Tameside teen pleads guilty to buying deadly biological toxin on web to kill himself
A 16-year-old Tameside boy has today pleaded guilty to attempting to acquire a deadly biological toxin with a view to taking his own life.
Hard to swallow: North West revealed as most obese region in the country
New statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre reveal obesity hospital admissions were higher in the North West than anywhere else in the country last year.
Jobseeker sanction hot-spots: FOUR Greater Manchester boroughs named in top 20
Four Greater Manchester districts feature in the UK’s top 20 job seeker sanction hot-spots – making it one of the most heavily penalised regions in the country.
Boiling point! Ashton rivalry 17 years in the making nears promotion battle royale
Ashton United and Curzon Ashton are both going for promotion to the Evostik Premier League this year, the first time in 17 seasons they’ve been competing in the same division.
Tameside factory worker’s leg amputated after horror injury – firms fined £50k
Two manufacturing firms have been ordered to pay nearly £50,000 in costs and fines after a Tameside factory worker was forced to have part of his left leg amputated.
Tameside gang jailed after unleashing 18 months of terror on gun crime witness
A notorious Tameside gang – who unleashed 18 months of ‘stress, threats and intimidation’ on a gun crime witness – have finally been convicted.
Tameside boy charged with attempt to acquire biological toxin in ‘terror’ probe
The Tameside teenager, who is too young to be named, is charged with attempting to acquire a biological toxin or agent contrary to the Criminal Attempts Act 1981.
Tameside ‘terror’ probe: Girl, 16, released without charge – boy remains in custody
On February 16, searches were executed at Hanover Street and Spring Mill Drive in Mossley following an investigation by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit.
Tameside, Shameside spat: Council accused of lying over allowance cuts
Shameside, an online campaign group, are accusing Tameside Labour of lying about reductions in the cost of councillors’ allowances.
The (Very) Dirty Dozen: 12 Tameside food outlets get hygiene ratings of one or zero
A staggering 12 establishments have received Food Standards Agency (FSA) ratings of one or zero by Tameside Council in the past two months.
Shipman victim families betrayed by government, says GMP chief Tony Lloyd
Tony Lloyd, Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner, hit out at the government’s failure to implement promised changes in the wake of the Shipman murders during their ‘botched’ reorganisation of the NHS.