Pat Peacock comes in to the studio to talk about Beechwood Cancer Care’s Silver Wing Appeal, which has raised £120,000 for the charity this year. Plus Dr Vicci Owen-Smith of Stockport CCG on the threat posed by obesity. And Jane and Simon round up the rest of the week’s headlines in the News Review.

Simon and Jane visit the Wellspring, which provides support to homeless and disadvantaged people in Stockport. Plus a petition to get a ticket machine installed at Gatley station, and the News Review features dodgy parking, miserable Christmas trees and Storm Desmond.

Local mother Sally Wheatman’s interrogation of Conservative minister Matthew Hancock on BBC Question Time went viral this week — Sally joins us to talk about the experience. Plus the impact of the Autumn Statement on people with special needs, and with GPs reporting they’ve given out fewer flu jabs this year than in the past, we find out who should get one.

On the eve of Armistice Day, we speak to a local poppy seller and the Royal British Legion about this year’s Remembrance commemorations. Plus we look at Stockport Council’s plans to cut more than £21m from next year’s budget, and Liam Smith speaks to us about competing in the European Masters bowls championship in Belgium.

Jane and Simon present a special programme from the Proud of Stockport Awards 2015.

A petition backing funding for Etherow Country Park passes 7,000 signatures. Simon finds out whether he’s trim and in shape by taking the Stockport String test live on air. With Halloween approaching, Jane investigates Stockport’s spooky side. And we talk bowls with Liam Smith who’s about to compete in the European Championships in Belgium.

More than a third of Greater Manchester’s workers have faced bullying in the workplace — a figure above the national average. We hear from Lisa — not her real name — who was forced to leave her job in the NHS after suffering at the hands of bosses. Plus, Duncan Boswell meets some hairy Norsemen in Stockport’s Market Place.

Duncan Boswell goes to meet some of the WWII evacuees from Guernsey who ended in Stockport. Plus Speedworks team principal Christian Dick on the conclusion of a successful season in the BTCC, and thousands flock to see the final flights of the Woodford-designed and built Vulcan bomber.

As Stockport Council prepares to make more than £21m worth of savings in the next financial year — the biggest cut in a single year in history — Deputy Leader of the Council Cllr Iain Roberts explains some of the proposals. Plus we continue our party conference coverage — this week it’s the turn of the Conservatives and Cllr Syd Lloyd — and Jonathan Billings from The Wellspring on news that homelessness in Stockport increased almost threefold last year. Also, Jane looks at proposed changes to business rates.

Rose Walters comes in to the studio to talk about how she beat anorexia and is hoping to help others do the same with her new book. Plus Denton and Reddish MP Andrew Gwynne gives his reaction to Jeremy Corbyn’s speech at the Labour Party Conference.