Two lanes closed after crash on M6
Drivers are warned of delays after a crash on the M6. There are long delays on the northbound carriageway between junction 13 for Stafford South and junction 14. Traffic is now queuing to junction 12...
View ArticleFood hygiene: Which premises scored 1 out of 5 in latest...
These are some of the latest food hygiene reports published by the Food Standards Agency. Ratings below 3 are given to organisations that need to make changes to improve conditions. According to the...
View ArticleUpdate: 20-year-old found dead thought to have 'ingested unknown...
A young man who was found dead yesterday is believed to have ingested an 'unknown substance', police say. Emergency services were called to a house in Shelton shortly after 8.30am and were forced to...
View ArticleLucky escape for motorcyclist who came off his bike on A500
A motorcyclist fell off his bike and slid along a busy dual carriageway this morning. The incident happened at the junction of the A50 and A500 in Stoke on Trent shortly before 8.30am. One ambulance...
View ArticlePetrol prices: The 10 cheapest places to fill up in and around...
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 Asda...
View ArticleSafety calls after pedestrian hurt in Scotia Road crash
RESIDENTS have stepped up calls for traffic calming measures on a busy road after a woman was hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the scene in Scotia Road, Burslem, at around 7.30pm on...
View ArticleLemmy fans pack out venue in memory of Motörhead star
HUNDREDS of people gathered at a tribute evening to legendary rock star Lemmy. The Burslem-born Motörhead frontman died in December shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. And tonight, fans from...
View ArticleHealth Lottery Results: Winning numbers for Friday, March 2...
IT'S Good Friday and the long weekend weekend has begun. How lucky are you feeling? If you've got a Health Lottery ticket then see if you've bagged some cash. The draw is in, but are you about to...
View ArticleEuroMillions Lottery Results: Friday, March 25, 2016
IT'S Good Friday and many of us are looking forward to a long weekend full of family, friends and good food - including chocolate. But how lucky are you feeling? Tonight's EuroMillions Lottery draw is...
View ArticleTalking Sport: 'Why Hanley Parkrun is such a great community...
HANLEY parkrun is a 5km community running event held every Saturday morning. It's completely free, open to all ages and participants can compete at their own pace, whether they want to run, jog or...
View ArticlePersonally Speaking (MP Karen Bradley): 'It may all be about EU...
IT'S no surprise the news is currently dominated by the referendum on our future in the European Union.I have always felt that the best thing for the UK would be to be in the EU but not run by it....
View ArticleMan has car seized - for fly-tipping two bags of rubbish
FLY-TIPPER James Whieldon has become the first person in Stoke-on-Trent to have their car seized for the offence – after dumping two bags of rubbish in some bushes. The 24-year-old is the first victim...
View ArticleOfficers reassure residents after armed police raid
POLICE have moved to reassure families after armed officers swooped on their community. Officers stressed the operation in York Street, Newcastle, was sparked by 'crime-related' information and had...
View ArticleJohn Woodhouse Meets: Marvellous writer Peter Bowker on how Nello...
PETER Bowker rewrote the rules of drama when he created Marvellous. Now, with a major new primetime series, he's turned his attentions to autism, as he explains to John Woodhouse."I JUST completely...
View ArticlePub extends opening hours after striking deal
WORRIED residents have lost their fight to stop a pub from extending its opening times into the early hours. Licence holder Trudi Turner, of the White Lion pub, in Honeywall, Penkhull, had submitted...
View ArticleWho's been up in court? Latest cases from North Staffordshire...
AUDLEY: MOTORIST Mark Clowes, of Church Street, Audley, has been fined £270 after pleading guilty to a number of road traffic offences. The 45-year-old admitted driving without due care and attention...
View ArticleWay We Were weekly round-up
These are the latest articles from this week's edition of the Way We Were. 12 Memories from the 1986 National Garden Festival To celebrate the forthcoming 30th anniversary of the National Garden...
View ArticleCouple reopen The Izaak Walton pub
LANDLORDS Robert Shaw and Lucy Gibson think they finally have the formula to make a success of a once-popular pub. The Izaak Walton, in Cresswell, was reopened just over a week ago by the couple, who...
View ArticleAnthea Turner sued for £1.6million by her bankrupt...
ANTHEA Turner is being sued for £1.6million by her ex-husband's creditors. The 55-year-old TV presenter, who was born in Stoke-on-Trent, faces court action over the £10million sale of the couple's...
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