The Local Data Company says Stockport centre has a 30.1 per cent vacancy rate. This makes it the fifth worst overall, with the rate increasing by 2.4 per cent in the last six months. But council leader Dave Goddard has branded the report inaccurate and challenged its authors to visit for a tour of Stockport’s ‘thriving’ centre.

Council chiefs say the site is ‘key’ to its vision for the area – and will mean major regeneration plans can be unveiled later this year which are expected to include a new cinema.

Ann Noon has sent a video of the injuries she says were caused by a Schwarzkopf product and lawyers have written to the firm.

Four of his colleagues from the education programme Eben-Ezer Ministries (EMI) were murdered in turn, as were two of their relatives and the bus driver. But Antoine survived after being shot three times in the arm, shattering his elbow.

The road was blocked southbound around Commercial Road and Vine Street heading towards the Rising Sun.

Helen Green, aged 43, of Carlingford Close, Stockport, has appeared in court charged with his murder.

The arrival of the white stuff turned beauty spots like Reddish Vale Country Park into makeshift slopes, where Express photographer Jon Baxter took great photos of a family having fun.

Mr Woollam, 58, is understood to have reversed the vehicle in order to turn it around – but hit the wall of a neighbouring home.

The metal was wrenched off the outside wall at St James’ Church Hall, Gatley, Stockport.

Kevin, who played Curly Watts in the soap, quit drinking 14 years ago after the death from alcoholism of friend Kevin Lloyd – Tosh Lines in The Bill.

The Care Quality Commission will investigate how staff handle and store medication.

Speaking exclusively to us, Det Supt Simon Barraclough said Greater Manchester Police have thrown everything at the probe.

The moped rider collided with a lorry on London Road (A6) at its junction with Torkington Road near to the Bulls Head pub at 6.55am on December 6, 2011. The rider of the moped, a 58-year-old man, was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.

The 18-year-old from Heaton Chapel teamed up with fellow Brit Joshua Ward-Hibbert to beat Adam Pavlasek of the Czech Republic and Croatia's Filip Verger 6-3 6-2 to take the junior boys doubles title at the Australian Open this morning.

Ben Poland, the driving force behind the event, told around 150 people at the launch that Stockport needed to showcase what the town has to offer as well as recognising its best businesses and business people.

Esther Ogunrinde, 30, even took her daughter – one of the four children she had with the groom – along to the ceremony.

Stockport Council says landowners must contact them if they find a discarded syringe, rather than attempt to remove it themselves. But the council says it cannot afford to remove them for free and the responsibility rests with the landowner.

Over two-thirds of pupils in the borough met the government standard, up three points from the previous year from 62 per cent to 65 percent.

Coun Smith, a former police inspector and current Offerton ward representative, was executive member for leisure.

The players can only speak in French, and are encouraged to ‘marquer un’ and ‘bien jouer’ - score a goal and play well.

But the charity will miss out on £150 of the windfall that must be used to pay for a replacement flag, which was stolen shortly after the start of the run.

Ten men lost their lives when the Conargo – formerly known as the Altona – was torpedoed by a German U-boat on Easter Sunday, 1918. The wreck was discovered 20 miles off the Isle of Man by divers from the Hazel Grove Sub-Aqua Club in 1985.

Andy Davis was under supervision while firing a Magnum revolver before turning the weapon on himself.

Alan Tomlinson, 56, from Cheadle, who has a rare aggressive form of lymphoma – cancer of the immune system – underwent a stem cell transplant at The Christie hospital.

The six-week course, designed to distract youths from anti-social behaviour, provided confidence-building activities for 25 young people last summer.

The Stockport Ukulele Club, held its first meeting at the Fingerpost Pub in Offerton to welcome a mixture of beginners, intermediates and one experienced teacher.

The money was spent on everything from major building works to a fruit press for a community allotment.

John Beeley, known as Jack, died on Friday aged 73.

A van and a car were involved in a minor bump on a slip road which onto the M56 near Cheadle. One driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries following the incident just after 7am.

Mr Coghlan defended himself against SOCA’s case yesterday, saying the agency was ‘trying to stitch him up’ as part of a ‘police vendetta’ against him.

Mr Jackson saw what he described as a large ‘mountain lion’ type animal in his garden at Longnor Road, Hazel Grove.

The governing body of Vale View primary in Stockport has written to the council with a catalogue of ‘serious concerns’.  They say the 550-pupil school – which opened in September – is still unfinished and presents health and safety risks.

The Trust which manages Stepping Hill has previously declined to reveal exactly how much the extra security cost.

Now six of Nikita’s friends have all had tattoos of her nickname ‘Keeta’ permanently inked on their skin.