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May 6, 2015, 11:20 am

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FRUSTRATED passengers hope to improve bus services by forming a group to monitor them continuously.They decided to act after becoming fed up when, they say, several services failed to turn up or took a long time to get to their destinations.Led by Andy Day, chairman of the North Staffordshire Pensioners Convention, the campaigners have formed the Norton and Ball Green Bus Users Group.They will target a particular area and hope to pressure First into improving their service.He said: "We...

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May 7, 2015, 3:36 am

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MEIR: CHRISTOPHER Jenkinson, aged 32, of Stanton Road, Meir, is accused of shop theft, unlicensed driving and having no insurance in April. Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre adjourned the case until May 12 and granted unconditional bail. BIRCHES HEAD: THIRTY-three-year-old Kevin Nash admitted interfering with a vehicle and causing criminal damage to a second car, both at Fenton on April 28. Nash, of Acton Street, Birches Head, also pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis on the...

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May 8, 2015, 12:48 am

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BURSLEM: TWO women have appeared before North Staffordshire magistrates charged with assaulting a woman in Burslem on April 19. Samantha Gibson, aged 27, of High Street, Tunstall, and Barbara Howle, aged 46, of Brocks Croft Gardens, Biddulph, are both charged with assaulting Kelly Gibson occasioning her actual bodily harm. They were both sent to Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.BIRCHES HEAD: CHRISTOPHER Cuthbertson, 29, has pleaded guilty to harassment and possession of a class B drug. Cuthbertson, of...

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May 9, 2015, 3:10 am

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NATIONAL regulators have ordered NHS bosses to appoint more district nurses in North Staffordshire to stop shortages putting patients' care in danger.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found a string of failings in home care including patients waiting months for a visit or having to go back into hospital as community staff were not trained to carry out procedures.Inspectors heard how one terminally-ill patient needed a district nurse but died two days later without a call.In another case, a...

Mum 'stabbed' boyfriend with keys in fight in Smallthorne street

May 9, 2015, 5:20 am

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BASEBALL bat-wielding Jessica Barker punched her boyfriend and stabbed him with her keys during a row.The 25-year-old attacked Jamie Fairley in the street then 'went at him' with a wooden bat, while he waved a garden brush to defend himself.Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard police were called to Saturn Road, in Smallthorne, at 1.30pm on March 31 to reports of a man and woman fighting in the street.Prosecutor Sue Hayers said: "They arrived to find the defendant in a...

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May 13, 2015, 10:26 am

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FAMILIES are being invited to join a trip to the country's national site of remembrance for fallen soldiers.People looking to explore the scenic National Arboretum at Alrewas can book a place on a coach that leaves Biddulph at 8.30am on Saturday, May 23.There are more than 300 memorials and over 50,000 trees planted across 150 acres at the Arboretum.Pick-up points are from Chell, Smallthorne roundabout, Birches Head and Northwood.The cost of the trip is £12. Contact Nick Broad on 07795...

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May 13, 2015, 1:28 pm

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A SIX-YEAR-OLD child is receiving treatment in hospital after being hit by a car.The incident occurred on Chain Street, Smallthorne, at roughly 5pm today.A spokesman from Staffordshire Police said the injuries sustained by the child were initially believed to be "life-changing", but are now understood to be less serious.The child was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital following the collision, and is being kept in overnight for assessments.Anyone who witnessed, or has information...

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May 21, 2015, 12:20 pm

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WHEN he landed a Saturday job on a market stall as a teenager, Melvyn Tudor never knew he would end up making a livelihood out of fruit and veg.The 58-year-old has spent thirty years of his life selling groceries to loyal customers at Slacks Fruit and Veg, in Smallthorne.Melvyn started working at the Ford Green Road stall when he was just 16.And after a short break he returned to the greengrocers before taking it over full-time.Melvyn said: "I worked for Robert Slack as a teenager. It was a...

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May 26, 2015, 9:14 am

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FAMILY and friends of a 20-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of his death.Gunner Zak Cusack, of Smallthorne, was a member of the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery and had been serving as part of the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Battle Group.He was on foot patrol in Helmand Province when he was shot dead by an insurgent on May 26, 2010.Now 16 soldiers from his regiment, based in North Yorkshire, joined his family at the memorial garden dedicated to...

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May 29, 2015, 12:42 am

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NOT many people get the chance to turn their much-loved hobby into a profitable business – but that's just what Stephen Faulder has done. The 48-year-old, from Cheddleton, has been a fan of model trains since he was a child. But, after focusing on different interests for a time, Stephen's love for models was reignited one Christmas when he bought his son his first set. Now Stephen runs model train shop The Hobby Goblin in Queen Street, Burslem, alongside his wife Jane, who is also...

