​Smithfield deal: Around 350 new Water Plus jobs could be up for...

May 5, 2016, 8:42 am

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BUSINESSES in the city centre could see a £5.5 million economic boost after a deal was done to bring hundreds of workers into Hanley.And senior figures at Stoke-on-Trent City Council are anticipating even more interest in the Smithfield development, along with other areas of land as they hope firms will tap into the number of staff heading in.The Sentinel revealed this week how Severn Trent Water and United Utilities would run its joint Venture – Water Plus – from the local...

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Local elections 2016: Live coverage of the Newcastle Borough...

May 5, 2016, 9:28 am

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VOTERS across Newcastle have been to the polls today with 20 seats on the borough council being contested.The authority is currently led by a minority Labour administration, but that could change in the next few hours.This is where you'll find all the results as they come in, together with some insight into what it all means.

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May 5, 2016, 9:51 am

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Cheshire Police are currently dealing with a serious collision on the A534 Cat and Fiddle Road, near to the Cat and Fiddle Inn, Macclesfield. The road will be closed for 2 hours while they, and the Air Ambulance, work to resolve it. Drivers have been urged to seek alternative routes in the meantime. Also, please watch out for these hold-ups: M6, Cheshire Very slow traffic due to earlier accident, a car and two lorries involved on M6 Northbound between J18 A54 (Middlewich / Holmes Chapel)...

Cannabis grower caught smoking joint during police raid

May 5, 2016, 10:26 am

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CANNABIS grower Robert Woolley was caught red-handed smoking a joint when police carried out a raid at his home. Officers went to the address in Heathcote Road, Longton, following a report of a smell of cannabis. North Staffordshire Justice Court heard that they arrived to find 27-year-old Woolley outside smoking some of his homegrown stash. Andrew Bodger, prosecuting, said: "The defendant immediately told officers there was five ounces of cannabis in the house." They carried...

Alcoholic caught on camera with knife after street row

May 5, 2016, 11:23 am

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ALCOHOL-dependent Darren Bodden has been jailed after he took a kitchen knife to a dispute between two groups. The 45-year-old – who has a history of carrying prohibited weapons and knives – took the four-and-a-half inch blade to an incident in Fenton where two groups were 'squaring up'. He then wiped the knife on his sleeve and hid it behind a shop to try and avoid being detected. But the defendant was arrested after police studied CCTV from a nearby shop, which showed him...

Kathie McInnes: Dinosaurs, Harry Potter and the world of student...

May 5, 2016, 11:25 am

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MEET Tyrannosaurus Vexed, the new face of student politics. At least if you happen to be studying at Keele University. I've just read an online petition set up by students, calling for proper consultation over plans to expand accommodation on the campus. They fear the university may bring in a private sector partner to run the new halls, who will then hike up rents. The petition is full of perfectly rational and finely tuned arguments. But I couldn't get past the list of endorsements. For...

Elections 2016: Newcastle Borough Council results

May 5, 2016, 12:05 pm

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Here is a list of the wards being contested in the latest elections to Newcastle Borough Council. We will update the page as counts come in. BEFORE THE ELECTIONS HOW THEY STAND AFTER ELECTIONS Borough Independents 3 Borough Independents 3 Conservatives 20 Conservatives 21 Green 1 Green 1 Labour 25 Labour 27 Liberal Democrats 5 Liberal...

BREAKING: Police called to fight in alleyway by Coral bookies

May 5, 2016, 12:44 pm

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Police were called to a fight in an alleyway near to the Coral bookmakers on King Street, in Fenton, at 7.20pm. Two police cars and one ambulance were in attendance. Police are still at the scene. Two men were involved in the fight and one male has been arrested for assault. The other man has been taken to hospital. His injuries are not thought to be serious.

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Man lucky to be alive after jumping off bridge on A50

May 5, 2016, 5:31 pm

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A man is lucky to be alive after jumping from a bridge onto the A50.Staffordshire Police were called to the A50 at Heron Cross, Stoke-on-Trent following a report of a male having jumped off the foot bridge onto the carriageway.The man, who is described as being 25-years-old, jumped before landing on top of a passing heavy goods vehicle but was then struck by another vehicle travelling along behind.Fortunately he survived and is now being treated in hospital.Chief Inspector Darren Oakey from...

Pub regular hit another customer with stool in bar-room brawl

May 5, 2016, 9:00 pm

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PUB regular Simon Wintle sparked a violent fracas when he struck another customer over the head with a bar stool. Trouble flared in the Black Horse Inn, in Castle Street, Chesterton, after several drinkers started shouting at each other. Magistrates heard how it culminated in others making threats to 'burn the pub down' and 'kill' Wintle, although police arrived before anyone was seriously injured. Sue Hayers, prosecuting at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, said at about 9.40pm on...

Driver gets 200 hours community service after causing death of...

