NHS Trust calls in debt collectors after staff are overpaid by...
A HEALTH trust with £2.5 million of debts wrote off £20,000 which was overpaid to staff because of a glitch in the wages system. They were among 316 community NHS and social care workers who received a...
View ArticleAppeal to find owners of Teddy Bear found on the A500
A woman is appealing to find the owner of a teddy bear she found on the A500 at the weekend. Laura Prime was travelling to Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday, April 2, when she spotted the bear. She said: "The...
View ArticleJust the job: care vacancies in and around Stoke-on-Trent
There are 170 care jobs available within 20 miles of Stoke-on-Trent. Here's some of the latest. Click the links below to find out more about the post. For hundreds of vacancies available in and around...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged after stabbing
A 22-year-old man is due to appear in court today following a stabbing on Friday night.Police and ambulance crews were called to Bradwell Park, off Oldcastle Avenue, Bradwell, just before midnight on...
View ArticleYour five-day forecast: sunny spells with the threat of thunder
It should get brighter later today before showers start to arrive this evening. It will be warm with the possibility of some thunder. Weather mapThe table of forecasts below is based on averages for...
View ArticlePersonally Speaking (Dave Conway): 'Why has respect for police...
WATCHING and reading the news is often difficult for us all in this day and age. Wars and terrorism around the world paint a very dark and depressing picture. The bombing in Brussels was another...
View ArticleSpace spotters have a chance of seeing the International Space...
The International Space Station (ISS) can easily be spotted with the naked eye and this week stargazers have the chance to see it over three nights.The largest space station ever built will be visible...
View ArticleTop 5: Wedding couple left in the lurch and four other stories...
Every day The Sentinel publishes dozens of stories, features and galleries about where you live in Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and South Cheshire.Although we do our best to keep you up to speed...
View ArticleRoyal Stoke maternity hits new high
THE ROYAL Stoke University Hospital has become one of the first maternity units in Britain to win accreditation from the charity, UNICEF against new standards which came into force in January.It first...
View ArticleWoman dies following accident on the A50
A woman has died following a car crash this morning.Staffordshire Police received a call from West Midlands Ambulance Service at 9.05am today reports of a serious crash on the eastbound carriageway of...
View ArticleMore than 150,000 counterfeit cigarettes seized - new figures...
TRADING Standards seized more than 150,000 counterfeit and illicit cigarettes in the last year - new figures reveal.Staffordshire County Council's trading standards team seized the haul, worth a total...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police appeal for witnesses after collision on A50
POLICE are investigating after a woman died in a crash with an HGV on the A50 – while a man and young child escaped serious injury.The 35-year-old was a passenger in a blue Volvo C70 which collided...
View ArticleFamily of heart attack victim spending £30k to help...
FRIENDS and relatives of a 28-year-old talented footballer who died in his sleep are to stage heart screenings to save the lives of other seemingly healthy people.Popular postman Daniel Hughes, was...
View ArticleMum-of-four Jo Hughes loses almost half her body weight
MUM-OF-FOUR Jo Hughes had always struggled with her weight – but losing nine stone inspired her partner to take on the same challenge.Full-time mum Jo, from Norton, joined Slimming World at the nearby...
View ArticleOpera singer Shelley-Anne Rivers returns to the Stoke Rep after...
OPERA star Shelley-Anne Rivers is returning to Stoke-on-Trent for her latest show – after starring alongside glamour model Katie Price.The 30-year-old played the Lilac Good Fairy in Sleeping Beauty,...
View ArticleDriver handed prison sentence for leading police on 20-minute...
DANGEROUS driver Michael Dobson led police on a high-speed chase across the city for 20 minutes before abandoning the vehicle. The 22-year-old also jumped red lights, drove on the wrong side of the...
View ArticleNewcastle film-maker on path to success with help from Downton...
NEIGHBOURS were clearly getting suspicious. First they had seen a van arrive and dozens of suspicious-looking plants unloaded and taken into the house.Then, in the dead of night, they witnessed the...
View ArticleFamilies fight council's parking permit plan to improve grass...
FAMILIES are fighting plans to force them to pay to park outside their homes.Residents in Noblett Road, Sneyd Green, have received council letters asking them whether they would support parking permits...
View ArticleMan had part of finger bitten off in pub brawl
TWO men and a teenager have been jailed after serious disorder at a pub.Violence erupted inside The Roebuck in Chesterton and the trouble lasted for several minutes outside.One man, Lee Clewes,...
View ArticleFRONT PAGE: Dad-of-four Nathan Smallwood hit by car at 82mph
MOTORIST Nathan Confrey was speeding at 82mph on the A500 when his car hit the central reservation, flew into the air and smashed into a vehicle coming the other way, a court heard.Dad-of-four Nathan...
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