ASHTON MP David Heyes has blasted Tameside Hospital bosses after a national report labelled it among the worst in the country. Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust scored just 4.8 out of 100 for patient safety in the report by Dr... (Continue reading)
HUNDREDS turned out see Peter Kay switch on Glossop’s Christmas lights last Friday. But it wasn’t the legendary funnyman doing the honours – instead it fell to his namesake, deputy mayor Peter Kay, who got a little help from Santa.... (Continue reading)
POLICE raided a suspected cannabis farm in Hadfield. The raid took place at Lambgates in Hadfield at around 10.15am on Friday. Police found about 100 plants, thought to be cannabis, growing inside a property. A man, Bui-van Phuong, 49, of... (Continue reading)
SEVENTY-FIVE pints – that’s how much blood kind-hearted John Pasiecznik has donated to the national blood service in just 30 years. John, of Higher Barn Road in Hadfield, decided to start donating at the age of 19. At the time,... (Continue reading)
GLOSSOP MP Tom Levitt has announced he will be stepping down at the next election after 13 years serving the High Peak. Mr Levitt, 55, broke the news to his Labour party colleagues via email earlier this week. He said... (Continue reading)