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Top story Stockport Roadworks This Week: School Lane and M60 Closures School Lane stays shut at the A6 until 13 November. The M60 anticlockwise closes between junctions 1 and 25 on Saturday and Sunday nights. · 15 min read

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Bramhall Bramhall Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Bramhall Bramhall roadworks: Footpath 32 (now, until 13 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked. Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Hulme Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Hulme roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Cheadle Hulme right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices. Cheadle Cheadle Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Cheadle Cheadle roadworks: Footpath 48 (between Yew Tree Grove (now, until 28 Apr) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the... Hazel Grove Hazel Grove Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Hazel Grove Hazel Grove roadworks: Footpath 32 (now, until 13 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked. Marple Marple Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Marple Marple roadworks: Memorial Park Drive (from 8 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked. Bramhall Bramhall Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Bramhall weather today: drizzle, 11°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Hulme Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Cheadle Hulme weather today: drizzle, 11°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Cheadle Cheadle Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Cheadle weather today: drizzle, 11°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Hazel Grove Hazel Grove Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Hazel Grove weather today: drizzle, 11°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 49% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Marple Marple Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Marple weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 7°C overnight, with a 49% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Local Info Stockport Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today Cheapest petrol in Stockport today: unleaded from 150.9p and diesel from 180.9p a litre, across 44 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the... Weather Stockport Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Stockport weather today: drizzle, 11°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Local Info Stockport Bin Collection Days: Blue and Brown Now 4-Weekly Blue and brown bins are collected every four weeks in Stockport, green every week. Bank holidays do not move collections, and a garden permit costs £59. · 14 min read Local Info Parking in Stockport: 24 Car Parks Started Charging in 2026 Twenty-four Stockport car parks that were free started charging in January and February 2026. Current tariffs, the free days, permits and the traps. · 10 min read Local Info Stockport Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,618.90 Stockport's 2026/27 council tax is £2,618.90 at Band D, up £143.59. The full band A to H table, what each precept costs and the discounts worth claiming. · 9 min read Local Info Stockport House Prices 2026: £329,797 Average Explained The average Stockport home sold for £329,797 (Land Registry data). Prices by type, the £1.3m street by the town centre, and why Heaton Moor tops the ladder. · 9 min read Local Info Stockport to London Trains: 1h 57m Directs & 2026 Fares Direct Avanti trains reach Euston in under two hours, 57 a day. Walk-up and Advance fares, the £19,072 season question, and the 8-minute Manchester hop. · 9 min read Local Info Things to Do in Stockport: 18 Days Out, Prices Checked 18 things to do in Stockport with 2026 prices checked: mile-long air raid tunnels, free Hat Works, Bramall Hall, Foodie Friday and the £15.50 Explorer ticket. · 12 min read Local Info Stockport Planning News: 25,371-Home Plan Out in Autumn Stockport's government-ordered Local Plan goes public this autumn: 25,371 homes to 2042, 8,965 on Green Belt, plus Weir Mill opening and Hatters Yard. · 10 min read Schools Stockport Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is 26 October Stockport's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 and Christmas starts 18 December. Every council date for 2026/27, plus the schools that differ. 6 min read What's On Stockport October Half Term 2026: What's On, 24 Oct to 1 Nov Stockport's October half term runs 26 to 30 October 2026. Reddish Vale Farm's pumpkin patch is open daily, plus Bramall Hall's £3 witch's trail and free events. 7 min read Bins Stockport Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates Due Soon Stockport's Christmas 2026 bin dates arrive with the new December calendar. Last year food bins skipped a week and some rounds moved to a Saturday. 6 min read Trains Stockport Christmas Trains and Buses: 2026 Times Still Due Avanti runs a reduced service to and from London Euston from 27 December to 3 January. Last year no trains ran on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. 6 min read