Alley-oop!

Mark makes authentic Naples pizza from his own backyard kitchen

- CHRIS SLATER

AS you walk up the narrow cobbled alleyway that runs behind a row of terraces, you wouldn't think you're yards away from one of Greater Manchester's top-rated takeaways.

The first clue is the sight of the huge stone pizza oven over a wall.

Beyond a creaky wooden gate is the small backyard where incredible grub is being knocked up.

For the past year or so, Italian food fanatic Mark Fellows has been rustling up traditional Neapolitan pizzas. He's taken Stockport by storm.

Every weekend the alleyway behind Mark's home in Edgeley has queues of people waiting to get their hands on his food.

Mark makes his pizzas from scratch using ingredients imported from northern Italy. He's earned a perfect five-star rating on Just Eat.

Mark, 51, was a plasterer by trade until around four years ago.

Before the pandemic, Mark decided he wanted a change and made his hobby into a vocation, founding NAPOLEZZA.