East of the M60 looks at the possibility of trams returning to Stalybridge It is 90 years ago since Stalybridge saw its last trams. Back then, the trams were facing competition with local express bus routes. In 1931, the Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukinfield Joint Tramway and Electricity Board began to phase out trams and […]
Read More Metrolink Extensions: Next Stop, Stalybridge?Stagecoach Group becomes first UK bus operator to invest in national roll-out of new bridge alert technology £4m project to strengthen existing safety measures to prevent bridge strikes; Enhancement to GreenRoad’s leading driver safety and fuel-efficiency system; 8,000 buses covered in England, Scotland and Wales by summer 2021.
Read More Low Bridge Strikes Scuppered by Bridge Alert SystemNot only a coffee table book for groundhoppers; a must for any football fan Title: British Football’s Greatest Grounds: One Hundred Must-See Football Venues; Author: Mike Bayly; Photography: various contributors including David Bauckman, Paul Paxford, Colin McPherson, Andy Nunn, Stuart Tree, Ben Webster, Publisher: Pitch Publishing Limited (2020); Recommended Selling Price: £30.00 (hardback). At this […]
Read More Book Review: British Football’s Greatest GroundsWhat are non-essential shops and what are essential shops? Within the last two days, the whole of England has fallen in to a third lockdown. Though cases and hospital admissions are lower than the English average in Tameside, its recent rise in cases is a cause for concern. Lockdown 3.0 is expected to last till […]
Read More The Essentials on Essential Shops: Ashton Review of Shops ExtraThis month’s semi-reopened window on the shop windows We hope our regular readers, old and new, have a Happy New Year. What we mustn’t lose sight of is the fact 2021 could be another bumpy one. The end of this year could see the loss of a few familiar High Street names. We might get […]
Read More Retail Comings and Goings in Tameside, January 2021: The Ashton Review of ShopsTameside’s forgotten toll road? There are very few toll roads in Greater Manchester. One of them incurs a modest toll across the Manchester Ship Canal. This is the Warburton Bridge toll road, managed by The Peel Group.
Read More Down Our Street Special: A Toll StoryUseful advice on staying safe on the buses At this very time of writing, Britain is on the verge of a possible third lockdown. Since the Coronavirus first reared its head, the petering out of a second wave has been replaced by a third wave. Which at this moment in time has greatly affected households […]
Read More Get The Best From Your Bus, ResponsiblyELO’s most famous work in brass band form Piece: Mr Blue Sky; Composer: Jeff Lynne; Arranger: Christopher Wormald. “More…” You want more… For this year’s Brass Banding Advent Calendar, we finish off our virtual concert with an ELO song from 1977. One that is as well known by toddlers as it is with grandparents and […]
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 26. Mr Blue SkyA Merry Christmas to you all with a modern day classic Piece: Happy; Composers: Pharrell Williams; Arranger: Michael Pilley. Well, you have shouted and clapped loud enough for the encore set. Let’s start with a modern-day classic, one that has increased in popularity over recent years.
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 25. HappyDetails of Christmas and New Year’s Day bus services in Tameside and surrounding area for 2020 – 2021 Due to that COVID-19 thingy, we have left this year’s digest a bit later than usual on East of the M60. This was to allow for any recent changes to the Tier system and to discourage non-essential […]
Read More Tameside’s Christmas and New Year Bus Service Updates (2020)
