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  • LOOKING BACK: Residents gather for V-J Day party

    THIS picture shows residents celebrating a V-J Day street party on Linden Avenue in Atherton. The photograph was taken on August 18, 1945. Victory in Japan Day, known as V-J Day, took place on August 15,1945 and went down in history for being

  • Sporting success for youngsters

    A TEAM of pupils from Parklee Community Primary School in Atherton are celebrating after winning a sports competition. Youngsters from the Wardour Street school won the Atherton and Tyldesley Sports Association KS2 Basketball Competition last week