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Kathie McInnes: Who will pick up the tab for academy plans?
ACADEMISATION. The very word is enough to get teachers' blood boiling as they reach for their strike ballot forms and placards.Even some Tory shire councils are in revolt, warning that the Government's...
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20 jobs created as retailer opens giant discount store
TWENTY jobs have been created after a giant new discount store finally opened its doors to bargain-hunters. Customers have welcomed the opening of Pound Deals on the Berry Hill Trading Estate, off...
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Big Issue: Should we keep our children away from 'artificial'...
They're popular with clubbers and sportspeople – but concerns persist about whether children should be given energy drinks. Emma James finds out more MOST children are naturally full of energy, so do...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang audience coughs up £1,300 in bucket...
TALENTED dancer Jo Taylor hopes to raise thousands for a city hospice – by asking theatre-goers to dig deep. Following every evening show of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang members of the cast will head from...
View ArticleHospital bosses shelve plans to charge for parking
CONTROVERSIAL plans to charge people to park at a hospital have been put on hold. And even if fees are eventually brought in at Congleton War Memorial, the first four hours of the stay will be free....
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Choir mourns loss of tenor Terry
SINGERS have paid tribute to a grandfather-of-two who helped to found one of the area's most respected choirs. Terry Brookes spent more than 50 years with the Daleian Singers, as their first tenor,...
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Council's new £160k city director vows: 'We can make a huge...
STOKE-ON-TRENT'S new £160,000-a-year city director, David Sidaway, has vowed to deliver regeneration and change in the Potteries. Members of Stoke-on-Trent City Council yesterday voted unanimously to...
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Could you be the next star in the Great Pottery Throw Down?
The Great Pottery Throw Down is returning in 2016 and the production team is currently looking for the next batch of great amateur to early career potters to take part. Perhaps you aspire to become a...
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Ice ice baby... city's spectacular plan to turn lake into an...
GET your skates on . . . the most ambitious event of Stoke-on-Trent's tenure as European City of Sport 2016 was revealed today – the transformation of Westport Lake into Europe's first all-weather...
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Teenage thug slapped and kicked his pregnant girlfriend
TEENAGER Benjamin Fowell slapped and kicked his pregnant girlfriend – after she invited him to look at scans of their unborn child. The 18-year-old burst into the victim's room while she was on the...
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Shopkeeper sold fake cigarettes from secret stash behind counter
A SHOP owner has been fined after selling illegal cigarettes from a secret compartment behind his counter. Karzan Mahmood was running International Supermarket, in Cobridge, when it was raided by...
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Taxpayers pick up £8,500 bill to keep mum and son in...
TAXPAYERS are forking out more than £400 a week for a single mother and her young child to stay in a hotel – because she is not eligible for benefits. Shanique Vickerman and her four-year-old son...
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New university vice-chancellor takes up role at time of major...
THE new head of Staffordshire University has promised to place it as the heart of efforts to regenerate the Potteries. Liz Barnes, who was born and bred in the county, officially took up post as...
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Jobs: 88 teaching and training jobs available right now
There are 88 training jobs available within 20 miles of Stoke-on-Trent. Here's some of the latest available. Click the links below to find out more about the post.For hundreds of vacancies available in...
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Weather: What's the forecast looking like for this weekend?
Here's the latest five-day weather forecast for the Met Office. Not looking too bad at this stage, particularly if you've got a few days off over Easter.Weather mapThe table of forecasts below is based...
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Food hygiene: Which premises scored 0 or 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 Food...
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Regent Theatre reveals who will be starring in Christmas panto...
Stage star Jonathan Wilkes and Potteries favourite Christian Patterson are returning to The Regent theatre for this year's pantomime. The Hanley theatre has revealed that the production will be...
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'Rebel Bear' helping put Stoke-on-Trent on the music map
MUSIC enthusiasts are providing a platform for of the area's up-and-coming talent by organising gigs, interviewing artists – and even reviewing their efforts.The Rebel Bear Precinct is quickly becoming...
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Phil Jupitus and Jason Manford tuck into oatcakes while taking...
Phil Jupitus and Jason Manford took time out from their time starring in a show in the city to enjoy some of the city's culinary delicacies. The pair, who are in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, walked from...
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Neglect played part in death of dad after weight loss surgery
A CORONER has criticised a hospital's care after neglect played a part in the death of a father-of-three following weight loss surgery.Nadim Butt died at University Hospital of North Staffordshire,...
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