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At around 9am on 16 September, a car burst into flames near the George & Dragon Pub in Cheadle, close to the junction with Ashfield Road (Image - Nub News)
Firefighters tackle car fire in Cheadle which left High Street blocked off

16th Sep 2026   |   

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Police have given out headguards, handwraps, mouthguards, and more (Image - GMP)
Police donate boxing gear to youngsters in Brinnington to promote 'positive life choices'

16th Sep 2026   |   

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The Local Plan has been devised by Stockport council following the direction of the government (Image - Nub News)
Stockport’s Local Plan takes another step forward

16th Sep 2026   |   

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HMOs are controversial because a high concentration of people in one home can spark waste, parking and noise problems in residential areas (Image - Leslie Kerwin)
Stockport Council tightens controls over HMOs

16th Sep 2026   |   

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A new pathology lab is on the way for Stepping Hill Hospital to help diagnose and treat diseases (Image - Stockport NHSFT)
Stepping Hill Hospital to get new pathology building with government funding

16th Sep 2026   |   

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Stockport Council’s cabinet member for housing said ramping up housebuilding beyond its own draft local plan could lead to a massive loss of protected land (Image - Nub News)
Stockport would need ‘substantially more green belt’ land to hit government housing targets

15th Sep 2026   |   

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'Artful Remembrance' - a new exhibition celebrating art's power to preserve and commemorate - is now open at Stockport's War Memorial Art Gallery (Image - Nub News)
Manchester Academy of Fine Arts stages new exhibition in Stockport

15th Sep 2026   |   

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Stockport County has now given a total of 12,311 PE kits to children across Stockport, to help them take part in sport more easily (Image - Leslie Kerwin)
Stockport County delivers more than 12,000 free PE kits to children across the borough

15th Sep 2026   |   

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The new scheme will allow schools to apply for free travel to school trips through the Bee Network website (Image - TfGM)
The plan to help 90,000 kids in Greater Manchester travel to school trips for free

15th Sep 2026   |   

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The Rio Revival - a 'beautifully-restored' Intercity 125 train, will be passing through Stockport on Sunday 4 October on its way to Manchester Piccadilly (Image - Dave Hitchborne / Wikimedia Commons)
Retro train to pass through Stockport in October

15th Sep 2026   |   

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A man from Stockport - who cannot be named to protect the identity of his wife - has pleaded guilty to 60 offences comprising a ‘20-year campaign of abuse’ (Image - Nub News)
Stockport man admits to drugging and raping his wife in 20-year ‘campaign of abuse’

14th Sep 2026   |   

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Alisha has links to Stockport, Merseyside Police have said (Image via Merseyside Police)
Police looking to find missing 13-year-old girl with links to Stockport

14th Sep 2026   |   

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Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig has backed plans to introduce a London-style underground transport system to Greater Manchester (Image - Joel de Vriend / Unsplash)
Inside the plans for London-style underground travel system in Greater Manchester

14th Sep 2026   |   

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An illegal electric bike has been taken off the streets, following an incident in Woodley Precinct (Image - GMP)
Anti-social electric bike incident in Woodley leaves police support officer with injuries

14th Sep 2026   |   

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Police are continuing their search to identify a man following a string of indecent exposure (Image supplied)incidents around Stockport (Image
Police hunt man after five indecent exposure incidents around Stockport

14th Sep 2026   |   

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