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Eadie and Poppy

Lionesses win sees demand soar at football club

Wyrley Juniors says it used to get two enquiries a week but is now getting three or four a day.

  • 5h5 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire

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Eadie and Poppy

Lionesses win sees demand soar at football club

Wyrley Juniors says it used to get two enquiries a week but is now getting three or four a day.

  • 5h5 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Woodland

Girl, 14, injured in woodland attack

The teenager was assaulted in Brownhills, near Walsall, and is in a stable condition in hospital.

  • 16h16 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
People walk on parched ground in Greenwich Park in London, UK

Four-day extreme heat warning in England and Wales

The West Midlands could see some of the highest temperatures, forecasters say.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • UK
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Tamworth Football Club

Tamworth football fans 'damage rival coach'

Children were onboard Ilkeston Town's vehicle when the attack took place, one supporter says.

  • 20h20 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Protesters

Protesters rally over plans to close ticket office

The Rail Delivery Group says no final decision has yet been taken over closures in Stoke-on-Trent.

  • 17h17 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Passenger waiting for train

No train services on some lines in Saturday's strike

Rail firms reveal reduced timetables as thousands of workers walk out on Saturday over pay.

  • 19h19 hours ago
  • Business
Buxton Road

Two killed and five injured in car crash

The two drivers were confirmed dead at the scene of the crash in Leek on Monday afternoon.

  • 1da day ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire

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Eadie and Poppy

Lionesses win sees demand soar at football club

Wyrley Juniors says it used to get two enquiries a week but is now getting three or four a day.

  • 5h5 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Woodland

Girl, 14, injured in woodland attack

The teenager was assaulted in Brownhills, near Walsall, and is in a stable condition in hospital.

  • 16h16 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
People walk on parched ground in Greenwich Park in London, UK

Four-day extreme heat warning in England and Wales

The West Midlands could see some of the highest temperatures, forecasters say.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • UK
  • Comments
Tamworth Football Club

Tamworth football fans 'damage rival coach'

Children were onboard Ilkeston Town's vehicle when the attack took place, one supporter says.

  • 20h20 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Protesters

Protesters rally over plans to close ticket office

The Rail Delivery Group says no final decision has yet been taken over closures in Stoke-on-Trent.

  • 17h17 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Passenger waiting for train

No train services on some lines in Saturday's strike

Rail firms reveal reduced timetables as thousands of workers walk out on Saturday over pay.

  • 19h19 hours ago
  • Business
Buxton Road

Two killed and five injured in car crash

The two drivers were confirmed dead at the scene of the crash in Leek on Monday afternoon.

  • 1da day ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Woodland

Girl, 14, injured in woodland attack

The teenager was assaulted in Brownhills, near Walsall, and is in a stable condition in hospital.

  • 16h16 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
People walk on parched ground in Greenwich Park in London, UK

Four-day extreme heat warning in England and Wales

The West Midlands could see some of the highest temperatures, forecasters say.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • UK
  • Comments
Tamworth Football Club

Tamworth football fans 'damage rival coach'

Children were onboard Ilkeston Town's vehicle when the attack took place, one supporter says.

  • 20h20 hours ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Protesters

Protesters rally over plans to close ticket office

Passenger waiting for train

No train services on some lines in Saturday's strike

Buxton Road

Two killed and five injured in car crash

Staffordshire Police car

Man's 'unexplained' sudden death investigated

  • 1da day ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Centre of Audlem

Police probe ‘suspicious’ council transactions

  • 1da day ago
  • England
Sarah Washington

Horse rider thanks paramedic who saved her life

  • 1da day ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire
Rio Ferdinand

Fan made racist gesture at Ferdinand, trial hears

  • 1da day ago
  • Birmingham & Black Country
Prof Colls was presented with the award by Director of the Treblinka Museum Dr Edward Kopówka

Medal of honour awarded to archaeologist

  • 1da day ago
  • Stoke & Staffordshire

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Women team up on quilt idea for Ukrainians

Kay

Pride - 'I bottled this up for 60 years'

Pride speaker

'I've come out a lot in my life'

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Morecambe celebrate

Ten-man Morecambe shock Stoke on penalties

Carabao Cup

Grimsby Town 4-0 Crewe Alexandra

Carabao Cup

Rochdale 2-0 Burton Albion

Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium

Coventry v Bristol City cup tie moved to Burton

Harry Clarke

Stoke ease to win over Blackpool

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  1. Posted at 5:245:24

    Lionesses win sees demand soar at football club

    Eadie and Poppy

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  2. Posted at 22:07 9 Aug22:07 9 Aug

    Ten-man Morecambe shock Stoke on penalties

    Morecambe celebrate

    Shane McLoughlin scores the winning penalty as League One Morecambe knock Championship side Stoke City out of the Carabao Cup.

