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Charlotte Green Local Democracy Reporter
  • Manchester
  • Manchester Evening News

Local Democracy Reporter (LDR) based at the Manchester Evening News, covering Tameside and Oldham councils.

Published In

Manchester Evening News

Focus Areas

  • Tameside
  • Oldham

499 Articles
4 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield made Freeman of the Borough of Oldham

Kevin has done incredible sporting challenges to raise money for ex-teammate Rob Burrow who was diagnosed with Motor ...

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4 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Drivers in Greater Manchester borough furious over 'March madness' on 'crumbling' roads

A councillor said motorists are getting 'sick and tired' of disruption due to roadworks in March

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9 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Surprise £20m funding boost for Stalybridge regeneration - weeks after levelling up bid was rejected

Tameside council says the plans include repair work to the Civic Hall to support its reuse and enhancement

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9 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Oldham Coliseum confirms with 'deep sadness' it will close in two weeks despite passionate campai...

“The outpouring of love for the theatre over the past weeks has been overwhelming," the theatre company said

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11 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Authorities 'underestimated' risks posed by man who went on to kill sister while on caravan holiday

Matthew Selby, now 20, killed his 15-year-old sister Amanda in July 2021

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11 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Controversial family assessment unit plan for terraced house which split opinion granted approval

A proposal to change the use of a six-bedroom house on the corner of Queen Street in Royton had prompted almost a hun...

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16 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre

But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre

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16 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Plans approved to turn iconic Prudential Building into offices and return it to its 'former splen...

Councillors agreed proposals to repair the inside and outside of ‘The Pru’, which has been empty for years

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18 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Councillors and town hall staff parked for free for more than two years after Covid-19 pandemic s...

Parking passes were issued ‘free of charge upon request’ - 40 councillors applied

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19 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Plans for 60 homes on fire-ravaged mill site in Saddleworth dividing residents

The mill complex, which dates from 1863, was Grade-Two listed in 2016 but that same year was devastated by a fire

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19 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Plans for the second phase of Oldham's Old Library restoration revealed

Proposals for the iconic building, which was built in 1883, are part of the ambition to create a 'cultural quarter' i...

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22 days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Jibes of 'Ant and Dec' as council tax rise approved for Oldham at fractious meeting

A Tory amendment to scrap cost of living support and district teams was branded 'uncaring and reckless'

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