http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/ Top stories for News http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1050017_my_rangers_mob_terror A STOCKPORT police officer has told how he was kicked and stamped on by a rampaging mob of more than 20 Glasgow Rangers fans during the shocking violence that marred the Uefa Cup Final in Manchester. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1050017_my_rangers_mob_terror Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049507_shocking_sex_attack_on_woman_71 A QUIET family park became a crime scene this week, after a 71-year-old woman was savagely attacked. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049507_shocking_sex_attack_on_woman_71 Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049512_stepping_hill_doctor_resigns_over_85000_scam ONE of Stepping Hill’s top consultants has been branded a "dishonest" doctor and resigned in disgrace after he ripped off at least £85,000 in a three-year medical scam. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049512_stepping_hill_doctor_resigns_over_85000_scam Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049516_postal_workers_may_strike_over_threat_to_jobs UP to 300 workers could face redundancy if Royal Mail bosses go ahead with plans to close the town’s mail centre. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049516_postal_workers_may_strike_over_threat_to_jobs Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049520_on_the_rampage ALCOHOL-fuelled yobs went on a violent rampage in Cheadle Hulme at the weekend leaving a trail of destruction in their wake and residents fearing for their lives. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049520_on_the_rampage Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049521_house_prices_fall_for_first_time_in_two_years HOUSE prices in Stockport have fallen for the first time in two years, according to official Land Registry figures. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049521_house_prices_fall_for_first_time_in_two_years Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049527_dad_hits_out_at_voluntary_fee_to_take_part_in_sport_on_the_school_playing_field A FURIOUS dad has hit out at Bramhall High School, claiming it is forcing him to pay £90 so his daughters can play on their school sports teams. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049527_dad_hits_out_at_voluntary_fee_to_take_part_in_sport_on_the_school_playing_field Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049533_sir_ian_unveils_plaque_at_towns_precious_stage ‘WIZARD King’ Sir Ian Mckellen sent greetings from Middle Earth this week when he arrived in Stockport to honour the country’s oldest ‘Little Theatre’. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1049533_sir_ian_unveils_plaque_at_towns_precious_stage Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048487_taxi_firm_in_angry_race_storm STOCKPORT taxi firm Metro Taxis is at the centre of a race storm after imposing a strict ‘European’ dress code on its drivers. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048487_taxi_firm_in_angry_race_storm Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048499_play_offs_here_we_come STOCKPORT County fans began queuing for tickets at 7.30am yesterday, to book their place in the play-off semi-finals against Wycombe Wanderers. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048499_play_offs_here_we_come Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048509_joy_as_jailed_united_fan_freed_from_italian_jail A TEENAGE football fan from Whaley Bridge has returned home after spending four months in an Italian prison. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048509_joy_as_jailed_united_fan_freed_from_italian_jail Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048511_lessons_have_been_learnt_from_veil_row THE magistrate at the centre of the Muslim veil row has admitted he would now do things differently - but says a similar culture clash could happen again. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048511_lessons_have_been_learnt_from_veil_row Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048514_what_the_shell_sam_hatches_egg__in_the_oven WHAT do you get if you cross a new oven, a box of farm eggs and a very curious Bramhall schoolboy? Neffi the cockerel of course! http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048514_what_the_shell_sam_hatches_egg__in_the_oven Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048520_troy_gets_his_paws_on_title PETS win prizes and never more so than in the Stockport Express Pet Idol Competition. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048520_troy_gets_his_paws_on_title Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048522_its_alright_on_the_night_for_libdems DESPITE a couple of shocks in Thursday’s local council elections, it was a case of as you were for Stockport’s Liberal Democrat administration. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1048522_its_alright_on_the_night_for_libdems Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047532_tears_flow_as_childminder_is_named_and_shamed SHOCKED parents wept in court as a top Stockport childminder was named and shamed for assaulting babies in her care. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047532_tears_flow_as_childminder_is_named_and_shamed Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047533_oh_baby_what_an_entrance_ IT was a case of baby ‘blues and twos’ for one mum-to-be in a dramatic police dash to Stepping Hill Hospital. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047533_oh_baby_what_an_entrance_ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047542_helicopter_pilot_blinded_by_laser_beam_prankster A HEATON Norris man endangered the lives of a police helicopter pilot, his fellow officers and people on the ground by temporarily blinding him with a laser beam. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047542_helicopter_pilot_blinded_by_laser_beam_prankster Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047546_holiday_accident_has_robbed_me_of_soulmate THE heartbroken wife of a Marple Bridge man who died in a boating accident while in Dubai for his best friend’s wedding has told how she has lost her soulmate. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047546_holiday_accident_has_robbed_me_of_soulmate Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047547_residents_anger_over_plans_for_gypsy_camp PLANS to establish a permanent gypsy encampment somewhere in Stockport have been met with anger and dismay from residents. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047547_residents_anger_over_plans_for_gypsy_camp Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047551_read_all_about_it_your_stockport_express_is_best_in_north_west THE Stockport Express news team celebrated success at this week’s new How-Do awards where our paper was named the North West’s number one weekly. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047551_read_all_about_it_your_stockport_express_is_best_in_north_west Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047554_stockport_mp_calls_for_league_tables_on_childrens_homes STOCKPORT MP Ann Coffey has stepped up her campaign to improve unruly children’s homes in Stockport with a call for league tables. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1047554_stockport_mp_calls_for_league_tables_on_childrens_homes Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046478_missing_girl_is_found_in_lockup THIS is the squalid lock-up where police found a missing teenager, 24 hours after she disappeared from home. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046478_missing_girl_is_found_in_lockup Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046482_travellers_to_get_a_permanent_site STOCKPORT is set to establish at least one gypsy encampment in the borough. