Manchester agrees with Twitter backlash as 72% say Great British Bake Off final decision was half baked
The 60-year-old Lincolnshire grandmother beat Stockport lad Luis Troyano and favourite Richard Burr to claim the title
Ebola ‘hysteria’ blamed as Stockport school turns away African boy, 9, ‘like a leper’
An aid worker based in Africa accused parents at a Stockport Catholic primary school of treating her nine-year-old son ‘like a leper’ today after he was banned from joining classes over unfounded fears he had Ebola.
Stockport residents’ rage at being ‘kept in dark’ over country park housing plans
Stockport residents have reacted with outrage at council plans which will see new houses built in Reddish Vale Country Park, as part of a project design to redevelop Brinnington.
Update: Woman led to safety by emergency services after Stockport viaduct trespass
A woman trespassing on Stockport viaduct earlier this morning has been led to safety by emergency crews.
Trespassing incident at Stockport viaduct brings rush-hour trains to standstill
Trains have been cancelled or diverted through Stockport station as a trespasser is currently on the viaduct.
Hot wheels: Race is on for Stockport’s future Team GB Paralympic star, 8, to secure funding boost
Anya Waugh is eight years old and was born with spina bifida, a condition that leaves a gap in the spine during development which has left her paralysed from the knees down.
Time for ‘ethical migration’, says Mr Woolfe: Stockport’s UKIP candidate makes immigration conference focus
UKIP party conference: Steven Woolfe vowed to implement an ‘ethical migration policy’ should they win the 2015 General Election.
Stockport treasure Bramall Hall offers free visits ahead of renovation
One of Stockport’s most famous historical treasures, Bramall Hall, is offering free entry this Saturday before it closes for a £2million renovation.
Running back in time: Stockport NHS staff take on 10K to fund memory cafe’s ‘dementia pods’
Staff from the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will hit the streets this Sunday as they run The Big Stockport 10k to raise money for dementia care
Policewoman leaked intel of Dale Cregan’s sick murders while he was on run in Manchester, court hears
A policewoman leaked confidential details to her sister about the police manhunt for mass killer Dale Cregan, it was claimed today.
Firefighters conquer Everest… without leaving Manchester (but weather was just as ‘shocking’)
Two Greater Manchester fire fighters led the charge on a grueling climb up the height of Mount Everest – by scaling a fire-engine ladder more than 1,000 times.