Ashton cordon LIVE as street taped off after two men stabbed and assaulted with chilli oil

NewsGreater Manchester NewsTamesideLIVEUpdated 2 mins agoOfficers are in attendance while a cardboard boxPolice and forensics attend a scene on Delamere Street, Ashton(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)Updated 13:40, 19 Aug 2026Two men have been stabbed following 'multiple incidents' in a Tameside town centre. Officers were called out to Ashton-under-Lyne on Tuesday evening (August 18).Officers examined scenes on Stamford Street, Warrington Street and Wood Street, with cordons still in place this morning. Greater Manchester Police says the incidents included reports of assaults involving a non-toxic liquid substance, now found to have been chilli oil, and reported stabbings.Two men, aged 44 and 50, were taken to hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds. Thankfully, the