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Over £50,000 in cash has been seized after officers stopped a vehicle on the M6 in Staffordshire.

The trust that run's Crewe's Leighton Hospital is looking at acquiring a private hospital.

Police are appealing for any witnesses after a man was assaulted in Hanley.

Emergency services closed off a Stoke-on-Trent street, after reports of an unidentified substance at an address.

Plans have been revealed by Staffordshire County Council to sell off 16 farms from its rural estate to raise funds for services.

A man has been found guilty of burning down a school in Cheshire causing nearly £2.5 million pound damage.

An iconic Stafford town centre building that was previously home to the town’s main library could be turned into apartments and a restaurant.

Police are searching for five people who fled from the back of a lorry at a motorway service station in Staffordshire.

A taxi driver from Liverpool carrying heroin worth £4m in the boot of his car has been jailed.

Detectives are investigating an unprovoked assault near to Cheshire Police's headquarters in Winsford.

An otter cub has been rescued, and is being cared for at RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, after being found huddled in shop doorway

Macmillan Cancer Support are taking their mobile unit across Cheshire this week, to give people access to free, confidential information and support.

The fire service in Staffordshire are urging people not to leave cookers unattended after four separate related fires this weekend.

An investigation is underway after a speed camera was set on fire on the A34 between Stone and Trentham.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition, calling for a change in rules to allow Gordon Banks to receive a knighthood.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is fighting back against modern slavery.

Stoke South MP Jack Brereton is calling for an improvement in GP recruitment as numbers practising fall.

A dramatic photograph has been released of a car on fire at Sandbach Services on the M6 in Cheshire.

There are long delays on the M6 in Cheshire, following a multi-vehicle crash.

A 15-year-old boy has appeared in court, charged with assault, following an incident in Crewe.

An 83-year-old man has died following a collision in Congleton on Sunday.

A police investigation is underway after four vehicles were damaged in Middlewich at the weekend.

A man has suffered potentially serious injuries on the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent.

Vulnerable people can now access a range of support services under one roof as part of a drive to help prevent homelessness and eradicate rough sleeping in Stoke-on-Trent.

The MP for Stoke-on-Trent says it is absolute disgrace there are no free to use cash machines in Burslem.

Work has started on breathing new life into Stoke town centre.

Detectives in Staffordshire are investigating the sudden death of a teenager.

Newcastle’s market traders are to receive specialist advice on how to make the town’s historic outdoor market more sustainable.

The UK's largest youth gang crackdown has launched in Meir area of Stoke-on-Trent, following months of anti-social behaviour issues.

Port Vale's Supporters Club will hold a march and protest later, over what they say are concerns about how Port Vale is run.

Four people arrested in connection with the death of a man in Hanley on Thursday night have been released under investigation.

The funeral for Stoke and England legend Gordon Banks will be held next month.

Police have named a man who died on the M6 in Staffordshire.

Hanley based charity Arch is to extend its domestic abuse education programme in to surrounding counties after 14 years in Staffordshire.

A man's been found dead at an address in Stoke-on-Trent.

Over the thirty firefighters were called to a fire at the George Bryan Medical Centre on Monday.

Council tax will rise by nearly 3% after Staffordshire County Council approved its budget for the next year.

Free sanitary products are now available in the female toilets at Port Vale's ground.

Thousands of pounds raised following a fatal fire in Stafford which claimed the lives of four young children is to be put into trust for their 2-year-old brother.

Patients are being told to use other entrances, after damage to the front of Haywood Hospital.

Four people, including two children, have been taken to hospital following a collision in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Police have confirmed that a 30 year-old man has died following a collision on the M6 motorway earlier today.

University Hospitals North Midlands Chief Executive Paula Clark cuts the ribbon on new unit at the Royal Stoke Hospital, providing 64 new beds.

The bulldozers move in on the derelict former Hanley Shopping Centre in Stoke-on-Trent, with works expected to last until early Summer.

Stoke-on-Trent's Arch support group is now offering a drop-in service for men who want help and advice on domestic abuse.

An investigation suggests a fire at a Staffordshire hospital was started deliberately.

Two officers have been thanked after helped a man who had suffered a cardiac arrest at Keele Services.

A Book of Condolence has opened today at Stoke City's bet365 stadium to allow fans to pay tribute to Gordon Banks.

Two men have been banned from attending football matches for six years after admitting violent behaviour at a Stoke City game.

The family of England World Cup winning and Stoke City legend goalkeeper Gordon Banks have confirmed he has died.

A 35-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife at her home in Stoke-on-Trent. 

Dozens of cannabis plants have been seized, after being found by the owner of a house in Newcastle.

A Stoke-on-Trent man who organised the movement of cocaine from London to Birmingham while in prison has been jailed for nine years.

Staffordshire Police have addressed rumours about the cause of a house fire in Stafford, which claimed the lives of four young children.

A man has been detained on suspicion of arson after a fire ripped through a mental health facility in Staffordshire.

A whole watch of firefighters has been commended for their work in preventing a house from being consumed by flames last summer.

A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries after a road traffic collision in Stoke-on-Trent this morning.

A cheque for £26,760.00 has been handed to a Stoke-on-Trent based charity, following another light spectacular in Weston.

A new charitable organisation, The Hubb Foundation, has been set up in Stoke-on-Trent to help improve the lives of children and their families.

Police say no one was seriously injured after a car crashed into a shop in Stafford.

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the A531 Main Road at Wrinehill in Staffordshire at around 1.20am on Saturday morning.

A man and woman arrested in connection with a house fire in Stafford that claimed the lives of four young children have been released on bail.

A musician has died following a collision in Staffordshire.

Cheshire East Council has approved recommendations to increase parking charges, after making changes to some of its original proposals.

Two people have been arrested following the deaths of four children in a Stafford house fire.

A vigil took place last night to remember four children killed in a house fire in Stafford.

Seven properties have been visited in Stoke-on-Trent, to safeguard potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking.

A road was closed off in Tunstall this afternoon, after police received a report of a suspicious package.

Cheshire Police is backing Get Safe Online’s #datesafe campaign ahead of Valentine’s Day to make sure people are more cautious when dating online.

Families in east Cheshire are being urged to cut out fizzy, sugary drinks for February.