The latest news from Thursday, September 25th, 2025
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Police offer university students advice on how to protect themselves as the academic year begins
As the academic year begins - officers are urging university students living in student accommodation to take simple but effective steps to protect themselves and their belongings from burglary.
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Ricky Hatton's gym to host memorial event
Ricky Hatton’s gym has announced plans to host a memorial event this weekend.
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TPE welcomes new graduates
TransPennine Express (TPE) has welcomed a new group of graduates onto its career-launching programme.
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Memorial plinth erected for babies in unmarked graves
A memorial plaque has gone up in Oldham to commemorate the hundreds of babies buried in unmarked graves in the borough.
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Great Minds Together Launch Campaign for Schools, Care and Residential settings to Stop Using Punitive Behaviour Policies and Replace with Therapeutic and Trauma-Informed Approaches
As Stockport-based Great Minds Together (GMT) moves into its annual national Behaviour Awareness Week (BAW) this week (September 22-28), the not-for-profit organisation has launched its third annual nationwide campaign calling on schools, care and residential homes to end punitive behaviour policies and adopt therapeutic and trauma-informed practices.
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‘We were abused as children – now we’re being ignored by the government and Oldham council’
Victims of child sex abuse from Oldham say they’re being ‘ignored’ by Oldham council and the government over promises for an inquiry into grooming gangs.
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Councillors backed by Galloway’s party for upcoming election
A group of independent councillors in Oldham have joined forces with George Galloway’s The Workers Party ahead of the next local election.
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Market Avenue to come alive with gaming, music and film events this weekend
Ashton-under-Lyne is set for a buzzing weekend of family fun, live entertainment, and cinematic adventure thanks to Make Ashton Great Again.
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Tameside Residents urged to rinse and recycle their plastics
Tameside residents are being reminded to do their bit for the environment by rinsing and recycling plastic pots, tubs and trays in their black mixed recycling bins.
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Behaviour Awareness Week: a spotlight on Connect - Glossop and High Peak SEND support
Behaviour Awareness Week is an annual campaign launched by Great Minds Together – a specialist service for Neurodivergent individuals with complex mental health and their families.
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Befriending Project: Just an hour a week can change a life
The Bureau, a much-loved local charity, is calling on the people of Glossopdale to step forward and help tackle loneliness in the community by becoming volunteer befrienders.
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Tributes paid to 'bright and beautiful' teenager found dead two days before birthday
The family of 17-year-old Catherine Blackhurst have paid tribute to the 'intelligent young lady'.
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Council ‘taking action’ on homelessness
More and more people in Tameside are on the brink of becoming homeless – triggering a new plan from town hall bosses.
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Crackdown on HMOs approved by town hall bosses
A crackdown on houses of multiple occupations (HMOs) has been brought into force in Tameside – with one councillor describing it as a ‘war on slum landlords’.
