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Fire crews tackle blaze on 11th floor of Brinnington tower block

Firefighters tackled a blaze on the 11th floor of a Stockport tower block this morning.

Crews were called to Hollow End Tower in Brinnington at around 6.17am following reports of a fire in a kitchen.

Jailed Co-op boss, Ronnie Hutton, of Stockport, is told to pay back stolen £132,000 from his pension

A disgraced Co-operative boss who fleeced the firm by stealing dozens of vehicles has been ordered to use his pension pot to repay the money he owes

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Jailed: Hit-and-run cowards who left girl, 17, lying in road after Stockport crash horror

The family of a teenager seriously hurt in a hit-and-run crash have hit out at the lying driver and passenger as they were jailed.

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Dentist jailed after terrorist material and recipes to make explosives found on computer in £500k Hazel Grove house

A dentist has been jailed for two years for having a catalogue of terrorist material on his computer.

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Valuable titanium blades stolen during van robbery in Stockport

The blades were stolen when a robber jumped in front of the vehicles and drove off in the direction of Wilmslow while a 51-year-old man was securing the load.

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Jazz drummer Pete Staples given New Orleans-style send-off that’s hard to beat

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I'm so sorry, says mum-of-three who attacked man with shoe in Stockport

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Mother of Serena Harding, girl who died after taking ecstasy, pleads with dealer to reveal who supplied drugs

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Sick ‘butcher’ thieves cut legs off 10 live sheep on farm in Cheadle Hulme

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Replay: Steps and Matt Cardle set to shine at Stockport Christmas lights switch-on

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Volunteers left steaming as raider who ransacked Stockport model railway walks free

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Express and Pure FM join forces - listen to Matt Cardle's interview

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Stockport County toasts deal with Robinsons

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Caught on camera: 'Audacious' gunman robs Stockport Royal Bank of Scotland twice in a week

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Veterans and residents mark Remembrance Day

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Drunk Stockport mum spared jail after attacking lifeguard with shoe

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Man suffers burns in chemical incident at Cheadle warehouse

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Competition: Your chance to meet X Factor winner Matt Cardle at Stockport Christmas lights switch-on

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Offerton shop thieves threaten staff with knife

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Charity worker left scarred for life 'let down by courts' as attacker walks free

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Date set for closure of Stockport police station

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Armed robber brandishing gun raids Stockport bank

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US election celebrations for Barack Obama's cousins - in Hazel Grove

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Riddle as man beaten up in savage attack in Hazel Grove

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