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Health and Care Awards launched to celebrate Stockport’s pandemic heroes
The contribution of anyone who has worked, or volunteered, for a Stockport health and care organisation during the pandemic will be recognised
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MP Andrew Gwynne asks local nuclear test veterans to share their stories
More than 20,000 UK forces personnel took part in Nuclear Testing where they maintained the sites, took samples, disposed of radioactive materials and ran laboratories
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Stockport dad to cycle length of Britain for Macmillan in memory of son
Cliff McConkey, who lives in Heaton Moor, is taking on the challenge in memory of son Connor who died of a rare cancer aged 12
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Stockport care home recognised as one of the best in the region
The review site carehome.co.uk recommends the top care homes in the region based on independent reviews
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Rossendale refuse collection problems could last ‘up to and beyond December’
A council spokesperson said the national shortage of Large Goods Vehicle Drivers (LGV) across the country is having a ‘major impact’ on their refuse collection services
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'My mum received Covid vaccine invite a day after her death from the virus'
Former auxiliary nurse Margaret Grunshaw's daughter Adele said: “My message is be careful because if I hadn’t seen it maybe I’d have been more blase about Covid."
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Council leader responds to MPs' call to honour Stockport’s Tokyo heroes
Earlier this month two Stockport MPs wrote to council leader Elise Wilson calling on her to officially recognise our sporting stars
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Rossendale schoolgirl runner raises more than £800 for new Marl Pits running track
Alice Carr, 9, ran the 2.5 mile Pendle Hill trail in just under 30 minutes to raise money for a new all-weather running track at Marl Pits
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Rossendale Police Rural Task Force stop 25 vehicles as part of crackdown
The Rural Task Force dealt with six drivers for offences after randomly stopping vehicles on the A56
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Stockport VAT fraudster jailed for four years after fleeing the country
Mohammad Tanwir Khan, of Bluestone Drive, Heaton Moor, ran a company called Spearpoint Limited absconded to Pakistan after he was convicted of an £817,000 VAT fraud in 2013
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Stockport pub goers raise more than £7,000 through 10-mile charity walk
Almond Family Pubs hosted their seventh annual One Small Step Pub Walk which saw 200 walkers trek the 10 miles between all the pubs the company owns around Stockport
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"The positive side is a lot stronger" - refugee donations pour in to Rochdale dance studio
Singletons Dance Academy on Mellor Street in Rochdale, has collected an ‘HGV’s-worth’ of donations for refugees fleeing Afghanistan