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Tameside

British

/ ˈteɪmˌsɑɪd /

noun

a unitary authority of NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 213 400 (2003 est). Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)

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The two sisters were looked after by a Tameside family until their mother arrived the following year, having escaped via Norway.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

During the recent elections across England and Wales, Labour lost control of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, which elects a third of its councillors over four years.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Mr Crittenden is set to replace Emma Alexander, who left to join Tameside Council last month.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025

Suzanne Wiggins, 54, has put up the display at her Tameside home for the past 25 years as a tribute to her nine-year-old daughter, Courtenay Wiggins, who died of misdiagnosed meningitis in 2000.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

She was Caretaker of the National Hazíratu’l-Quds, London from December 1970 to August 1976, and then became a founder member of the Tameside Assembly, Lancashire.

From Unfolding Destiny by Shoghi Effendi

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