Richard Stead

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Restoration of town's civic hall finishedRichard SteadBBCStalybridge Civic Hall was built in 1868 and has now been restoredThe regeneration of a town's "beautiful" civic hall has been completed. Stalybridge Civic Hall, which was built in 1868, was once home to the town's indoor market but is set to reopen as a centre for festivals and theatre performances. Its leaking roof has been repaired and its historic Victorian features restored.

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Image caption, Taylor says Tameside Women's Services have given her "a second chance"A woman who was prosecuted for supplying cocaine to friends has said she has been supported to swap her "chaotic" former lifestyle for one in which she can now help rehabilitate other offenders. Taylor, who lives in Tameside, was placed on probation after she was convicted and handed a two-year suspended prison sentence for supplying the Class A drug in 2021.

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'I turned my back on drugs to rehabilitate others'Richard SteadBBCTaylor says Tameside Women's Services have given her "a second chance"A woman who was prosecuted for supplying cocaine to friends has said she has been supported to swap her "chaotic" former lifestyle for one in which she can now help rehabilitate other offenders. Taylor, who lives in Tameside, was placed on probation after she was convicted and handed a two-year suspended prison sentence for supplying the Class A drug in 2021.

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'Locals feel intimidated by shootings and violence'Laura O'Neill & Richard SteadBBCJason Howard says there have been problems with drugs and violence in DerkerPeople living in part of Oldham feel "intimidated in their own homes" after an increase in gangland violence and anti-social behaviour, a resident has said.

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Killer who cut up housemate caught in chance sightingRichard SteadGMPForensic officers pictured searching Kersal Dale Bunker as part of the investigationA chance sighting by police helped catch the killer who murdered and dismembered his housemate before scattering body parts across Greater Manchester. Marcin Majerkiewicz has been found guilty of murdering 67-year-old Stuart Everett in a case that sparked a huge investigation and saw remains found in six locations across the region.