Burslem tattoo artist Jason Powner makes his mark for charities

May 29, 2015, 11:10 am

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MODEST Jason Powner has credited social media for enabling him to do the good work he's renowned for in the community.The 45-year-old, from Burslem, runs the SkinJase tattoo parlour in Smallthorne and for the past four years has dedicated his spare time to a host of charitable causes.Jason has donated a combined total of £1,600 to Staffordshire Police and to 'Frankie's Fight' a campaign supporting Burslem youngster Frankie Allen, who is part-way through her battle with leukaemia.Not only...

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June 3, 2015, 12:56 pm

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WHEN Karen Littleton was admitted to hospital with chest pains she had no idea of the severity of the condition she was suffering from.Following a series of blood tests the 51-year-old's initial thought that she had been suffering indigestion was discounted as medics told her a tumour was growing on her heart.But after undergoing open heart surgery and spending weeks in intensive care the mother-of-two from Biddulph was allowed to go home.Now a year after that diagnosis, Karen's daughter...

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June 10, 2015, 1:36 am

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THOUSANDS of women descended on Trentham Gardens to take part in a popular fund-raising run to support cancer sufferers. Entrants of the annual Race For Life completed a course to help Cancer Research UK – with a number taking part in memory of a loved-one. The 5k event, which saw runners head around a set route at the popular tourist destination, helps raise thousands for the charity with each participant paying to take part and usually having their own fund-raising goal. And among...

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June 11, 2015, 8:59 am

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FAMILIES are invited to a summer garden party to raise funds for an historic house.Ford Green Hall is hosting the event on Sunday between 11am and 4pm.There will be craft and cake stalls, and children's activities.Former Stoke-on-Trent MP, Joan Walley, said: "It's a perfect opportunity to enjoy the fabulous gardens and Whitfield Valley Nature Reserve."All proceeds from the event will be used to maintain the 17th century timber-framed farmhouse.

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June 17, 2015, 2:00 am

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SMALLTHORNEA 27-YEAR-OLD is awaiting to find out his sentence after admitting producing five cannabis plants at his home. Damien Forrest pleaded guilty to producing the plants at Mars Street in Smallthorne. Forrest will appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on July 1 after sentence was adjourned to allow for reports on him to be put together. He was granted unconditional bail until that date. BLURTONA 31-YEAR-OLD man has denied carrying out a burglary on Christmas Day. Barry Barker is...

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June 18, 2015, 4:40 am

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TWO masked intruders stormed into a house and attacked a man with a claw hammer before stealing his car. The incident on Tunstall's Westbourne Drive left the 35-year-old victim with head and facial injuries. Police say the pair were outside the man's home at about 7.45pm on Tuesday evening. When he answered the door, the occupier was attacked with the hammer, before the offenders took the keys to his black Peugeot and made off in the vehicle. The car was yesterday found near to Ford...

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June 19, 2015, 5:36 am

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LONGTONA 37-YEAR-OLD man has been ordered to pay costs after admitting being drunk and disorderly. Mark Morgan, of Greendock Street, Longton, who admitted the offence on June 1, was hit with costs of £255. However Morgan's fine of £35 was waived in light of the time he had spent in custody. SMALLTHORNEDEFENDANT Christopher Balderson has been ordered to pay fines and costs after admitting receiving stolen goods in the Mother Town. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard the...

The Way We Were: This scarf was bought at Bratt and Dyke in 1975

June 19, 2015, 8:00 pm

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MADAM, – After seeing the picture of Bratt and Dyke's, in Hanley, in The Way We Were on May 30, I remembered I bought a scarf for my mother in 1975 as a birthday gift.I've enclosed a picture of the scarf. It's still used regularly and is like new.JOAN DANIELS Smallthorne

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June 25, 2015, 11:45 am

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WHEN Albert Cross lost his brave battle with cancer three of his grandchildren decided to thank the hospital which cared for him by embarking on a fund-raising mission. And the efforts of charitable teenagers Tom and Ruby Ankers, and Oliver Plant have helped raise more than £750 for ward 201 at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Albert passed away at the age of 73 from non-Hodgkin lymphoma – a form of cancer which targets the lymph nodes. Tom, aged 17, led the way with the...

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July 6, 2015, 8:39 am

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PENSIONERS say anti-social behaviour in the city is proving to be a 'blight' on their lives. But police say changes to how the force manages neighbourhoods will see officers dedicated to targeting troublesome residents. Yesterday members of the North Staffs Pensioners' Convention held a meeting with the police and community leaders to discuss issues caused by anti-social behaviour. And Smallthorne resident Dorothy Poole claims she suffered for five years with a noisy neighbour. She...