Stoke on Trent, England News

Marek Petzold was working for Burslem-based CMR Demolitions Limited at the former Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College site in Fenton when he became trapped.

Betws y Coed councillor Liz Roberts is to ask for a meeting with council officers about better signage at Cae Llan following an incident where a tourist was slapped with a A 75 fine just 20 minutes after arriving at the village.

Gnosall Lions Pam and Rick Talbot embarked on the Two Saints' Way walk between Chester and Lichfield Cathedral last week.

PAULA White popped up on Have I Got News For You at the weekend. Not in person. Stoke-on-Trent is rarely represented on the satirical news quiz.

MAJOR Scunthorpe company Kestrel-BCE is set to expand and boost employment as the workers get ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its opening.

PATIENTS treated at North Staffordshire's A&E unit can no longer be guaranteed a safe service, according to its director.

Crocus Consulting , an Oracle Gold Partner, has launched a Global Payroll Special Interest Group .

While lambs leap in the fields and chicks spread their wings for the first time, some unexpected newborns are making themselves at home in a Staffordshire woodland.

Residents in one of the most deprived areas in Britain can now buy a full English breakfast for just one pound after a chain of bakers opened a budget cafe.

A TEENAGER who lost part of a leg to cancer is celebrating after he and his partner won a national gymnastics title.

The Potteries' Transformation Garden,which is set to be auctioned off following the show, was designed to represent the city's industrial heritage along with the ongoing regeneration in the area.

TWO thugs have been jailed after they assaulted a man in a working men's club on Christmas Day night.

IT'S another big week for our city, following the hugely popular visit of Prince Charles to the Mother Town a few days ago.

Indian restaurant Roshni, in Forsbrook, near Stoke on Trent, evoked memories of an Indian holiday for Louise Elliott and her husband, Martin, when they dined there recently.

As of Wednesday, May 1, the Federation of Cicely Haughton in Wetley Rocks and Loxley Hall in Uttoxeter will be in place.

STAFFORDSHIRE County Council leader Philip Atkins yesterday unveiled a new stripped down cabinet focused on uniting communities and rebuilding the economy.

The Prince of Wales will pay a visit to a Victorian pottery which was saved from closure by one of his charities.

While lambs leap in the fields and chicks spread their wings for the first time, some unexpected newborns are making themselves at home in a Staffordshire woodland.

Jason Potts, aged 22, and a 16-year-old youth approached their victim as he walked along Brownhills Road, Tunstall, listening to his iPod.

TEENAGERS briefed Education Secretary Michael Gove on how to get students involved in running schools when he visited their own comprehensive to find out the secrets of its success.