Labour seized Stockport Council off the Lib Dems in dramatic fashion, meaning the city is red for the first time in 40 years.

After serving over a year as the first female Bishop to be ordained by the Church of England, Bishop of Stockport Libby Lane admits that even now, the levels and variety of interest in her never fail to surprise her.

Former Stockport Metro swimmer Keri-Anne Payne admitted she was at a loss to explain her struggles at the 2016 British Swimming Championships after she could only finish third in the 800m freestyle in Glasgow.

Four-time Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington believes Keri-Anne Payne’s smarter approach will see the Stockport swimmer battling for a medal at Rio 2106.

Stockport skiing sensation Sofia Iglina admitted she was overwhelmed to have secured a top-three finish at English Alpine Championships having battled back from injury.

A Manchester care provider has been slammed as ‘poorly organised and no good’ amidst allegations of bullying.

A 100-year-old World War One diary has inspired a retired engineer to take up his hobby, writing, as a career.

Barry Thompson, a Stockport-based insurance director, turns 60 in March, and to mark the day, he is launching ‘60 Dos with Barry’, with an event to mark each year.

Stockport Council is warning people to be on their guard against a scam business targeting consumers in the area.

A man who consistently gave a ‘pack of lies’ to everyone has been jailed after he murdered a woman and left her wrapped in a duvet for emergency services to collect.

Viv Anderson has hailed the world’s first black professional football as an ‘incredible’ inspiration, in the week that marked 150 years since his birth.