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Friday
30th April 2004
Staffordshire monument The
Staffordshire designed Spitfire could feature on a monument next to the M6 toll
road. The 140ft piece of granite, known as the Shard of Staffordshire, is designed
to rival Gateshead's Angel of the North.
The three sided obelisk is the idea
of Pritchard Holdings, an architectural planning company based in Hednesford.
It felt that Staffordshire should be marked in some way and felt the beginning
of the M6 toll was an ideal place for it, at Cannock.
Granite's been chosen
to represent the mining heritage of the county and each face will have a stainless
steel relief to illustrate an aspect of Staffordshire. A stag, representing Cannock
Chase will be on one face, with Reginald Mitchell's Spitfire will be on another,
but the company hasn't yet decided what to put on the third. It's now discussing
with the county council where to site the obelisk.
Locals raise concerns
over rave Residents raise concerns over Renaissance's rave party due to be
held at a Staffordshire stately home. See
full story from BBC News
Man jailed for dumping body 41-year-old
Paul Hiscock from Globe Avenue in Stafford, is jailed for leaving a prostitute's
body on a bridle path in Warwickshire. See
full story from BBC News
Woman's body found in house fire A
woman has been found dead in a flat fire in Stoke-on-Trent. The body of a woman,
aged in her 40s, was found in the ground floor flat in Bucknall New Road, Hanley,
by firefighters at 0810 BST on Friday. About 15 firefighters were called to the
blaze by ambulance crews but it was out on arrival.
Lorry driver kidnapped
and beaten Violent robbers hijacked a lorry load of goods worth £15,000 at
Lichfield on Wednesday, and assaulted the driver before dumping him at Kettering.
See
full story from BBC News
Thursday
29th April 2004
Artistic plan for historic chapel
The dilapidated, 184-year-old Bethesda Chapel in Hanley could be turned into
an arts venue, according to a team of consultants. See
full story from BBC News
Marathon man
assaulted en-route A Staffordshire paramedic is assaulted in Wigan as he nears
the finish line after completing 20 marathons in 20 days for charity. See
full story from BBC News
Inquiry into
secure centre death An independent investigation into the death of Stoke on
Trent teenager Gareth Myatt at a training centre is announced. See
full story from BBC News
Man given
10-year Asbo and evicted A man from Stafford who urinated out of his front
door and threatened neighbours and young children with violence has been evicted
from his home. David Dix, from Maple Grove in Rickerscote, has also been served
with a ten-year Anti-Social Behaviour Order. A court was told how he urinated
in public, emptied cooking pans outside his house, and burnt paper on his neighbours'
doorsteps.
Nurse 'tricked medics' over drugs A 47-year-old nurse,
Barbara Salisbury, from north Wales, conned doctors into prescribing extra drugs
to hasten a patient's death, a court hears.
See full story from BBC News
Wednesday 28th April 2004
Railway
line to close for a year A train line connecting Stafford and Stoke is to
close for more than year. Buses will replace the trains and four stations will
close at the end of May due to maintenance work further north on the West Coast
Mainline.
Central Trains will also be carrying out driver training courses
on the line. The 15-mile stretch of track costs up to £300,000 a year to run and
the closure follows six months of disruption for passengers last year.
Cooper
in at Lambs Tamworth have confirmed the former Birmingham City midfielder
Mark Cooper as their new manager. Cooper was assistant to Darron Gee as the Lambs
secured safety in the Conference this season, and now replaces him. It's his first
managerial appointment - and says it's something he's always been keen to do.
Billions
cut from Mainline costs Rail bosses confirm
the cost of improving the West Coast Mainline, which passes through Staffordshire,
has been cut by £5.4bn. See
full story from BBC News
Rector is hopeful over church plans A
Staffordshire Moorlands rector insists plans to close one of the area's churches
have been carefully considered. A meeting was held on Tuesday evening over the
future of St. Mark's in Foxt where congregations have fallen to as low as four.
Residents have raised objections to the possible closure with some saying Sunday
services are too early. The Rector of Kingsley and Foxt Lawrence Price says the
response from villagers has given him hope the church could stay open.
Tuesday 27th April 2004
Buses back in
favour says report Numbers of bus passengers are rising across , says a report
- but most growth is still in London.
See full story from BBC News
Protect
pupils in sun, says union The National Teachers Unions says schools should
take a "common sense" approach to protecting pupils against sunburn to avoid legal
action.
See full story from BBC News
Lorry
driver dies in road crash A 67-year-old lorry driver dies when his truck overturns
on the A50 in Staffordshire.
See full story from BBC News
Man
exposes himself in park Police
in Stoke-on-Trent are trying to find a man who exposed himself to a woman in a
park. The 36-year-old woman was walking her dog in Hartshill park at around 0700
BST on Monday when the man appeared from behind some bushes. He chased her until
she reached the main road and then ran off. He is described as white, 5ft 7in
with dark wavy hair and was wearing jeans, a stripy t-shirt and a waist length
black leather jacket.
Monday 26th April 2004
Civilian
patrols police motorways A new team of 50 civilian officers begin patrolling
motorways in the West Midlands to help combat congestion.See
full story from BBC News
Hospital
plan causes concern There is concern in Leek over plans to demolish the town's
former cottage hospital. The building at one of the main junctions in the town
is currently split into 21 flats. Now a firm of developers has asked for permission
to demolish it and replace it with a new purpose-built apartment block. Former
patients have raised concerns over the scheme.
Police hunt 'serial'
sex attacker Staffordshire Police say they think the same person could have
carried out three indecent assaults in north Staffordshire and south Cheshire
over the past two months. A woman, age din her 40s, was attacked near the canal
bridge on Noseley Lane in Scholar Green on Monday. She described her attacker
as being white, aged about 16, with very dark hair and bushy eyebrows. The police
say two similar attacks by someone matching the description were carried out in
Clough Hall Park and the Talke Pits area last month.
Suspects released Two men and a woman arrested in anti-terror raids across
the UK last week were released today without charge, police said. The three were
among seven people arrested in Greater Manchester. A further three were arrested
in Staffordshire, South Yorkshire and the West Midlands. It's not known whether
a man arrested in Uxbridge in Burton is one of those released.
Sunday
25th April 2004
Missing boy, 6, found, police
say A six-year-old boy who had gone missing with his mother has been found
safe and well, Staffordshire Police say. Tyronne Velmille Campbell, from the Hanley
area of Stoke-on-Trent, went missing with his mother, Amanda Perry, on Thursday.
Police said they were concerned about his welfare. In a statement, they said he
had been found safe and well on Saturday night but no details were given as to
where. They said they were now working together with social services.
Bishop urges voters to reject BNP The Bishop of Shrewsbury warns churchgoers
in Lichfield against apathy in the June Euro elections.See
full story from BBC News
Developers
to sell to football club One of the owners of the Britannia Stadium says it
will sell its share in the football ground to Stoke City. The club wants to buy
out the city council and the developers St Modwen, so it can own the stadium outright.
St Modwen's regional director Mike Herbert says he has no problems with the deal.
Talks are taking place.
Region
secures extra Euro money The European Commission
awards an extra £16m to the West Midlands region after funding targets are met.
See full
story from BBC News
Saturday 24th April 2004
RAF
unit loss is 'a wake up call' Council leader Judith Delgano says more businesses
must come to the area following plans to relocate 450 posts from RAF Stafford.
See full
story from BBC News
Talks held over depot's future Royal Mail
holds talks with a rail freight company over plans to re-open the post depot at
Stafford Station. See
full story from BBC News
Girl honoured for saving a life A
ceremony will be held at a Staffordshire school for an 11-year-old girl who saved
her brother's life. See
full story from BBC News
Re-appeal after shooting Police are re-appealing for information about
a shooting in Congleton in January. A 32-year-old man was shot in Astbury Street
and has since recovered but police say they are still trying to find the offender.
A man who was arrested was released without charge. Staffordshire Police are trying
to trace a man seen near to Astbury Street who is described as white with shaved
head, aged in his 30s and an Asian man who asked for directions to the street
the day before the shooting.
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