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Stoke-on-Trent homeless charity Brighter Futures gets grant. A Stoke-on-Trent homelessness charity has been given almost £200,000 in a bid to "end" rough sleeping in the city.

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A POPULAR pub landlord has died just three months after being diagnosed with cancer.Mick Webb, who ran The Furlong, in Tunstall, died last Thursday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.The father-of-four had just returned from a holiday to...

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The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is to legislate on council publications including newspapers and magazines as local authorities such as Stoke-on-Trent, are accused of ignoring government ...

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Councillors are set to rubber-stamp plans to improve standards in Stoke-on-Trent’s schools.
A report has been drawn up and will be presented to Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s cabinet on September 27.

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A LABOUR councillor has been suspended amid allegations of fraud.
Matt Fry, Stoke-on-Trent City Council member for Weston Coyney has been suspended from his post with immediate effect after a police investigation began.

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Roman coins found in Stoke-on-Trent field may be hidden wages "It is not quite as significant as the Staffordshire Hoard but it is in its own way, because it gives us an insight into the Roman heritage of...

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A COMMUNITY group is celebrating its triumph in the Heart of England in Bloom 2012 competition.Biddulph in Bloom was the overall winner, taking gold in the regional competition.

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FIREFIGHTERS called to deal with a blaze deliberately started in a derelict building have urged parents to keep a closer eye on their children.Officers from Staffordshire Fire Service said they had reason to believe a group of youngsters had been...

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STOKE City star Ryan Shotton got stuck in with the spadework after opening an allotment site.He visited Hilltop Allotments in Fenton after the club's Community Trust donated about £1,000 towards a new ramp, allowing disabled access to the...

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POTTERIES pop star Robbie Williams has become a father after his wife Ayda gave birth to a baby girl yesterday.
The 38-year-old singer took to Twitter to announce the birth of the child, who has been named Theodora Rose Williams.

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Nando's & H&M heading to Hanley http://6towns.co.uk/news/2012/09/nandos-and-hm-coming-city-sentral#.UFCozrKPXIQNando's and H&M coming to City Sentral | 6 Towns Radio6towns.co.uk...

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Hordes of cycling fans are gathering to see Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish whiz through Stoke-on-Trent this morning, as the Tour of Britain passes through the city.

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THERE were spine-tingling songs, saucy moments and even someone who had broken their ankle.But at the first heat final of Stoke's Top Talent last night, there were so many good performers that even former Pop Idol star Gareth Gates was upstaged by...

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INCOME from the city's pay and display car parks is set to plunge again as plans for a city-wide review of parking charges ground to a "standstill."Stoke-on-Trent City Council pledged to look into cutting parking charges and trialling special...

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SECRET spying powers including undercover filming are being used by the region's councils to snoop on residents – and even their own staff.New figures show authorities in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire have invoked controversial...

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Shoppers did a double take when Robbie Williams appeared in two shopping centres.

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On the afternoon of Sunday September 6, 1942, in a packed Victoria Hall in Stoke-on-Trent the 'Lidice Shall Live' movement was formed and in 1947 Lidice began to be rebuilt with the help of money raised by people in the ...

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Lidice survivor Marie Supikova
Three survivors of a World War Two atrocity are visiting Stoke-on-Trent.
The Lidice tragedy in 1942 saw hundreds of families massacred by the Nazis.

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FEWER police officers are now on the beat in Staffordshire than at any time since the 1970s.New figures show the number of officers employed by Staffordshire Police has plunged to its lowest level...

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