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From Saturday 21st - Friday 27th
February 2004
(days
in reverse order)
Friday
27th February 2004
Cash
boost for sheltered housing Sheltered housing will be built for more than
50 residents in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent thanks to a £2.85m government grant. Read
the full story from BBC News
DIY
woman gets stuck in cupboard Firefighters freed a woman who had been trapped
in an airing cupboard for nearly 14 hours. Christine Mulliss, 27, was painting
inside the cupboard at her home in Tamworth, Staffordshire when the door slammed
shut. Read
the full story from BBC News
Pubs warned Landlords in Burton have been warned they could lose
their licenses after teenagers - as young as 14 - were found drinking in the town's
bars. The youngsters were discovered as part of a police crackdown on trouble
makers as seventeen police officers, including Special Constables, visited bars
across Burton. As well as ten underage drinkers, police discovered unlicensed
door staff and one bar which allowed the use of an illegal drug. They've warned
that a number of landlords now face prosecution and their licenses being revoked.
Thursday
26th February 2004
City councillor switches
to BNP Stoke-on-Trent's elected mayor reacts angrily after Independent councillor
Barry Cuthbertson joins the British National Party. Read
the full story from BBC News
Ann Winterton sacked The MP for Congleton Ann Winterton has been expelled
from the Tory Parliamentary Party for making a joke about the Chinese cocklers
who died in Morecambe Bay.
See story
from BBC News
Churches repair Thirty-two places of worship
across the West Midlands will benefit from a package of joint grants worth over
£1.8 million from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
St
Bartholomew's Church at Blore, Staffordshire will benefit to the tune of £115,000.
The church is thought to date back as far as the 13th century and has not been
significantly altered since the 17th century. The grant will be used primarily
to replace the roof of the nave, chancel,north aisle and north chapel.
Other
churches to benefit are: Church of St Augustine, Rugeley;
Church of the Holy
Cross, Bobbington; Church of St Editha, Church Eaton; and Church of St Mary, Ellenhall.
Tory demands drug-testing for youths Conservative leader Michael Howard
called for a change in the law to allow a computer drug testing kit to be used
on under-18s when he visited Stafford. Mr Howard saw the force's new computerised
device which used at Stafford Police Station to test all adults coming in to custody.
Mr Howard said the law should be realaxed to allow its use in dealing with the
problem of drug use among under-18s.
Young
woman's body found in car Police are investigating the death of a woman whose
body was found in a car in Knypersley in Stoke on Trent. Read
the full story from BBC News
Wednesday
25th February 2004
Man's death treated as suspicious Police are treating the death of
a man whose body was found near Lichfield as suspicious. The man's body was found
in a grey Vauxhall Astra car parked in a lay-by on the A38 in Weeford. A Staffordshire
Police spokesman said the man, who has not been identified, was found at 1730
GMT on Tuesday.
The spokesman said they believed the car, which was parked
on the southbound carriageway, had been at the scene for two to three days.
One arrested over murder inquiry A man is arrested on suspicion of
murdering a woman after paramedics find Susan McKinnon's body in a house in Tunstall,
Stoke-on-Trent. Read
the full story from BBC News
Grant to expand garden waste service More residents in Stafford will
have their garden waste recycled regularly thanks to an £800,000 grant. The council's
Brown Bin scheme has been chosen for extra government funds. The scheme will now
be expanded to 35,000 more homes. Recycling officer Diane Barnard said it was
another crucial step in meeting environmental targets for the future.
Tuesday 24th February 2004
Spanish lottery scam discovered Trading standards officers are working
with Spanish police to end a lottery scam after a local man was conned out of
money. They say the man from Stafford could have lost £7,500 after receiving
a letter telling him he had won the Spanish lottery, El Gordo. Read
the full story from BBC News
Watchdog
criticises grave error Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been criticised by
the local government ombudsman for
flattening thousands of gravestones without informing relatives.
Read the
full story from BBC News
Conference
group scoops top award Staffordshire's conference organising service has
won a national award at the Meetings and Incentive Travel Awards in London. Read
the full story from BBC News
Monday
23rd February 2004
Investigation into woman's death Staffordshire Police now say they're
not looking for anyone else in connection with the death of a 56 year old woman
from Clandon Avenue, Tunstall in Stoke on Trent. Read
the full story from BBC News
Derailed train causes disruption A derailed freight train at Washwood Heath
affects hundreds of passenger services, with services cancelled and diverted.
Read
the full story from BBC News
Sunday
22nd February 2004
Former convent on sale for £1.8m The
Blackladies,
a 15th Century mansion house near
Breward in Staffordshire,
has gone on sale for nearly £2m. Read
the full story from BBC News
Saturday
21st February 2004
Pottery museum reaches 10,000 mark The Stoke-on-Trent pottery museum Ceramica
which is housed in Burslem Town Hall has attracted 10,000 visitors, less than
a year after it opened. Read
the full story from BBC News
Bus firm shuts city head office The
bus company First is to close its office in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. Read
the full story from BBC News
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