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11. Divi delight! Co-ops on rise despite depression
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002In spite of the depression, the local co-operative societies flourished.
12. Thousands out of work as mills shut their doors
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002The thirties opened with all Tameside struggling with the economic depression.
13. The long dark days of war hit home
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002THE second world war had much greater impact on the lives of ordinary people than its predecessors had, but the changes did not happen all at once.
14. Changes in store as WWII stamps its mark on everyday life
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002Excitement surrounded Mossley in 1944 when a German Messerschmitt 109 was brought to the town after it was shot down over Liverpool.
15. Parties galore as war ends
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002Following the announcement of the end of World War Two, thousands of people across the country took to the streets to celebrate.
16. Early victory for Labour
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002A by-election in 1928 saw the Ashton constituency elect Tameside's first Labour MP in Albert Bellamy.
17. The harsh realities of war
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002The harsh realities of war finally hit home in the 1940s with ARP (air raid patrol) wardens on the streets.
18. Post-war cotton industry heads for painful decline
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002The war had cut Lancashire off from its overseas markets and many were never recovered.
19. Jubilee fun and frolics
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002Hyde really went to town with celebrations to mark their 50th anniversary of incorporation as a municipal borough.
20. Fame for Hyde’s own celebrity
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 December 2002People still had a lot to celebrate in the 1930s and there were many pageants and shows held across the towns of Tameside.