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• ‘We are here to do our very best’: NHS chief Karen James OBE on demand, staff and patient care

  In an exclusive interview with the Tameside Reporter, Karen James OBE, chief executive of Tameside and Glossop NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, speaks about the pressures facing the NHS locally and her vision for its future.

• Tram drivers’ strike called off – but 200 bus workers set to walk out

  The planned Metrolink drivers’ strike for the weekend and New Year’s Eve has been called off, but 200 bus workers in Greater Manchester are still set to walk out. 

• Discovery Academy pupils spread festive cheer at Hattersley Tesco

  Shoppers at Hattersley Tesco were treated to some seasonal spirit recently as pupils from Discovery Academy Hyde sang Christmas carols to raise money for their school.

• Adult pantomime: A fearlessly funny triumph from Sparks Dramatic Society

  My last visit to Hyde Festival Theatre was for another Sparks Dramatic Society production “A-Lad-in-Her”, their cheeky tribute to Aladdin.