Criminal Prosecutions

Marie Fairhurst from Clough End Road, Hattersley, was fined £50 with £392 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for dropping a cigarette at the junction of Birch Lane and Ashton Road, Dukinfield.

Anthony Mullins from Manchester Road, Audneshaw was fined £100 with £175 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for dropping litter outside Marks and Spencer in Ashton.

Susan Bell from Edge Lane, Droylsden was fined £50 with £70 costs by Tameside magistrates in April for failing to display a valid parking ticket while parked up in Greenside Lane, Droylsden.

Zakir Rahman trading as Spice Indian Cuisine Restaurant, Craven Street, Droylsden was fined £1000 with £500 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for selling alcohol despite being unlicensed to do so.

Nasima Begum was given a 12 month conditional discharge with £250 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for benefit fraud after falsely claiming to be the landlord of a house in Blanford Street, Ashton.

Denis Malaney from Burghley Close, Stalybridge was given a 12 month conditional discharge with £1,000 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for benefit fraud.

Lynda Malaney from Burghley Close, Stalybridge was given a 12 month conditional discharge by Tameside Magistrates in March for benefit fraud.

Sheryl Livesley from Harridge Avenue, Stalybridge, was given a 12 month conditional discharge with £300 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for benefit fraud.

Mark Sullivan from Curzon Road, Ashton was fines £100 with £200 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for flytipping on land at Brushes Road, Stalybridge.

Poundworld Retail Ltd from Staveleigh Mall, Ashton was fined £1,500 with £1,379 costs by Tameside Magistrates in March for selling a toy stapler and a remote control that failed to comply with safety regulations.

Razia Khatun was given a 12 month conditional discharge with £200 costs by Tameside Magistrates in April for benefit fraud after falsely claiming she lived at an address in Blanford Street, Ashton.

Christopher Baines from Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, was given a 12 month conditional discharge with £366.35 costs by Tameside Magistrates in April for lytipping on land off Both Road, Audneshaw.

Marie Cleary from Combs Avenue, Hyde, was given a 12 month conditional discharge with £400 costs by Tameside Magistrates in April for selling alcohol to a 15 year old.

Summer sports for Kids

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On your marks

As the Citizen goes to press youngsters from across the borough are gearing up for this year’s Greater Manchester Youth Games.

Team Tameside will consist of over 280 young people, competing in 26 teams made up of 13 different sports sponsored by New Charter Housing Trust Group.

Tameside Activity and Development Team along with Tameside’s local sports clubs and volunteers have been coaching the budding athletes so they can compete with the best of region at the annual games.

Local clubs like East Cheshire Harriers Athletic Club, Dukinfield Rugby Club, Tameside Netball Club, Raven Judo Club, Hyde Cricket Club, Hawkes Hockey Club and Rosehill Tennis Club are all lending a hand to help our future sporting stars get a head start before competing against the nine other boroughs of Greater Manchester.

Over the last few years Team Tameside has done the borough proud, not only have the young people brought back medals but have upheld our reputation for fair play and sporting attitude.

You can watch the games for free on Saturday 30 June at Sport City, Broughton Park and Belle Vue in Manchester.

For more details contact Bhagvati Mistry, Borough Team Organiser on 0161 603 5257

And primary children are hot on their heels

Youngsters from nine Tameside primary schools are getting set to compete in the Manchester mini-games.

Teams from Tameside, Trafford, Stockport, Oldham and Manchester will battle it out for the title of Manchester Champions next month at Trinity High School in Hulme.

Team Tameside features the cream of Tameside’s sporting talent, with the nine schools having beat off stiff competition in various inter- school competitions to make it to the finals of the mini games.

They will compete in a variety of sports including: athletics, basketball, netball, rugby, hockey, tennis and gymnastics.

The aim of the day, on Wednesday 11 July, is to promote physical activity, encourage young people to join sports clubs, increase participation and promote fair play with each sport having a fair play award.

The team will also have 2 disability sports teams from Oakdale School and Hawthorns competing in tag rugby and athletics.