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Police have revealed five Romanian nationals died in the M6 smash between a car and a lorry. The four women and one man were all travelling in a blue Nissan Micra which was in collision with an articulated lorry in the early hours of yesterday. Staffordshire Police are in touch with the Romanian Embassy and have warned it will take 'some time' before the five people are formally identified. Read more: LIVE updates: More arrests as police hunt bomber's 'network' A sixth man – who...

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May 25, 2017, 2:14 am

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Archdeacon Malcolm Graham played an important role in comforting villagers in Trentham during the dark days of the Great War – especially those who had lost loved ones. Richard Ault looks at the role he played in commemorating the village's war dead... THREE years after the end of the Great War villagers gathered to pay their respects to the men who had not returned home. It was a sombre atmosphere in Trentham, on Sunday, October 2, 1921, when Archdeacon Malcolm Graham stood in front...

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May 25, 2017, 2:19 am

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The family of an off-duty Cheshire Police officer killed in the Manchester terror attack have said "she would want us all to carry on regardless and not be frightened by fear tactics".Elaine McIver was among the 22 people killed when Salman Abedi set off a home-made suicide bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena on Monday night.Elaine's partner Paul was also injured in the explosion.In a statement issued through Greater Manchester Police, Ms McIver's family said: "Elaine was a...

Staffordshire Police appeal for witnesses after break-in at...

May 25, 2017, 4:16 am

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Police have launched an investigation after offenders broke into a town's Tesco store. Offenders targeted the supermarket in Kidsgrove in the early hours of this morning when they smashed a glass panel on a fire door. Following the damage they were able to gain access to the Liverpool Road business.Read more: 'We want traffic lights installed at this junction before someone is killed'Now cops are appealing for witnesses as they look to locate the offenders who carried out the break-in at 3.25am....

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May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Determined schoolboy Adam Shepherd can now live a 'relatively normal life' – after undergoing major surgery to split his brain in two.The seven-year-old, who was born with cerebral palsy, used to suffer from multiple seizures every week due to his epilepsy.But he can now go months without having a fit after he had a pioneering hemispherectomywhere the connections between the two sides of the brain were severed.While the procedure means Adam has limited control over his limbs, he still...

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May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Animal-lover Stephanie Hall has been left heartbroken after her cat died from anti-freeze poisoning – eight months after her other pet suffered the same fate.The 34-year-old took Felix to the vets after he fell dramatically ill.She then took the heart-breaking to have him put to sleep when tests revealed he had kidney failure.Now Stephanie is convinced her pets are being deliberately targeted after two-year-old Donald died last October after eating meat laced with anti-freeze.The...

Locked Up: Criminals jailed in North Staffordshire in May 2017

May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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The courts of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire have been busy this month.Rapists, fraudsters, drug dealers and people who have caused death by dangerous driving are among those who have appeared before judges at Crown Courts in the county.We've summarised each case here - and you can follow the links beneath each summary to read the articles in full as they were published at the time. Abbey Hulton Dangerous driver Richard Sims left his best friend with serious injuries after he was...

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May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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North Staffordshire coroner Ian Smith is waiting for a surgeon's report before deciding whether to hold an inquest into the death of a 33-year-old man knifed to death by his girlfriend.The report is expected to reveal whether police and paramedics could have done more to save Norasab Hussain's life.If the medic rules that more could have been done then an inquest will be held.Read more: Armed police swoop after fight involving man 'with knife'Norasab's body was discovered at Bromley Court,...

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General Election: Will cabinet minister Karen Bradley keep her...

May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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The Staffordshire Moorlands could be one of the more high-profile seats in this General Election – largely due to it being held by a serving cabinet minister. Karen Bradley, who has been Moorlands MP since 2010, became North Staffordshire's first cabinet minister in nearly a century when she was promoted to Culture Secretary last year. Frontbench MPs losing their seats are often among the biggest election stories – but it seems unlikely this will be the case in the...

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May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Police are hunting a knifeman who fled in a car as armed police were called to a street fight.Part of Stanley Street, Tunstall, was cordoned off as an investigation was launched into the incident.Officers carrying guns had been sent to the scene, off Furlong Road, after concerned members of the public raised the alarm shortly after 1pm yesterday.However, those involved - incuding a man carrying a blade - were nowhere to be seen.Now the search for the suspects is continuing into a second...

