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Multi-million pound proposals to transform Ashton-under-Lyne’s market square which include a huge new ‘feature canopy’ have been formally lodged.

The mayor of Greater Manchester stood outside Ashton Old Baths alongside Tameside’s council bosses to mark the start of a rebirth for the town.

When Andy Burton upped sticks to Ashton-in-Makerfield, he had no idea what to expect. Having grown up in inner city Salford before serving in the Army, he is a man who has seen a lot.

It was the reckless incident against a town centre business which has left people divided. For several years, Tameside residents have spoken of concerns about safety in the outdoor market square area of Ashton town centre.

Standing outside Active Ashton on a busy afternoon, it doesn't take long for a queue of heartbroken gymgoers to make their voices heard. There is anger and devastation in Tameside following this week's announcement that three of the borough's leisure centres will close their doors in September.

The first image of a woman tragically found dead on the railway line on Easter Sunday has been released. Colette Fazackerley was pronounced dead after her body was recovered near to the tracks close to Ashton Cricket Club on April 9.

Town halls across Greater Manchester have paid out £1.1 million on consultants to help try and obtain Levelling Up funding.

A teenager with an ‘obsession’ for weapons posted a video of a terrifying combat knife on Snapchat after almost killing a 16-year-old boy.

The battle for control raging inside Tameside Labour has taken a dramatic twist with council leader Brenda Warrington accusing her would-be successor of a ‘hostile challenge’ that has created a ‘huge division’ in the group. In a defiant new statement Coun Warrington has warned Coun Ged Cooney, claiming she will not be ‘bullied, harassed or intimidated’ into standing down from the position she has held since 2018.

A derelict eyesore in Ashton is set to be turned into a Lidl - making it the borough’s seventh store. Plans for the new food store and parking for 77 cars has been approved for a site on Princess Road by Wigan Council recently.

Tameside council’s first female leader faces being ousted as discontent among the ruling Labour group builds ahead of next month’s local elections. Councillor Brenda Warrington is to be challenged for the top job by current housing boss Coun Ged Cooney - who has warned her ‘change is coming’.

When asked about the government’s ‘levelling up’ plan in Ashton town centre, a blank look falls over most shoppers’ faces.

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A teenager has walked free from court after deliberately coughing towards a retired woman and shouting ‘corona’ at her - because he ‘thought it was funny’.

A teenager has admitted coughing at a 67-year-old woman and shouting 'corona' at her.

A man allegedly shouted 'you won't catch me anyway' before being arrested for breaching the restrictions on movement during the coronavirus lockdown.

Anti-social yobs are travelling from out of town to wreak havoc in Ashton-under-Lyne .

Three teenagers have been arrested following dawn raids in Tameside.