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Passengers set up bus watchdog to push for 'decent service' in...
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...
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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...
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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,...
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NHS ordered to appoint more district nurses in North Staffordshi...
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...
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Mum 'stabbed' boyfriend with keys in fight in Smallthorne street
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...
View ArticleCoach trip from Potteries to National Arboretum
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...
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Boy, 6, hospitalised after being hit by a car in Smallthorne
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...
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Smallthorne fruit and veg store Slacks helps shoppers save with...
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...
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Family and friends celebrate life of gunner Zak Cusack who was...
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...
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Model business offers discounts to Sentinel readers
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...
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Burslem tattoo artist Jason Powner makes his mark for charities
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...
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Mum's heart operation inspires daughter to take on charity...
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...
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VIDEO: Memories help Race For Life runners at Trentham Gardens
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...
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Ford Green Hall summer garden party
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...
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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...
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Masked intruders attacked man with hammer at Tunstall home before...
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...
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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...
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The Way We Were: This scarf was bought at Bratt and Dyke in 1975
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...
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Stoke-on-Trent teenagers raise cash for hospital in memory of...
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...
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'Anti-social behaviour is leading to isolation' for fearful...
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...
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