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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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Five people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud offences as part of an investigation into the process of how candidates were put forward for the local election in Tameside, Greater Manchester.

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

It will also be used for town centre regeneration projects in Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside and Prestwich in Bury, while support would be given for Mayoral Development Zones in Stockport, Bolton, Leigh and Middleton.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 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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