IF YOU only make one New Year’s resolution then tune your radio to 102.8FM Canalside Radio.

You won’t find Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross or Chris Moyles (thank God) but you might hear your son talking about school dinners or your granny singing White Christmas.

Canalside is genuine community radio, to which Bollington DJ Nick Wright has dedicated the past four years of his life.

It’s been a long, hard frustrating struggle through media opposition, bureaucracy, political interference and personal setbacks, but finally Nick’s dream has come true.

Staffed by an army of committed volunteers and supporters, Canalside Radio has hit the airwaves.

This is local radio made by local people for local people.

It won’t have high-profile presenters or bands dropping in from their world tour, but it will have its heart and soul in the community.

Listen out for Lord Tim Hudson, the most outrageous radio presenter on earth.

He may be from Macclesfield, but his show is from another planet.

Trust me… you won’t want to miss it…102.8FM.

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