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A Greater Manchester council boss has been recognised with an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

A Tameside mum has swum 1,352 lengths of two local swimming pools – the equivalent of swimming the 21 miles of the English Channel – in memory of a cherished teenage family friend. 

After capturing hearts and making a big difference with her debut book, The Fairy Family and the Lost Puppy, Denton’s very own young author Julia Bugno is back, this time with another enchanting adventure.

From Berick-Upon-Tweed the most Northern point of England to the South Coast, one stride at a time. Milo and Gabriel are taking on 15 marathons in 15 days running for memories, for meaning, and for those whose time is too short.

Staying active doesn’t have to mean standing and for many in Tameside, chair-based exercise is proving to be a lifeline for both physical and mental wellbeing.

An increasing number of people are on the brink of becoming homeless in Tameside – sparking action from the council.

A Conservative councillor in Tameside will be brought before a standards committee next week over a controversial social media post.

Curzon Ashton Under 13’s Blues are celebrating a clean sweep of trophies, having won all five of the competitions they were involved in across the 2024/25 season. 

Jon Pearce has welcomed the Comprehensive Spending Review saying it will put more money in the back pockets of High Peak residents. 

Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing for help to find David, who is missing from Glossop.

A 9-year-old Brownie living on Sheffield Road in Glossop, has launched a heartfelt petition calling on Derbyshire County Council to urgently introduce traffic calming measures to protect her community. 

A group of gymnasts from Glossop are celebrating success in a regional competition. 

Extra funding and volunteers are urgently needed for what is expected to be Buxton’s busiest day of the year.

Andy Burnham has slammed Northern Rail after an FOI revealed the firm has ‘no plans’ to replace fax machines with more modern tech.

A new Housing Strategy has been approved by High Peak councillors covering the next five years to 2030.

Glossop’s transformed historic halls are set to re-open this summer, but before they do members of the public are being offered the chance of a sneak preview.

Leader of Oldham Council, Councillor Arooj Shah has welcomed Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement of a national child sexual exploitation inquiry.

A Greater Manchester council boss has been recognised with an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

Oldham town centre’s Post Office has been saved after the WH Smith that operated the service closed down in May.

Police are appealing for help after a teenage girl has not been seen since Monday.

Officers are seeking a wanted man convicted in his absence for grooming girls for sex in Rochdale in the 2000s.

Throngs of people gathered in Saddleworth to watch the annual Whit Friday event.

Seven men, including two from Oldham, who groomed vulnerable girls in Rochdale have been brought to long-awaited justice after a dedicated GMP investigation into non-recent abuse.

Budding officers from Beever Primary School and Holy Family were given an exciting chance to visit the Manchester Police Museum.