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Tameside Libraries turn up the volume on reading with this year's Summer Reading Challenge
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (561+ words) Thursday, 2 July 2026 11: 05 Libraries across Tameside are inviting children to discover the joy of reading through Read to the Beat! " the music-themed Summer Reading Challenge 2026. The free, annual challenge, organised by The Reading Agency, launches with Super Sign-Up Saturday on Saturday…...
Hulme Grammar School U13s crowned World Schools Netball Champions
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (519+ words) Thursday, 2 July 2026 12: 06 Hulme Grammar School is celebrating a historic sporting triumph after its Under-13 netball team was crowned champions at the prestigious World Schools Netball Cup, held at the world-class sports facilities of Loughborough University. The Oldham-based squad secured the…...
Art show puts voice to Oldham women's unheard stories
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (385+ words) Thursday, 2 July 2026 09: 52 A free art exhibition shares Oldham women's lived experiences of access to reproductive healthcare over the ages. Since 2020, over 100 women have attended creative workshops with Cabasa CIC. The resulting body of work, whichreflects onexperiences including pregnancy, endometriosis and menopause,…...
Major housing scheme gets final sign off
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (471+ words) Wednesday, 1 July 2026 13: 48 A 102-home residential scheme next to Stalybridge station has had final sign-off." It will be a mix of three-storey town houses and apartment blocks on unused land. Tameside council has finalised the details of the scheme with developer…...
Oldham's young people offered work experience boost through Grand D'part GB
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (394+ words) Wednesday, 1 July 2026 10: 35 Young people aged 18 to 25 from Oldham are being encouraged to take up the opportunity to gain real work experience by volunteering at one of the world's greatest sporting events. The announcement comes as the Tour de France Femmes…...
City Watch: Blues appoint Maresca
1+ day, 22+ min ago (466+ words) Wednesday, 1 July 2026 15: 18 In the week since I last wrote the City Watch column, there have been a number of developments including the confirmation of our new manager as well as some potential signings almost complete. A few weeks ago after…...
Put your foot on the pedal for Dr Kershaw's Hospice
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (544+ words) Wednesday, 1 July 2026 13: 51 Dr Kershaw's Hospice supporters are invited to take a spin for a good cause by booking a free test drive in collaboration with OMC Motor Group....
Arts for all project launched in Oldham
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (657+ words) Wednesday, 1 July 2026 09: 23 A professional drummer and an actor who has taught at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester are determined to help social enterprise Upturn unearth some working-class artists - after branding the current creative industries "elitist." With music lessons coming…...
Well Dressing "comes home" to Gee Cross
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (335+ words) Tuesday, 30 June 2026 12: 05 Community continues ancient tradition in style to bring village together The annual Gee Cross Community Well Dressing proved a resounding success on Sunday as hundreds of residents and visitors gathered to celebrate one of the village's most cherished…...
Soaring temperatures add another dimension to scorching production
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (319+ words) Tuesday, 30 June 2026 11: 25 HLT's Abigail's Party sizzles in the heatwave as emotions reach boiling point Audiences were invited to step back in time to the 1970s last week as Hyde Little Theatre staged Mike Leigh's landmark British tragicomedy Abigail's Party. SCENE FROM…...