Quantcast
Channel: Stoke-on-Trent Live - News
Viewing all 77876 articles
Browse latest View live
↧

Police search Lichfield Cathedral after reports of man acting...

May 30, 2017, 8:43 am
$
0
0
Police are searching Lichfield Cathedral after the building was evacuated earlier today following a 'suspicious' incident.Officers were called to the scene after a member of the public reported spotting a man acting in a 'suspicious' way.A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We remain at Lichfield Cathedral following the report of a suspicious incident this lunchtime. Read more: SUDDEN DEATH UPDATE: Police name man, 28, found dead at home"Specialist officers are currently undertaking...

Police search Lichfield Cathedral after reports of man acting...

↧
Search

General Election 2017: Where is my polling station in Stoke-on-Tr...

May 30, 2017, 8:01 pm
$
0
0
A total of 40 candidates are contesting the nine seats in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire in the General Election on June 8.Of these, six are in Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has the most people aiming to take the constituency.The candidates are: Peter Andras - Lib Dem, Adam Colclough - Green, Barbara Fielding - Independent, Mick Harold - Ukip, Dan Jellyman - Conservative, Gareth Snell* - LabourThe seat was last contested in February this year, when a by-election was held following the...

General Election 2017: Where is my polling station in Stoke-on-Tr...

↧
↧

General Election 2017: Where is my nearest polling station?

May 30, 2017, 8:04 pm
$
0
0
On June 8 the UK goes to the polls in a snap General Election.Across the country millions of people will go out to vote on June 8.Here in Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and South Cheshire hundreds of polling stations will be open between 7am and 10pm to allow people to cast their ballots.Schools, nurseries, village halls, churches, scout halls and pubs are among the buildings hosting the polling stations.We've put together lists of polling stations of all nine constituencies across our area...

General Election 2017: Where is my nearest polling station?

↧

Crime gang sentenced after breaking into cars in 'posh' parts of...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Four members of a crime gang have been sentenced for breaking into cars in 'affluent' areas under the cover of darkness.They were part of a group which would target vehicles in villages such as Barlaston, Oakamoor, Dilhorne and Blythe Bridge on the lookout for sat navs and other items to steal.Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard they broke into at least 11 vehicles and a caravan between October 12, 2015 and December 4, 2015.Among the property taken included an umbrella, Mp3 Player, bank cards and...

Crime gang sentenced after breaking into cars in 'posh' parts of...

↧

20 NHS porters jobs to switch to private firm at Royal Stoke...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
The last-remaining 20 porters employed by the NHS at Staffordshire's biggest hospital are set to be transferred to a private company.The move would mean all of the Royal Stoke University Hospital's 190 porters are employed by private firm Sodexo.Union leaders and health campaigners have today condemned the plan which they regard as a further privatisation of the NHS. Read more: SUDDEN DEATH UPDATE: Police name man, 28, found dead at homeOne worker told The Sentinel: "There will be no...

20 NHS porters jobs to switch to private firm at Royal Stoke...

↧
↧

Big Issue: Does Stoke-on-Trent really need £450,000 homes?

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Business leaders say Stoke-on-Trent is crying out for high-range 'executive' properties to attract workers to the city. Others, though, wonder why the greenbelt should be sacrificed to build homes unaffordable to the majority. John Woodhouse investigatesAccording to online property portal rightmove, the most expensive home for sale in Stoke-on-Trent right now is a four-bedroom detached house in Lightwood. "Picture in your mind's eye," states the blurb, "the quintessential English...

Big Issue: Does Stoke-on-Trent really need £450,000 homes?

↧

Leek dad-of-six held knife to ex-wife's neck - during holiday to...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Dad-of-six Darren Crombie hit his ex-wife and held a knife to her throat – while on holiday at Pontins.The 39-year-old was banned from contacting Amy Louise Crombie as part of a restraining order.But the pair went on holiday together to Pontins, Southport, where he struck her before holding a blade to her neck, punching her head and stamping on her leg.The next day he sent his victim a series of abusive texts including, 'Go die you fat slag'.Now Crombie has been jailed for 14 months at...

