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A group of Derbyshire police officers and staff has received specialist training, including a powerful talk from a victim, as part of the county’s focus on tackling honour-based abuse. 

After years without reliable in-person banking services following the closure of local branches, Glossop will get a Temporary Banking Hub at Bradbury Community House on Market Street.

In December, members of the High Peak Biodiversity Network met with Jon Pearce MP at Sunart Fields in Whaley Bridge.

Derbyshire County Council is investing a further £1.3 million to enhance support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.

Children at Millbrook Infant and Primary School are set to benefit from an inspiring new outdoor learning space thanks to a £1,000 donation from Elizabeth Way & Company Funeral Directors.

Volunteers from BAPS mandirs and centres across the UK came together this winter to support families facing food insecurity through their annual Community Food Drive, with local efforts making a meaningful impact in Tameside.

A former taxi driver is thriving in his new home at Birch Lea Park in Hattersley after moving into the over-55s Housing with Care scheme earlier this summer.

Festive cheer arrived on the children’s ward at Tameside Hospital this week as Santa Claus and his helpers travelled in style on a specially decorated open-top bus to deliver gifts to young patients spending Christmas away from home.

A group of Derbyshire police officers and staff has received specialist training, including a powerful talk from a victim, as part of the county’s focus on tackling honour-based abuse. 

After years without reliable in-person banking services following the closure of local branches, Glossop will get a Temporary Banking Hub at Bradbury Community House on Market Street.

In December, members of the High Peak Biodiversity Network met with Jon Pearce MP at Sunart Fields in Whaley Bridge.

Derbyshire County Council is investing a further £1.3 million to enhance support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.

Latics are making a habit of doing the hard and dirty work in the first half and profiting from it in the second, but this time came up short in an entertaining no score draw at Blundell Park.

A loan shark and her enforcer have been jailed following a brutal assault in Oldham that led to the death of a vulnerable man.

A man who stabbed a doorman after being refused entry to a bar in Royton has been jailed for seven years.

On Christmas Eve, a lot of my friends go out drinking. Others frantically prepare uncountable sides and desserts ahead of the big day, or cajole their kids into bed so they can fill their Christmas stockings unobserved. 

Eurostar services are expected to resume later on Tuesday after an earlier power failure saw the Channel Tunnel closed.

Former X Factor contestant Chico has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to drink-driving.

Eurostar has told passengers not to travel because of disruption in the Channel Tunnel.

Eurostar has told passengers not to travel because of disruption in the Channel Tunnel.

Both Tameside derbies in this year’s Boxing Day schedule ended all square, with Ashton United rescuing a late point at home to neighbours Hyde United, while Mossley and Stalybridge Celtic played out a goalless draw at Seel Park. 

Latics are making a habit of doing the hard and dirty work in the first half and profiting from it in the second, but this time came up short in an entertaining no score draw at Blundell Park.

Micky Mellon’s stock phrases are enigmatic. He says, “I know what good looks like,” but is reluctant to tell you or I what it means.

A perfect Michael Mellon hat-trick – header, right foot, left foot – was a wonderful way for Latics to end a momentous year at Boundary Park.

Be warned, this under the sea tale is not for little mermaids

My film of the week is Eleanor The Great, directed by Scarlett Johansson and starring the razor-sharp 96 year-old June Squibb. After her best friend passes away, Eleanor moves from Florida to New York to live with her daughter (Jessica Hecht), and ends up wandering into a Holocaust Survivors Group at her local Jewish Community Centre. Long story short, she recounts the life experiences of her late friend, even befriending a young aspiring journalist (Erin Kellyman) and striking up a close friendship with her. Unfortunately, her lies quickly begin to unravel.

If you've been reading this column for any length of time, you'll know I like a survey, and according to research this week from Santander, the vast majority of Brits say they are kinder in December than at any other time of the year. Based on recent journeys on the M60 and battling my way through packed shopping centres, I must have had bad luck and encountered more than my fair share of Grinches, but anyway, let's have a look at the acts of kindness that we will carry out this Christmas...

Ensemble Theatre’s Sir Laughalot and the Twelve Knights of Christmas proves that pantomime magic is alive and well in Tameside, delivering laughter, warmth and festive fun for audiences of all ages.

Stunning version of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe graces the stage this festive season