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A Staffordshire coroner says theme parks must take action to prevent future deaths.

Police have seized cannabis plants found growing in Stoke.

Police patrols are being stepped up in part of north Staffordshire.

A derelict Stoke-on-Trent potbank could be saved and brought back to use through compulsory purchase powers.

A charity say they are proud to have played their part in helping reduce the number of children arrested in Staffordshire and Cheshire.

There will be extra police patrols on the streets of Cheshire over the next few weeks.

Joseph McCann, a serial rapist who sparked a nationwide manhunt earlier this year, has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years.

The operator of a popular jacket potato stand that has been trading in Longton since 1986 has been told to close.

The West Coast Main Line which runs through Staffordshire and Cheshire has a new operator after 22 years.

The 42nd annual Stoke-on-Trent Star Bikers Christmas Toy Run takes place in the city today.

Two fire engines from Sandbach and Holmes Chapel attended a road traffic collision which happened just after midnight.

A lecturer at Keele University is asking people to think about sustainability this festive season.

A motorcyclist has died following a road traffic collision in Stoke-on-Trent this morning.

The RSPCA were called to rescue a tawny owl which had become trapped in a chimney of a house.

Moorlands Police have issued more than 30 vehicle defect notices to drivers during a road traffic operation.

The family of a 54-year-old man who died following a collision in Betchton have paid tribute to him.

Council investigators have taken a vape shop to court for the first time – after an under-age customer was served.

A family liaison officer at Cheshire police has this year helped launch the force's annual Christmas crackdown on drink and drug driving.

Fire crews have been tackling a blaze at a building in Longton.

Birches Head Academy in Stoke-on-Trent has been forced to shut its doors after a suspected outbreak of norovirus.

Weston Christmas Lights Display opens to the public for the seventh year raising funds for the Donna Louise Hospice.

Robbie Williams says his home-coming gig at Port Vale in June is the most important he's ever done.

A teenager from Stoke-on-Trent has been charged with attempted murder following an incident in the city on Sunday.

Police have revealed over £100,000 worth of Apple laptops were stolen from a business in Acton Gate, Stafford last month.

A man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a London rap artist earlier this year at a hearing in Stoke-on-Trent.

Cheshire Constabulary is appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man died following a collision in Betchton.

Detectives from Staffordshire Police investigating the death of a two-month-old baby girl in October have arrested a woman.

A judge has banned a woman from running a food business after hearing her café in a village near Stafford was a health risk.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident in Stoke-on-Trent.

Political leaders gathered with members of the public to observe a minute's silence in London earlier today.

Noel Gallagher is to perform at Cannock Chase next summer as part of Forest Live, the summer concert series presented by Forestry England.

A driver has been caught speeding at 90 miles-per-hour in a 50 zone on the M6 in Staffordshire.

A man has been arrested by police in Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of preparing a terrorism attack.

Two addresses have been searched in Stafford and Stoke following the London bridge terror attack on Friday afternoon.

The Commissioner for Staffordshire and the County Council leader have released statements following Friday's terror attack in the capital.

Staffordshire Police have released a statement following the London Bridge attack yesterday as an address in Stafford is searched.

2019 marks the 31st anniversary of World AIDS Day, and it will be marked in Staffordshire with a vigil, open to all today.

Officers from Staffordshire Police raided a property in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday seizing Class A drugs and weapons..

A Cheshire dad is backing a group taking part in a challenge, which will help his bid to increase the number of people on the stem cell donor register.

A man who groomed a teenage girl from Crewe into a sexual relationship has been jailed for six years

A Norovirus outbreak had closed Middlewich High School for two days.

Two people being questioned on suspicion of murder after the death of a baby in Stoke-on-Trent have been released under investigation.

Bentley is investing in a more sustainable future at its factory by planting 100 native British trees around the site in Crewe as it marks its centenary.

A 39 year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted kidnap and sexual assault at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

TSB Bank has announced it is to shut 82 branches across the UK next year including ones in Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Three teenagers have been arrested after reports of disorder and a robbery in Kidsgrove yesterday afternoon.

A major development that will transform part of Nantwich has been given the go ahead.

Burslem's most famous son has announced he will perform a concert at the home of Port Vale.

A trust that runs four schools in Stoke-on-Trent says it will not proceed with proposals to reduce caretaking and maintenance jobs.

A man arrested in connection with the theft of charity tins from a Cheshire garden centre has been charged with three counts of burglary.