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Miss Staffordshire runner up turns attention to charity...
KIND-HEARTED Kim Bould is hoping to use her experience in the Miss Staffordshire competition to help her fund-raise for charity.The veterinary nurse, from Blurton, fulfilled a lifelong dream by making...
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Tributes to centenarian prisoner of war Stefan
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Polish Army veteran who survived being a prisoner of war to reach the age of 100.Stefan Drozdz, who became a centenarian in January of this year, died on May 20.After being...
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DRAYCOTT: MUHAMMAD Janghir, aged 26, of Uttoxeter Road, will appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on June 12. He is accused of three offences of having possession or control of identity documents – a...
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Blurton death
A 28-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent is being questioned by detectives after the body of a man was discovered at a home in Blurton.Police were called to a property on Waterside Drive just before...
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Residents speak of shock after man found dead in Newstead named
POLICE were tonight still quizzing a 28-year-old on suspicion of murder after a man died at a house in Stoke-on-Trent.Emergency services arrived at the property in Waterside Drive, Newstead, to find...
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Newstead death: Man charged with murder
A man will appear before magistrates this morning charged with the murder of Michael Scardifield.Police found the 40-year-old unconscious at a home on Waterside Drive, Blurton, on Saturday and...
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Newstead death: Longton man remanded in custody
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of Michael Scardifield.Police found the 40-year-old unconscious at a home in Waterside Drive, Newstead, on Saturday, May 30, and performed CPR.Medics...
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Big Read: All aboard for literacy fun
BOOKS are just the ticket for pupils at one city school after staff transformed an old double decker into a reading bus.Now hundreds of children at Sutherland Primary Academy, in Blurton, are boarding...
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NORTON: TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD David Saville pleaded guilty to causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He also admitted two charges of making indecent photographs of a child. But...
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Our Heroes: Dedicated hospice volunteer still offering warm...
FOR the last two decades Julie Rattos has been a familiar face behind a hospice's busy reception. Whether it's helping direct relatives or providing a friendly welcome to people coming to the Douglas...
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SMALLTHORNEA 27-YEAR-OLD is awaiting to find out his sentence after admitting producing five cannabis plants at his home. Damien Forrest pleaded guilty to producing the plants at Mars Street in...
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New library at community centre will replace scrapped council-run...
A NEW library is set to open in a bid to replace an axed council-run mobile service. The facility will be based in Blurton Community Centre and will provide more than 500 books for loan. It comes after...
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Charity fishing match raises £2k in grandad's honour
PORT Vale fan James Spruce has raised hundreds of pounds in memory of his grandad who lost his two-year battle with lung cancer. The 24-year-old gas fitter was inspired to support the Douglas Macmillan...
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PENKHULL: SAMIA Shah, aged 49, of Penkhull Terrace, Penkhull, pleaded guilty to producing cannabis. She also admitted possessing class B drug amphetamine with intent to supply; possessing a class A...
View ArticleFurther improvements for Blurton Road planned
FAMILIES are being asked for their views on further plans to make a road safer.Stoke-on-Trent City Council recently installed traffic calming measures in Blurton Road, following 32 accidents in five...
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James Brindley inquest: Shock killed 28-year-old 'in seconds'...
PARTY-GOER James Brindley died 'within seconds' of jumping into a canal for a late-night swim. The 28-year-old stripped naked and jumped into the Caldon Canal as he walked to his Blurton home from a...
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James Brindley inquest: 'Police took too long to find our son',...
THE family of James Brindley have criticised the police for taking too long to find their son's body. His family and friends gathered a search party together after realising the 28-year-old, of Tillery...
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HERON CROSS: THIRTY-three-year-old Wayne Sims, of Duke Street, Heron Cross, is accused of handling stolen goods – namely a quantity of cheese and meat – at Longton on May 13. He is also charged with...
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Firefighters tackle blaze at derelict chicken farm in Blurton
FIREFIGHTERS have been dealing with an incident at a chicken farm. Two Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Longton were called to the incident at the former Blurton Poultry Farm, on...
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