
Walkers have stepped out in Ashton and Mossley to mark the traditional June Whit Walks - for full co...
  
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  Gee Cross festival
FESTIVAL fans got Gee’d up for a day of family fun to raise vital charity cash for good causes. Glo...
  
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  Dead man's mum defends police
POLICE investigating the dearth of a vulnerable man who died after confronting youths outside his ho...
  
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  Hero saluted
TAMESIDE saluted fallen hero Kingsman Sean Dawson this week as he was laid to rest with full militar...
  
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  Ladies Day
LARGE hats, long, flowing gowns and free-flowing champagne made the Willow Wood Royal Ascot Ladies’ ...
  
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  Gun raiders target bookies
A police investigation is underway after two betting shops in Tameside were robbed at gunpoint withi...
  
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  Hospital in Panorama spotlight
AN orthopaedic surgeon told the BBC Panorama programme this week that at least two out of every 100 ...
  
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  Uplifting challenge
SOROPTIMISTS were speaking literally when they said they had received an overwhelming amount of ‘sup...
  
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  Metrolink on track for Ashton
THE Metrolink is on its way to Ashton after plans to extend tram lines from Droylsden were given the...
  
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  Drugs raid swoop
WHEN you receive an early morning wake-up call from the police Tactical Aid Unit (TAU), the luxury o...
  
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  Mum's out of Miss World!
A BOROUGH beauty kicked out of a pageant for being a mum has branded Miss World rules ‘outdated’. ...
  
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  MBElievable award!
A Hyde couple are to receive MBEs in the Queens Birthday honours list. Donald and Margaret ...
  
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  Fire escape
AN ASHTON firefighter had a dramatic escape when a blaze-stricken house almost collapsed on top of h...
  
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  Take on the master
THE TOP British Chess Grandmaster is challenging residents to a match. Chess-master Nigel Short wil...
  
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  Just the job
BUSINESSES from across the borough descended on Tameside College to help youngsters take their first...
  
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  Ruby's a picture star
A BRAVE youngster who has been fighting cancer for over a year has had one of her dreams come true, ...
  
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  My new face!
A BOY left with horrific burns after a terrible accident is nearing the end of 13-years of treatmen...
  
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  Tears for hero soldier
A HERO soldier was killed in Afghanistan while following a ‘safe’ route to fell some trees, an inque...
  
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  Cuts cost 1,300 council jobs
A TOTAL of 1,300 jobs have been lost at Tameside Council since Government cuts began, it has been an...
  
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  Community hero honour
CHAIR of NHS Tameside and Glossop Dr Kailash Chand OBE says he is ‘humbled’ after scooping double ho...
  
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  Fight to save service
JONATHAN Reynolds MP is fighting to save a crime-busting service, which was integral in convicting H...
  
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  Holiday hell surgeon latest
A HYDE surgeon who was detained in Dubai for allegedly making a rude gesture at a driver was due bac...
  
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  New Mayor
REINS PASSED ON: Tameside’s new Civic Mayor was introduced on Tuesday night as Councillor Susan Quin...
  
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  Team of the week!
STALYBRIDGE Celtic Under 19s have secured the North Division league title with a comprehensive 6-1 v...
  
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  Be quick for Wander
TRACK down your trainers, dust off your diamante and dig out those tutus and tiaras, for a glam nigh...
  
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  End of an era for business
A FAMILY-RUN business that celebrated its diamond anniversary in Ashton just two year...
  
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  Moors blaze
A PRANK by youngsters put lives in danger on Tuesday when a dramatic blaze spread across three acres...
  
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  Election results
TAMESIDE went to the polls on Thursday night in the local elections. A third of the seats were up f...
  
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  Twister of fate for Darcie
KILLER tornadoes ravaging the United States almost destroyed a little girl’s dream of a pioneering o...
  
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  New appeal after tragedy
AN appeal for witnesses was made this week following the death of a young driver from Hyde. Pipe fi...
  
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  The big review!
Chair of Tameside and Glossop NHS Dr Kailash Chand, OBE, is to play an active part in a new review c...
  
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  Tameside's party royal!
THE party started early in Tameside and Glossopdale for Prince William and Kate Middleton's roy...
  
