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Son faces £7,000 bill to get injured father home

Son faces £7,000 bill to get injured father home

A STOCKPORT man who saved his dad’s life after he broke his neck on holiday was shocked to find he now has to foot a £7,000 bill to get him home.

Richard Carter, 32, of Boundary Road, Cheadle, gave his father Peter mouth-to-mouth after he fell down stairs just three hours into a weekend trip to Dublin.


 

Rise to the challenge

Rise to the challenge

COUNTY manager Jim Gannon has urged his buzzing young team to rise to the challenges that will undoubtedly come their way in the opening month of the new Coca Cola League One campaign.

Stockport County 2 Manchester City 2

Stockport County 2 Manchester City 2

ONLY a stoppage time penalty strike from City’s Welsh international striker Ched Evans prevented County from securing a deserved win on Saturday at Edgeley Park.


 

Glossy weight-loss brochure fails to spell out 'real risks'

Glossy weight-loss brochure fails to spell out 'real risks'

THE Alexandra Hospital, in Cheadle, has been criticised for taking a ‘light-hearted’ approach to weight loss surgery, following an inquest into the death of a patient.

Raynes claims County's Liverpool leveller

COUNTY came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw when they faced a Liverpool XI at Edgeley Park last Saturday.


 

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