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Mum who took in Ukrainian refugee family struggling to cope amid cost of living crisis

After news broke of the Russian invasion, Lisa Raynes decided she wanted to help those fleeing Ukraine and offered to take in refugees on Facebook.

Daily Record

'We host Ukrainian refugees and our bills are soaring - we thought it would be a short-term stay'

Lisa Raynes says she is struggling to find landlords willing to take on the refugees

Manchester Evening News

Coroner considering full inquest into death of mum brutally killed by husband after row over frozen chips

Yvonne McCann, 46, was strangled to death by her estranged husband Thomas McCann who then dismembered her body and dumped the body parts in big bags at a recycling centre and a country park

Manchester Evening News

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Council looking into kennels following alleged assault and social media video storm

Police were called out to the scene and made two arrests

Manchester Evening News

‘She was a titan’: Tributes flood in for ‘formidable’ Stockport councillor who ‘never stopped fighting’ to improve people’s lives

"Sheila Bailey was a life force, an incredible woman, a formidable politician and a supportive friend."

Manchester Evening News

Stockport Council release statement after 'force to be reckoned with' councillor Sheila Bailey dies

Labour's Councillor Bailey was first elected 32 years ago, back in 1990

Manchester Evening News

'My wife's funeral was shocking and embarrassing as coffin jammed head-first in grave'

Around 200 mourners looked on in shock to see the coffin get stuck multiple times during the funeral. Widower Vincent McGuire said: 'If it wasn't for my children I'd have them take her out and do it all again.'

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Widower's heartache after wife's coffin 'gets jammed head-first in grave' during funeral

'I couldn't believe what was happening'

Manchester Evening News

"It was an absolute joke" - Parents back street closures around primary school to tackle parking 'chaos'

Starting this week, streets around a select group of primary schools will be shutto through traffic and those parking to drop off or collect their kids in the car as part of a new trial

Manchester Evening News

School run shake-up as streets around seven Greater Manchester primaries to be shut

Town hall bosses hope the change will persuade more families to ditch the car for the school run

Manchester Evening News

Update issued on new £60m Stockport town centre neighbourhood

In what has been dubbed as a "major moment" for the town, work on the Weir Mill project is now set to start within weeks following the appointment of a contractor

Manchester Evening News

Contractor that worked on London's new Elizabeth line to lead £60m Stockport project

Work is expected to start next month and take two years

Birmingham Post

Stockport County's return to the Football League recognised in Parliament

MPs from across the House are paying tribute to Dave Challinor and co

Manchester Evening News

Parents' warning as people in 'cartoon character' fancy dress prey on shopping centre clinic

Stockport council and the NHS have issued the warning

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Tragic pensioner suffered four falls in eight DAYS at care home before council bosses finally took action

During his brief time at the home, ‘Mr Y’ also sustained a head injury that needed hospital treatment, an investigation by the ombudsman has found.

Manchester Evening News

Who gets your vote? The key policies and pledges from all the parties and independents standing in the Stockport council local elections

The borough - under no overall control since 2011 - will undoubtedly be one to watch, with Labour and the Lib Dems again neck and neck in their battle to run the town hall.

Manchester Evening News

Has Greater Manchester has been ‘short changed’ on buses?

Labour councillors are calling on the government to ‘Back Our Buses’ with even more money

Manchester Evening News

'I counted 13 boarded up shops in Stockport town centre - but it's good news for some'

Bit by bit the town's vacant units are being revived, the M.E.N's Saffron Otter writes

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When Council Tax Rebate will be paid in every borough of Greater Manchester

Households living in a council tax Band A to D property are eligible for the £150 payment - here's when yours is expected to come through

Liverpool Echo

Benefits cheat who stole £27k tells judge she can't pay £20 a month fine

The judge replied: “Well Ms Howell you will have to make some savings.”

Birmingham Post

Mark Stott-owned Stockport County's future at Edgeley Park home secured

Stockport Council will retain the freehold of the ground

Manchester Evening News

Stockport Council urged to cancel deal with Gazprom

It is awful that it has taken [war] to happen in Ukraine for everyone to realise we cannot do this"

Birmingham Post

Mark Stott-owned Stockport County agree 250-year lease for Edgeley Park

Stockport Council will retain the freehold of the ground

Manchester Evening News

Stockport council to plough £1.25m into six schemes to help bring borough back

These six schemes - ranging from flood prevention to mental health - form part of its proposed budget for the 2022/23 financial year.

Manchester Evening News

Heritage group joins fight against plans to relocate Stockport Central Library from Grade II listed building

"Now is the moment for Stockport Council to show it is serious about heritage by refurbishing the Central Library as a symbol of the city’s regeneration."

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