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  Easter saviour!
A COURAGEOUS Cub Scout has been honoured for saving his nana who had just minutes to live. Eight-y...
  
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  Kiera back in the running
AN ASHTON athlete is racing back to fitness thanks to revolutionary techniques after doctors had tol...
  
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  Text I do!
WEDDING bells and mobile phones will be ringing across the land as Willow Wood Hospice celebrates th...
  
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  Soap star son's cancer charity fundraiser
ASHTON’S March Hare pub was host to two rather foxy ladies on Friday who were determined to seductiv...
  
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  Killed lady he loved
A JUDGE has sentenced a Hyde man to nine years in jail for killing the ‘lady he loved’. Frank Nerme...
  
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  Wed aisle be!
AS ROYAL wedding fever hots up one Tameside bride-to-be is pulling out all the stops in the hope of ...
  
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  Plunge terror
A GOOD Samaritan cyclist has been praised by police for racing to the aid of a man believed to be th...
  
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  Heroic bid to halt raid
BRAVE builders turned have-a-go heroes on Friday, after becoming sick of cowardly thieves targeting ...
  
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  Patient's egg-celent gift
A GRATEFUL grandad who suffered a sudden, life-threatening illness has heaped praise upon Tameside H...
  
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  Tameside family join London protest
THREE generations of one family journeyed from Tameside on Saturday to give Prime Minister David Cam...
  
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  Send in your Census NOW!
CITIZENS across Tameside are being encouraged to return their 2011 Census forms. Every household i...
  
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  Anecdotes please
TWO grandmothers are writing a book to share their experience of motherhood with younger generations...
  
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  One in a million - exclusive
POORLY Faizaan Nadeem has twice been called a ‘one in a million’ child. Parents, Mohammed and Shazi...
  
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  Tributes to teacher
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular and inspirational drama teacher who died suddenly. Described ...
  
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  'More should have been done'
POLICE used ‘a sticking plaster solution when extensive surgery’ was needed in the case of dealing w...
  
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  Comic Relief picture special
CARING Tamesiders with a nose for a good cause were on red alert for a fantastic fundraising Friday!...
  
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  Japan rescuers return
THE borough’s bravest firefighters have returned home from Japan after finding no survivors in heart...
  
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  Murder probe man bailed
A MAN arrested after a murder in Denton has been released on bail. Police received a call just afte...
  
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  Murder charge latest
A MAN awaits a murder trial in relation to the death of Hattersley man Peter Boustead. Adam Hamnett...
  
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  Where should cuts fall?
TAMESIDE Council has announced plans for this year’s budget and how it will cut £35m from its operat...
  
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  Plaques for the memory
NATIONAL local treasures of Last of the Summer Wine fame have been commemorated in Tameside with blu...
  
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  D-Day for cuts
THE FATE of Tameside services will be revealed on Monday when Council Leader Cllr Kieran Quinn annou...
  
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  Find The Lady
When Rosie Lake, the proprietress of the Delamere Private Hotel, stumbles across the strangulated bo...
  
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  Discovering a world of books
THE PAGE took centre stage as literature lovers chatted chapter and verse to celebrate World Book Da...
  
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  Flippin' fantastic
TOSSERS from the Tameside Reporter were flipping panned in a sudden-death nail biter at Ashton’s An...
  
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  United for Alice
OLD Trafford will soon be the ‘Theatre of Beams’ for adrenaline junkie grandma Christine Gunby. The...
  
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  Police, camera, action
COP a load of the filming going in Ashton for ITV’s latest prime-time police drama. Television crew...
  
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  The Glamouraisers!
GLAMOUR girls from Tameside stepped out on the catwalk in aid of cancer sufferers. The models took ...
  
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  Top class results
TAMESIDE secondary schools continue to make year-on-year improvements but remain below English avera...
  
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  Darcie's drive for funds
THE TARGET for helping a Hyde little girl walk on her own two feet is almost there. But just a litt...
  
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  Falling foul
TAMESIDE councillor and well known anti-dog fouling campaigner John Taylor has fallen foul of angry ...
  
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  Pedal power
A MATHS teacher from Audenshaw will be adding up some serious pedal-power, on a 900-mile charity bik...
  
