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A car ended up on its roof following a crash in Heywood. Pictures of the scene show two badly damaged vehicles at the scene of the crash, which happened at the junction of Bamford Road and Starkey Street.

There was a large police presence on a Stockport high-street last night after a thief armed with a crowbar stormed a branch of the Co-op and stole cash.

Stockport County are back in the football league. For decades County's league status was something supporters took as read. But after 10 unbroken years, they began an 11-year hiatus beginning in 2011, during which even the most die-hard fans began to doubt if they would ever see league football back at Edgeley Park.

A home was left burned out by an early hours fire, leaving the roof damaged and a window blown out. Emergency services were called to Mahood Street in Edgeley at around 5.48am this morning (July 31).

A teenager told his friends 'thank you for being the top lads you are' in his final voice message moments before he took his own life, an inquest heard.

Elias Kachunga is looking forward to his reunion with old club Huddersfield Town this weekend with Bolton Wanderers and believes it will be a big test for the Whites in their final pre-season friendly.

Ian Evatt wants to see Bolton Wanderers back to their usual selves in this weekend's friendly against Huddersfield Town and believes it will be another opportunity for his players to show they should be in the team at the start of the fast approaching League One season.

Bolton Wanderers drew against Stockport County in the club's latest pre-season friendly.

Jack Iredale believes Bolton Wanderers will have a step up in their pre-season preparations when they take on League Two side Stockport County this afternoon.

Bolton Wanderers will take on Championship side Watford as the club announced its latest pre-season friendly.

Bolton captain Ricardo Santos says he did not want to go anywhere else and has set sights on reaching the Championship with Wanderers after agreeing a fresh deal with the club.

Bolton Wanderers reshaped their squad in the January transfer window to make it more fit for purpose to challenge at the summit of League One in the future.

Flags, flares and joy filled the air as the promotion party continued for Stockport County fans this evening. Almost 24 hours after clinching the league title at Edgeley Park, the Hatters were back in town as supporters lined the streets to cheer their heroes.

They'd waited a long time for this moment in Stockport and they weren't going to wait a second longer than necessary. With five minutes of their 2021/22 season to go hundreds of supporters ringed the edge of the Edgeley Park pitch. It was time to get the party started.

A greedy hospital office worker has escaped prison for fleecing £19,000 from the estate of a porter with no family who made her an executor of his will two days before he died of cancer.

Stockport County have been granted a 250-year-lease on their Edgeley Park home, securing football at the ground for generations to come. The deal was signed off by council chiefs just before the Hatters romped to a 3-0 home victory over Notts County, sending them seven points clear at the top of the National League. County previously had a 25-year lease with the council, which acquired the freehold for the ground back in 2015.

The biggest fixture in Manchester this weekend is tomorrow's Etihad derby, but for the most unusual look no further than FC United's Broadhurst Park, which will host its first-ever competitive European fixture.

Coronation Street icon Eileen Derbyshire landed her role as Emily Bishop on the cobbles in 1961 before she left in 2016. The legendary actress, 90, who spent 55 years in Weatherfield as Emily Bishop which made her the longest-serving female cast member in a British soap, devastated fans where she departed to travel to Peru for charity work and reunite with her nephew Spider. At the time, Kym Marsh, who plays Michelle Connor, revealed that Eileen hadn't left the show for good but had taken a sabbatical.

Bolton Wanderers are hopeful of landing Kyle Dempsey before the transfer window slams shut later on today but Ian Evatt has vowed they will walk away from any deal if the prospect of overpaying for the midfielder's services looms.

Gillingham caretaker boss Steve Lovell wants Kyle Dempsey to remain at the club amid the prospect of a transfer to Bolton Wanderers but admits the situation could change before the end of the January window.

Four children have died in a house fire in south London.

A lifelong Stockport County fan died at just 46 from Covid-19 after being unable to get the vaccine, the Manchester Evening News revealed a fascinating snapshot of how the public here really feels about Boris Johnson’s biggest political priority: ‘levelling up’ and Greater Manchester Police has told bereaved families 'the force let you down' as it admitted a series of failures on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing.

A lifelong Stockport County fan died at just 46 from Covid-19 — after being unable to get the vaccine.

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Josh Sheehan has made a successful start to his rehabilitation period after undergoing an ACL reconstruction.

Stockport County's Connor Jennings had a perfect return to the pitch this week, nine months after being forced out of football by a cancer diagnosis.

Eoin Doyle is close to a return for Bolton Wanderers but Ian Evatt says the striker will only be back in action when he is 100 per cent able to do so.

Bolton Wanderers suffered a narrow loss at the hands of Wycombe Wanderers in League One.

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Josh Sheehan has spoken after his season was confirmed to be over after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate knee ligament injury.

Bolton Wanderers suffered a slender 1-0 loss on the road to Wycombe Wanderers in League One this afternoon but had several injury blows confirmed afterwards.

Bolton Wanderers manager Ian Evatt has made three changes to his team from the side which lost to Stockport County in midweek for today's League One clash against Wycombe Wanderers.