“Absolutely disgusting” award after council’s parking U-turn
Tameside Council (TMBC) has been ridiculed for accepting a business prize after making a U-turn on car parking charges.
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The Big Interview: Pauline Rawlins
You always hear Pauline Rawlins before you see her. A fixture of various crossings in Levenshulme for a generation, the 58-year-old lollipop lady is at the stage where kids she ushered to primary school a generation ago are now using her traffic-stopping powers to ferry their own whippersnappers to class.
Outpatients saved from RAAC and ruin by new £24m unit
A new £24.3 million outpatient unit is officially open for business after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Stepping Hill Hospital today (Friday, August 29).
£2 million transformation for “drain on public funds”
A Victorian building described as an “unsustainable drain on public funds” will close its doors on Friday ahead of a £2 million redevelopment.
The class of 2040: meet Isla, Ava, Amelia, Muhammad, Jack and Oliver
Parents in Greater Manchester have largely bucked the trend for the most popular new baby names in the country.
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.
Weekly Wednesday walks to explore local parks
A new series of weekly walks aims to encourage people to explore their local community with fresh eyes over the summer.
Restaurant offers free meal to diners with same name as ‘icons’
An acclaimed restaurant has promised free meals to people sharing their first name with people it considers to be ‘Real Manchester Icons’.
First baby registered at new community hub
A three-week-old girl already has her name in the history books after becoming the first birth registered at a new community hub.
Petition launched to save former baths
A derelict pool where one of the first women to swim the English Channel trained must become a heritage site, according to a campaigner trying to stop its demolition.