Nigel Skinner

A special concert is to be held this Saturday (15 October) at The Albion Church in Ashton to raise funds for the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Paramedic Val Cochrane is back from the journey of a lifetime utilising her skills to help others in Ukraine.

<p>His story made national headlines literally around the globe last year after he lost his falsies in Benidorm - and miraculously was traced through DNA - with them being returned in the post by Spanish authorities.</p> <p>Now you can enjoy more of Paul’s tales after he has ‘cut his teeth’ on the art of authoring a book, sharing more amusing stories and experiences of his life across the last 60 years.</p> <p>Some of those too have made the headlines - including the tale of his pet pooch Capt…

Tameside Rotary Beer Festival organisers are raising a toast to their new venue for the 2023 Tameside Beer Festival.

<p>A police incident has been declared on the M60 at Junction 23 at Ashton.</p> <p>Police have closed off the scene with the M60 closed in both directions with diversions in place on the exit and entry slip roads to the motorway.</p> <p>The North West Air Ambulance has landed near the scene, not far from the Evans Halshaw Ford garage on Manchester Road.</p>

<p>The Anthony Seddon Fund Centre on George Street in the town is now closed until further notice while the damage is assessed and a clean-up operation begins.</p> <p>Founder Dawn Thomas said: “A hot water pipe burst so hot water poured down through the ceilings causing them to collapse. It was like a sauna when we first discovered the damage.</p> <p>“We expect the centre to be closed now for at least a week. We are all absolutely devastated as everyone works so hard for the charity.”</p> <p>…

<p>More than 700 Post Office branch subpostmasters were wrongly convicted of theft due to a fault with the organisation’s computer system, developed by Fujitsu and introduced into Post Office branches in the late 1990s.</p> <p>Some went to prison, wrongfully charged with theft from the Post Office, while others lost their entire livelihoods, and disgraced in their own communities a number were even driven to take their own lives.</p> <p>But the scandal, branded the greatest injustice in Britis…

A musical version of the gothic novella, ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ is coming to Hyde Festival Theatre.

Oldham Coliseum has been dramatically saved, it has just been announced this evening.

Podcast spotlights key players in the Tameside manufacturing chain