GOVERNMENT policy advisors have seen how one Ashton-under-Lyne group is helping tackle poverty. And the Smallshaw-Hurst Children’s Community (SSH CC) may help form strategic policies…
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More than a third of Tameside children living in poverty
NEW FIGURES have exposed the level of child poverty in Tameside, with more than a third below the breadline. And in the Ashton-under-Lyne political constituency,…
View More More than a third of Tameside children living in povertyMossley Foodbank pleas for donations as demand soars
MOSSLEY Foodbank has launched an appeal for donations as demand in the area increases. Their shelves are almost empty and it is a stark reminder…
View More Mossley Foodbank pleas for donations as demand soarsQueen rewards Steven for helping those in poverty
STEVEN Barton, described as a “go-to guy for those in poverty”, has received his British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to…
View More Queen rewards Steven for helping those in povertyPlea to extend free school meals
ASHTON and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has urged the Government to extend free school meals to stop thousands of children across Oldham and Tameside going…
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