The transformation of a building once dubbed Stockport’s ugliest has been completed with the opening of a new college for disabled adults. Now known as The Mailbox, the four-storey building on A6 Wellington Road South between the junctions with Station Road and Exchange Street, was, for nearly 40 years, the …
Read More »People are ‘missing urgent medical appointments’ because it takes so long for their post to be delivered
Stockport residents have complained that they are “missing urgent medical appointments” because of postal delays, according to the leader of the council. Councillor Mark Hunter told a full council meeting on October 4 that a number of residents have written to councillors about delays to the post, with some areas …
Read More »Brothers disguised in Royal Mail waistcoats stole £280k from post office in ‘sham robbery’
Two brothers who entered a Heald Green post office disguised in Royal Mail waistcoats and stole £280,000 have been jailed for their role in a ‘sham robbery’. Rakib Shah, 26, and Aksar Shah, 29, went into the post office and convenience store on Finney Lane at 1pm on Saturday, December …
Read More »Four new Greater Manchester coronavirus cases take total to 18 as first cases in Manchester itself are confirmed
Four new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Greater Manchester today including the first three in Manchester itself, taking the total in the region to 18. The Manchester Evening News understands that one of the confirmed cases is a Royal Mail worker. The Department of Health today said that as …
Read More »These are the top 10 TV shows people in Manchester complain about the most
The people of Greater Manchester love their telly. We’re partial to a cosy Saturday night, or you could say every evening, in front of the TV. And everyone knows we’re home to the UK’s longest running soap, Coronation Street. But we’re also not afraid to raise concerns if something doesn’t …
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