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11. The best laid plans have aft gang aglay
Stockport Express, Tuesday 19 November 2002The future looked bright - but people chose to shut their eyes. Over the years, ambitious schemes to revamp the borough have come and gone.
12. Churches burned and men die as hatred explodes
Stockport Express, Monday 11 November 2002News from the 19th century: Racial tensions sparks street fighting.
13. 1,000 years in a nutshell
Stockport Express, Monday 11 November 2002Stockport through the years, quickly...
14. Can you tackle this rugby cap puzzle?
Stockport Express, Monday 11 November 2002Calling all rugby union fans - particularly ones who have a knowledge of the sport's history.
15. Policeman is shot as he guards seditious radical
Stockport Express, Monday 11 November 2002News from the 19th century: Police man shot outside home.
16. The tiny huts that saved lives
Stockport Express, Monday 11 November 2002In the dark uncertain days of the Second World War, corners of back gardens across Stockport were dug up as people built shelters against the Nazi bombs. Louise Thomas talks to local people who recall their tales.
17. The mills are gone but they have left a legacy of industry
Stockport Express, Monday 11 November 2002It 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.
18. Schoolfriends to be reunited at party
Stockport Express, Wednesday 16 October 2002There was a school reunion organised by ex-Alexandra Park School pupil Joan Barber on Saturday, October 12.
19. Seat of learning runs full circle
Stockport Express, Wednesday 16 October 2002A prominent building in Compstall with a long and varied history has come full circle and is living up to the original concepts of its builder.
20. Plane firm flying high for 50 years
Stockport Express, Wednesday 16 October 2002With the 50th anniversary of the Vulcan bomber being celebrated on Friday, now is a good time to consider some of the outstanding planes which have been produced by Avro at Woodford.