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The last work on the A50 as part of a multi-million project is on schedule to be completed before Christmas.

A Church of England trust that runs 6 schools in Staffordshire has said it will only pay teaching assistants in term time.

A man has been jailed for 10 years for his part in a conspiracy to supply cocaine into north Staffordshire known as the ‘Stoke Connection’.

The former Chief Constable of Cheshire Police has been cleared of misconduct charges, following an investigating and hearing into his behaviour.

A Cheadle woman, found guilty of stabbing her mother to death, has been handed a life sentence.

A Cheshire vet is reminding dog owners to ensure food like mince pies and Christmas cake are kept out of the way of pets.

A man who died after colliding with a HGV on the M6 in Staffordshire has been named.

A company that runs a residential care home in Alsager has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 pounds in fines and costs after admitting serious breaches of fire safety regulations.

Plans for up to 1,500 new homes on the edge of Stafford have been given the green light.

People living in Stafford are set for a 1.9% increase in council tax next year.

A neighbourhood police officer working in Hanley town centre has launched a multi-agency campaign aimed at housing the homeless.

A man has been arrested after suspected drugs were seized in Stoke-on-Trent.

The future of the university campus in Crewe has been secured.

Police in Newcastle are warning people about the consequences of carrying knives - following a recent increase in assaults.

A consultation has been launched on the future of local health services in North Staffordshire.

Police officers in Staffordshire will be following the money this Christmas to prevent attacks taking place on cash in transit vans and cash machines.

Five fire crews from North Staffordshire attended a huge blaze in Fenton which destroyed several commercial vehicles.

The coroner has told the father of the Stoke-on-Trent teenager Ryan Evans "we all feel for you, nobody can understand how you feel".

Fire crews were called to the Longton branch of Thorntons after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.

Bosses who run the Royal Stoke and Stafford's County Hospital have decided not fill 288 vacancies across the two sites as part of cost cutting.

As the M6 motorway celebrates its 60th birthday Highways England says upgrades to the route in Cheshire are almost finished.

20-year-old Elliot Blease collided with a metal fence on the outskirts of a farm as he rode a motorcycle on Cledford Lane in Sproston at around 7pm on Tuesday 4th December.

Three men have been arrested by police investigating disorder at the Port Vale/Stoke City game on Tuesday night.

Two men have been jailed after officers discovered drugs and cash following a stop and search in Stoke-on-Trent.

Staffordshire Police carried out a number of raids this morning as part of a crackdown on the supply of the drug known as Monkey Dust.

Tiger Trailers is expanding.

They've launched their, 'All We Want for Christmas,' campaign.

A motorcyclist has died after a collision in Middlewich.

Port Vale Football Club are appalled at the behaviour of some so called supporters who attended the EFL Checkatrade Trophy game against Stoke City Under 21’s at Vale Park last night.

It comes after an incident in Parsonage Street on Tuesday.

Governing health bodies for North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have agreed to begin public consultation into the future of community based local health services.

Stoke City have this morning called for lengthy banning orders for any fans convicted of disorder following last night's Potteries derby.

Eleven people have been arrested but more are expected after last violence flared at last night's Potteries derby.

Lee Williams, 46 from Longton, was charged with a number of offences after being arrested by police on Sunday.

The man in charge of policing at tonight's Checkatrade Trophy clash between Port Vale and Stoke City is urging fans to behave themselves..

Detective Inspector Dan Ison of Staffordshire Police speaks to Signal News on the day Michael Stirling is sentenced for the murder of Samantha Eastwood.

As the winter begins to draw in Staffordshire County Council has reassured residents its highways team is ready and prepared to keep traffic moving.

Police are appealing for information after a man died following a road traffic collision near Holmes Chapel at the weekend.

A landscape gardener from Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed for life today for the murder of Staffordshire midwife Samantha Eastwood.

Jess Glynne has announced dates in Staffordshire and Cheshire as part of Forest Live 2019, the summer concert series promoted by the Forestry Commission.

The hunt is on for arsonists after a fire at a property in Crewe in the early hours.

A 66-year-old man has been robbed at knife point and pushed into a canal in Stoke-on-Trent.

Three young men were taken to hospital for treatment following an assault in Newcastle yesterday evening.

MP for Stoke South Jack Brereton is encouraging people to shop independent and support local businesses as part of Small Business Saturday.

Emergency services closed the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent this afternoon due to a vehicle fire.

A man from Crewe has been charged after a police officer was assaulted in the town.

Part of a Stoke-on-Trent park has been cordoned off, following reports of a sexual assault.

Five men have been arrested as part of an on-going investigation into the supply of drugs in Stoke-on-Trent.

An elderly man is being treated for multiple injuries following a two vehicle crash in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Police are investigating reports of an assault earlier this month.

Crewe's Leighton Hospital have been unsuccessful in a bid for an extra £1.4m to help A&E run smoothly this winter.

Councillors from Cheshire East Council were joined by guests at the official opening of the improved Crewe Green Roundabout.

The RSPCA are investigating after two puppies were found dead in Newcastle.

A man who died following a two lorry crash in Stoke-on-Trent has been named by police.

A motorcyclist has suffered what has been described by emergency services as a 'life-changing injury' after a collision with a car in Newcastle.

Bosses at the ambulance trust that covers Cheshire are urging people to get behind their campaign against assaults on staff.

An inquest into the death of a man after he was arrested in Newcastle has found he died as a result of the effects of cocaine and the stress of the incident.

An investigation is taking place into the death of a lorry driver in Stoke-on-Trent.

A woman has been treated in hospital for a severe lower leg injury, after being bitten by a dog in Leek.

Four men have been charged following the theft of over £500,000 worth of copper cable from Rugeley Power Station.

Crews were called to a house fire in the Staffordshire Moorlands, after a man was seen hanging out of a window.

The branch of Gourmet Burger Kitchen at the intu Potteries Centre in Hanley has closed its doors.

The Stoke-on-Trent born designer of the iconic Spitfire has made a list of people who could appear on the new £50 note.

A man has been charged with robbery following an incident in Burslem at the weekend.

Cheshire East Council is proposing to increase parking charges across the borough from next March.

The Odeon Luxe on Riverside is the first new build of its kind for Odeon in the UK.

A crafty cat from north Staffordshire with a craving for sewing thread has cottoned on that eating it is bad for you after being rescued from the brink of death by vets.

A Stoke-on-Trent mosque is putting together homeless packs, and has joined forces with a business in the city to make sure they get to those in need.