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Chaos broke out at a Tameside council meeting as councillors were heckled by protesters as they confirmed cuts and an increased council tax bill.

The UK’s largest local government pension fund is to freeze all investments linked to Russian-based companies amid the invasion of Ukraine.

direct to your inboxBosses are consulting on plans to relocate Droylsden Library which could see the site redeveloped for housing.Tameside council has launched a public consultation into proposals to move the library service into the ground floor of Guardsman Tony Downes House on Manchester Road.The building, which opened in 2015, is named in memory of Droylsden resident Tony Downes who was killed in Afghanistan in 2007 serving with the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards.It currently serves as the headquarters for the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.Council chiefs say the existing Droylsden Library building, which was built in 1937 and also stands on Manchester Road, is deteriorating.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct