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Friday
1st October
Shane hopes The new film by Uttoxeter-born
movie director Shane Meadows is released today. "Dead Man's Shoes", co-written
with the film's star, Paddy Considine, draws inspiration from a man in a ninja
suit who used to beat up drug dealers in the town of Winshill near Burton. Paddy
Considine, also a close friend of Meadows', is from Winshill. See our Films
More
Staffs POs to go The Post Office has announced that more branches across the
West Midlands are to close. Fifteen out of eighty offices in Dudley and South
Staffordshire are to shut as the Post Office continues to modernise its national
network.
Robbie loves Stoke Robbie Williams' mum says the singer
would eventually like to move back to Stoke on Trent. Jan Williams has been promoting
the relaunch of Robbie's charity Give it Sum and asking community projects to
apply for support. She says Robbie loves the area and although he lives in LA
would rather be in Stoke on Trent. Hear Jan's full interview on our Give
It Sum pages
Thursday
30th September
Strike ballot for ceramics staff Workers
at Royal Doulton's Stoke-on-Trent factory, which shuts next year, are balloted
over strike action. See
full story
from BBC News
Ken Loach to open
film festival Acclaimed film-maker Ken Loach has agreed to open the second
Stafford Film Festival. See
full story
from BBC News
Man admits murdering
grandfather Keith Griffiths, 24, from Crystal Street, Cobridge, in Stoke-on-Trent,
has admitted killing 59-year-old Harold Bunn, who was found stabbed in his home.
See
full story
from BBC News
Opposition to path
There's growing anger over a proposed new greenway for cyclists and walkers
in Stoke-on-Trent. People living alongside the planned route, which would run
between the old Hem Heath and Florence collieries, through Dresden, say it'd be
a perfect getaway route for burglars and vandals.
Boat is best
Which? Magazine's Good Pub guide has named only one pub across Staffordshire,
Birmingham and the Black Country in its 1000 strong list. The pub is The Boat
in Lichfield.
Wednesday
29th September
Roadworks expected to cause delays
Motorists are warned to expect delays with essential roadworks on part of the
A500 in Stoke-on-Trent. The northbound dual carriageway before the City Road roundabout
will be reduced to a single lane. The work will be carried out between 0930 BST
and 1530 BST on Thursday and Friday. It is part of a £40m project which is due
to be completed in 2006.
Gulf War veteran calls for more support for
soldiers A Gulf War veteran from Leek, Staffordshire, has called for more
to be done to help soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Linden
Beardmore, 33, served in the Gulf in the early 1990s. He now receives help and
support from a special centre in Shropshire. He says, although it has been 13
years since he fought in the first Gulf War, he is still haunted by his experiences
as a young soldier.
"Pindown" man dies The lawyer who
chaired the inquiry into abuse in childrens' homes in Staffordshire in the 1980's
has died. Sir Allan Levy QC led the Pin-Down investigation which looked into physical
restraints used on youngsters in care. Stoke-on-Trent Labour MP Mark Fisher says
although the details that came out about what went on were and appalling and shameful,
Sir Allan's inquiry ensured the practices ended.
On the prowl? Alleged
sightings of big cats such as panthers and leopards are on the rise. Figures for
January to March this year show there have been around fifty sightings in Derbyshire
and Staffordshire alone. See Big
Cat in Staffs report
NFC decision delayed FA directors have
been visiting the site of the National Football Centre at Burton and have postponed
a decision on its future. The FA says it'll decide next spring whether it'll go
ahead. At the moment the Rangemoor site has 10 prepared grass and two synthetic
pitches - so far 20 million pounds has been spent.
Tuesday
28th September
National Front gathering banned A human
rights group applauds David Blunkett's decision to ban a march by a far-right
political party. See
full story
from BBC News
Two rail workers
killed by truck Two maintenance workers are killed and four left severely
shocked in an accident on a railway line in Staffordshire. See
full story
from BBC News
Fireworks threat
This year's end-of-season fireworks displays at Alton Towers could be banned.
The couple who won a legal action against the Staffordshire theme park are taking
it back to court on Monday, seeking an order to stop the displays at the end of
October. Stephen and Suzanne Roper from Farley successfully prosecuted Alton Towers
in July for causing a noise nuisance.
Son cleared over father's
death Christopher Slater, 25, from Maple Grove in Stafford, is cleared of
the manslaughter of his father, who died after an incident at their home. See
full story
from BBC News
Pottery skills
the new way A ceramics factory in Staffordshire is opening a new learning
centre to improve its staffs skills. Employees at Wade Ceramics in Burslem in
Stoke-on-Trent will have access to state of the art equipment and computers. The
learning centre will be open sixteen hours a day for staff to use in, and out,
of work hours.
Monday
27th September
Authority
spends £2m on disability equipment Stoke-on-Trent City Council helps hundreds
of people with disabilities to adapt their homes. See
full
story from BBC News
Attempt
to restore Victorian wall Archaeologists start a dig at a Victorian wall to
work out how it was built so it can be restored.
See full
story from BBC News
GB
Basketball team go out The GB basketball team, featuring Fred Howley from
Cannock, Staffs, went out of the Paralympics after Australia won 64-52 in the
Semi-Final. See full
story from BBC Sport
Sunday
26th September
Pot of gold! A BBC journalist has discovered
that an antique pot he bought for £500 at auction was actually worth 100
times as much, it emerged today. Michele Paduano, the health correspondent for
BBC Midlands Today in Birmingham, took the piece to BBC1's Antiques Roadshow and
was shocked when experts told him it was a rare, 17th-century Slipware cup, with
an estimated price tag of £50,000. The three-handled cup, known as a tyg,
holds about four pints of liquid and is thought to have been used during celebrations.
It is said to be a classic Slipware design using earthy colours; the term "slip"
refers to the coloured clay used, which was dripped from a quill mounted in a
cow's horn to draw a design.
It bears the name of Ann Barrett but it is not
known where she lived or what purpose it served. The reporter has now loaned his
prized possession to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery museum.
Saturday
25th September
Council counts cost of ice rink An
inquiry into why an ice rink in Stoke-on-Trent closed early has found the failed
project cost almost £70,000. See
full story
from BBC News
Taxi
firms ban cigarettes in cabs More than a dozen taxi firms in the Staffordshire
Moorlands ban smoking in their vehicles. See
full story
from BBC News
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