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Review after death of man following armed siege
A PRE-INQUEST review will be held tomorrow into the death of a 43-year-old who died days after being arrested following an armed siege. Armed officers had arrested Darren Lyons, of Beech Drive,...
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Plans to build 1,300 student flats unveiled
AMBITIOUS plans have been unveiled to create flats to house more than 1,300 students at a former tile factory site. An application has been submitted which would see land once occupied by Minton...
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Supernatural Staffordshire: Stuart, Nanook and the Cannock Chase...
PARANORMAL investigator Damon Simms has explored some of Staffordshire's spookiest locations. This week he interviews a man who encountered something inexplicable in the woods... The paranormal world...
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Personally Speaking (Tristram Hunt): 'We need a referendum on an...
"WHO will speak for England?" thundered the Daily Mail in characteristically hyperbolic fashion, following the draft publication of David Cameron's European deal. As if, when we debate Britain's future...
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Port Vale and police dismiss reports of stabbing after match
PORT Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite has dismissed reports of a fatality following today's Port Vale game against Coventry. It comes after a number of reports on social media claimed that a Port Vale...
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Tributes paid to dinnerlady who lost cancer fight
PUPILS and staff have paid tribute to an 'angel' dinnerlady who devoted her life to helping her local primary school. Pat Brayford spent 42 years working at Summerbank Primary School, in Tunstall –...
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Power cut hits 88 houses in Stoke-on-Trent
MORE than 80 homes in a city neighbourhood are without power this evening. Western Power says that 88 properties in Weston Coyney have been affected by the power cut. The problem is due to be fixed by...
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Jobs up for grabs at intu Potteries
BOSSES at the city's main shopping centre are advertising three jobs at the complex. Hanley's intu Potteries is on the lookout for a cleaning operative, a cleaner to work outside of trading hours,...
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Homeless pitch tents inside £40k cycle shelter
HOMELESS people are sleeping rough in a purpose-built city centre cycling shelter. Stoke-on-Trent City Council launched the £40,000 Cycle Hub in Old Hall Street, Hanley, last March as part of efforts...
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Weather update: North Staffordshire braced for high winds and...
GUSTS of up to 45mph are set to swoop through the Potteries tomorrow. Meteorologists are predicting even more rain for North Staffordshire coupled with high winds as the unpleasant weather continues....
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'Thoroughly dishonest' woman preyed on elderly and vulnerable...
A woman who systematically targeted vulnerable elderly people was described by a judge as " a scheming, thoroughly dishonest person". Tracy Skeldon, 50, formerly of Halton Drive, Crewe, was sentenced...
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Police stop-and-search: More than 200 people targeted by officers
Staffordshire Police carried out a total of 203 stop-and-search incidents during December.Latest data from the Home Office reveals a total of 178 men and 17 women were stopped during the month by...
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Most wanted: Can you help police find these Crimestoppers...
Here is a look at the most wanted men in the area according to Crimestoppers. If you recognise any of these men and can provide information regarding their whereabouts, please contact Crimestoppers...
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Sophie Butler - murder trial latest
A JURY has been sworn in the case of Sophie Butler who is charged with murdering her partner at their Hanley home.The 20-year-old denies murdering 33-year-old Norasab Hussain at their flat in Bromley...
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Download Festival renames main stage in tribute to Motorhead...
Rock festival Download has renamed its main stage in a tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy. The Burslem-born rocker, Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister died on December 28 last year aged 70. Motorhead had been due...
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Sex and violent crime rose by 30 per cent in Stoke-on-Trent
The number of incidents reported to police in Staffordshire rose by 15.7 per cent on a year ago, based on the latest available data. Home Office figures show there were 7,446 incidents reported in the...
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'Excessively micromanaged' council worker took her own life
A council worker killed herself due to the pressures of her job after being "excessively micromanaged" by her bosses, an inquest heard. Rosemary Corden, 53, was found dead in woodland at a popular...
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SATs results annulled after investigation into city school
ONE of the city's highest performing primary schools has had some of its SATs results annulled following an investigation into maladministration of tests. The action was taken in the wake of a...
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Dad drove at double the speed limit and jumped red lights in...
DANGEROUS-DRIVER Daniel Dean had to be forcibly removed from his van after leading police on a high-speed chase. The 25-year-old was pulled over in Burslem after he had been out drinking. But despite...
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Motorist arrested after colliding with three parked cars
POLICE arrested a man on suspicion of drink driving after he collided with three vehicles – which were all parked up.Officers were called out to the incident on Waterloo Road in Cobridge at about...
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