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V Festival line up just got better...
V Festival 2016, has today confirmed two new additions to the line up - the UK's current number one chart-topper Mike Posner and pop music's latest hitmaker, Zara Larsson. With his new hit track 'I...
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Postcard verse will mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death
WHEN William Shakespeare wrote the immortal words, 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet', little did he know it would come back to haunt him. For today,...
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Mum tells of fears for her children as police chase stolen car
A TERRIFIED mum walking home with her children has described how a stolen car being chased by police put their lives in danger. Panicked Charlene Edwards and two of her children watched with horror as...
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Update: two hurt in crash on Festival Park - pictures
Two people have been taken to hospital following a collision on Festival Park this afternoon. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene at Festival Close - near to KFC - at 3.45pm...
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Parents join forces to run 'free food' community cafe
A COMMUNITY cafe for cash-strapped families proved a hit on its opening day. Parents from St Luke's CE Primary, in Silverdale, have taken over the eaterie at the village's Cornerstone Community Centre....
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Teenager attacked pregnant girlfriend when she told him baby...
TEENAGER James Whitehead assaulted his pregnant girlfriend after she told him her unborn child might not be his. The 18-year-old pushed his 16-year-old victim on a sofa before spitting in her face and...
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Going wild at £50k playground funded by supermarket
PARENTS have welcomed the opening of a new £50,000 play area. Sainsbury's agreed to fund the space, which will be run by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, after securing planning permission for its...
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Tributes paid to football ref who was 'a grandad figure' in the...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a dedicated referee who spent 20 years encouraging youngsters to get involved in football. A popular figure in the Staffordshire amateur and junior football leagues, Tom...
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Great-gran Maureen staged pub crawl to help brave little Oscar
CHARITY champion Maureen Critchlow staged a pub crawl to help raise hundreds of pounds for her poorly great-grandson Oscar Langham. The mum-of-three had a 'nightmare' year in 2014 after three relatives...
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Update: plane lands safely after pilot declares emergency...
A passenger plane has landed safely after the pilot declared an emergency in the skies above Manchester. The Ryanair flight FR3445 took off from Manchester Airport this evening for Mallorca, in Spain,...
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Big Issue: Is cycling and walking the key to beating obesity...
With the launch of a new government campaign to promote cycling and walking, Tom Burnett asks if the UK will soon rival some of the world's healthiest nations... IT seems that barely a week passes by...
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Late cancellation is a knockout blow for boxers
AMATEUR boxers have been left angry and out of pocket after a tournament was cancelled at short notice. Tom Ward and Brian "Barney" Stokes were set to compete today at the Junior Championships 2016 in...
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Plans for leisure services shake-up are shelved
PLANS to move council-owned leisure centres to a new company have been shelved as they won't deliver the £370,000 savings envisaged. Stoke-on-Trent City Council backed proposals for an alternative...
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Euro Millions: are you one of tonight's lucky winners?
A huge top prize is on offer to players of the Europe-wide lottery game tonight and it could mean that you have won a fortune. Players who match all five main numbers and both of the lucky stars will...
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Jail for man caught with hundreds of indecent images of children
PERVERT Ashley Sykes has been jailed after he downloaded hundreds of indecent images of children. The 23-year-old also had extreme pornographic images on his computer which included adults having sex...
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Shot pet left looking 'like Frankenstein's cat'
PETRIFIED Bernice Clarke is warning fellow pet owners after her cat Pickle was shot with an air rifle. The two-year-old tortoiseshell moggy was left looking 'like Frankenstein's cat' after she returned...
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Fraudster kept £123k he owed to landlords
FRAUDSTER David Whitefield stole £123,000 from dozens of property landlords – to keep his estate agency afloat. The 44-year-old, who ran Whitefield Properties, pocketed rent and deposits paid by...
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Personally Speaking (Fred Hughes): 'What Homer Simpson can tell...
ONE of my heroes was my former art teacher, Joe Hanford, who, in his leisure time in the 1950s, kept wicket for Porthill Park.I recall one spectacular catch when, striking out his foot, he made a...
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Breaking news: park cordoned off after police incident
We're getting reports that police are on the scene at Bradwell Park, Bradwell, following an incident overnight. Onlookers say the area has been cordoned off with police tape with officers are...
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