http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk// Top stories for Entertainment http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071525_dad_killed_in_plane_crash A FATHER-OF-TWO has been killed after the plane he was piloting crashed on moorland. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071525_dad_killed_in_plane_crash Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071499_woman_89_dies_in_hitandrun AN 89-YEAR-OLD woman has died after a hit-and-run collision in Stockport. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071499_woman_89_dies_in_hitandrun Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071225_water_surprise__a_bill_for_12000 ENERGY bills have rocketed in recent months. But Stockport pensioner Terry Casey was still shocked when he came back from his holiday to find a whopping £12,000 water bill sitting on his doorstep. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071225_water_surprise__a_bill_for_12000 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071231_thousands_of_pounds_of_damage_caused_in_school_arson_attack A FIRE which threatened to rip through a Stockport primary school is being treated as arson. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071231_thousands_of_pounds_of_damage_caused_in_school_arson_attack Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/sale_sharks/s/1071162_sharks_head_to_europe_after_a_bad_week SHARKS fly to France tomorrow [Thursday] with a new prize in their sights - the Heineken Cup. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/sale_sharks/s/1071162_sharks_head_to_europe_after_a_bad_week Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/stockport_county/s/1071160_fantastic_hatters IT WAS no surprise at all to hear a delighted Jim Gannon salute a breath-taking second-half performance from his excellent young team on Friday night. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/stockport_county/s/1071160_fantastic_hatters Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/stockport_county/s/1071159_oh_what_a_night MICHAEL Raynes has been looking back with fondness at his most memorable game so far in a Stockport County shirt. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/stockport_county/s/1071159_oh_what_a_night Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/s/1071158_marple_34_knutsford_8 MARPLE triumphed in the South Lancs Cheshire Three clash between last season’s promoted sides. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/s/1071158_marple_34_knutsford_8 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/sale_sharks/s/1071157_proud_boss PHILIPPE Saint-Andre expressed pride in his young team who were two points shy of victory in the opening match of the EDF Energy Cup against Cardiff. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/sale_sharks/s/1071157_proud_boss Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/s/1071155_hancocks_not_happy NEW Mills boss Tony Hancock could scarcely conceal his anger on Saturday as his team fluffed their lines in the big High Peak FA Vase derby against Glossop North End at Church Lane. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/s/1071155_hancocks_not_happy Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/s/1071154_darwen_0_cheadle_town_4 CHEADLE Town remain in second place in Vodkat North West Counties League first division table after Saturday’s thumping away victory at Darwen. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/s/1071154_darwen_0_cheadle_town_4 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/s/1071153_bowlers_turn_on_the_style THE second annual Stockport charity bowls match took place last Tuesday at the Romiley Arms. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/s/1071153_bowlers_turn_on_the_style Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/s/1071151_ellis_triumphs_at_whaley_bridge_open BOWLS: IT WAS finals day last Sunday in the £2,000 Whaley Bridge Hyde’s Brewery open, as the last 16 players did battle for the booty. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/s/1071151_ellis_triumphs_at_whaley_bridge_open Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/s/1070732_stockport_county_3_oldham_athletic_1 COUNTY came from behind with a fantastic second-half performance to end Oldham’s unbeaten record in a stirring derby. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/football/s/1070732_stockport_county_3_oldham_athletic_1 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/sale_sharks/s/1070733_sale_sharks_17_cardiff_blues_18 FULL-BACK Nick Macleod was denied a dream debut for Sharks against his former club Cardiff by a try just before injury time. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//sport/rugby_union/sale_sharks/s/1070733_sale_sharks_17_cardiff_blues_18 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071227_ray_of_sunshine_lights_up_marple A MARPLE pub had the Hollywood treatment as it became a film set for a new BBC One drama starring Steve Coogan. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071227_ray_of_sunshine_lights_up_marple Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071230_county_match_forced_to_stop_after_fans_clash STOCKPORT County has praised the club stewards after violence erupted during their derby win against Oldham Athletic at Edgeley Park on Friday night. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071230_county_match_forced_to_stop_after_fans_clash Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071224_footballers_flying_visit_to_school ENGLAND and Everton footballer Phil Neville made a flying visit to St Anne’s RC School in Heaton Chapel to thank pupils for taking part in a fundraising initiative in aid of The New Children’s Hospital Appeal. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071224_footballers_flying_visit_to_school Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071222_rumours_of_a_poynton_tesco_fiercely_denied RUMOURS that Tesco has bought the Brookside Garden Centre, on the border of Poynton and Hazel Grove, have been strongly denied by its owner. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071222_rumours_of_a_poynton_tesco_fiercely_denied Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071220_demolish_marhill_court__immediately MARHILL Court, which until recently offered sheltered housing to the elderly in Offerton since 1978, is at the centre of local controversy and should be ripped down immediately. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1071220_demolish_marhill_court__immediately Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069945_bank_worker_passed_on_customer_profiles A YOUNG mother abused her position in a bank call centre to hand scores of customers’ details to an accomplice - who then stole nearly a quarter of a million pounds. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069945_bank_worker_passed_on_customer_profiles Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069946_reddish_gym_nets_visit_from_ronaldo HEADS were turned as the world’s most famous footballer wandered into a gym in Reddish. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069946_reddish_gym_nets_visit_from_ronaldo Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069949_vicar_resigns_from_parish_council_seat AN Offerton vicar who allegedly broke election rules has resigned his seat on Offerton Parish Council - forcing another by-election. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069949_vicar_resigns_from_parish_council_seat Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069951_fatheroffour_who_blinded_helicopter_pilot A FATHER of four who temporarily blinded a police helicopter pilot with a powerful laser pen has been jailed for four months. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069951_fatheroffour_who_blinded_helicopter_pilot Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069953_minister_green_belt_for_council_houses_ A GOVERNMENT Minister has told Stockport Council it must build on protected green belt land in order to solve the borough’s housing problems. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069953_minister_green_belt_for_council_houses_ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069955_romance_in_store_for_charity_shop_workers ROMANCE has blossomed at a charity shop in Romiley after two volunteers found love among the second hand clothes and bric-a-brac. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069955_romance_in_store_for_charity_shop_workers Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069958_second_ramraid_may_force_trader_to_close_for_good THE owner of a New Mills newsagents believes he will struggle to recover after a gang of thieves ram-raided his shop stealing over £14,000 worth of stock and charity cash. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1069958_second_ramraid_may_force_trader_to_close_for_good Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068899_man_shot_in_chest_and_leg A MAN has undergone emergency surgery after being blasted by a gunman at a £700,000 house in a quiet suburban street. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068899_man_shot_in_chest_and_leg Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068612_mum_fears_for_baby_in_violent_gang_raid A TRAUMATISED mother has told how she clung on to her terrified baby as masked men broke into her home and robbed her family. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068612_mum_fears_for_baby_in_violent_gang_raid Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068615_father_cradled_dying_12yearold_son_in_his_arms_after_road_accident_court_told THE father of schoolboy Craig Muskett cradled his dying son in his arms, urging him to wake up after his bike was in collision with a van that failed to stop, an inquest heard. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068615_father_cradled_dying_12yearold_son_in_his_arms_after_road_accident_court_told Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068624_what_credit_crunch DESPITE the credit crunch, one or two businessmen and woman are doing well enough to make it onto Stockport’s rich list, according to a recent publication. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068624_what_credit_crunch Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068628_housing_minister_slams_councils_housing A TOP Government minister has criticised Stockport Council for not providing enough family accommodation in the borough. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068628_housing_minister_slams_councils_housing Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068625_council_wont_rule_out_job_cuts_as_financial_crisis_bites STOCKPORT Council has refused to rule out job cuts as part of its response to the credit crunch. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1068625_council_wont_rule_out_job_cuts_as_financial_crisis_bites Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067268_birthday_pizza_parking_costs_family_200 A LITTLE girl’s dream birthday party turned into a slice of disaster - after her family took 11 minutes too long eating their pizza. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067268_birthday_pizza_parking_costs_family_200 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066856_up_in_smoke STOCKPORT was engulfed in a pall of black smoke and fumes yesterday after fire ripped through a chemical factory. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066856_up_in_smoke Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067054_final_push_will_take_plaza_back_to_the_future ART deco landmark Stockport Plaza has just three months before the curtain finally falls on its make-or-break regeneration appeal. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067054_final_push_will_take_plaza_back_to_the_future Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067049_couple_grounded_by_xl_travel_firm_collapse AN OFFERTON couple have become the latest victims following the collapse of travel firm XL. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067049_couple_grounded_by_xl_travel_firm_collapse Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067051_home_secretary_quizzed_on_issues_affecting_you AS THE Labour Government gathers in Manchester this week for its annual party conference, Stockport Express chief reporter Peter Devine exclusively quizzes Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on issues which most affect the town’s citizens; namely crime ... http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067051_home_secretary_quizzed_on_issues_affecting_you Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067047_people_will_die_in_fuel_price_crisis_warn_town_bosses HUNDREDS of the borough’s most vulnerable people could perish this winter unless urgent action is taken, the Council’s health chief has warned. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067047_people_will_die_in_fuel_price_crisis_warn_town_bosses Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067045_stockport_holds_torch_to_worldclass_athletes STOCKPORT’S Olympic heroes were given a reception to remember by the Council at the Town Hall. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067045_stockport_holds_torch_to_worldclass_athletes Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067043_hundreds_could_miss_chance_to_vote_on_congestion_charge HUNDREDS of Stockport residents could be prevented from voting in a crucial ballot on congestion charging intended to gauge opinion right across Greater Manchester. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1067043_hundreds_could_miss_chance_to_vote_on_congestion_charge Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066338_house_destroyed_in_arson_attack AN investigation has been launched after a detached house was largely destroyed in a suspected arson attack. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066338_house_destroyed_in_arson_attack Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066122_mum_ordered_to_pay_700__for_putting_out_bins_early A YOUNG Reddish mum, who has been fined £350 for leaving out her rubbish on the wrong day, has blasted Stockport Council for their heavy-handed action. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066122_mum_ordered_to_pay_700__for_putting_out_bins_early Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066123_camper_van_coffin_tribute_on_georges_final_journey A BREDBURY grandfather was given the perfect send off by his family and friends - in a cardboard camper van coffin. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066123_camper_van_coffin_tribute_on_georges_final_journey Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066133_fire_rips_through_100yearold_cricket_club MEMBERS of Hawk Green Cricket Club in Marple have been left devastated after a fire ripped through their clubhouse leaving their centenary celebration plans in tatters. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066133_fire_rips_through_100yearold_cricket_club Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066125_tax_failure_costs_millions STOCKPORT Council failed to collect more than £5.5million in council tax in 2007 - enough to run two secondary schools for a year. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk//news/s/1066125_tax_failure_costs_millions Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000