Festive launch

ENJOY some festive food and drink at Daisy Nook Garden Centre’s Christmas launch evening from 6.30pm tomorrow.

Get creative with some floral art demonstrations and be wowed by Merlin the Magician. Then on Thursday, from 9am-5pm, children who like bird watching can collect a sheet from the reception desk and find feathered friends throughout the store. The first 50 kids to take part will get a free goody bag.


ENJOY a hearty community breakfast from 10am tomorrow at Dunamis Christian Church, Thorley Street, in Failsworth. For just £2, get a full English breakfast. Call 0161-219 1611 for more information.


GET ready for some spooky fun at the Failsworth Performing Arts’ Hallowe’en party on Saturday at the Streetbridge Inn, Roman Road, from 2-4pm. There will be a DJ, games such as wrapping the mummy and prizes for the best costume. Tickets cost £3. For more information call Scott Cooper on 07411-345 580.


POLICE officers will hold a surgery at Limehurst Library on Thursday from 4-5pm.


IT’S never too early to start reading. Bring your babies and tots to the Failsworth baby book club on Monday, November 2, from 2pm at Failsworth Children’s Centre, Props Hall Drive. The latest book will be “Rhyming Rabbit”.


CHILDREN at Mahdlo will be hitting all the right notes thanks to a new karaoke machine bought with the help of a fundraiser. The annual charity Millfest event, organised by The Millgate pub, in Failsworth, dedicated the funds raised this year to Mahdlo Youth Zone. The Millfest team raised almost £300, which was used to buy the karaoke machine.


A 29-YEAR-OLD man was arrested on Hollins Road after failing a roadside breath test.


A 32-year-old man was arrested for criminal damage on Propps Hall Drive at around 4am on Friday.