Ex-JCB worker, 100, who built first backhoe loaders returns as one millionth made
Centenarian Ken Harrison was today a guest of honour at celebrations to mark the production of JCB’s one millionth backhoe ...
Three bin men went to work and what happened next changed their lives forever
Three bin men have been forced to quit work after a terrifying ambush left them with physical and mental scars. The council workers were just going about their daily jobs when they were set upon by a ...
Four in Royal Stoke after A34 two-car smash leaves woman with 'serious injuries'
Two women and two men were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash on the A34. An air ambulance, three ambulances, a fire ...
Domino's set to close takeaway as new one to open half a mile away
A new Domino's is to open in Stoke-on-Trent - but another one will close. Plans have been approved to open the pizza takeaway ...
Police name man, 46, charged with multiple rapes
Police have named a man charged with multiple rapes. Paul Willatt, 46, of Alsager, is accused of three counts of rape, three ...
Inquest opens after 'devoted mum' dies after crash involving Tunstall driver
An inquest into the death of a woman following a crash involving a Stoke-on-Trent driver has been suspended pending the outcome of a criminal case. Mum-of-three Paula Jean Chadwick, 52, was taken to ...
Police close A500 as man 'helped down from bridge'
Police closed the A500 after a man was spotted on a bridge. Emergency services were sent to the D-road after concerns were raised for his welfare on Tuesday evening (January 28). The southbound side ...
The despicable robber who targeted OAPs and even helped herself to cornflakes
Despicable drug addict Nicola Clewes targeted pensioners as she carried out burglaries with her partner - and even helped herself to food. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Clewes knocked on an elderly ...
Second arrest in Staffordshire murder probe
Police have made a second arrest as they continue a murder investigation after the death of a woman in Staffordshire. Three ambulances had been sent to the Great Haywood property yesterday where the ...
Stoke-on-Trent Lloyds bank used by '1,081 customers every month' to shut
A town centre bank used by an average of 1,081 customers every month is to shut. Lloyds has confirmed its Tunstall branch will shut in March in what represents another bank closure in the town - and ...
Live A34 updates as 'fire engine, police and ambulances' at crash
Emergency services are reportedly at the scene of a smash on a key North Staffordshire road. Witnesses have reported seeing a fire engine, two ambulances and two police cars on the A34 in Yarlet.
Works to fix huge A53 tyre-busting potholes that leave 'drivers swerving'
Works are underway to fix a battered stretch of the A53 after craters left behind a 'graveyard of wheel trims'. Potholes in Milton, Baddeley Green and Stockton Brook have been blamed for claiming ...