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  Hollywood Reporter!
THE founder of one of the world’s most popular websites says he owes his success to the Tamesid...
  
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  Christmas baby joy
PARENTS celebrated the greatest gift of all on Christmas Day - a new baby! As Tamesiders tucked int...
  
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  New Year honours
A CARING promoter who has spent years raising awareness for carers in black and minority ethnic comm...
  
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  Stuck in the ice age
Tameside and Glossopdale continued to shiver this week as the big freeze showed no signs of releasin...
  
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  Half way there!
A heart-warming fundraising campaign to send two-year-old Darcie Holmes to America for a lifesaving ...
  
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  Ten year ban for cruelty
A HEARTLESS dog owner who left her puppy to suffer in agony from a hideously painful skin condition ...
  
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  Late eight show
DAVE Pace’s brave Bloods saw red as Droylsden were unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup on Tuesd...
  
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  Ethan's a little star
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD cancer survivor from Denton is asking Tameside residents to put their best feet for...
  
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  Big is beautiful
A BOUNCING baby boy born at Tameside Hospital has eclipsed all previous records becoming the heavies...
  
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  Snow angel Gabriel
A HEAVILY pregnant woman faced a worrying ordeal as she was caught in a trap due to The Big Freeze. ...
  
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  Foster carers honoured
TAMESIDE’S longest-serving foster carers, who have racked up 400 years of service between them, have...
  
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  Willow Wood car winner named
THE winning ticket in the Willow Wood car raffle was bought in memory of a tragic hospice patient, i...
  
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  Your grotto pictures
SANTA officially landed on the moon at Ashton’s Ladysmith Shopping Centre where youngsters could ...
  
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  Allergy nightmare
THE winner of this year’s Tameside’s Got Talent was risking her own life as she took to the stage. ...
  
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  Battling police cuts
PUBLIC safety will be at risk in Tameside if police job cuts go ahead say the borough’s three MP’s. ...
  
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  March for heroes
RETURNING soldiers spoke of their pride as they marched through their home town of Hyde. Cheers and...
  
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  Spiderwoman!
A LOCAL woman has overcome a life-long fear of spiders by getting friendly with a tank full of taran...
  
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  Honours for MPs
TWO of the region’s MPs have been promoted in Ed Miliband’s shadow cabinet reshuffle. Jonathan Reyn...
  
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  Hospital thanks fundraiser
A COURAGEOUS couple are using their tragic story to raise money for Tameside Hospital. Colin and Am...
  
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  3,000 petition against Tesco
THE PRIME Minister has received more than 3,000 letters of objection to the planned Tesco Hattersley...
  
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  Justice for Ferdinand
A FACEBOOK group has been set up calling for justice for a family pet killed and mutilated in Denton...
  
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  Give us the lolly!
FEARFUL parents are demanding Tameside Council replace their recently retired lollipop lady. The g...
  
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  Denton dancers help heroes
A GROUP of Denton dancers have pulled in some serious cash for charity, after partying their ...
  
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  Asda team's £7m lottery joy
A TEAM of supermarket staff will be swapping Asda Smart Price for champagne and caviar, after scoopi...
  
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  Willow Ball tops £10,000
WILLOW Wood Hospice’s annual ball is on course to have raised more than £10,000 it has been revealed...
  
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  Veterans remember
AS MILLIONS remembered the bloodshed and valiancy in wars gone by – a 90-year-old war hero remembers...
  
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  Valentine mine
VALENTINE’S Day saw a romantic wedding for a loved-up Dukinfield couple who tied the knot. Romance ...
  
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  Driving out crime
AN ASHTON drug dealer has learnt that crime doesn’t pay, after having his £45,000 BMW confiscated. ...
  
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  Stolen dreams
HEARTLESS thieves stole raffle prizes donated to raise money for life-changing surgery for a brave y...
  
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  Town stands together
POLITICAL leaders and police have hailed Hyde’s community spirit after town folk united to condemn a...
  
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  Winter arrives
TAMESIDE and Glossopdale were plunged into an icy grip this week as winter finally arrived. Snow bl...
  
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  Mindless arson attack
CALLOUS yobs have destroyed thousands of pounds of cycling equipment used by disabled children. The...
  
