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Dusthead gets 10 years as robbery victim battered and man stabbed outside Co-op
Samuel Austin, from Norton, has been jailed for his catalogue of crimes
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JCB tycoon Lord Bamford overtakes bet365 owners the Coates family in new Sunday Times Rich List
Money
Lord Bamford and his family saw their wealth rise by £1.75bn to become the richest people in the Midlands
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Mum leads tributes after tragic death of 'larger-than-life' Royal Stoke worker
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Mother-and-daughter Pauline Sanders and Charmaine Whittaker worked together at the Royal Stoke University Hospital
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Expanded city council cabinet to cost taxpayers extra £6k
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council now has 10 full cabinet members - the maximum allowed under council rules
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Stoke City target 'expected to complete medical' ahead of £1m transfer
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The latest Stoke City news from StokeOnTrentLive as the Potters look to answer a pressing question with an early move in the transfer market
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Five defendants in North Staffordshire's courts this week
Courts
They've all appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre or Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
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Stoke-on-Trent road where 'drivers go on the wrong side' finally getting fixed
Traffic & Travel
Works are taking place on Leek Road in Abbey Hulton
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'It's really sad' - Park visitors devastated as café shuts tonight
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Café Indi at The Pavilion is shutting in Burslem Park after issues with its Stoke-on-Trent City Council lease
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Lidl wants 10 new North Staffordshire stores - here's where
Shopping
The discount supermarket chain has set its sights on three areas of Stoke-on-Trent
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Sniffer dog hits Hanley and Burslem bars as coke and monkey dust seized
Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police also seized cannabis and weapons
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Parents fined £2k for term-time Disneyland holiday still saved £3.2k
Courts
Rebekah Richardson and Dale Wood have no regrets about taking their children out of school
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Police find Audi on its roof - and the occupants had done a runner
Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Biddulph Road, between Fegg Hayes and Brindley Ford
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Review: Madagascar The Musical at Hanley's Regent Theatre
Regent Theatre
The cast includes a popular CBBC star
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Mum fumes as daughter banned from school prom
Education
A girl was left devastated after finding out she was banned from her school prom because she was suspended
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Seething Stephen shells out £24 for one-mile Uber trip home from dentist
Money
Stephen Cook, who has severe arthritis, was charged a whopping £24 to get there - and £6 to get back
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DWP looking for these two things when it starts checking bank accounts
DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to be granted new powers to check bank accounts
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Spanish holiday hotspot cheaper than Benidorm dubbed 'Blackpool with sunshine'
Real Life
The seaside town, 25 miles south of Alicante, attracts thousands of Brits every year with its sun, sea, cheap booze and beachfront kebab houses
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First look at 292 homes, shops and offices planned for Hanley as council tries to lure developer
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is hoping to find a development partner for Etruscan Square
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80 death notices in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week
Death Notices
Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Council takes landlord to court in five-year plastic windows row
Stoke-on-Trent City Council wants timber-framed windows reinstalled at the property on Woodbank Street, in Burslem
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A50 driver comes to 'dead stop' as lorries 'driving crazy' through 'flooding'
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Flooding has been reported on the A50 in Normacot
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'Meteorite lands near Stoke-on-Trent' as fireball flies over
Stoke-on-Trent News
Experts want YOU to check gardens, driveways and footpaths for any meteorites
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'Amazing' £22 eye balm from Boots that 'instantly' gets rid of dark circles
Shopping
It's been proving a hit with shoppers
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Shoppers told to 'run' to TK Maxx and snap up 'perfect' summer bags
Shopping
TK Maxx shoppers are loving the 'fabulous' and 'perfect' bags, claiming to 'need them al'"
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Staffordshire Spudman cooks perfect jacket potato at home - here's how
Eating out in Staffordshire
Ben Newman is one of Staffordshire's biggest culinary stars
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Every new UK car to be fitted with speed limiter - what it means for drivers
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The new law comes into force in July
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Cross Chris opens Postcode Lottery package - and chucks the contents in the bin
Real Life
Chris Cork could not contain his excitement when a parcel from the People's Postcode Lottery landed on his doorstep
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Manchester Airport emergency landing as plane-spotters see 'puff of smoke'
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The captain had to abort a first landing attempt as the drama unfolded
