http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk// Top stories for Looking back http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/1060369_tracking_back_in_rail_history STOCKPORT was no stranger to the ‘Britannia’ class of British Railways ‘Pacific’ steam engines. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/1060369_tracking_back_in_rail_history Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/520/520163_get_a_glimpse_of_life_in_wartime_stockport.html SIXTY-five years ago, in the depths of the Second World War, the Stockport Express mounted a powerful campaign to open cinemas and public spaces on Sundays so those involved in the war effort could enjoy the same freedoms as those in countless other towns and cities of the UK. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/520/520163_get_a_glimpse_of_life_in_wartime_stockport.html Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/509/509677_lucky_escape_for_cat.html MICKEY the cat probably lost more than one of his nine lives after getting stuck in a car engine and being driven for five miles across Cheshire. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/509/509677_lucky_escape_for_cat.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/505/505503_go_down_memory_lane_with_us.html WE WANT your memories of bygone Stockport for a new feature in the Express ... http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/505/505503_go_down_memory_lane_with_us.html Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310380_comic_is_star_of_jollywood.html Much forgotten music hall comedian Frank Randle has been brought back into the limelight as one of his films is now available to buy. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310380_comic_is_star_of_jollywood.html Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310379_new_chapter_for_club.html On January 8, 1887, members of the Heaton Chapel and District Liberal Club walked in procession from their old premises to a brand new purpose-built club. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310379_new_chapter_for_club.html Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310336_name_changed_to_hide_drunken_past.html Drunken debauchery is not just a modern problem - 18th century Hazel Grove even had to change its name because of it! http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310336_name_changed_to_hide_drunken_past.html Mon, 02 Dec 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310258_oh_my_god_hes_coming_down.html IT WAS a normal Sunday morning in Stockport in June, 1967, and people were going about their usual business. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310258_oh_my_god_hes_coming_down.html Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310257_a_beautiful_game.html Football: the beautiful game. It provokes emotion among the young and old, rich and poor, men and women. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310257_a_beautiful_game.html Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310256_its_our_national_game__bequeathed_to_us_by_the_six_nations_of_the_iroquois.html If you rack your brains to find the spiritual homes of sports you may think of Brazil and football, America and baseball or New Zealand and rugby. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310256_its_our_national_game__bequeathed_to_us_by_the_six_nations_of_the_iroquois.html Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310255_american_businessman_who_took_on_the_trade_union_movement.html Bricks and other missiles began to fly. Windows were shattered, punches were thrown - the battle was on. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310255_american_businessman_who_took_on_the_trade_union_movement.html Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310254_the_bravery_of_fighting_men.html War is a dirty, seedy thing. But it is through these darkest of times the human spirit shines brightest, bonds grow within communities and heroes are made. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310254_the_bravery_of_fighting_men.html Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310253_the_strangest_things_go_on_around_these_parts.html Flying saucers, spectral dogs, the Grim Reaper and a 3ft dwarf that sucks the lifeforce out of humans. No, it's not the script for the latest Hollywood horror flick. It is the supernatural world of Stock http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310253_the_strangest_things_go_on_around_these_parts.html Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310252_the_best_laid_plans_have_aft_gang_aglay.html The future looked bright - but people chose to shut their eyes. Over the years, ambitious schemes to revamp the borough have come and gone. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310252_the_best_laid_plans_have_aft_gang_aglay.html Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310207_the_mills_are_gone_but_they_have_left_a_legacy_of_industry.html It is a story which has been 500 years in the making. It is packed with success, failure, tragedy, disaster and the quest for power. And it shaped the face of Stockport you and I know today. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310207_the_mills_are_gone_but_they_have_left_a_legacy_of_industry.html Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310206_policeman_is_shot_as_he_guards_seditious_radical.html News from the 19th century: Police man shot outside home. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310206_policeman_is_shot_as_he_guards_seditious_radical.html Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310205_churches_burned_and_men_die_as_hatred_explodes.html News from the 19th century: Racial tensions sparks street fighting. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310205_churches_burned_and_men_die_as_hatred_explodes.html Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310204_1000_years_in_a_nutshell.html Stockport through the years, quickly... http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//community/nostalgia/s/310/310204_1000_years_in_a_nutshell.html Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0000