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  Catch bag snatcher
POLICE are appealing to the public to help them find a man who snatched a woman’s bag in Dukinfield....
  
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  Artist plans nuclear attack
RENOWNED Tameside artist John Kimpton wants his horrific look at nuclear war to go on permanent dis...
  
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  Family reunited
AN ELDERLY man’s wish came true when he was reunited with his 11 brothers and sisters, possibly for ...
  
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  Appeal after bank raids
POLICE are appealing for information after two armed attacks on Tameside banks within the space of 4...
  
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  Blasting back over 'bomb site'
ANGRY councillors have struck back at claims they are responsible for the derelict Casablanca site i...
  
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  Girls top of the class
TAMESIDE girls are at the top of the class, according to the latest official GCSE league tables. Ho...
  
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  Charleys Angels
TAMESIDE residents have become ‘Charley’s Angels’, after helping to raise £5,500 on behalf of poorly...
  
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  Emma 'Seve's' the day!
AN ESCTATIC young golfer has master-minded contact with the legendary Seve Ballesteros. Despite suf...
  
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  WIN £250 for your school
HI KIDS. Christmas just can’t come soon enough can it? Our lovable kids page character Uncle Ben lo...
  
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  Lads bare all for Darcie
A BUNCH of lads from Hyde will be bare-ing all as ‘The Full Monty’ streaks into town. Certainly not...
  
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  Remembrance services
SILENCE will fall across Tameside on Sunday as communities across the borough mark Remembrance with ...
  
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  Hospital under fire from watchdog
TAMESIDE Hospital has come under fire in a new report, which has revealed a catalogue of failings in...
  
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  Girls need you!
GLAMOROUS girls behind a calendar to raise money for a courageous tot are appealing for help after h...
  
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  Fairfield's year of success
The new school year is under way and the pupils at Fairfield High School for Girls will have to go s...
  
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  Murder charge latest
A HYDE man charged with the murder of his wife will not make a plea until next January. Remanded in...
  
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  Royal wedding hopes
A HAIRDRESSER from Stalybridge is hoping he is a cut above the rest as he is considered for the roya...
  
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  Stalybridge store on the move?
STALYBRIDGE councillors are braced for a battle with supermarket giants Tesco who hope to move their...
  
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  Nurse stalked for three years
A STALKER who pursued a young nurse for more than three years pleaded guilty to three counts of hara...
  
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  Council job cut fears
TAMESIDE residents will pay the price of the Government’s spending cuts, as 800 council jobs face th...
  
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  Feel the farce
DENTON West Amateur Dramatic Society take to the stage next week to perform the romping Derek Benfie...
  
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  A Level successes
A LEVEL students from across the region were tearing open their exam results last Thursday hoping fo...
  
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  Royal honour
IT WAS a right Royal affair when a member of the monarchy descended on Tameside on Tuesday. His ...
  
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  Budget cuts - reaction
TAMESIDE and Glossop are braced for the worst cuts to spending since 1945 with fears that 500,000 pu...
  
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  Friendly fire tragedy
A HEROIC teenage soldier from Stalybridge was shot dead in Afghanistan as a result of a “breakdown i...
  
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  Hospital finances 'a sorry read' - MP
TAMESIDE Hospital ended its financial year more than £24million in the red, it was revealed this wee...
  
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  Traffic gridlock
MAJOR gas works through Stalybridge have created traffic gridlock around the town this week. Acres ...
  
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  Theatre of dreams
A TALENTED young footballer is heading for Hollywood stardom, after beginning the filming for his ro...
  
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  War memorial to be resited
PLANS to enable disabled people to pay their respects to fallen soldiers have been given the green l...
  
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  Pride of Tameside
TEN people have been officially honoured as the Pride of Tameside for their outstanding achievements...
  
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  Disney dream plea
A HYDE nursery is raising money to help a brave boy with muscular dystrophy’s dreams come true. Ei...
  
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  On queue for protest
THIS is the first picture inside Hyde’s Theatre Royal for a number of years. With its doors wide op...
  
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  Shoe shine
RUBY slippers have become more than just a story for a leukaemia- suffering youngster, who h...
  
