Civic mayor gets second term in historic first for Tameside

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For the latest Tameside news sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here Tameside’s Civic Mayor has been appointed for a second term in a historic first after Covid-19 scuppered her mayoral year.

Councillor Janet Cooper, who represents Longdendale ward, was given back the chains of office at the first in-person meeting of the full council for more than a year.

Speaking at Dukinfield Town Hall, Civic Mayor Cooper said it was ‘hard to describe the pride’ she felt standing before councillors as mayor once again, with her consort Dennis. “When I accepted the mayoralty at the start of 2020, well I don’t think any of us had any idea of what lay ahead,” she added. “For much of my year of office the country was in lockdown and we were severely