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From Saturday 14th - Friday 20th
February 2004
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in reverse order)
Friday
20th February 2004
Vicar's wedding trial idea Father Richard Grigson, who is based at St Saviour's
Smallthorne Church in Stoke-on-Trent, plans to give couples a trial run at a wedding
ceremony in a bid to halt the decline in church weddings. Read
the full story from BBC News
Third man charged with pub murder
An 18-year-old from Heath Hayes, near Cannock, Staffordshire has been charged
with the murder of landlord Michael Hughes. Lee Michael Worgan and Gavin Raymond
Chapman have also been charged with the murder
of the 49-year-old who was found dead at the Royal Oak pub. Read
the full story from BBC News
Thursday
19th February 2004
Rapist given two life sentences A convicted rapist from Stafford, 45 year
old Antony Milgate, who re-offended, told police he should not have been let out,
his trial is told. Read
the full story from BBC News
Vicar in court over church revamp
The Reverend Nigel di Castiglione, Rector of St Mary and All Saints in Trentham,
is accused of renovating his church without getting permission from the diocese.
Read the full
story from BBC News
Britannia in debt education call A Staffordshire-based building
society calls for financial lessons in schools. Read
the full story from BBC News
Library gets to grips with text Book
lenders in Staffordshire can now receive text messages from their library. Read
the full story from BBC News
Wednesday
18th February 2004
Rural bus services get £1.25m boost
More than two thousand rural bus services in Staffordshire are set to benefit
from a £1.25m government grant. The Rural Bus Subsidy Grants have just been announced
by the Transport Minister Tony McNulty. Cheshire will get just over £947,000 and
Stoke-on-Trent nearly £8,500. The money aims to ensure public transport is improved
in the countryside and social exclusion reduced.
Asylum seeker sought
The police have contacted Interpol to help them find a man accused of killing
a young teacher from Staffordshire and her baby. Debbie Peaty, from Uttoxeter,
was seven months pregnant when she was killed in a car crash in Northamptonshire.
Ratnam Yogan, who's a Sri Lankan asylum seeker, was charged with two counts of
causing death by dangerous driving but he skipped bail and is thought to have
left the country.
Tuesday 17th February 2004
Boost to life savers team Ambulance bosses in Staffordshire want to expand
a volunteer life saver team in rural areas. Read
the full story from BBC News
Council tax hike to fund police The
section of the council tax bill that pays for policing Staffordshire is to increase
by nearly 10%. Read
the full story from BBC News
Prison numbers reach record high
The number of people held in jails in England and Wales reaches a new high, with
Stafford Prison among the most overcrowded. Read
the full story from BBC News
Dido joins music's major earners
Pop star Dido joins
Stoke-on-Trent's Robbie Williams in Heat magazine's Top 10 of the music world's
biggest earners. Read
the full story from BBC News
Tamworth out Tamworth failed
to make the last eight of the FA Trophy - losing their fifth round replay 2-0
at home to Aldershot. See Non-League
Page
Monday 16th February 2004
Mind centre refused council funds A centre for the mentally
ill in Bentilee in Stoke on Trent is forced to close after social service chiefs
refuse a plea to fund it. Read
the full story from BBC News
Staffs teams surge on In the
quarter-finals of the FA Trophy, Hednesford Town have been drawn at home to Hornchurch,
while Tamworth will also be at home to Exeter if they can overcome Aldershot in
their replay. Burton Albion failed to progress to this round, being beaten at
the weekend. See Non-League
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St Modwen on the up Property development company St Modwen,
founded in Burton, and with extensive interests across Staffordshire, has posted
its eleventh year of record profits.
The regeneration specialist also named
its new boardroom team following the decision by Sir Stanley Clarke to retire
as chairman after 18 years at the helm. The group posted a 17% hike in pre-tax
profits to £35 million.
St Modwen said Anthony Glossop would step up
from his current dual role of chairman and chief executive to replace Sir Stanley.
During the year, the company completed the ground reclamation process at
Norton Colliery in Stoke, with demolition of site buildings due to begin this
year.
Win a big night A Staffordshire landlord has caused a stir
by offering the winner of a pub raffle a dinner date with a porn star. Dougie
Wilkinson - who runs the U-Bar in Cannock - says so far more than 1,400 tickets
have been snapped up. He says he has both a male and female porn star on standby
to suit a winner of either sex.
Etruria to close? The Strategic
Rail Authority says it WILL take into account local views on the decision to close
the Etruria railway station in Stoke-on-Trent in September. Stoke-on-Trent City
Council plans to do its own research into the need for the station. The campaign
group Transport 2000 says it also opposes the plan.
Saturday
14th February 2004
Woman, 46, found dead at house Police
are investigating the "unexplained" death of a woman at a house in the Blackford
area of Cannock. Read
the full story from BBC News
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