More from Tameside Reporter

• Free rides take centre stage at Spring Family Festival

  Families across Tameside are being invited to enjoy a packed programme of free entertainment as the borough’s Spring Family Festival returns this April, complete with classic fairground rides at no cost.

• From heartbreak to hope: local family supporting others through pet loss 

  A Glossop family is working to transform the way people say goodbye to their pets, offering a more personal, transparent and compassionate alternative to traditional cremation services and end of life services. 

• Local charity Finding Rainbows secures £50,500 grant to support bereaved families

  A Tameside-based charity supporting families through the devastating loss of a baby or child has received a significant funding boost to expand its vital services.

• Friends take on 10-mile weighted charity walk across Tameside

  A group of friends from Tameside laced up their boots and took on a demanding 10-mile hike across the hills of Stalybridge, all while carrying 10kg rucksacks, to raise money for veterans’ mental health charity, Combat Stress.