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The new Joint Chair, David Wakefield A new Joint Chair has been appointed to Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (TGICFT). The trusts run the Stepping Hill Hospital and Tameside Hospital alongside community health services in Stockport, Tameside and Glossop.  David Wakefield …

Ashton’s Royal Mail Delivery Office will be remaining permanently closed, following previous plans for a temporary relocation. In December 2023, a routine building fabric survey at the office revealed the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels. On the advice of chartered structural engineers, two exclusion zones were created …

Super-strength drugs produced in illicit labs in Eastern Europe and the Far East are set to spread throughout Greater Manchester, a doctor has warned. More than 100 deaths in the UK have been linked to synthetic opioids called nitazenes since last summer, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). However, …

Vehicles on Mottram Moor. Image: Nigel Wood. A campaign group has stepped up its opposition to the proposed A57 link roads.  High Peak Green New Deal has printed 10,000 leaflets and many of these will be delivered by Royal Mail over the next couple of weeks.  Volunteers have already delivered …

Photo by Brett Jordan from Pexels A local postman has criticised his Royal Mail bosses after claiming they have been told to prioritise parcel deliveries instead of first class mail. The ‘postie’ who wished to remain anonymous, branded the move “disgusting”. He claimed everything from Christmas cards to hospital appointment …