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More than 300,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine so far in Greater Manchester, according to the latest figures.

Supplies of vaccines have become steadier in parts of Greater Manchester after hospitals said the situation with stock last week was 'hand to mouth'.

Around 70 per cent of Covid-19 cases in Tameside are believed to be caused by the new more contagious strain of the virus.

With two quick Covid testing sites now open in Tameside, we paid a visit to one of them at Dukinfield Town Hall to see what it's like and Tameside Reporter editor Nigel Skinner went through the process himself. 

A Tameside music theatre group is looking for young people to help them with a socially conscious podcast project called Hidden.

Tameside's Whit Friday Brass Band Contests have been cancelled for the second successive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Students have been asked to connect with care homes this winter and send letters from #classroomstocarehomes. Tameside College says its students have done them proud. 

Two teenage men from Tameside have been arrested as part of an investigation into the death of popular restaurant owner Mohammed Islam from Hyde, who was hit by his own car following a robbery.

Police have released a CCTV image as they launch an appeal for information after an attempted burglary from a garden shed in Padfield. 

Police are appealing for information after a bicycle was stolen in Padfield. 

Glossopdale Furniture Project is urgently appealing for donations of furniture and household items so it can continue to support individuals and families in need throughout the High Peak.

Ten young people have received fines for breaching Covid guidelines, after attending a party at a holiday let in Chapel-en-le-Frith. 

Hundreds of new trees will be planted at seven sites across Oldham. 

Oldham College has given a "warm welcome" to new plans for the future of skills, jobs and training that could transform the prospects of thousands of local adults, young people and employers.

Oldham Council has agreed to support a key national scheme that will aim to get more than 1,500 young people aged 16-24 into work in Oldham over the next 12 months. 

Plans to convert Oldham's former county court into apartments have been approved, despite councillors' concerns it could become a 'modern slum of the future'.

A Tameside charity has launched a high street voucher scheme and is encouraging local independent retailers to sign up.

Some 56 per cent of North West businesses are expected to invest in their eCommerce capabilities over the next 12 months.

Two entrepreneurs are teaming up to create a new style of online expo, with the aim of attracting business people from across the UK and beyond.

Mike Brooks and Cerid Grimshaw, from Dukinfield's ZenTec Network Solutions, have delivered their first refurbished laptops to help primary school children having to learn remotely during lockdown.

In this week's health and wellbeing segment, Mark Philip and Katie Catherall review some of the pieces featured in the Tameside Reporter and Glossop Chronicle, and they also speak to personal trainer Olivia O'Callaghan.

I’m still smiling over that brilliant FA Cup win over Liverpool at the weekend!

A the time of publishing this article on Monday, United are still top of the league, we’re through to the fifth round of the FA Cup, and Liverpool’s dominance of the English Premier League was almost as short lived as a Chelsea Manager’s career.

In her latest Women In Sport column, Quest Media Network's Katie Catherall speaks to Michelle Vaughan, a 49-year-old runner who turned her life around through the sport.