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WINDOW cleaner Iain Yates has been banned from contacting his partner after he bit her on the nose and slapped her across the head. The 44-year-old also grabbed Joanne Gillott around the neck during the attacks at her Leek home before threatening to kill her. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard Yates had previously been handed a restraining order before the couple got back together. Now the defendant has been ordered to not contact Miss Gillott or go to her Sneyd Avenue home for 12...

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September 3, 2015, 7:37 am

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111 homes set to be built on city centre land left derelict by...

September 3, 2015, 7:50 am

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MORE than 100 homes are to finally be built on land left derelict by a failed regeneration project. Birmingham-based developer Keepmoat wants to build 111 houses on fields off Waterloo Street and Commercial Road in Hanley and bulldoze a temporary community centre. The site is part of the incomplete City Waterside project, originally earmarked for redevelopment by the defunct Renew North Staffordshire. Now residents have welcomed news that the barren land – including where the Hole in...

Keele team behind stargazing project is shortlisted for award

September 3, 2015, 8:00 am

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THE Keele University team behind a project which brings astronomy alive for schoolchildren have been shortlisted for a national award.The university's Stardome project takes young people on a journey around the galaxy using an inflatable dome.In the last year alone, 34 schools have been involved in the scheme and it has also been taken to 12 community events.Now Keele's outreach team have been nominated for a Times Higher Education award in the 'widening participation or outreach initiative of...

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September 3, 2015, 8:08 am

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FAMILIES can get up close with nature and wild food at a forage festival.The event is being held at RSPB Coombes Valley nature reserve, in Bradnop, on September 26.Along with fungal forays and other food searches, people can take part in a variety of fun activities. It will include whittling demonstrations and displays about bats.The festival is being organised in partnership with the Churnet Valley Living Landscape Project (CVLLP).Katy Fielding, from RSPB Coomes Valley, said: "These...

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September 3, 2015, 8:10 am

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TWO thieves who burgled a car showroom were caught when the manager returned to find them taking the stolen goods away. Russell Morris and Nigel Farnsworth – who both have lengthy criminal records – smashed their way into the Holdcroft Honda garage in Cobridge after it was locked up for the night. But the manager was alerted when the alarm activated and he returned to find Farnsworth wheeling a white bicycle in Sneyd Street. He saw the defendant enter a back yard before going...

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September 3, 2015, 8:56 am

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PRIME Minister David Cameron is set to be told why ceramic poppies commemorating the First World War should go on display in Stoke-on-Trent. City council leader Dave Conway is being asked to write to the PM to highlight the city's proud military history and our pottery workers' efforts to manufacture the poppies. The request is included in an all-party motion put forward by two city councillors to a meeting next week. Almost 800 Sentinel readers have already backed calls to bring some of...

Beer festival in Hanley raising glasses and money for charity

September 3, 2015, 9:15 am

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BEER fans will be raising a glass for charity as they help raise crucial funds at a beer festival.'Pints for Mike' will run from November 13 to 15 at J&G Meakin Cricket Club, on Ivy House Road in Hanley, to raise money for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support and the cancer unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital.A selection of real ales and ciders will be on offer, while Hanley beer-sellers Bottle Craft will be helping to run a craft beer bottle stall.Holly Smith, from...

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September 3, 2015, 9:18 am

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CONTROVERSIAL plans have been unveiled to triple the size of quarry. Marley Eternit wants to extend Copshurst Quarry, in Lightwood, by 7.04 hectares to help meet demand in the building industry. The Burton-based company says the expansion would allow it to access an extra 2.5 million tonnes of clay over the next 25 years, taking the site's annual production to around 100,000 tonnes. The application comes just four years after hundreds of residents successfully fought off similar proposals...

Woman quizzed by police after early morning stand off in Fenton

September 3, 2015, 9:57 am

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A WOMAN is being questioned by police after barricading herself inside a home. Officers were called to Park Place, Fenton, in the early hours of this morning following reports from neighbours of a domestic dispute. A riot van and an ambulance were also sent to the incident, which saw the road closed for several hours. Now officers have confirmed that a woman has been arrested but did not confirm on what grounds. They added that fears a second woman had been in the property at the time...