May 5, 2016, 9:00 pm

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A MOTORIST killed a 20-year-old cyclist on the A34 just minutes after the two work colleagues had finished their shifts. Fifty-year-old Kevin Woodward cried in court as the details of the accident which claimed the life of Michal Zygiert were revealed. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard FedEx worker Woodward had overtaken two lorries on Talke Road, Chesterton, when he moved into the inside lane and hit the cyclist. Colleague Mr Zygiert was wearing dark clothing and had a backpack...

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May 5, 2016, 9:00 pm

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FOUR-YEAR-OLD Jessica Hall is in line for a bravery award after she raised the alarm when her mum was thrown from a cart and trampled by their pony. Mum Sarah Hall was left with a fractured knee and ankle in the accident in which Jessica also suffered grazes to her back. But the quick-thinking youngster shrugged off her injuries to walk 300 yards along a narrow country lane and get medical help for her mum. She safely made it back to the stables where an ambulance was called for Sarah, who...

North Staffordshire hospitals face losing 100 beds

May 5, 2016, 9:00 pm

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THE number of beds at North Staffordshire's community hospitals is set to be slashed by 100. The bed-reduction numbers – from 250 to 150 – are revealed in a five-year strategy produced by North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The closures are being proposed to raise enough cash to treat people in their own homes. But the move has been criticised as a public consultation over the future of the beds has yet to be published or formally approved. Campaigners fear it...

Eccleshall brother and sister star on Go Outdoors advert

May 5, 2016, 9:00 pm

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TWO siblings are appearing on TV screens across the country in a new advert for the leisure store GO Outdoors. Jessica Cresswell, aged nine, and her eight-year-old brother Callum, who train at Stone performing arts academy Rooftop Studios, were cast in the ad following auditions in Manchester in early March. Filming took place just a week later in Wales. Now the pair, from Eccleshall, are hoping this will be the first of many roles. Jessica, who, along with her brother, attends Bishop...

Man injured following two car crash on A34

May 12, 2016, 6:54 am

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A man has been injured in a two car crash this afternoon.The accident is reported to have taken place at around 2.30pm on the A34 Newcastle Road - near the Jubilee Workingmen's club in Trent Vale.A man, believed to be in his 50s, is being treated by paramedics according to West Midlands Ambulance Service.Eyewitnesses report there are four police cars and an ambulance are reported to be at the scene.The road is currently reported to be open.A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: ...

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Two men arrested after crashing car following police chase on A34

May 12, 2016, 7:53 am

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Two men have been arrested after a car crashed following a police chase on the A34.Police were pursuing a Peugeot 307 down the A34 before it crashed into a Mercedes near the Jubilee Workingmen's Club in Trent Vale this afternoon.The men fled the scene but were chased and arrested by police.The driver of the Mercedes, a 58-year-old man, was treated by paramedics have reporting neck and back pain following the accident - which took place just after 2.30pm.A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: ...

Road closed and trains disrupted after lorry hits bridge

May 12, 2016, 8:08 am

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A major road is closed and trains are facing disruption following an accident.A lorry has hit a railway bridge on the B5027 Newcastle Road in Stone.The vehicle, which is believed to have been carrying a JCB, hit the bridge shortly before 3.30pm this afternoon.The lorry lost its trailer, and a further vehicle is reported to be situated across the road with severe damage. Police are believed to be directing traffic at the scene.Police called after armed gang fighting in Normacot streetSome trains...

A520 closed after crash involving motorbike and car

May 12, 2016, 8:41 am

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The A520 is closed following an accident this afternoon.A car and a motorcycle are reported to have crashed on Windmill Hill, Rough Close at around 4.30pm. Police are reported to be directing traffic at the scene near Hilderstone Road.Other traffic information this evening:Slow traffic on A5007 City Road at A50 Victoria Road. In the roadworks area - this is affecting traffic heading towards Meir.Newcastle Road in Stone is closed due to an accident, a vehicle carrying a truck type vehicle...

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May 12, 2016, 9:45 am

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A few of the crimes reported across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire in the past 48 hours. Bottomhouse A suspicious vehicle was spotted in Bottomhouse earlier this afternoon according to Staffordshire Police. The vehicle, a high-sided white transit van which had no registration plates, approached a property near the village at around 1pm this afternoon. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "The two white males aged around 35-40 years old, that were inside the vehicle,...

Car and motorbike involved in accident in Fenton

May 12, 2016, 10:29 am

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A car and a motorbike have been involved in an accident in Fenton. The accident happened earlier this afternoon on Victoria Road. It is not clear at this stage if anyone has been injured although police and ambulance were on the scene. Elsewhere the A520 Windmill Hill is closed due to accident, a car and a motorcycle involved at B5066 Hilderstone Road. The motorcyclist sustained a hand injury, according to West Midlands Ambulance Service. A520 closed after crash involving motorbike and...