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A man who died after being found with serious injuries in Stoke-on-Trent, on Friday (23 August) has been named by detectives.

A group of teenagers from Stoke-on-Trent have raised money to buy supplies for youngsters 3,000 miles away.

A 49-year-old man has been jailed for two years and three months for importing and supplying monkey dust.

A massive blaze ripped through a manor house in Betley yesterday evening.

A blind diabetic from Stoke-on-Trent, who had a 30 per-cent chance of survival six years ago, is today climbing Britain's highest mountain Ben Nevis.

A man found in a Stoke-on-Trent street with leg injuries has died.

A man is being treated in hospital, after being slashed across the face in Stoke-on-Trent.

The biggest outdoor arts festival returns to Stoke-on-Trent on Friday and Saturday.

Eight teenagers accused of making the lives of residents and business owners in Meir and Meir Park a misery have been handed court injunctions.

A cyclist is in a critical condition after a road traffic collision between Stafford and Stone.

More industrial units are set to be built on the former steelworks site in Etruria.

Prue Leith is going to help improve hospital food following the deaths of six patients due to a listeria outbreak.

The leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council has hit out at union claims that nearly 1,000 jobs are being axed.

Changes to paid breaks for nurses at Crewe's Leighton Hospital have been put on hold.

A man found on a grass verge in Bucknall had broken ribs and internal injuries.

The family of a woman, found dead in Cheshire, have paid tribute.

Thousands of cannabis plants were found in an empty shop in Longton, following a police raid last month.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a mass brawl in Stoke-on-Trent.

Groups of youths have been causing problems in part of Uttoxeter.

Staff, students and parents at Thistley Hough Academy in Penkhull are celebrating today after GCSE students achieved great results for the fifth year in a row.

A man from Congleton has been charged in connection with a burglary, in which firearms were stolen.

Two men have been jailed following a crime spree in Middlewich.

A union claims the number of jobs going at Stoke-on-Trent city council could be nearly four times more than they previously announced.

A Vietnamese woman who was found guilty of employing illegal immigrants at a Staffordshire Moorlands nail bar has been jailed for six years.

The ambulance service that covers Staffordshire has again been rated outstanding.

A Stoke-on-Trent man has been jailed for robbery, and an attempted robbery where he threatened a shop worker with a knife.

A woman who died after being found with serious injuries near Cannock has been named.

A kitten has been rescued after being dumped in a bag by a canal in Stoke-on-Trent.

The trust that runs hospitals in Stoke and Stafford is set to break even next year.

Dozens of books have been hidden around North Staffordshire for children to find and read, before leaving them for others.

Police say they are concerned for a missing Northwich man.

Police bosses in Cheshire are reassuring the public they take concerns regarding the behaviour of officers very seriously.

Shops and businesses in Crewe, which have been victims of crime, can now upload evidence straight to the Cheshire Police website.

A patient allergic to penicillin went into cardiac arrest after being given a medication containing a form of the antibiotic, a report to bosses at the Royal Stoke hospital has revealed.

The MP for Crewe is meeting the top hospital boss at Leighton Hospital today for talks over proposed changes to paid breaks.

A man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Cheshire.

A Staffordshire woman who received a new liver four years ago is going for gold at the World Transplant Games.

A man has suffered facial injuries after being assaulted in Leek.

The air ambulance has been called to Alton Towers after a guest reportedly fell ill.

A Stoke-on-Trent shopkeeper found in possession of illicit tobacco has been ordered to carry out 270 hours unpaid work and fined £1,000.

A fire at a former school in Stoke-on-Trent is believed to have been started deliberately.

Campaigners trying to save the community feeding team in Stoke-on-Trent say those who decided to end the contract should have been better informed.

A boy has been airlifted to hospital after being impaled on a football training pole in Stoke-on-Trent.

A man has been charged with rape and another sexual offence after a woman was attacked in Stafford.

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in Cheshire.

A woman who was found injured by the side of a road in Staffordshire has died in hospital.

Quizzes, face painting and a scavenger hunt are amongst the activities taking place to mark Stoke market’s 35th birthday.

The work that will need to take place to repair crumbling reinforced concrete on the A53 flyover in Etruria is set to be revealed in the next few days.

Police investigating an armed robbery in Leek have arrested two men.

Three men have been jailed following a caravan theft crime spree, which saw several stolen in Cheshire.

Alton Towers iconic rollercoaster has turned 25.

A man who died following a collision near Stafford has been named.

Three teenagers have been arrested after a taxi driver's takings were stolen in Newcastle.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council says plans are in place to complete the Clayworks apartments and Hilton Garden Inn Hotel after main contractor Pochin went into administration.

Chaffinch Document have been given the green light to build a new base.

A man has died in a collision near a Staffordshire stately home.

A UK company has teamed up again with a Staffordshire based charity to help it raise funds to help more youngsters across the country.

A rare red squirrel has arrived at an RSPCA centre in Nantwich.

Plans for a new link road connecting Wolstanton and Hanley city centre have been approved by Newcastle borough council.

Police say a project running in Stoke-on-Trent over the last seven years has resulted in 270 cautions in the fight against on-street prostitution.

A petition has been launched calling for plans to open a transit site for travellers in Middlewich to be scrapped.

A woman has been assaulted by two young men as she ran along a canal towpath near Stafford.

Volunteers are needed to ensure teenagers at Werrington Young Offenders Institute are being treated well.

Cheshire East Council is asking for volunteers to help at centres set up in Crewe to hold items donated for residents affected by the fire at the Beechmere retirement complex.

A man who died after his motorbike was in collision with a HGV in Stoke has been formally identified.

Armed officers were deployed in Leek after a shop was robbed by a man, believed to be armed with a pistol.

A group, led by New Vic Theatre, has been awarded a grant of £1,750,000 to expand the work of the Appetite arts project into Newcastle.

First Trenitalia has won the contract to run rail services on the West Coast Main Line through Staffordshire and Cheshire.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Stoke.

Firefighters have now left the scene of the fire at a supported living complex in Crewe.

The MP for Crewe and Nantwich says she is seeking answers following the major fire at a retirement complex.

A new music festival is set to take place in Staffordshire.

City Council bosses say cutting 248 jobs is a last resort, as it looks to make savings to spend more on children's services in Stoke-on-Trent.

A man who used specialist software to make the Cheshire Police website inaccessible has been jailed.

Donations have been flooding in to help a Staffordshire animal rescue organisation, after it was devastated by fire.

A man has suffered head injuries after being attacked by a group of men in Longton.

An investigation has been launched into a major fire at the Beechmere residential complex in Crewe.

Charities are being limited to two street collections a week in Uttoxeter town centre as part of rules aiming to protect residents and visitors from being harassed.