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As our series of interviews with the main local party leaders continues ahead of the council elections, Stockport Conservative group leader Cllr Syd Lloyd is in the Stockport Reports hotseat this week.

As our series of interviews with the main local party leaders continues ahead of May’s council elections, Stockport UKIP chairman John Kelly is in the Stockport Reports hotseat this week.

As our series of interviews with the main local party leaders continues ahead of May’s council elections, Stockport Labour group leader Cllr Alex Ganotis is in the Stockport Reports hotseat this week.

In the first of a series of interviews with the main local party leaders ahead of May’s council elections, Stockport Lib Dem leader Cllr Sue Derbyshire is in the Stockport Reports hotseat.

Stockport residents face a 3.75% increase to their council tax this year — we hear from Leader of the Council Cllr Sue Derbyshire and Conservative group leader Cllr Syd Lloyd. Plus hero teenager Charlie Ainsworth from Romiley talks about saving his elderly neighbour — and his cat — from a house fire. And is it ever acceptable to ask someone to leave a shop because their child’s throwing a tantrum?

With the EU Referendum date announced, UKIP North West MEP Louise Bours and former Labour candidate for Hazel Grove Michael Taylor debate the arguments for and against — plus we get the continental perspective with Romain Bardot of the Alliance Francaise de Manchester, and Chris Manka from the FSB explains what businesses make of the referendum. Plus should there be a tax on sugary drinks? Cancer Research UK think so, and their policy director Chit Selvarajah explains why. And this week’s News Review features exploding sheep and the busiest motorway in the North West.

A petition against moving Stockport’s historic market has gained more than 7,000 signatures — its organiser, Caryl Hughes, joins Simon and Jane to explain why she feels so passionately about the market. Plus rapper Professor Green visited the Wellspring for a BBC3 documentary about homelessness — we hear from support worker Kirstie Wood. And aviation expert and author Steve Morrin joins us to pay tribute to one of the heroes of the Stockport Air Disaster, Brian Donohoe, who died last week aged 82.

Former Leader of the Council, Lord Goddard of Stockport, pays tribute to his friend and colleague, Cheadle Hulme South councillor Lenny Grice who died suddenly last week. Plus Phil Brennan of the Non League Magazine reflects on the life of five-time County manager Eric Webster. 40 years since Concorde’s first commercial flight we hear from Tony Fellows, who flew on her multiple times and now guides visitors at Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park. And would you look for love on national TV? Hannah McKeown from Offerton explains what it’s like to go on Take Me Out.

Jon Keighren on Jim Gannon’s return to Edgeley Park. Professor Cary Cooper on why we should all be working shorter hours. And a group of teenagers in Edgeley secure a new skate park.

Professor Ray Tallis, retired Professor of Medicine at the University of Manchester, on the Junior Doctors’ strike. Richard Higginson with a look ahead to 2016 for business in Stockport. Jacci Jones of Parent-Plus on whether it’s appropriate for teenage girls to wear makeup to school. And Sam Byrne of the Stockport Express assesses County’s form at the mid-point of the season.