Kathie McInnes: Testing times as new school year starts

September 3, 2015, 10:56 am

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IT WAS a rather ignominious start. During my first week at secondary school, I was given 100 lines for not bringing my PE kit to class.The crime was down to a misunderstanding. Stupidly, I'd thought the first session of term would be a 'getting to know each other' lesson, with no actual physical exercise involved. The last thing I was expecting was an Olympic-style routine on the parallel bars.My crimson face shrank into the changing room corner and soon I was scribbling out my punishment at...

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September 3, 2015, 11:31 am

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A SEASIDE-THEMED club boasting a hot tub is making a splash on Stoke-on-Trent's night scene. The Beach in Hanley welcomed hundreds of revellers after being opened by a David Hasselhoff lookalike last month. Attractions at the Trinity Street venue include a DJ booth shaped like a speedboat, private seating areas and a jetski which patrons can sit on with their friends and have a photo uploaded onto Facebook. General manager Rob Glass said he was delighted with how business had gone so...

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September 3, 2015, 11:46 am

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ARTIST Alison Thomas is keeping her husband's memory alive by using him as inspiration for her latest exhibition. The 50-year-old was left devastated after her partner Heath Thomas lost his fight against colon cancer at the age of 46 last year. But the mother-of-two, from Alsager, was determined to create something positive out of her heartbreak and threw herself into her drawing. Now, after collecting various pieces of her artwork, featuring Heath as a life model along with personal...

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September 3, 2015, 12:01 pm

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DESPERATE families picking up emergency food parcels can now enjoy free bus travel – to help them get home with their produce. First Potteries is offering one free journey to people using Stoke-on-Trent foodbanks. It follows concerns some people are left to walk miles home with their heavy food parcels. An average of 24 people use the area's foodbank distribution centres every day. The free bus travel is also available to volunteers who help out with the foodbank. The first of...

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September 3, 2015, 12:16 pm

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EIGHT patients died after spending more than 12 hours stuck on trolleys in A&E during winter. The newly-released figures also show two people waited 27 and 30 hours each in Royal Stoke University Hospital's emergency department before being admitted to a ward. The shocking statistics have been revealed following a review of all 731 patients suffering 12-hour trolley waits in January and February by the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) . In all, there were 52 deaths at the hospital...

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September 3, 2015, 1:41 pm

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DOG owners – and especially those with puppies – are being encouraged to make sure their pets are vaccinated against a variety of diseases. Vets across the country are using Puppy Awareness Week, which runs until Sunday, to urge owners to think about the long term care of their pets. It is estimated that almost five million dogs are not fully vaccinated against illnesses including distemper and parvovirus. The aim of Puppy Awareness Week is to help owners understand how to...

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September 3, 2015, 1:46 pm

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WORK to breath fresh life into an iconic pottery factory – while staying true to the historic site's past – has put its backers in the running for an architecture award. The Prince's Regeneration Trust stepped in to save Middleport Pottery in 2011 and proceeded with a £9 million vision of how it would rejuvenate the site. The regeneration charity has now restored ageing areas of the factory as well as protecting 50 jobs and creating an additional 66. Now the work done by...

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September 4, 2015, 12:01 am

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Figures released by the DWP show that thousands of disability claimants have died within weeks of being deemed 'fit for work'. Alex Smith examines the issue CAMPAIGNERS have urged the Government to review benefit assessments – after more than 2,600 people died within weeks of being deemed 'fit for work'. The Department for Work and Pensions has released 'mortality statistics' relating to disability benefit claimants following a series of Freedom of Information requests. They show...

YOUR FIVE DAY FORECAST: a dry weekend but feeling cool

September 4, 2015, 12:36 am

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We may get a few light showers today and during the night but after that it should be dry, if a little chillier than normal. More unsettled weather, with ground frosts in rural areas, is expected from next Tuesday onwards. Weather map The table of forecasts below is based on averages for all of the 340 weather stations based within Staffordshire and North Birmingham area. All data is provided by the Met Office through its Datapoint service. Weather type Av. temp Feels...

Petrol prices: Where are the cheapest places to fill up?

September 4, 2015, 1:08 am

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These are the cheapest places to buy petrol and diesel in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire according to Petrolprices.com.Petrol prices in North Staffordshire title address price date Morrisons Stoke Ridgehouse Drive, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent 107.7p Sep 2nd Asda Wolstanton Wolstanton Retail Park, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-lyme 107.7p Sep 2nd Morrisons...