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Three people have been treated by the ambulance service after a road traffic collision in Stafford.

The Clayworks apartments complex located in the heart of Hanley opens it showhomes this Friday.

A man from South Wales has been jailed after being found guilty of historical sex offences against a child in Stafford.

A man has been arrested in Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, as detectives continue to investigate the killing of two men in Dudley.

Fire crews are tackling a blaze at a house in Crewe.

Carers in Staffordshire will get easier access to advice and guidance, after the county council’s cabinet agreed to remodel services that support them.

A body has been discovered by police searching for a missing woman from Macclesfield.

Drugs and cash have been seized from a car in Stoke-on-Trent.

The new MP for Stoke North is campaigning to bring the Chatterley Whitfield Colliery back into use.

New life is being breathed back into Hanley Park.

Newcastle Borough Council has agreed a 12-month arrangement with Support Staffordshire over the Guildhall.

A teenager has denied murdering a 15-year-old school boy in Cheshire.

A prisoner in custody in Stoke-on-Trent has now tested negative for coronavirus.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital, following an 'industrial accident' at a business in Hanley.

Plans to use a 200 year old weir in Congleton to generate renewable energy have moved a step closer.

Cannabis plants have been found at a house in Alsager.

Toyah Wilcox and China Crisis are to perform at this year's Folk and Boat Festival in Middlewich.

Volunteers helping to run Staffordshire’s libraries will not be asked to take on cleaning tasks after concerns were raised the move could lead to walk-outs.

Fire crews are tackling a blaze at an electrical sub-station in Stoke-on-Trent.

Part of the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent will again be closed this weekend, as work to add an extra lane continues.

Staff at Keele University have walked out today, in the first of 14 days of strike action over the next four weeks.

A 2.55% council tax increase has been agreed at a full council meeting in Newcastle last night.

More dispersal notices were issued in Crewe last night.

Three Staffordshire Police officers are being kept off work after a prisoner became unwell, and is being tested for coronavirus.

There was anger from union members at a meeting of Stoke-on-Trent city council's cabinet, as they voted to back budget plans.

Six men have been arrested after reports of a property in Stoke-on-Trent being targeted by a group with machetes.

A Stoke-on-Trent teenager has been charged with possessing a dangerous weapon and using threatening behaviour.

Police searching for a missing schoolgirl, last seen in Stoke-on-Trent four days ago, believe she may be in Walsall.

One person has been arrested, after police in Crewe responded to reports of anti-social behaviour.

Government cash is set to help give a safe place to stay to more survivors of domestic abuse and their children in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire.

A six pence a week rise in council tax is being put forward by Stafford Borough Council.

A protest will be held outside the Civic Centre in Stoke as councillors arrive to discuss budget cuts this afternoon.

More knives have been taken off the streets of Crewe.

Police have made a fresh appeal for information, after a man was found with serious head injuries in Crewe last month.

A North Staffordshire man has been jailed for sixteen weeks, after beating his dog to death.

Staffordshire theme park Drayton Manor is to remain closed until the end of the month because of 'severe flooding'

Staffordshire Women’s Aid is getting more than £100,000 of government cash to continue to help victims of domestic abuse.

A new initiative offers the opportunity for people to bring new events and projects to Stoke-on-Trent City Centre.

A council boss has warned people ‘not to have kittens’ after the authority went over budget by almost half a million pounds.

A Stoke-on-Trent man has been jailed for life for the rape and murder of 18-year-old Megan Newton.

Drayton Manor has confirmed it will remain closed for several days, following Storm Dennis.

A woman has been taken to hospital after her car was hit by a tree in North Staffordshire

Specialist equipment was used and a search and rescue dog deployed after a wall collapsed onto a public walkway in Macclesfield.

A Staffordshire charity has launched a campaign to raise awareness around tech being used to abuse and control partners

A one-way system will be in place for eight weeks, while the next phase of the Stafford Weston Access Route project continues.

Changes have been introduced at some Stoke-on-Trent City Council car parks.

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a missing teenage girl in Stoke-on-Trent.

A number of roads remain closed across Staffordshire and Cheshire as ‘Storm Dennis’ batters both counties.

Highways crews in Staffordshire have been working round the clock to deal with the aftermath of Storm Dennis.

People who live or work in part of Stoke-on-Trent are being asked to share their thoughts on community safety.

Cheshire Police are looking for dog lovers to help ensure their police dogs are being treated correctly.

A scrutiny process is being set up by Newcastle Borough Council to look at issues relating to a landfill in Silverdale.

Police investigating the death of a man in Stoke-on-Trent have released an update.

Officers from Staffordshire Police are renewing their appeal for help to find a Stoke-on-Trent man.

A Stoke-on-Trent man has been jailed for 30 months for possessing heroin with intent to supply.

On what should be the most romantic day of the year, food businesses in Staffordshire are being reminded of the importance of clear ingredient information.

The trust that runs the Royal Stoke and Stafford's County Hospital has been ordered to improve by the health watchdog.

Six men from the Wirral who burgled houses and dozens of businesses across the UK have been jailed.

Five schools in Stoke-on-Trent are aiming to raise thousands of pounds for two charities in the city later.

Staffordshire digger maker JCB is set to reduce production levels at its UK sites.

Part of the A34 in Stafford remains closed after a 100 tonnes of machinery fell from a lorry.

A man and a teenage boy have been arrested following reports of a car being damaged in Stoke-on-Trent.

Bosses at the trust that runs hospitals in Stoke and Stafford have apologised for distress caused to patients facing long waits at A&E.

CCTV has been released of the moment a 70-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Staffordshire Wounded Badger Patrol are staging a demonstration against the badger cull today.

Cannabis plants have been found growing at a house in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Police, Fire and Crime panel in Staffordshire have agreed an increase in what taxpayers fork out towards police and fire and rescue services n the coming twelve months.

Local authorities, business leaders and campaigners, statutory are meeting to consider how to tackle the Climate Emergency.

14 motorists were caught speeding in part of Stoke-on-Trent.

A Stoke-on-Trent woman has been jailed after being found guilty of stealing from cars, whilst on bail for similar offences.

Crewe Local Policing Unit has joined forces with other agencies to disrupt and pursue those intent on committing crime in the town.

A lorry has shed its load on the A34 Queensway roundabout in Stafford.

Two new wards have opened in Macclesfield, after campaigners fought to keep mental health beds in east Cheshire.

A man from Stafford, is one of four people jailed for a total of 50 years after cocaine worth of £600,000 pounds was seized.

Drugs and a knife have been seized from a car in Stoke-on-Trent.

A takeaway owner from Burslem has been fined £5,000, after selling a pizza containing almond powder to a customer with a nut-allergy.

11 people including babies and children have been found in the back of a van in Staffordshire.

A police officer who suffered life changing injuries on duty has visited the Royal Stoke University Hospital to donate equipment bought through her fundraising.

A teenage boy has been taken to hospital, after a break-in by men armed with knives in Stoke-on-Trent.

An event is taking place in Crewe, where people can discuss ways to make the town a better place to work and live.

A taskforce is to be set up to support an engine manufacturer in Stafford following the announcement of possible redundancies.

Officers have released CCTV images of two males they want to speak to following a theft of a bicycle in Alsager.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man died following an incident in Hanley.

A Stoke on Trent service which supports vulnerable women, experiencing homelessness, has been awarded £90,000.