Service changes, September 2007
One happy accident of Stagecoach in Manchester’s September service revisions has been the restoration of a link between Stalybridge and Stockport. Read the rest of this entry »
New Roger Hodgson DVD out next month
Some great news from Eagle Rock Entertainment comes in the form of a new Roger Hodgson DVD. Entitled *’Take The Long Way Home’, Read the rest of this entry »
Young people’s haven faces closure in 2008
It was revealed in the Tameside Advertiser (09 August 2007) that unless funding could be sought, an important haven for Tameside’s 13 - 25 year olds could close by New Year’s Day 2008.
The Information Shop for Young People has for the last ten years offered free and confidential advice to young persons on services from counselling to anger management. From their premises in Market Avenue, 1,900 youngsters turned to the Information Shop in the last year alone. For its users, the shop is a comfortable place and often busy.
Losing this facility would leave its users devoid of a private, confidential and non intrusive place much needed in the Tameside area. Supported by NHS personnel, the Information Shop’s sexual health clinic is the busiest in the borough. Its counselling services have saved many a young person from mental distress and eating disorders.
It is important, for the greater good of Tameside that this facility should be saved. Having used this place myself, I too found the Information Shop a comfortable place when I was unemployed. I would like to see this place remain so.