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May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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It was a case of 'Howdy, partner!' at a city school yesterday when pupils held a Wild West day to raise money for play equipment.Children and staff at Stoke Minster Primary School dressed as cowboys and cowgirls for the fund-raising event – and even had the chance to learn how to line dance.The event, at the Boothen Old Road school was organised by pupils.Foundation stage manager Jacqui Dance leads the school council, which is made up of one child from each Key Stage 2 class.She said:...

Tributes to popular Northwood shopkeeper who sold single...

May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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The funeral of a popular shopkeeper who used to sell cigarettes to a young Robbie Williams is being held today.Mum-of-three May Miller died last month after suffering a heart attack, just weeks before she would have celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month.Now her children have paid tribute to hard-working May who used to run a grocery shop on Northwood Park Road, Northwood, from 1962 to 1981. She then left there and opened a new shop in nearby Percival Street which she kept until she...

Drink-driving woman, 45, was FOUR times the legal limit when she...

May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Drink-driver Lissa Partridge was more than four times the legal limit when she ploughed a car into a wall.The 45-year-old got behind the wheel to drive around the corner so she could sleep in the vehicle for the night.But she lost control of the blue Peugeot and ploughed into a boundary wall, in Radford Road, Etruria.Now the defendant has been banned from the roads for three years at North Staffordshire Justice Centre.Steve Knowles, prosecuting, said is resident heard a 'loud bang' from outside...

Pregnant Shelton woman, 22, will be freed from jail in time to...

May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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A pregnant woman is to be released from prison in time to give birth – after winning a court battle.Rebekah Gemza was jailed for 10 months after she failed to stick to the requirements of a slavery and trafficking restriction order.Now the 22-year-old's lawyers have successfully argued the sentence was too harsh and she will now be freed two months early.However, Gemza, formerly of Snow Hill, Shelton, was warned to change her 'reckless and disorganised' lifestyle for the sake of her unborn...

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May 25, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Angry Dennis Bradley used a hammer to smash up a windscreen – after the owner left the car outside his home.The 59-year-old heart patient became angry when his neighbour's daughter parked her Fiat 500 outside his property in Cypress Grove, Chesterton.He confronted the woman in an 'aggressive manner' before he fetched the tool and damaged the vehicle.The defendant then assaulted her mother when she intervened.Now Bradley has been handed restraining orders and must compensation to the pair...

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Couple's wedding plans thrown into chaos after reception...

May 25, 2017, 9:01 pm

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A couple have been left out of pocket after their wedding reception at a council-owned venue was cancelled just weeks before the big day.Sarah Lawson and Richard Day are due to tie the knot at a Longton church on July 8 and booked their reception at Fenton Community Centre in April 2015.The booking was still honoured when the Grocott Centre charity took over the running of the building from Stoke-on-Trent City Council in October 2016.Read more: Locked Up: Criminals jailed in North Staffordshire...

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May 25, 2017, 10:33 pm

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Counter-terror police investigating the Manchester Arena bombing have carried out fresh raids, searching addresses in Manchester and Merseyside. One man was arrested in the Moss Side area of Manchester in the early hours of this morning and detectives searched a property in St Helens. Eight suspects aged between 18 and 38 are in custody in connection with the bombing. Greater Manchester Police have provided the first full breakdown of the arrests made in the huge investigation to establish...

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May 25, 2017, 11:00 pm

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The Conservatives' advantage over Labour has narrowed to just five points in the first opinion poll taken since Monday night's suicide bomb attack in Manchester. The YouGov survey for The Times, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, put the Conservatives down a point on the previous week on 43% and Labour up three on 38%, with Liberal Democrats up one on 10 per cent and Ukip up one on four per cent. A TNS/Kantar poll taken before Monday night's atrocity put the Conservatives down five points...

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May 26, 2017, 3:10 am

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OLYMPIC long jumper Jazmin Sawyers has been crowned the Potteries' sports star of the year, while rising taekwondo star Jack Pickin has landed the junior prize.The 2016 season marked another year of progress for Sawyers, the outstanding multi-talented athlete, singer and law graduate, from Trentham, who was presented with the Sentinel/City of Stoke-on-Trent senior individual honour last night - as well as the women's sports personality of the year award.She landed a personal best 6.75m to be...

Three men arrested after taxi driver robbed in Talke

May 26, 2017, 3:36 am

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A taxi driver has been robbed in the early hours of this morning.Police were alerted to reports of the robbery in Talke at 5am today.Read more: Nightmare! Couple's wedding reception cancelled just weeks before big dayThey later arrested three men - aged 23, 23 and 26 - on suspicion of robbery. The suspects are now being questioned at Etruria's northern area custody suite. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Our safeguarding and investigation team is now looking into the incident, while...