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DWP makes Universal Credit changes affecting millions of you
Universal Credit
The changes arrive on Monday and Tuesday
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£50k fine illegal stream warning amid 'dodgy' Amazon Firestick crackdown
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Individuals found distributing illegal streams have faced fines upwards of £50,000
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100k Barlaston house 'puts smile' on Dion Dublin's face in Homes Under the Hammer
Barlaston
The former Premier League striker toured an end-terrace on today's show
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NHS crisis laid bare as Tobye pulls out tooth with pliers
NHS
Tobye Spencer cannot get an NHS dentist - and it costs £800 to go private
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Dealer ran 'Bam Bam' line in Stoke-on-Trent - now he's locked up
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
Adam Watkins, 20, from Blurton, has been jailed at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
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Tesco issues 'may contain glass' warning as Aldi recalls meat
Health
'Do not eat' warnings have been issued — here's what to do next
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'Criminal' Diane blames PIP motability Toyota RAV4 for crash
Courts
Diane Bryan now has a criminal record
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Staffordshire Police
Police bust High Street cannabis factory
Staffordshire Police raided a house on Kidsgrove High Street
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Marks and Spencer's summer beauty bag is worth £170 but costs only £30
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A52 lorry fire shuts road for seven hours
Traffic & Travel
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service have ruled the Kingsley lorry fire started accidentally
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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Stoke-on-Trent
Weather
It runs until 11pm tonight
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First Sephora store outside London opens at Trafford Centre
Shopping
The third UK Sephora store opened today (May 16)
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'I'm right proud, duck' - Stokie Lyn is Lord Mayor after 40 year council career
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Fenton councillor Lyn Sharpe has been appointed first citizen
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Win the ultimate CBeebies experience at Alton Towers Resort, including an overnight themed sleepover!
News
The UK’s only CBeebies Land at Alton Towers Resort has been wowing families for a decade - and to celebrate we're giving readers the chance to win theme park tickets, an overnight stay and MORE for a family of four!
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Casualty 'stabbed in machete attack' turns up at Royal Stoke
Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police are now attempting to piece together what happened on Knightsbridge Way, in Tunstall
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Amazon's best-selling anti chafing shorts that save your thighs from chub rub
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Council slaps CCTV installer with £1.3k fine after 'rummaging through bin'
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Philip Robinson, from Northwood, is in dispute with Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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HMRC changes you must report or £300 fine and benefits axed
Your Money
You have until the end of July to tell HMRC of any changes to your circumstances
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Van overturns as driver suffers 'suspected medical episode'
Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Mallorie Road, in Norton, this morning
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Mum reveals how to get a free day at Alton Towers this May half term
Alton Towers
Alton Towers is offering a second day at the theme park for free this May half term - and it includes the bank holiday weekend too
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Amanda Holden 'presses golden buzzer for wrong act' on Britain's Got Talent
Amanda Holden
Amanda Holden snubbed North Staffordshire couple Denise Leigh and Stefan Andrusyschyn on last night's show - and put Japanese act Nabe through instead
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The 12 pothole-riddled Stoke-on-Trent roads to be repaired this week
Traffic & Travel
Highways crews will be in various locations including Festival Park, Fenton, Penkhull and Burslem
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M&S opens opticians at Wolstanton superstore
Shopping
M&S Opticians is now open at Wolstanton Retail Park
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Owner of Pecks and Lion and Swan opens country pub
Things to do in Cheshire
Pear Hospitality has reopened The Blue Bell, in Smallwood
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I drive on smart motorways every day and pray one thing doesn't happen
Traffic & Travel
Smart motorways have proved hugely controversial because they involve the removal of the hard shoulder
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Can you help? Meet 10 Animal Lifeline dogs looking for their forever home
Dogs
Big, small, old or young, they all want a new owner
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'It used to be rammed' - Memories of pub and Wacky Warehouse on A34 roundabout
Stone
The Darlaston Inn - between Stafford and Stone - has been bulldozed
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Four defendants hauled before North Staffordshire's courts
Courts
They've all appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court or North Staffordshire Justice Centre
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25 magical photos of the Northern Lights over North Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent News
The Northern Lights appeared in crystal clear skies over Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire yesterday evening, with pictures pouring in from Stoke-on-Trent Live readers.