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  3. Posted at 21:32 9 Aug21:32 9 Aug

    Grimsby Town 4-0 Crewe Alexandra

    Carabao Cup

    Grimsby Town thump Crewe Alexandra 4-0 to book their place in the Carabao Cup second round.

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  4. Posted at 16:32 9 Aug16:32 9 Aug

    Protesters rally over plans to close ticket office

    Protesters

    The Rail Delivery Group says no final decision has yet been taken over closures in Stoke-on-Trent.

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  5. Posted at 15:18 9 Aug15:18 9 Aug

    Fan accused of abusing Rio Ferdinand faces retrial

    Rio Ferdinand

    The jury was discharged for legal reasons on the second day of Wolves fan Jamie Arnold's trial.

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  6. Posted at 14:06 9 Aug14:06 9 Aug

    Tamworth football fans 'damage rival coach'

    Tamworth Football Club

    Children were onboard Ilkeston Town's vehicle when the attack took place, one supporter says.

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  7. Posted at 9:54 9 Aug9:54 9 Aug

    Two killed and five injured in car crash

    Buxton Road

    The two drivers were confirmed dead at the scene of the crash in Leek on Monday afternoon.

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  8. Posted at 9:36 9 Aug9:36 9 Aug

    Man's 'unexplained' sudden death investigated

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    The 37-year-old was confirmed dead at a property in Stoke-on-Trent on Monday evening.

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  9. Posted at 5:16 9 Aug5:16 9 Aug

    Horse rider thanks paramedic who saved her life

    Sarah Washington

    Sarah Washington suffered a brain injury in a riding accident in woods near Trentham, Staffordshire.

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  10. Posted at 17:23 8 Aug17:23 8 Aug

    Medal of honour awarded to archaeologist

    Prof Colls was presented with the award by Director of the Treblinka Museum Dr Edward Kopówka

    Professor Caroline Colls, of Staffordshire University, is awarded the honour by Treblinka Museum.

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  11. Posted at 16:42 8 Aug16:42 8 Aug

    Fan made racist gesture at Ferdinand, trial hears

    Rio Ferdinand

    Wolverhampton fan Jamie Arnold is accused of racially aggravated harassment of the ex footballer.

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  12. Posted at 5:45 8 Aug5:45 8 Aug

    Restored 19th Century town hall set to reopen

    Tunstall Town Hall

    Tunstall Town Hall was built in 1885 and will open again on 5 September after a restoration project.

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  13. Posted at 17:01 6 Aug17:01 6 Aug

    Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Harrogate Town

    Crewe celebrate

    Crewe maintain their excellent start on returning to League Two as they register a comfortable 3-0 win over Harrogate.

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  14. Posted at 16:23 6 Aug16:23 6 Aug

    Stoke ease to win over Blackpool

    Harry Clarke

    Stoke earn their first win of the season as Harry Clarke and Jacob Brown secure a deserved victory over Blackpool.

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  15. Posted at 7:11 6 Aug7:11 6 Aug

    Woman with fear of heights does charity skydive

    Helen on skydive

    Helen Pickford says the feat is in aid of Brain Tumour Research after her husband's death.

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  16. Posted at 7:10 6 Aug7:10 6 Aug

    Wildflower meadow and picnic revamp for play area

    The park

    The site at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent also gets new play equipment.

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  17. Posted at 16:36 5 Aug16:36 5 Aug

    Teen on crutches who raped two women jailed

    Aaron Hadley

    Aaron Hadley was wearing a leg brace at the time and used his crutches as a weapon, police say.

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  18. Posted at 13:36 5 Aug13:36 5 Aug

    Police asked to probe roadblock removal

    Blocks pushed aside

    The huge concrete blocks were to stop traffic on a subsiding residential road.

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  19. Posted at 11:18 5 Aug11:18 5 Aug

    Men jailed over sex attacks against three girls

    From left: Adrian Demeter; David Korosi and Maxim Hanko

    The seven men are handed sentences between three and 14 years for the sex offences.

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  20. Posted at 11:07 5 Aug11:07 5 Aug

    Jail for men involved in puppy ear cropping

    Diesel

    Police said dogs with stitches in their ears were found bleeding and hardly breathing.

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