Tony Downes House: Last News

New images of crumbling ceilings and rotting beams have laid bare the challenges of repairing Ashton’s Grade-Two listed iconic Town Hall.

A controversial children's home will be built in Hyde despite locals speaking against the plans at a tense meeting of the planning panel.

Plans for a home that have sparked outrage in Hyde are set to be approved next week.

Campaigners opposing the construction of a huge new ‘garden village’ in Tameside’s countryside have vowed to fight on after it was approved by councillors.

Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood

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