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West Midlands Ambulance Service
Drinker, 96, lying in pool of blood faced 'several hours' wait for ambulance
The OAP had fallen outside The Park Inn, in Dresden
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Three-vehicle crash as car overturns and driver in Royal Stoke
Traffic & Travel
Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Broadfield Road, in Sandyford, this morning
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Lawyers called in after death of Staffordshire grandad taken ill on Kos holiday
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Steve Fretwell, 73, passed away last December
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Inside Sephora's goodie bags worth £1,200 shoppers are being given for free
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Beauty fans queuing up for the grand opening of Sephora in Manchester's Trafford Centre were lucky enough to nab a goodie bag worth over £1,200
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Taylor Swift fans can still buy Eras Tour tickets for 2024 UK shows - here's how
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Taylor Swift fans are still in with a chance of securing themselves tickets to the star's various stadium shows in the UK this year
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Police board up problem address on this Stoke-on-Trent estate
Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police have secured a three-month closure order for the property on Pinewood Crescent, in Meir
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Girl fails to turn up for GCSE exams after dad and gran 'saw no point' in school
Courts
Now North Staffordshire Justice Centre has slapped the dad with a £756 court bill
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Staffordshire Police
Boy, 13, arrested after arsonist torches Hanley building
Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the 'disused' old Cater Choice building on Portland Street
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Thunder and lightning to rock Stoke-on-Trent today
Weather
Hours of 'heavy rain' are also forecast this afternoon
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30 death notices in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week
Death Notices
Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved-ones
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FLiRT Covid variants spread across UK - check the symptoms
Health
Coronavirus has reared its ugly head once again
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Drink-driver hitting up to 140mph in BMW kills biker, 29
Courts
Callum Carew has been jailed more than nine years after killing Razvan Brumar on Wheelock Bypass
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Stoke City
Stoke City FC
Stoke City target 'expected to complete medical' ahead of £1m transfer
The latest Stoke City news from StokeOnTrentLive as the Potters look to answer a pressing question with an early move in the transfer market
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JCB tycoon Lord Bamford overtakes bet365 owners the Coates family in new Sunday Times Rich List
Money
Lord Bamford and his family saw their wealth rise by £1.75bn to become the richest people in the Midlands
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Steven Schumacher promises Stoke City players a summer like no other as 'difficult' time predicted
Stoke City FC
Latest Stoke City news from StokeonTrentLive as head coach lays out his plans for pre-season and beyond
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Stoke City slammed for 'utterly dreadful' record after Plymouth Argyle clash
Stoke City FC
Stoke City have been hit with a £24,000 fine after a second breach of FA regulations in the 2023/24 season
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Stoke City told of transfer 'concern' amid link to Sheffield Wednesday hero
Stoke City FC
Latest Stoke City news from StokeonTrentLive as speculation linking veteran striker Josh Windass with Potters sparks debate
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Port Vale
Courts
Five-year stadium ban for Port Vale fan, 63, who chased ref
Ted Piolunowicz sprinted onto the Vale Park pitch - after referee Craig Hicks awarded a Portsmouth penalty
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TV star Meera Syal hasn't been to football match since witnessing racist abuse at Port Vale
Port Vale FC
Meera Syal witnessed the abuse at Vale Park back in the 1990s
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Watch as Stoke City fans mock relegated Port Vale with 'she stood there laughing' plane banner
Stoke City FC
