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  Local Vocals are opening a new choir in Ashton-under-Lyne. The community choir runs 44 other choirs across the North of England.

• Four people charged in relation to a wildfire at Dovestone Reservoir

  Four people have been charged following a wildfire at Dovestone Reservoir in July.

• Fields of Gold Festival 2026 is set to bring two days of tribute acts to Tameside

  Fields of Gold Festival returns to Ashton-under-Lyne this weekend for two days of live music, tribute acts, and a buzzing festival atmosphere.

• Choking can become life-threatening within minutes as St John Ambulance aims to teach 500,000 life-saving first aid

  Thirty-one per cent of people in the North West do not know choking can become life-threatening in minutes without first aid - according to new research from St John Ambulance.