Leek dad-of-six held knife to ex-wife's neck - during holiday to...

↧

VIDEO: Chell mum speaks of 'devastation' after daughter diagnosed...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
The mother of a 13-year-old girl has spoken of her family's 'devastation' after seeing her daughter struck down with a debilitating condition which left the youngster unable to walk.Michele Vaughan has given up her job as a delivery driver to look after daughter, Emmie, who was a 'bright, happy and active' girl before the bombshell ME diagnosis.It has seen the teenager miss more than six months of school as she lost all sensation in her limbs and needed to sleep for up to 12 hours-a-day.Now...

VIDEO: Chell mum speaks of 'devastation' after daughter diagnosed...

↧
Search

Families fear gridlock if new homes are approved near Stone's...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Almost 100 residents are fighting plans for a new housing development amid fears it will lead to marathon traffic queues at a railway crossing.Families say they face problems turning off Stone's Aston Lodge Park estate and this will only get worse if plans for 20 extra homes on nearby green space are approved.The proposed site – which lies between Saddler Avenue and Blackies Lane – is also close to a barrier-operated crossing at Uttoxeter Road, where the West Coast Main Line passes...

Families fear gridlock if new homes are approved near Stone's...

↧
↧

Former barman, 27, glassed man in Burslem's Leopard pub where he...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Former barman Gareth Henshall left a man needing hospital treatment after glassing him in a pub.The 27-year-old punched his victim before striking him with a wine glass in The Leopard, Burslem.The man was left with a two-inch cut on his cheek which needed stitches.Now Henshall has been handed a suspended jail sentence at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.Read more: Police stopped drink-driver, 31, on his way home from the pubProsecutor David Bennett said the complainant entered The Leopard with three...

Former barman, 27, glassed man in Burslem's Leopard pub where he...

↧

How to protect yourself from cold call and the latest text...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Members of the public are being warned to remain vigilant on their mobile phones as criminals have started using text messages to con victims. More and more criminals are now engaging in 'SMS phishing' – also referred to as 'smishing' – to steal people's money and identities. This latest scam encourages victims to take actions on their phones, which can lead them to being defrauded. Read more: SUDDEN DEATH UPDATE: Police name man, 28, found dead at home According to the...

How to protect yourself from cold call and the latest text...

↧

Our Heroes: Kidsgrove Area Residents' Association is giving...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
A community group has spent the last two years fighting to bring improvements to their 'forgotten' town.Kidsgrove Area Residents' Association (KARA) was set up with the main aim of giving townsfolk a powerful collective voice.It was the brainchild of Daved Jones, who originally saw moving to Kidsgrove as temporary but now cannot imagine living anywhere else.The eight dedicated members have tackled issues such as crime and anti-social behaviour, traffic problems, absentee landlords and dog...

Our Heroes: Kidsgrove Area Residents' Association is giving...

↧

Fenton author realises her dream of seeing her book on sale - on...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Author Esther Lawson has realised her lifelong dream of seeing her book for sale – on the shelves of Tesco. The 55-year-old's debut 'Wogamatter' documents her upbringing in the 1960s and the racism and abuse she faced before finding a welcoming home in Stoke-on-Trent.Now avid readers can pick up a copy at Tesco Extra in Hanley after she approached the store.The grandmother-of-one, from Fenton, said: "I do my weekly shop here and I really wanted to see my book on the shelves and now...

Fenton author realises her dream of seeing her book on sale - on...

↧
↧

Ipstones pervert, 63, caught with hundreds of child abuse images

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Pervert Neil Harvey has been forced to quit work after downloading hundreds of child abuse images on his computers.The 63-year-old was arrested after police executed a warrant at his Ipstones home.He was not there but when officers phoned him he immediately admitted he was in possession of indecent images of children and suggested they seized his hard-drive.Police examined the equipment and found 55 still and 299 moving indecent images.Now Harvey has been handed a suspended jail sentence at...

