M6 crash: Five Romanian nationals died in smash between car and a...
Police have revealed five Romanian nationals died in the M6 smash between a car and a lorry. The four women and one man were all travelling in a blue Nissan Micra which was in collision with an...
View ArticleWW1: "It was the evil in the world which caused the...
Archdeacon Malcolm Graham played an important role in comforting villagers in Trentham during the dark days of the Great War – especially those who had lost loved ones. Richard Ault looks at the role...
View ArticleManchester attack: Family's tribute to off-duty Cheshire police...
The family of an off-duty Cheshire Police officer killed in the Manchester terror attack have said "she would want us all to carry on regardless and not be frightened by fear tactics".Elaine McIver was...
View ArticleStaffordshire Police appeal for witnesses after break-in at...
Police have launched an investigation after offenders broke into a town's Tesco store. Offenders targeted the supermarket in Kidsgrove in the early hours of this morning when they smashed a glass panel...
View ArticleOur Heroes: Leek schoolboy, 7, looking to the future after having...
Determined schoolboy Adam Shepherd can now live a 'relatively normal life' – after undergoing major surgery to split his brain in two.The seven-year-old, who was born with cerebral palsy, used to...
View ArticleMum's heartbreak as cat dies from anti-freeze poisoning 8 months...
Animal-lover Stephanie Hall has been left heartbroken after her cat died from anti-freeze poisoning – eight months after her other pet suffered the same fate.The 34-year-old took Felix to the vets...
View ArticleLocked Up: Criminals jailed in North Staffordshire in May 2017
The courts of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire have been busy this month.Rapists, fraudsters, drug dealers and people who have caused death by dangerous driving are among those who have appeared...
View ArticleNorasab Hussain killing latest: Surgeon's report will determine...
North Staffordshire coroner Ian Smith is waiting for a surgeon's report before deciding whether to hold an inquest into the death of a 33-year-old man knifed to death by his girlfriend.The report is...
View ArticleGeneral Election: Will cabinet minister Karen Bradley keep her...
The Staffordshire Moorlands could be one of the more high-profile seats in this General Election – largely due to it being held by a serving cabinet minister. Karen Bradley, who has been Moorlands MP...
View ArticlePolice continue hunt for knifeman after armed officers called to...
Police are hunting a knifeman who fled in a car as armed police were called to a street fight.Part of Stanley Street, Tunstall, was cordoned off as an investigation was launched into the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Howdy partner! Stoke school holds Wild West day to raise...
It was a case of 'Howdy, partner!' at a city school yesterday when pupils held a Wild West day to raise money for play equipment.Children and staff at Stoke Minster Primary School dressed as cowboys...
View ArticleTributes to popular Northwood shopkeeper who sold single...
The funeral of a popular shopkeeper who used to sell cigarettes to a young Robbie Williams is being held today.Mum-of-three May Miller died last month after suffering a heart attack, just weeks before...
View ArticleDrink-driving woman, 45, was FOUR times the legal limit when she...
Drink-driver Lissa Partridge was more than four times the legal limit when she ploughed a car into a wall.The 45-year-old got behind the wheel to drive around the corner so she could sleep in the...
View ArticlePregnant Shelton woman, 22, will be freed from jail in time to...
A pregnant woman is to be released from prison in time to give birth – after winning a court battle.Rebekah Gemza was jailed for 10 months after she failed to stick to the requirements of a slavery and...
View ArticleMan, 59, smashed car windscreen with hammer in row over parking...
Angry Dennis Bradley used a hammer to smash up a windscreen – after the owner left the car outside his home.The 59-year-old heart patient became angry when his neighbour's daughter parked her Fiat 500...
View ArticleCouple's wedding plans thrown into chaos after reception...
A couple have been left out of pocket after their wedding reception at a council-owned venue was cancelled just weeks before the big day.Sarah Lawson and Richard Day are due to tie the knot at a...
View ArticleManchester bombing: Counter-terror police carry out fresh raids...
Counter-terror police investigating the Manchester Arena bombing have carried out fresh raids, searching addresses in Manchester and Merseyside. One man was arrested in the Moss Side area of Manchester...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2017: Conservatives lead over Labour to to five...
The Conservatives' advantage over Labour has narrowed to just five points in the first opinion poll taken since Monday night's suicide bomb attack in Manchester. The YouGov survey for The Times,...
View ArticleJazmin Sawyers celebrates Sports Awards double with specially-pen...
OLYMPIC long jumper Jazmin Sawyers has been crowned the Potteries' sports star of the year, while rising taekwondo star Jack Pickin has landed the junior prize.The 2016 season marked another year of...
View ArticleThree men arrested after taxi driver robbed in Talke
A taxi driver has been robbed in the early hours of this morning.Police were alerted to reports of the robbery in Talke at 5am today.Read more: Nightmare! Couple's wedding reception cancelled just...
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