The Latest Breaking News from Stockport

Three Greater Manchester areas named in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live in 2023

The annual guide, now in its 11th year, looks at all factors from schools and transport links to culture and green spaces

Manchester Evening News · Mar 24, 2023

Man turns up at police station and is arrested after officers storm home

A man and woman were detained

Manchester Evening News · Mar 23, 2023

Mum bitten by false widow spider in her sleep causing oozing patch of dead flesh

Mum-of-one Tracey Carse from Stockport, Greater Manchester, woke to find a bitemark one morning in November and says the wound is still there four months later

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2023

Average house price in every area of Greater Manchester as property costs rise again

Here are the most up-to-date property prices across Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan

Manchester Evening News · Mar 21, 2023

Stockport bar closes for the night to attend 'live' AUTOPSY event

Enigma bar in Stockport closed for the night to attend Post-Mortem Live

Manchester Evening News · Mar 20, 2023

Couple's fury over 'extortionate' Sunday parking fine after theatre show overruns

They said the £100 charge, falling to £60, only serves to tarnish Stockport's reputation

Manchester Evening News · Mar 19, 2023

Joy for families and teachers as plan to close ‘lifeline’ primary school is scrapped

The Diocese of Salford proposed shutting the school last year after it was placed in special measures, saying it was no longer ‘viable’ due to the falling number of Catholic pupils.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 16, 2023

Greater Manchester town gets surprise £20m for 'flagship' community hub in budget just weeks after bid for levelling up cash was rejected

Disappointment has turned to delight after the government confirmed it would be funding a new facility in Marple, including a pool, library and play park.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 15, 2023

The affordable flats that could ‘disappear’ from a major town centre development

"It's affordable now but in five years time there’s nothing to keep it affordable and therefore our policy falls.”

Manchester Evening News · Mar 15, 2023

The 50-year-old Stockport community centre that's been served an eviction notice

'It keeps our girls out of trouble, it develops their life skills, social skills and brings the community together.'

Manchester Evening News · Mar 14, 2023