Video shows the plane circling Vale Park as it trails a banner reading 'She stood there laughing - N40'
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Live: Stoke City fans taunt relegated Port Vale with aeroplane banner
Port Vale FC
The plane, trailing a banner that reads 'She stood there laughing', has been circling Vale Park ahead of kick-off
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Furious reaction to EFL and Sky Sports plans to redraw Stoke City schedule
Stoke City FC
News and reaction from the Stoke City faithful to plans from Sky Sports and the EFL to overhaul the fixture list
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Courts
Courts
'Criminal' Diane blames PIP motability Toyota RAV4 for crash
Diane Bryan now has a criminal record
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Parents fined £2k for term-time Disneyland holiday still saved £3.2k
Courts
Rebekah Richardson and Dale Wood have no regrets about taking their children out of school
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Five defendants in North Staffordshire's courts this week
Courts
They've all appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre or Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
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Mum leads tributes after tragic death of 'larger-than-life' Royal Stoke worker
Courts
Mother-and-daughter Pauline Sanders and Charmaine Whittaker worked together at the Royal Stoke University Hospital
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Dusthead gets 10 years as robbery victim battered and man stabbed outside Co-op
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
Samuel Austin, from Norton, has been jailed for his catalogue of crimes
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UK & World News
UK & World News
Chelsea Flower Show garden to be donated to charity as part of Water Saving Week
The Water Saving Garden will be donated to a UK charity and has also been entered into the Container Gardens category at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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NHS crisis laid bare as Tobye pulls out tooth with pliers
NHS
Tobye Spencer cannot get an NHS dentist - and it costs £800 to go private
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Parents fined £2k for term-time Disneyland holiday still saved £3.2k
Courts
Rebekah Richardson and Dale Wood have no regrets about taking their children out of school
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Brits are 'clueless' about fish - but can you distinguish your plaice from your pollock?
UK & World News
A poll of 2,000 adults found 53 per cent are 'clueless' about fish - despite 67 per cent consuming it at least once a week. But how do you compare?
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Mum fumes as daughter banned from school prom
Education
A girl was left devastated after finding out she was banned from her school prom because she was suspended
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council now has 10 full cabinet members - the maximum allowed under council rules
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Dusthead gets 10 years as robbery victim battered and man stabbed outside Co-op
Samuel Austin, from Norton, has been jailed for his catalogue of crimes
Mum leads tributes after tragic death of 'larger-than-life' Royal Stoke worker
Courts
Mother-and-daughter Pauline Sanders and Charmaine Whittaker worked together at the Royal Stoke University Hospital
Stoke City target 'expected to complete medical' ahead of £1m transfer
Stoke City FC
The latest Stoke City news from StokeOnTrentLive as the Potters look to answer a pressing question with an early move in the transfer market
JCB tycoon Lord Bamford overtakes bet365 owners the Coates family in new Sunday Times Rich List
Money
Lord Bamford and his family saw their wealth rise by £1.75bn to become the richest people in the Midlands
Lidl wants 10 new North Staffordshire stores - here's where
Shopping
The discount supermarket chain has set its sights on three areas of Stoke-on-Trent
Traffic & Travel
Stoke-on-Trent road where 'drivers go on the wrong side' finally getting fixed
Works are taking place on Leek Road in Abbey Hulton
Expanded city council cabinet to cost taxpayers extra £6k
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council now has 10 full cabinet members - the maximum allowed under council rules
'Criminal' Diane blames PIP motability Toyota RAV4 for crash
Courts
Diane Bryan now has a criminal record
Review: Madagascar The Musical at Hanley's Regent Theatre
Regent Theatre
The cast includes a popular CBBC star
NHS crisis laid bare as Tobye pulls out tooth with pliers
NHS
Tobye Spencer cannot get an NHS dentist - and it costs £800 to go private