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From Saturday 6th - Friday 12th
March
2004
(days in
reverse order)
Friday
12th March 2004
Police
threatened by man with gun A man is arrested after he threatens police and
members of the public with a pistol and a knife in Tamworth. Read
the full story from BBC News
Further arrest over shop murder
A fifth person is arrested by police investigating the murder of Frank Bayley,
an off-licence owner from
Hartshill. Read
the full story from BBC News
Children
supported by youth panel A £740,000 project
is set up to try to prevent anti-social behaviour among eight to 13-year-olds.
Read
the full story from BBC News
Thursday 11th March 2004
GMC probes
expert's murder claims Professor David Southall, a consultant from Staffordshire,
who accused the husband of freed cot-death mother Sally Clark of killing their
babies is investigated by the General Medical Council. Read
the full story from BBC News
Mayor
criticised An overwhelming majority of Stoke-on-Trent councillors passed a
vote of no confidence in the city's elected mayor, Mike Wolfe. The Labour group
leader Mick Salih tabled the motion because of what he called the mayor's sustained
criticism of councillors. Last week Mr Wolfe said the council needed new blood
after the current group went against his council tax plans.
However Mr Wolfe,
who is elected directly by voters not councillors, has refused to resign.
Mother
is set alight in alleyway Police seek help in tracing two men who poured a
flammable liquid on a 37-year-old mother-of-two in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. Read
the full story from BBC News
Toll rates 'too high for lorries' Road haulage
bosses claim the rates lorry operators pay to use the M6 Toll Road are too high
and deter them from using it. Read
the full story from BBC News
Wednesday
10th March 2004
Stack
goes up... down An exercise to blow up a 150-foot brick chimney in Stoke-on-Trent
went without a hitch, according the people who carried out the demolition. Crowds
of locals gathered to watch the structure come down in Meir at exactly 0900 GMT.
The traffic was slowed down on the nearby A50 to prevent any startled motorists
from crashing.
Brewer's beer health claim rapped The makers of Carling lager, based in
Burton, are criticised for an advert that claimed its products do not cause beer
bellies. Read
the full story from BBC News
Unforgettable
elephant encounter An elephant almost
falls on John Anslow from Staffordshire after being shot for charging a group
of tourists. Read
the full story from BBC News
Tuesday
9th March 2004
Police
unveil 'Gallery of Shame' Forty eight wanted criminals in Staffordshire are
to be paraded in a "Gallery of Shame" of CCTV images by police. Read
the full story from BBC News
Orphaned
toddler to get pay-out Three-year-old Cecily Eastwood from Stoke on Trent,
who lost her family in car crash on holiday is to receive nearly £250,000 in compensation.
Read
the full story from BBC News
Tolkien
tribute in wood The
Middle Earth Furniture Company from Stafford has been working with the
Lord Of The Rings film company to make chairs, tables and ornaments inspired
by images from the film trilogy. The
pieces are made to order and are all hand-finished at this factory in Stafford.
See Tolkien's
Staffordshire past
Removal vans at Eton Park Burton Albion say
they're hoping to be in their new ground by the end of this year - and attract
new players as a result. The club's moving from Eton Park to a new stadium on
the nearby Pirelli Sports Ground. The Brewers will place orders for most of the
main construction items this week.
Soccer
star's widow to sue FA The widow of former England and West Bromwich Albion
star Jeff Astle, who lived in Burton, is planning to sue the FA over his death.
Read
the full story from BBC News
Monday
8th March 2004
First
M6 Toll road services open Roadchef, operators of a new £15 million service
station - the first on the M6 Toll road - claim the facilities in Norton Canes,
Staffordshire will be the best on any motorway in the UK. Read
the full story from BBC News
Cash
boost for school sports hall James
Brindley High School, in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent receives £700,000 lottery cash
to build a new sports hall. Read
the full story from BBC News
Coors
- good for you The East Staffordshire brewer Coors has been named as one of
the best companies in the country to work for. The Burton firm comes 75th in the
Sunday Times' survey highlighting the 100 best employers - and 8th in the top
ten companies in the Midlands. The survey says staff perks include performance-related
bonuses, an on-site gym, a 500 pound beer allowance and even the possibility of
the loan of an Audi TT convertible car at weekends.
Saturday
6th March 2004
Police
carry out drug searches Revellers in Newcastle-under-Lyme will be searched
for drugs and weapons as part of a three-month trial by Staffordshire Police.
Read
the full story from BBC News
Exhibition on racism and tolerance opens A three-week exhibition
about racism and tolerance has opened in Staffordshire. The Faces of Kabul
and Staffordshire has gone on display at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
It includes photos from 2002 of people in Afghanistan to show how they live and
how the country has been devastated by 25 years of war. The exhibition also has
pictures of asylum seekers and refugees living in Staffordshire. It is hoped the
display will help school children with projects.
See more about the
Potteries
Museum
Miners' strike anniversary marked
The 20th anniversary of one of the UK's longest and most bitter industrial
disputes has been marked in Stoke-on-Trent. The miners' strike, which began in
South Yorkshire, on 5 March 1984, was remembered with a series of events. The
dispute, which revolved around pit closures, lasted a year and saw violent clashes
on the picket lines. Events included a "day of celebration" organised by the North
Staffs Miners Wives Action Group. See more
on this story
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