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On a sunny Wednesday morning in Denton, you might expect to see the town's train station packed with commuters and shoppers making their way into Manchester or nearby Ashton.

It seems many of you can't quite let go of the nights you spent clubbing in what was once a mecca of Greater Manchester's nightlife.

A Tameside town has been hit with a dispersal order after 'gangs of youths' caused a menace for two days running. Greater Manchester Police received reports of youths - including some carrying weapons - trashing a building and causing havoc at a supermarket.

Two men were chased through a Tameside town centre by a gang of five before having cash and a Stone Island jacket stolen. Three teenage boys have been arrested after two men were targeted by robbers in the early hours.

One of the most popular new events in Greater Manchester's food and drink scene could be set to make a comeback in the new year.

A teenager has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked in a Tameside town centre.

Neighbours have been "disgusted" after a massive pile of waste was dumped on the pavement in a Tameside town centre.

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direct to your inboxPlans to create a new ‘communal’ retirement complex in Mossley which would see the demolition of a ‘dilapidated’ warehouse are dividing residents.A developer has applied to Tameside council to create a block of 31 one-bedroom apartments for the over 55s on land off Nield Street and Smith Street.Since being validated on February 4, there have been 21 comments on the proposals, with 17 objections, one ‘neutral comment’ and three people writing in support.According to the application documents, the land is currently an in-filled reservoir which is now derelict scrubland, partly occupied by a dilapidated warehouse.The landowner, Clements Court Properties Ltd, is partnering with registered housing provider Jigsaw Homes on the

direct to your inboxBringing the Metrolink to Stalybridge would be a ‘downgrade’ and residents ‘don’t want’ to be linked to the tram network, a councillor has claimed.A heated debate flared at a meeting of Tameside’s full council about plans to extend the borough’s tram routes to reach Stalybridge.The proposal has been included as part of the first five-year plans of the Greater Manchester’s wider transport strategy, which runs through to 2040.Released alongside the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, the combined authority has set out a potential boom in Metrolink coverage across the region, including a number of extended and new lines.Under the plans the Ashton line would be extended from Ashton-under-Lyne, where it terminates

The murderous doctor Harold Shipman’s heartless reaction to being shown images of his victims has been revealed in a new BBC documentary.The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime has been showing the true scale of the Hyde GP’s killings - and how little he thought of those who he murdered.Shipman worked as a GP in the Tameside town throughout the 1980s and 90s, building up a level of trust and respect in the local community.However, he was secretly administering a lethal dose of poison to many of his patients - and walked away with cash from their wills.Shipman was arrested and jailed in 2000 while police gathered more evidence about patients they believed he had killed.The new three-part documentary series, which has been airing on BBC Two,