Council row breaks out after Tory members claims Tameside's leisure trust is a 'ticking time bomb'
direct to your inboxCouncillors have become embroiled in a row over Tameside’s leisure trust after a Tory member claimed it was a ‘ticking time bomb’.At a meeting of the full council on Tuesday night, Conservative Stalybridge South councillor Liam Billington was critical of the money that had been loaned to Active Tameside by the town hall.In November the council agreed a £1.8m loan to keep the leisure trust afloat for the remainder of the financial year.But councillors involved with Active Tameside told the meeting it was ‘more than a gym’ and had already paid back most of the loan money used following an insurance payout.Coun Billington said: “I have raised the issue of Active Tameside being a ticking time bomb.“At the last budget I