A man from Stalybridge has today (Wednesday) been charged with 24 child sex offences.
Marc Harmer (aged 54), of Ridge Hill Lane, has been charged with the following offences:
Possession of an indecent image of a child.
Attempting to arrange/facilitate a child sexual offence.
Two counts of sexual communication with a child
Sixteen counts of attempted sexual communication with a child.
Four counts of attempting to arrange/facilitate a commission of a child sexual offence.
Harmer was charged by officers from Tameside Complex Safeguarding Team and has been released on bail with the condition that he is not to have contact with anyone under the age of 16.
Oldham barber Patrick joins the fight against vaccine misinformation Date published: 09 June 2021
Oldham barber Patrick Scrivens is pictured outside his town centre shop with Christine Khiroya, Screening and Immunisation Lead at the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
An Oldham barber is one of many businesses across Greater Manchester set to arm themselves with the facts about Covid-19 to tackle misinformation about vaccination.
Patrick Scrivens, aged 49, a self-employed barber who operates out of Town Barber Too in Oldham town centre, is backing a Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership-led campaign called VaccChat.
With the Covid-19 vaccine now being offered to younger groups (currently all those aged over 25) there are concerns that ‘vaccine hesitancy’ may be more prevalent due to the perception that the risk of serious illness from Covid-19 is lower in younger people.