Tameside Reporter from Wednesday, July 29th, 2026

Tameside council is predicting a £15m budget shortfall by 2026/27 unless urgent action is taken.

Tameside Hospital’s gardens, lawns, wooded areas and other green spaces are ready to be spruced up with the appointment of a new specialist nature support role.

A Tameside charity that supports families affected by the loss of a baby or child is set to host a Summer Fair in August.

Volunteers from Tameside Talking News were invited to the Mayor’s Parlour in recognition of their invaluable contribution to producing the audio newspaper for residents.

An Independent Partner with Usborne Books is launching a community book hunt across parks and villages in the Tameside area this summer.

A tantalising line up of traders are set to open their doors in Ashton’s newly transformed Market Square.

With the warm, dry and increasingly windy conditions early on Saturday, the ongoing wildfires at Dovestone and Swineshaw intensified, producing heavy smoke and rapidly spreading fire fronts.