When rower Josh Bugajski glances to the crowd with 150 metres to go in a race he looks for his inspiration, his guiding light, his mother Pat.

We’ve got the latest on the Northern rail chaos, news on a revamp of Stockport town centre in preparation for a Metrolink bid and an exclusive interview with comic Doug Stanhope.

Last year, the borough hosted its first ever Stockport Pride – a free one day festival celebrating the borough’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community.

The two biggest parties won eight seats each, while the Tories won three and the Heald Green Ratepayers claimed one.

MM reporters are at counts across Greater Manchester bringing you results as they are announced, reaction and analysis.

It is no secret that loneliness has reached epidemical proportions in the last decade.

The project, funded by the EU Commission, was awarded a staggering €4m (approximately £3.5m) and has been trialled in Italy and Ireland along with Stockport, which was the only council chosen in the UK due to its reputation in Europe in the field of dementia.

Setting big stages, feeding eager mouths and kitting out the toughest fighters – Tanko are taking combat sports in the North-West to a whole new level.

We have news on the group of prominent Manchester businessmen and women sleeping out for charity, the latest from the run up to the Conservative Party Conference this weekend and much more.

Minshull St Crown Court heard that Kyle Paul Toner, 20, formerly of Brindale House in Stockport, had stolen items including a vehicle, a pair of sunglasses and a sat nav system.

Nicholas Fullen, 25, had been staying with his then-partner, Jordan Steadman, 26, at the Britannia Hotel in Stockport on 3 December last year when he had become physically abusive towards her.