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Manchester is a city renowned for its vibrant nightlife, but not so long clubbers also flocked to another Greater Manchester town for a memorable night out.
Recently, we took a look back at Stalybridge's lost nightclubs and bars in the Noughties - a time it was so popular it was nicknamed 'Staly Vegas'. This time, we look at Ashton-under-Lyne, which, in the '90s and '00s, was teeming with bars and clubs that attracted punters from all over.
So popular was Ashton for its nightlife, one commenter posted on our 'Staly Vegas' story on Instagram that it was given the nickname "San Ashtonio". And with the amount of people nominating Ashton as another top place for a night out back in the day, we thought we'd take a look at some of our favourite nightspots from the era.
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Of course, this won't be a complete list of Ashton's loved and lost venues, so if you think any others deserve a mention let us know in the comments below.
Universal was a club on Stamford Street that closed down in 2008. Formerly a conservative club, it first became a nightclub in the 1980s called Yuppies and then later Sparx before becoming Universal.
Having stood empty for 15-years, the M.E.N. reported in 2022 on plans to turn the former nightclub building into apartments.
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A well remembered nightspot in Ashton for many was the futuristic looking nightclub, Atomic. This impressively neon-lit venue on Gas Street was where many clubbers would choose to end the night.
Rumours are that even former Aussie soap and music star Jason Donovan once made an appearance at Atomic. The venue
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