Stockport council apologises after woman wrongly charged £35k in care fees
Stockport council has apologised for causing 'significant distress and confusion' after a resident was wrongly charged more than £35,000 in care fees due to a mistake.
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Kirstie Allsop demands council leave dog poo until it's 'piled high' on the street
Kirstie Allsop has demanded that her local council leave dog poo "piled high" on the street. The Location Location Location presenter made the demand after being left furious while out walking her dog, Dandy.
Asia Olympic council 'looking into' Indian athletes' China visa issue
HANGZHOU: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Asian Games organisers are examining the issue of three Indian athletes unable to join the games in China due to a visa problem, acting OCA President Raja Randhir Singh said on Sunday (Sep 24).
Council services in Stockport won't be cut despite £44m deficit
Services for Stockport residents will not be cut despite the need to find £44m in savings by 2027, the council's cabinet member for finance has confirmed.
Thousands of people back council's calls for re-think over asylum seeker hotel plan
Thousands of people have objected to asylum seekers being put up at a Wigan hotel - sharing council bosses' concerns it isn't a suitable place for them to stay.
The 13-year-old who took on a council and won
Aged 13, Eleanor Horner stood up in front of a chamber full of councillors and urged them to make her journey to school safer.
Labour win by-election in council seat so safe the Tory candidate didn't turn up
Labour have won a by-election in a Manchester council seat so safe the Tory candidate didn't turn up at the count. Winning candidate Dave Marsh secured more than 60 per cent of the votes to become the new Brooklands ward councillor.
"I can't live like this anymore": Mum-of-seven's despair as family forced to live in cramped ONE-BED council flat
In mum-of-seven Cheryl Shaw's flat, there is no space for a bearable existence.