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  Councillor speaks out after defecting
TAMESIDE Councillor Dorothy Cartwright who dramatically defected to the Labour Party has spoken out...
  
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  Shameside
TWO teenage sporting stars from the borough are among a number of Tamesiders facing jail terms for t...
  
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  Royal success
A JOINER has found he has parallel links to a former ruling monarch. Paul Scott has suffered all hi...
  
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  Running out of time
THE families of two babies born with physical deformities have just days left to raise money for urg...
  
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  Child Portrait Competition Winners
OUR ever popular Reporter and Chronicle Child Portrait Competition brought to you in association wit...
  
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  New Mossley Hollins school open
THE FUTURE is now for Mossley Hollins High School after a dream a decade in the making became a bril...
  
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  Make Dylan's 'Dey'
THE family of a three-year-old boy suffering from terminal cancer are desperately fundraising for a ...
  
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  Labour club torched
VICIOUS arsonists set fire to the stewardess of Stalybridge Labour Club before locking her in a room...
  
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  Lord Coe traces his roots
OLYMPIC legend Sebastian Coe has made another mark in the history books - to track down his Tameside...
  
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  Stalybridge carnival weekend
IT’S carnival season once again with the Stalybridge Festival set to take the town by storm this wee...
  
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  Speeding scam masterminds jailed
TWO MEN at the heart of Britain’s biggest-ever speeding ticket scam have been jailed. Colin Vincent...
  
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  Tributes to Roy
PLANS have been unveiled to install four tributes to former Tameside Council Leader and Longdendale ...
  
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  Revealed - how council chiefs spend your money!
TAMESIDE Council has revealed how it spent £27 million in December - including £89,000 alone on taxi...
  
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  We talk to Kate Middleton!
KATE Middleton has a crush on Prince William and finds people bow down to her wherever she goes – bu...
  
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  A class act
SEVEN caring school pupils have smashed their fundraising target, after organising a charity walk fo...
  
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  Flu cases on increase
NHS TAMESIDE and Glossop have issued a two pronged flu plea as more people rush for emergency treatm...
  
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  Superdad!
AN ASHTON resident has come down with a serious case of the baby blues, after becoming a dad and a g...
  
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  Search is on for Caring Kids
DO you know a young person whose efforts deserve to be applauded? Someone who has gone the extra m...
  
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  Hero's death inquest verdict
TAMESIDE hero Harvey Holmes was unlawfully killed by the “grossest of cowards” while serving us all ...
  
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  Hyde man stabbed
THREE men have been charged in connection with the stabbing of a 20-year-old man in Hyde. David Kno...
  
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  Twinning links
DENTON has been a hive of twinning activity. Motor biking enthusiasts from the town enjoyed a visit...
  
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  Having a grand ball
A total of £3,500 was raised by Hyde Technology School as they played host with their second charity...
  
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  Masked raiders folied
POLICE have praised a fast acting member of the public for helping them foil a robbery in Hyde. Of...
  
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  Olympic splash
AN OLYMPIC swimmer took the plunge and met pupils at Astley Sports College to launch a new vertical ...
  
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  Carnival countdown
JESUS Christ won’t be the only superstar in a Longdendale village next month. But he will be among ...
  
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  Marathon effort
PLEADING pupils are making a marathon effort to appeal for cash to buy more IT equipment for their s...
  
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  On song in Mossley
IT WAS a case of the Mayor the Merrier as Mossley folk got together for a Sunday celebration. Counc...
  
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  Farewell Doyley
THE funeral of Manchester City legend Mike Doyle was held at Ashton Parish Church on Wednesday. The...
  
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  Street legend son's fundraiser
Popular former land- lord of the March Hare pub in Ashton Carl Piddington is staging a fundraiser in...
  
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  Tameisde's big day
Ten European judges toured Tameside on Monday to score the borough for its entry in this year’s Ente...
  
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  Caught in bed with shotgun
A COUPLE who stashed an arsenal of weapons, including one used in a shooting in Audenshaw, have been...
  
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  Scout of Africa
LOCAL scouts with a nose for adventure have embarked on an expedition to South Africa - and the firs...
  
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  Tigers have raw talent
FAIRFIELD Road Primary kids prevailed in a national cheerleading competition at Manchester Velodrome...
  
