AS Jon Courtenay was capturing the nation’s hearts winning Britain’s Got Talent, the 47-year-old from Mossley was secretly battling cancer. It is only now Jon,…
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Exciting new music industry experience opportunity for young people
YOUNG people in Tameside and Oldham are being offered a unique training opportunity to join Bangdrum’s Vale Sounds initiative and gain valuable music industry experience.…
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BGT winner Jon Courtenay performs live in Carrbrook
BRITAIN’S Got Talent winner Jon Courtenay played his first live audience since lockdown in Carrbook. It was a far cry from performing on stage at…
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Beatrix House hits the high notes with virtual concert featuring international opera singer
JIGSAW Homes Group teamed up with Lockdown Presents, an organisation that works with musicians to bring live performances to people online, to put on a…
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Armchair Adventures: Creative podcast project to help socially isolated people during lockdown
A CREATIVE lockdown music and arts project is being launched by a Tameside-based group to help people across Manchester who are feeling lonely and isolated.…
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Britain’s Got Talent win is ‘life changing’ for Mossley entertainer Jon Courtenay
MOSSLEY’S Jon Courtenay described his landslide victory in the ITV hit series Britain’s Got Talent, as “life changing”. The 47-year-old journeyman entertainer, who only auditioned…
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Brain food Cabbage back on musical menu with new releases
A MUSICAL Mossley export are out of lockdown with a new single and imminent album release. Described as ‘Pennine Punks’ but better known as thought…
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Stalybridge musician is shaking hands with Nashville
LIVE entertainment group Handshake Ltd is screening a documentary featuring Stalybridge musician Dominic Halpin’s remarkable journey from wedding singer to the West End stage via…
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Bands take to Roughtown streets for Whit Friday
THERE were not the usual sights and sounds of brass bands marching on Whit Friday this year – so residents in Roughtown set up their…
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Whit Friday moves online for 2020
THE streets will be quiet, the venues will be empty, and there will be no coaches criss-crossing the borough – but the best of brass…
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