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1. Is danger park worst in region?
Stockport Express, Wednesday 24 November 2004A QUIET stroll through one of Stockport's 23 parks could result in rape, being threatened with death, indecent assault, robbery, wounding, drug dealing, or being forced to witness perverts exposing themselves.
2. Ikea takes its appeal back to High Court
Stockport Express, Wednesday 8 December 2004THE long-running dispute over building an Ikea store in Stockport returns to the High Court in London on Thursday.
3. Developers are told: Go round us not through us
Stockport Express, Wednesday 15 September 2004A FIRM which survived Stockport's 1967 air disaster and two major fires is again fighting for survival - this time against council bureaucrats determined to evict them from the site they have occupied for the past 48 years.
4. George Cross hero granted Borough’s highest honour
Stockport Express, Wednesday 24 November 2004STOCKPORT'S unassuming hero soldier Chris Finney was awarded the freedom of the borough at a special ceremony held last week at the town hall.
5. More schools close in new crackdown on surplus places
Stockport Express, Wednesday 29 September 2004EDUCATION bosses have revealed they must scrap a further 1,000 surplus places across the borough with one school already earmarked for closure.
6. Teachers demand £4m to plan timetable
Stockport Express, Wednesday 15 December 2004HEADTEACHERS and governors have issued a blunt warning to Stockport Council to provide an additional £4m to them next year and/or increase council tax next April to pay for it.
7. School too small for new pupils
Stockport Express, Wednesday 22 September 2004PLANS to increase the size of a school could spell disaster for a popular Stockport park.
8. Marple GPs criticised in Shipman inquiry
Stockport Express, Wednesday 24 November 2004TWO GPs from Marple failed to carry out adequate checks and enabled serial killer Harold Shipman to escape detection, the General Medical Council has heard.
9. Woodley doctor cleared over Shipman blunders
Stockport Express, Wednesday 29 September 2004A WOODLEY pathologist who botched a post-mortem examination and failed to raise the alarm about killer GP Harold Shipman was cleared today (Wednesday) of serious professional misconduct.
10. Raising roof over high hopes mast proposal
Stockport Express, Wednesday 1 September 2004A TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm is set to reach for the sky despite objections from Romiley residents.