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046482_travellers_to_get_a_permanent_site Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046487_comedy_stars_ray_of_tv_sunshine HEATON Norris’ favourite comedy son will be providing the laughs once again as he joins forces with legendary joker Steve Coogan for a heart-warming new TV series. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046487_comedy_stars_ray_of_tv_sunshine Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046489_schools_moving_tribute_to_teacher EMOTIONAL tributes have been paid to a teaching assistant from Heaton Chapel who died after she plunged from a bridge onto the M60. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046489_schools_moving_tribute_to_teacher Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046493_raunchy_video_teacher__allowed_back_into_sgs A STOCKPORT Grammar School teacher suspended for appearing in a steamy advert is to be allowed back into the classroom. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046493_raunchy_video_teacher__allowed_back_into_sgs Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046497_residents_see_red_over_green_bins FURIOUS green-fingered residents from across the borough have vented their fury after Stockport Council sent letters to them saying their green bin collection had been withdrawn. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046497_residents_see_red_over_green_bins Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046502_great_moor_going_to_dogs GREAT Moor is a community under fire say residents who have joined forces to tackle the teenage yobs they say are making their lives a misery. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1046502_great_moor_going_to_dogs Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045439_councils_ready_to_slap_asbos_on_gypsies GYPSIES will be slapped with ASBOs under the Council’s new campaign to stop the huge influx of travellers. Full story and video report here ... http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045439_councils_ready_to_slap_asbos_on_gypsies Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045444_bar_owner_victim_of_brutal_attack A STOCKPORT businessman who was brutally beaten as he defended his livelihood has hit out at the "video game mentality" that sees armed robbers violently attack their victims without a thought. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045444_bar_owner_victim_of_brutal_attack Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045446_robbers_flee_flying_pint_glasses A GANG of would-be armed robbers were forced to flee empty handed when they were chased off by a club steward - who threw pint glasses at them. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045446_robbers_flee_flying_pint_glasses Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045447_allowances_for_councillors_a_family_affair TWO part-time executive councillors - husband and wife team Shan and Ben Alexander - were paid allowances amounting to £39,564 (£760 weekly) in the year 2007/2008. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045447_allowances_for_councillors_a_family_affair Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045450_house_price_slump_hits_home PROPERTY in Poynton is bearing the brunt of plunging prices according to a recent survey. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045450_house_price_slump_hits_home Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045454_yob_culture_needs_dealing_with_fast VANDALISM in Great Moor has spiralled out of control in recent months. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045454_yob_culture_needs_dealing_with_fast Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045455_hatters_will_pay_tribute STOCKPORT County is to hold a minute’s silence to mark the death of loyal George Fox - who had supported the club through thick and thin for more than 80 years. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045455_hatters_will_pay_tribute Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045459_disley_to_decide_at_the_polls_who_will_govern DISLEY residents are to decide on whether they want to be governed by Stockport Council in future. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1045459_disley_to_decide_at_the_polls_who_will_govern Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044442_council_has_failed_my_son STOCKPORT Council has been slammed for failing a bright boy with behavioural problems - by only allowing him to go to school one day a week. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044442_council_has_failed_my_son Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044456_ice_ice_baby A THRILLED Stockport couple are expecting a new baby, created from sperm frozen 19 years ago. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044456_ice_ice_baby Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044467_tributes_paid_to_former_chairman TRIBUTES have been pouring in for Stockport County’s popular former chairman Freddie Pye - the man who "breathed life into the club" when it was on the brink of relegation from the Football League. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044467_tributes_paid_to_former_chairman Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044472_memories_are_made_of_this ONE of the Stockport Schoolboys heroes who had disappeared 40 years ago - and was presumed dead - made a last gasp dash to be reunited with old pals. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044472_memories_are_made_of_this Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044476_members_attacked_in_sports_club_raid THE 65-year-old victim of an armed robbery has told how he was brutally attacked with a metal bar as he lay prone and defenceless on the floor. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044476_members_attacked_in_sports_club_raid Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044483_man_dies_in_bramhall_smash A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a crash at a Bramhall accident blackspot. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044483_man_dies_in_bramhall_smash Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044485_vigilante_fears_over_travellers_targeting_soft_touch_stockport RESIDENTS whose lives are being made a misery by travellers could resort to vigilante action, as human rights laws are preventing authorities dealing with the problem effectively. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044485_vigilante_fears_over_travellers_targeting_soft_touch_stockport Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044273_38_years_jail_for_gang MEMBERS of a teenage street gang have been locked up for a total of 38 years after being convicted of a string of violent robberies. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1044273_38_years_jail_for_gang Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1043446_schools_facing_shakeup_revealed THE Stockport Express can reveal the names of 15 primary schools facing an uncertain future. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1043446_schools_facing_shakeup_revealed Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1043453_reunion_marks_day_in_sporting_history A LONG-forgotten but tremendously significant day from Stockport’s sporting past will finally be commemorated in style at Edgeley Park. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1043453_reunion_marks_day_in_sporting_history Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1043455_goalscoring_heros_appeal_to_find_treasured_caps THE goal-scoring hero of Stockport Schoolboys’ FA Trophy triumph - who was the Wayne Rooney of his era - has appealed for the return of his long-lost international caps. http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/news/s/1043455_goalscoring_heros_appeal_to_find_treasured_caps Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000