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  On Olympic stage
LONDON’S calling a team of Mossley musicians ready to strike a chord for their very own Olympic over...
  
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  Yanks for the memories
THE Yanks were back in force in Saddleworth at the weekend to celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary...
  
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  Vive la difference!
TAMESIDE’S twinning links continue to grow across the borough’s towns, and nowhere is this more true...
  
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  Cricket legend honoured
ONE of the finest fast bowlers of his generation was honoured at Denton West Cricket Club last Satur...
  
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  On the child poverty line
MORE than one in four Tameside children are now living in poverty, according to a report released by...
  
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  Street legend's fundraiser
AROUND 25 walkers from Ashton’s March Hare pub stepped out alongside Coronation Street legend Bill T...
  
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  Hunt for mystery man
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a popular Tameside student have released an image of a mystery...
  
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  Tameside remembers
TAMESIDE paid its respects to remember our fallen heroes as thousands of residents, councillors and ...
  
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  Splash for cash
A DROYLSDEN man has gone to great lengths to raise cash for a charity close to his heart. Dave Vau...
  
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  Panto hits a high-ho!
Tameside Youth Drama Group has been running since 1986, celebrating its 25th anniversary last year. ...
  
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  Traffic nightmare
BYPASS campaigners say the health of thousands of people could be at risk if Longdendale does not ge...
  
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  Wings of love
A GRIEVING mother has spoken of her determination to raise cash for the hospice that cared for her ...
  
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  Cats found hanged
THE RSPCA is appealing for information after two cats were found hanged on scrubland in Dukinfield. ...
  
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  Marvellous medics
SUCCESS is the prescription at a Stalybridge doctor’s surgery which has been voted the best in the N...
  
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  What an honour
TAMESIDE army medics who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have been given the Freedom of the City of M...
  
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  Drawing inspiration
AN ASHTON schoolgirl with some serious artistic abilities has become New Charter Housing Trust’s lat...
  
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  Baby seven billion
A NEWBORN baby has shot to global stardom, after her birth pushed the Earth’s population up to seven...
  
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  Hospital pay out
A MAN whose life was ruined after doctors at Tameside Hospital mis-diagnosed a spinal injury has spo...
  
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  Football flare up
A DERBY match between Droylsden FC and Stalybridge Celtic descended into chaos after opposing fans t...
  
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  Blazing saddles
A TAMESIDE firefighter who has been saving lives for three years is now calling on locals to return ...
  
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  Hydes new community college open
AFTER the years of waiting, from initial plan to final build, Hyde’s new multi-million pound school ...
  
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THE biggest public sector strike in a generation brought widespread disruption to Tameside yesterday...
  
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  Striking out
THE biggest public sector strike in a generation brought widespread disruption to Tameside yesterday...
  
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  Batty about tribute
NORA Batty has been honoured in stained glass by parishioners from the church she grew up with. St...
  
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  Tornado hits Hyde
A TORNADO rocked parts of Hyde causing damage to houses uprooting trees and flipping over a car. T...
  
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  Burger ban on menu
TAMESIDE Council is considering banning takeaways and burger vans located close to schools, followin...
  
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  Academy opens
PUPILS from Droylsden Academy have welcomed the New Year by starting school in a new building. Stu...
  
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  Beating the credit crunch
FORTY out-of-work locals have found employment with an Ashton company after being given a helping ha...
  
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  Making musical history
STALYBRIDGE celebrated its place in musical history this week as the birthplace to one of the most f...
  
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  On tour to Oman
Hyde Cricket Club’s outstanding all-rounder Scott Kirwin has been named in the National League Crick...
  
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A TENANCIOUS Tameside teen who suffers from brittle bones has conquered her condition to climb the E...
  
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A TENANCIOUS Tameside teen who suffers from brittle bones has conquered her condition to climb the E...
  
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  Cat killer sentenced
A MAN who killed a kitten by throwing it from his balcony has been sentenced to...
  
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Firefighters have their tallest ladder at the ready as they prepare to scale the heights of Mount Ev...
  
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Marks & Spencer has revealed that its relocated Ashton store will open its doors to customers on...
  
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