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Staffordshire Police says there are positives to take from a 25% rise in the number of hate crimes being reported to them.

Officers from Stoke Central Local Policing Team have seized drugs and swords at two early morning raids.

Stoke-on-Trent South MP Jack Brereton is proposing a Bill in Parliament to require Channel 4 to relocate its headquarters outside of London.

A new ceramics award, artist takeovers and an international festival of circus are just three ideas announced as part of Stoke-on-Trent's bid to be UK City of Culture 2021.

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a man reportedly mistreated a dog outside a pub in Stoke-on-Trent.

The first in a series of events at community hospitals in Staffordshire on the future of health services takes place this evening.

Three teenagers have been arrested on the M6 in Staffordshire.

Motorists are no longer able to stop on a number of key roads in Hanley.

Staff and students from Stafford College were joined by a number of special guests for an official opening ceremony at the College’s brand new Science and Technology Centre

Cheshire East Council has unveiled its vision of providing affordable housing to lead to a better quality of life for some of its most vulnerable residents.

A driving instructor from Cannock has been sentenced for historic sex offences involving two teenage girls.

Police say they are concerned about the welfare of a 16-year-old who has gone missing from Stafford.

Two people from Cannock have been sentenced after they starved their horse to the point where she was found collapsed.

A Cheshire group are raising awareness of modern slavery, as part of their campaign to tackle the problem.

Cheshire East Council wants the Government to restrict alcohol advertising on TV.

Counterfeit mobile phones with potentially dangerous chargers have been seized in Staffordshire by county council trading standards officers.

Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man at a Staffordshire railway station.

A package of measures are being introduced to breath new life into Stoke-On-Trent's markets.

People in Staffordshire are being invited to an event this afternoon to help the NHS reduce the amount of medicines that go unused.

A Stoke-on-Trent MP has told the House of Commons about the death of one of his constituents - just two days before a decision to reinstate his benefits.

The CLAY School project is being launched in Stoke-on-Trent, bringing clay back into the classroom and creativity onto the curriculum.

A dog has been rescued by firefighters following a blaze at a house in Crewe.

Volunteers are being recruited in Cheshire to act as 'independent observers' of policing at demonstrations and protests.

Staffordshire County Council says £19.5m to support the most vulnerable in their homes this winter could be withheld by the government.

An Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation has not upheld a woman’s complaints after some of her child’s ashes were spilled during a search by Staffordshire Police officers.

A Crewe nurse has told how a routine sight test at a local opticians helped save her vision.

Three people arrested in connection with the death of a man in Leek have been released under investigation.

Two commemorative stones have been unveiled to honour two Stoke-on-Trent men, 100 years after they were awarded the Victoria Cross.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Leek.

Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old boy, last seen in Crewe.

A man who burgled a Northwich charity shop on three separate occasions has been jailed.

The three main hospitals in Staffordshire are taking action to improve the way they discharge patients after the county’s health watchdog highlighted issues at each site. 

Work is underway today on reducing the speed limit from 60mph to 40mph on a busy commuter route in Newcastle.

Over 7,000 motorcyclists will make their annual pilgrimage to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire today for the annual Ride to the Wall event.

An orphaned ten-day-old seal pup is being cared for at an RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich after being found alone and hungry on a beach.

'Dash Cam' footage has been used to help trap an unlicensed operator in Nantwich.

An inquest jury has found an 'absence of maintenance' on a shopping centre roof played a part in the death of a Stafford woman in Wolverhampton.

More than 30 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a block of flats in Burslem.

The life of a 16 year-old fire cadet from Stoke-on-Trent is being celebrated tonight.

The Cheshire Wildlife Trust say they think HS2 planners have vastly underestimated the new rail line's possible impact on the county's wildlife.

Twenty-three members of five gangs have been jailed for a total of 132 years for their part in a major drugs operation spanning the Midlands and South West.

Police have released an image of a man they want to talk to, in connection with a sexual offence at Cannock Leisure Centre.

Two Stoke-on-Trent MPs are hoping the government will consider moving Channel 4's headquarters to the Potteries.

A six-year-old child has died, following a flat fire in Hanley which had already claimed the life of her mother.

Campaigners who want re-open and run Kidsgrove Sports Centre have welcomed approval of an independent survey on the site.

A report published by a Stoke-on-Trent charity highlights the benefits of using creative activities with care home residents who have dementia.

A woman has died following a fire in a flat in Hanley.

A swan has died after suffering serious injuries following a dog attack in Nantwich.

A Staffordshire MEP says the county's ceramics industry will need close care and attention during Brexit to prevent a flood of cheap crockery being dumped by China.

Drink less enjoy more is the message from Cheshire East Council - as part of an initiative to encourage 18 to 30 years olds to cut back.

A man has been charged following the death of a police officer, whose body was found in a Cheshire lake.

Police are appealing for help to track down thieves who stole four cars from a used car dealership in Stoke-on-Trent.

Police are hunting three men who took a car after forcing a Middlewich homeowner to hand over her keys.

Detectives investigating the murder of an officer in Cheshire are appealing for witnesses who may have seen her car the day before her death.

Eleven weeks of work on the first phase of a new sustainable energy system for Stoke-on-Trent is underway.

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with graffiti sprayed on benches at Crewe cemetery.

Police are appealing for information about a burglary in Church Lawton.

Cheshire East Council has confirmed part of Crewe closed off due to a fire has now re-opened, after investigations into the presence of asbestos at the site.

Schools across east Cheshire are being given more support to care for student's wellbeing.

The final bid for Stoke-on-Trent to become City of Culture in 2021 has been sent to the government - via a journey that has taken it 20 miles straight up into the atmosphere.

The A50 in Staffordshire has been closed due to a vehicle fire.

A Stoke-on-Trent imam who told children that martyrdom was better than school has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.

A man who lost his life after falling through the roof of a tyre business in Stoke-on-Trent has been named by police.

Staffordshire County Council's launching it's own mobile phone app, to help residents look after their health and wellbeing.

Two rare puffins are being treated at RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich, after being found covered in oil on a beach in Sunderland.

Cheshire East Council is today announcing proposals to backdate pay to staff following a landmark legal ruling on the National Minimum Wage.

New giant funnel bins are being installed at motorway service areas across the North West in a bid to reduce the amount of litter dropped on the region’s roads.

There's warning of delays for drivers who use Leek Road in Stoke-on-Trent.

British Transport Police have confirmed a person has died after being struck by a train at Stoke-on-Trent railway station.