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1. Worried to death?
Stockport Express, Wednesday 30 July 2003A VULNERABLE widow has died just one month after she was threatened with eviction from her home.
2. Welcome home, son
Stockport Express, Wednesday 30 July 2003MISSILE attacks, unbearable heat and lost comrades were just some of the horrors Private Stuart Canavan had to endure during his mission in the Gulf.
3. Oh crumbs, what a taste of the past!
Stockport Express, Wednesday 23 July 2003WHEN Sheila Resnick decided to springclean her home, she knew she would get a taste of the past.
4. Calls for inquiry into grave chaos
Stockport Express, Wednesday 23 July 2003THE crisis surrounding Stockport's cemeteries deepened this week after it was revealed the Local Government Ombudsman was conducting an investigation into the council's controversial programme of flattening headstones.
5. Another 105 jobs axed at BAE plant
Stockport Express, Wednesday 16 July 2003SPECULATION is rife over the future of the stricken BAE Systems plant at Woodford after a further 105 jobs were slashed this week.
6. Victoria Cross hero’s grave dishonoured
Stockport Express, Wednesday 16 July 2003WAR hero Joseph Lister was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during The First World War.
7. The Last Post?
Stockport Express, Wednesday 16 July 2003THE days of collecting pension payments and benefits over the local post office counter are fast coming to an end as the electronic payment system takes hold.
8. The council had SIX years to carry out gravestone safety programme
Stockport Express, Wednesday 9 July 2003TOWN Hall bosses were warned SIX years ago to take the necessary action to make the borough's cemeteries safe, it was revealed this week.
9. Mixed reactions to ‘work until you’re 70’ proposal
Stockport Express, Wednesday 9 July 2003GOVERNMENT proposals to counter ageism in the workplace by allowing people to work until they are 70 have received a mixed response from Stockport's campaigners and business leaders.
10. LibDems reject crackdown on yob behaviour
Stockport Express, Wednesday 2 July 2003THE borough's Liberal Democrat MPs have come under fire after they voted against tough new measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour.