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Friday 14th May 2004
Hunt for soccer
violence suspects Police issue images of 10 men who are wanted for questioning
about violent scenes after the Stoke City v West Ham United game on 28 April.
Full
Story from BBC News
Long jail terms for bank robbers Jail sentences of life and 17 years
are handed out to two robbers who raided 14 banks in five months. Full
Story from BBC News
Under-16s curfew 'a success' A curfew on young people in a Staffordshire
town is proving successful, say police. Any child under 16 found on the streets
of Biddulph after 2100 BST can be sent home by officers if they think the youngster
does not have a good reason to be out. Such curfews have been opposed by civil
rights campaigners. But Staffordshire Police say there is less trouble in the
town since the measure was imposed.
Drinking chocolate A group
of sixth formers from East Staffordshire say a number of big businesses are interested
in an invention they came up with for a school project. The students from John
Taylor High School at Barton-under-Needwood have come up with a way of making
drinking glasses out of... ice and even chocolate! They've just won a regional
young enterprise competition and are preparing for the finals. Jonathon Clamp,
the 18 year old managing director of the student's company Rair, says he's got
his sights set even higher than that.
Thursday
13th May 2004
Abducted
boy suffered sex attack A 12-year-old boy abducted by a man in the Stoneydelph
area of Tamworth was subjected to a serious sexual assault, police reveal. Full
Story from BBC News
Sewage cleared for £64m project More than
100 lorry loads of waste will be dumped every day at landfill sites including
one in Cannock to make way for a Black Country business park. Full
Story from BBC News
Wednesday
12th May 2004
BBC Stoke award BBC Stoke has won a Bronze at the Sony Awards for its
storytelling project. Inside Lives, a joint project between BBC Radio Stoke
and the BBC Staffordshire website, allows ordinary people to compose and record
their own true-life stories. It was nominated in the Short Form Feature
category, and placed third behind Radio Bristol and Radio 4. The Sony Awards are
known as the "Oscars" of the broadcasting world.
See more about
Inside Lives and
List of Winners
Hospital pay out for youngster Samantha Bruce from Kidsgrove, a 12-year-old
girl with cerebral palsy, is awarded ££655,000 after she was allegedly starved
of oxygen during her birth. Full
Story from BBC News
Collymore in death threat charge Former soccer star Stan Collymore,
who lives in Cannock, is charged with threatening to kill his estranged wife,
his agent confirms. Full
Story from BBC News
Placenta mislaid after stillbirth A hospital admits to mother Linda
Turnock from Stoke on Trent that it has lost the placenta from her baby who died
in the womb. Full
Story from BBC News
New puzzle for war code breakers A team of code breakers from Bletchley
Park are examining an inscription on Shugborough Hall's Shepherd's Monument -
which is said to reveal the location of the Holy Grail. Full
Story from BBC News
Tuesday 11th May 2004
City star
dies of heart attack Former Stoke and Wolves legend Dennis Wilshaw dies aged
78 after collapsing at home. Full
Story from BBC News
Abduction motive could be sexual Police investigating the abduction
of a 12-year-old boy from the Stoneydelph area of Tamworth say they believe the
offender had a sexual motive. Full
Story from BBC News
Firm develops plastic recycling method A Staffordshire company has
developed new technology which it says reduces and recycles plastic waste. Next-Tec
Ltd, based in Newport Road, Stafford, treats plastic waste using infra-red technology,
producing a resin which can be re-used for other products. The substance can be
used to make manhole covers, street furniture and other plastic goods. The company
claims it can cut the cost of plastic waste disposal by up to 50%.
Flash
floods People whose homes were flooded after freak heavy rain in the Staffordshire
Moorlands say it's caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Residents in Cheadle
have spent the day throwing out water soaked belongings and having carpets removed
from their homes after severe rain.
Monday
10th May 2004
Staffs student's innovative technology A dustbin designed to deter terrorists
is just one of student projects being showcased at Staffordshire University Graduate
Exhibition today. It is the work of BEng Mechatronics student James Jarrett, 21,
whose final year project is the concept design of a dustbin which can detect explosive
weapons and contain their explosion. James is one of more than 100 students from
a wide range of computing, engineering and technology degree courses who will
be demonstrating their final year projects to visitors and potential employers
at the Graduate Exhibition 2004 taking place at Beaconside, Stafford. Other student
projects include a versatile foot operated keyboard, a computer program that converts
a scan of an Ordinance Survey map into a 3D landscape, a promotional video for
a Staffordshire stately home, an interactive cocktails ordering system and a robotic
fish.
Grand winner at Uttoxeter Horse racing fans got a chance
to see this year's Grand National Winner at Uttoxeter Racecourse. Amberleigh House
and his trainer, Ginger McCain, paraded along with local grand National Winner
Lord Gyllene as part of the racecourse's inaugural County of Staffordshire raceday.
Sunday
9th May 2004
Aircraft flight attacked Wolverhampton Airport bosses who "smuggled" in
a passenger aircraft have been attacked by South Staffordshire MP Sir Patrick
Cormack. He has also revealed he has discussed the Bobbington airport with Transport
Secretary Alistair Darling, who told him he felt it should not be expanded.
The airport angered many residents and anti-expansion campaigners when it revealed
a 31-seater passenger aircraft had landed at the site and claimed it had not resulted
in any complaints from people living nearby. Bosses hailed it as a victory in
their battle to operate passenger flights from the site.
In a White Paper
review of transport published in December, Alistair Darling ruled that any decision
over the future of the airport would be made by the council. During a recent public
consultation over planning policies, South Staffordshire Council received 8,000
objections about the proposed expansion of the airport.
Rugby "battle"
A match in the Women's National Festival of Rugby at Lichfield left so many
female players injured that the newspapers referred to it as the "Battle
of Lichfield". Twelve young women were injured in the final, which was staged
at Lichfield Rugby Club in the city's Cooke Fields.
Ten casualties were taken
to hospital after being hurt. A further two victims were flown by air ambulance
to ease the pressure on the other accident and emergency units. About 600 women
from all over the country descended on the Tamworth Road ground over the weekend
for the tournament, which was organised by the Rugby Football Union for Women
(RFUW).
A spokesman for the pressure group, Family and Youth Concern, blamed
"social engineers" with "a misguided view of equality" for encouraging women to
play contact sports.
Saturday
8th May 2004
Music lovers descend on Stafford More than 10,000 music lovers are expected
to visit Stafford this week as the town's annual music festival takes place. Musicians
from around the world will be performing concerts at various venues in the town.
Highlights of the 15 day festival include American vocalist and former BBC Jazz
singer of the year Stacey Kent performing at the Gatehouse Theatre.
Church
ordination The Western Rite Cathedral Church, whose UK centre is in
Stoke on Trent, has been consecrating a priest from Puerto Rico. The event was
held at the Western Rite Cathedral Church of our Lady of Grace, in Middleport.
Robbers slash woman across arms A woman is slashed across the
arms in Crewe when she refuses to hand over cash to a man with a knife. Full
Story from BBC News
Fears grow for missing pensioner Concerns
are growing for the welfare of a Staffordshire pensioner who may have driven a
motorised scooter from the Midlands to the south coast. William Kid, 67, was last
seen a week ago at his home in Lilac Avenue, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent. Friends
say he may have travelled to Poole in Dorset or Taunton in Somerset. He is described
as white, 5ft 8ins tall with grey thinning hair and tattoos on his hands. Police
say Mr Kid recently moved to Burton from Gloucester.
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