Election 2016 – Tameside roundup: Red sea as Labour mop the floor with opposition
Labour were ousted from just one seat in an otherwise expected red wash at Tameside local election overnight.
Labour were ousted from just one seat in an otherwise expected red wash at Tameside local election overnight.
Labour shook off a strong challenge from UKIP to retain slightly diminished control of Bolton council in the local elections.
Labour’s Winton councillor David Lancaster expects the local elections to return a status quo across Salford.
Worsley Conservative councillor Karen Garrido is predicting that more and more people will choose to vote via post, rather than at the polling station on election night, in the future.
The People’s History Museum is seeking people who have a passion for history and LGBT rights to step forward as they hunt for a team of volunteer community curators to create its latest exhibition.
The executive principle of an Oldham school deemed inadequate by Ofsted is aiming high after the education watchdog commended his leadership.
A Tameside homeless charity has ‘ironically’ thanked Margaret Thatcher on its 20th anniversary – for causing the homelessness it works to eradicate.
This week, for the first time in the history of the NHS, an all-out junior doctor’s strike has taken place in England.
A woman whose young nephew is suffering from leukaemia has raised over £8,000 for a Manchester charity by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
A woman has been left in critical condition after sustaining ‘life threatening injuries’ after being assaulted by three men during a burglary.
A group of ex-offenders are fearing for their futures as they stand to lose their beloved Manchester community probation group.
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