Ipstones pervert, 63, caught with hundreds of child abuse images

↧

Woman, 31, pulled bar worker's hair after Facebook row over...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
An investigation is underway after an epilepsy sufferer arrested for a disturbance at a city centre bar reportedly suffered a seizure in police custody. Lucie Stallwood was detained on suspicion of assault and using threatening behaviour at Hanley's 90's Bar earlier this month after a Facebook row over the toilets descended into violence. But her lawyer has revealed the 31-year-old later collapsed and suffered a fit after not taking any medication for her condition. Now Staffordshire Police have...

Woman, 31, pulled bar worker's hair after Facebook row over...

↧
Search

Could your child have £1,000 in a bank account you know...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
How good does it feel when you find a pound coin down the back of your sofa or a long-forgotten tenner in a jacket pocket? Well you could feel a thousand times better if you found out your children have as much as £1,000 sitting in a bank account you never knew existed. Thanks to the last Labour Government, the Child Trust Fund account was introduced where parents were given £250 to save for the child as well as a further £250 on their seventh birthday. Read more: SUDDEN...

Could your child have £1,000 in a bank account you know...

↧

VIDEO: OUR TRAFFIC HELL: Drivers stuck in nightmare Longport...

May 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
$
0
0
Contractors digging up a busy road have been ordered to work at weekends - after motorists complained about being stuck in lengthy queues during the roadworks.They have also been told to manually operate the temporary traffic lights in Porthill Road, Longport, from 7am to 7pm every day.It is part of attempts to speed up the completion of the Severn Trent Water roadworks on Porthill Road and other adjoining roads.Read more: SUDDEN DEATH UPDATE: Police name man, 28, found dead at homeThe roadworks...

VIDEO: OUR TRAFFIC HELL: Drivers stuck in nightmare Longport...

↧
↧

Urgent warning issued over Beko tumble dryer fire risk

May 30, 2017, 10:27 pm
$
0
0
Beko has issued a safety alert for thousands of tumble dryers over concerns they could pose a fire risk, including one model found to have caused a blaze that killed a mother of two.The manufacturer said 3,450 of its condenser tumble dryers could pose a fire risk due to an overheating component as it began a voluntary repair programme "as a precautionary measure".The safety notice concerns five Beko and Blomberg 8kg and 9kg capacity dryers sold between May and November 2012 and...

Urgent warning issued over Beko tumble dryer fire risk

↧

Missing 11-year-old who went missing from hospital found safe and...

May 31, 2017, 12:40 am
$
0
0
Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing 11-year-old boy who went missing from hospital this morning.Akshdeep Singh of Scott Road, Stoke-on-Trent, was last seen at 6.30am leaving Royal Stoke University Hospital A&E and walking towards Penkhull.He is described as an Asian male, of average build with dark black short hair.TRAFFIC HELL: Drivers stuck in these nightmare roadworks for AT LEAST 30 minutesHe was last seen wearing a black hoodie and navy tracksuit bottoms with a white and...

Missing 11-year-old who went missing from hospital found safe and...

↧

Election 2017 LIVE: Only June 8 vote matters, insists May

May 31, 2017, 1:48 am
$
0
0
Theresa May has played down polling that puts her on course to lose the General Election. The Prime Minister insisted the only poll that matters is the June 8 vote after the seat projection study suggested the UK faces a hung parliament. The constituency-by-constituency estimate for The Times by YouGov indicates the Conservative Party could lose 20 seats and see its majority wiped out, while Jeremy Corbyn's Labour may gain 28 seats. The analysis is based on a complex model and suggests Mrs...

Election 2017 LIVE: Only June 8 vote matters, insists May

↧
Viewing all 77876 articles
Browse latest View live
Search
<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>