Local MPs back letter to recognise Palestinian state
Navendu Mishra and Afzal Khan are among 221 MPs to sign a letter urging the British Government to recognise Palestine as a state.
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Hospital welcomes £5.5 million new delivery
The cord has been cut on a new £5.5 million state-of-the-art maternity theatre at Tameside Hospital.
£250,000 lottery grant ‘secures future’ of Monastery
Gorton Monastery has been awarded a “transformational” £250,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
£15.7 million project to repurpose former library given go-ahead
A long-empty Victorian library will have a new lease of life after councillors approved a £15.7 million plan to build 102 homes on the site.
Company and director fined £11,000 for selling illegal vapes
The seizure of almost 1,000 illegal e-cigs at two shops in Tameside has led to a company and its director being fined more than £11,000.
Four sentenced after gun and machete attack in which man lost leg
Four men from East Manchester have been jailed for a total of 107 years after attempting to hack and shoot their victim to death.
Hospital staff set £2,500 target for Kilimanjaro climb
Seven members of hospital staff are preparing to fly from Tameside to Tanzania to raise funds for a specialist care unit.
New 30mph speed limit for arterial road
A road that has seen 100 casualties over the past five years is set to have its speed limit reduced.
Tributes paid to ‘influential and bubbly’ Hyde United youth team player
Two football clubs are mourning the death of a talented player described as an “influential, bubbly character” after he was hit by a car on the M60.
Hyde slip to second in tricky conditions
Hyde loosened their grip on the lead of the Cheshire County Cricket League after a draw on the road at Brooklands.