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Concerned parents and union members have welcomed Derbyshire County Council’s decision to boost funding for its SEND teams.

A HMO has been given the go-ahead by planners despite locals slamming the decision as ‘irresponsible’.

A motorcycle riders’ group based in Hadfield is inviting the community to come together this Christmas to support a local charity.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) workers begin a fresh round of strike action tomorrow (Friday) over fair pay.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) workers begin a fresh round of strike action tomorrow (Friday) over fair pay.

Home cooks in Tameside and across Greater Manchester are being urged to think twice before tipping leftover festive fat down the kitchen sink this Christmas.

The Waterloo and Taunton Conservative Club in Ashton-under-Lyne once again spread festive joy, opening its doors to club members and local residents aged 65 and over for its annual Pensioners Christmas Party.

Stalybridge is set to undergo a fresh wave of regeneration as work begins on a series of major improvements aimed at making the town centre more attractive, accessible, and welcoming for residents, businesses, and visitors.

Concerned parents and union members have welcomed Derbyshire County Council’s decision to boost funding for its SEND teams.

A motorcycle riders’ group based in Hadfield is inviting the community to come together this Christmas to support a local charity.

Pupils and staff at All Saints CVA got into the festive spirit for Elf Day, raising funds in support of Alzheimer’s.

Derbyshire County Council has echoed warnings from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as flu cases rise sharply across the country.

A HMO has been given the go-ahead by planners despite locals slamming the decision as ‘irresponsible’.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) workers begin a fresh round of strike action tomorrow (Friday) over fair pay.

Upturn is determined to ensure there isn’t a little boy or girl forgotten by Santa Claus this Christmas – by launching a toy appeal for the Royal Oldham Hospital’s Children’s Ward.

The winners of First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO)’s Budding Neighbourhoods summer gardening competition 2025 have been announced.

Three men have been jailed for life after an an innocent grandfather was shot through his living room window in a murder which was caught on a doorbell camera.

A city council says it is “deeply saddened” by the theft of more than 600 artefacts from its museum collection.

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has jumped by 55% in a week, NHS figures show.

Liverpool is the most generous city in the UK this year, according to figures from a fundraising platform.

Stalybridge Celtic made it back-to-back wins on Tuesday with their second 3-2 victory in a matter of days, this time seeing off Nantwich Town at Bower Fold. 

Tameside athlete Katie Kay will once again represent her country next year at April’s Manchester Marathon. 

Manchester United did what they needed to do against Wolves on Monday, coming back from a first-half scare to run out 4-1 winners on the night. 

Following two knife-edge results against Leeds and Fulham last week, Manchester City faced an in form Sunderland side who were promoted from the Championship last season after winning the play off final. 

Christmas Karma seemed to arrive early ahead of the festive season, and I only just managed to catch it on the big screen before it vanished, a bit like a Christmas tree bought in November and threadbare by the time turkey is served. I was told by many reviewers that I was going to hate it, but in all honesty, it was quite a wholesome retelling of 'A Christmas Carol', with a Bollywood twist and some original music from Gary Barlow, randomly. Businessman Mr Sood is forced to confront painful memories from his past, in a bid to understand how he's got so miserly and mean-spirited.

If you're a regular reader of this column, you'll know I'm a sucker for a cheeky survey, and there's been no shortage lately of festive themed ones. I don't know about you, but I enjoy the build-up to Christmas far more than the day itself, which can feel like something of an anticlimax. I also love digging out the songs that we bury away for the other eleven months of the year, and giving them a spin on Tameside Radio.

Hyde Festival Theatre has once again delivered a festive treat with its family pantomime Snow White, directed with flair and energy by Daniel Oliver-Grant.

Welcome to the party, pal! Die Hard has been the subject of a great deal of heated debate in our office this week, as we try and work out if it should be classed as a Christmas film or not. A poll for the British Board of Film Classification has found that a sizeable 44 per cent said the Bruce Willis 1988 action classic should not be classified as a Christmas film, despite it being set at Christmas, and essentially being about a man trying to get home to see his family on Christmas Eve. 44 per cent are wrong, in my firm opinion. Yippee ki-yay.

Now You See Me Now You Don't sees a third big screen outing for the Four Horsemen, along with a new generation of illusionists to mix things up a bit (cue a fair few cross-generational jibes in the script). The plot centres around a giant "heart diamond", and an attempt to capture it from Veronika Vander (Rosamund Pike, who is on fiery form as an ice queen).