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• Funeral directors help Millbrook pupils’ secret garden bloom

  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 unite to help families facing food poverty in Tameside

  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.

• Over-55s housing scheme helps former taxi driver live well at home

  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.

• Santa and Stagecoach spread festive cheer at Tameside hospital

  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.