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The Latest Breaking News from Ashton

Heartbreaking tribute to 'always smiling' mum-of-three found dead on railway line

Colette Fazackerley, 40, was pronounced dead on Easter Sunday (April 9) after police were called to reports of a woman near the train tracks, close to the Ashton Cricket Club

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"She was always smiling. Nobody would've known she was suffering": Family pay tribute to mum-of-three found dead on railway line

Mum-of-three Colette Fazackerley, 40, was found dead on the railway line in Ashton-under-Lyne

Manchester Evening News

First picture of woman tragically found dead on railway line on Easter Sunday - two days after she was last seen outside bar

Colette Fazackerley was last seen two days before outside a bar in Ashton-under-Lyne

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Abusive messages left on football fans' cars after stunt by group of vigilantes

Motorists parked outside of Ashton Gate Stadium on Raynes Road found fake parking tickets on their cars that told him they had 'parked like a c***'.

Daily Record

Drivers find obscene messages left like parking tickets on cars by vigilantes

Drivers returning to their cars by Bristol's Ashton Gate Stadium found obscene messages left like parking tickets on windscreens complaining that they had left their cars badly positioned

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Cars near Ashton Gate Stadium slapped with rude notes about parking

"Do not do it again"

Bristol Post

Bust-up explodes on Facebook over location of area border sign in Greater Manchester neighbourhood

A new Welcome to Bryn' sign was installed outside Ashton Library recently - sparking an online row

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Town to be left with only two banks after NatWest make 'disappointing' decision

The bank confirmed this decision just six months after announcing they would be closing 43 banks across the UK.

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"The Dodge City days are over": The future for three Greater Manchester towns

Wigan Council's key areas of focus for the rejuvenation of town centres include Wigan, Ashton and Leigh

Manchester Evening News

Town centre to get £6.6million overhaul after government U-turn

Proposals for Ashton include improved shop fronts, upgraded streets and public spaces, new walking and cycling routes and a refresh for the town’s market square

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Young woman missing for more than a year may have been 'killed by man who knew her family'

"We want to keep Alisha in people’s memories"

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Heroic bystanders chase off attacker who dragged teen through alley in bid to rape her

The traumatised 17-year-old was walking home through Ashton-under-Lyne when a stranger asked her for a cigarette before licking her face and pushing her into an alleyway

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Derelict hotel could be demolished for 26 homes

The proposal is looking to bring the site of Rockleigh Hotel in Ashton-in-Makerfield with 26 affordable homes

Manchester Evening News

Disappointment for Wigan's failed bids despite £20 million success for Levelling Up cash

Leigh and Ashton town centres missed out on Levelling Up funding despite Haigh Hall getting £20 million

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'I can't believe it's happened again': Owner's disbelief after BMW obliterates shop

A woman has been arrested after the major smash in Canterbury Street, Ashton-under-Lyne

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Home collapses after car smashes into it with woman arrested

Police and fire crews are in Canterbury Street, Ashton-under-Lyne

Bristol Post

How one area of Bristol will see its population increase by 44 per cent as huge amount of development planned

Now a community group is launching a big project to work out how Southville, Ashton and Bedminster will cope

Manchester Evening News

Row over plans for late night Metrolink tram trial that 'cuts across side of Manchester'

Manchester's Labour-run council is 'pushing hard' for trams to run until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays from 2023, but they did not agree to the Lib Dem's proposal for a three-month trial of late night trams on the Eccles via Media City to Ashton-under-Lyne Metrolink service

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Radical Tameside boundaries shake-up scaled back

The proposals were opposed by local MPs

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Nearly 2,000 homes in Ashton-under-Lyne without electricity after huge power cut

The outage is expected to last until at least 4.45pm

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Plans for major £10m revamp of Ashton-under-Lyne market square to go to consultation

“It is about this market place that’s been changed and changed again and we want to get it right this time.”

Manchester Evening News

People to be fined up to £1,000 for drinking or taking drugs in Ashton town centre

People have complained to the council about ‘intoxicated individuals’ consuming alcohol and ‘other substances’

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Arrest after man attacked with bottle in 'nasty' assault in broad daylight

Police are searching for witnesses after the incident in Ashton on Sunday afternoon

Manchester Evening News

'He was loved by all' - Tributes pour in for Wigan councillor dead aged 51

"Anthony, was a true local activist, loved by all who met him and who adored our Ashton community."

Manchester Evening News

Look of new 67-home development revealed to the public

First occupations of the homes in Ashton-in-Makerfield are expected to take place in early 2023.

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