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1. £4.5m blunder payout
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 28 February 2007A TEN-year-old boy whose bright mind will be forever trapped inside his disabled body due to a hospital blunder during birth has won more than £4.5m compensation.
2. Council’s £20k Africa cash delay
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 28 February 2007AN AFRICAN village is still waiting for a £20,000 donation almost two years after it was pledged by council leader Roy Oldham.
3. Stabbed officer’s service of thanks
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 28 February 2007WEEKS ago he was fighting for his life, but on Sunday Gary Etchells had the chance to say thank you to the people who helped him pull through.
4. Fake forensic expert jailed for five years
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 28 February 2007A BOGUS forensic investigator who conned the justice system for more than two decades has been jailed for five years.
5. Parents in outrage over graves ban
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 28 February 2007GRIEVING parents have accused Tameside Council of targeting children's graves after a councillor said cemeteries were turning into "amusement" areas.
6. Teenager in sex assault
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 26 February 2007A TEENAGE girl was sexually assaulted by a man who abducted her from the street in what police say was a "terrifying ordeal".
7. Fake forensic scientist jailed
Tameside Advertiser, Thursday 22 February 2007A BOGUS forensic investigator who conned the justice system for more than two decades has been jailed for five years.
8. Stab PCSO humbled by public support
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 21 February 2007LEAFING through the piles of cards from wellwishers gives Gary Etchells all the inspiration he needs - and he simply can't wait to get back on the streets.
9. ‘No Christmas lights or teddies on graves’
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 21 February 2007A BAN on personalising graves is on the cards after grieving relatives were accused of going over the top - even putting flashing Christmas lights on them.
10. Violent crime rise ‘is not worrying’
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 21 February 2007A TOP cop has moved to quell fears after a report claimed violent crime in Tameside is on the increase.