Stoke-on-Trent news

• Staffordshire roads flooded as Storm Austen hits

  23-10-2026 18:57 via BBC News
  
  Several parts of north Staffordshire are facing flooding, as Storm Austen batters the region.
  
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• 'I shrank my business for work-life balance'

  23-10-2026 18:49 via BBC News
  
  Emma Hine swapped her corporate job for running her own company to get a better work-life balance.
  
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• Tamworth sign striker Carter on short-term loan

  23-10-2026 18:33 via BBC News
  
  Tamworth sign 18-year-old striker Ramell Carter from Premier League side Hull City on a short-term loan deal.
  
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• Stoke house music DJ voted one of the world's best

  23-10-2026 07:35 via BBC News
  
  The 55-year-old's club sets are described as reflecting a lifetime devoted to dancefloor culture.
  
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• 'I live in the dark': How rising bills are shaping daily life

  23-10-2026 07:35 via BBC News
  
  Errol McGuiness says he has changed his daily routine to cope with higher household bills.
  
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• Weekly quiz: How did Star Wars and Marvel discover this artist?

  23-10-2026 07:18 via BBC News
  
  Other stories include rock-star sponsors and Britain's best pub - can you get 100%?
  
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• Man charged over off-duty officer's crash death

  22-10-2026 19:07 via BBC News
  
  David Millar, of Sandbach Road in Congleton, will appear in court in November.
  
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• Humphries withdraws from European Championship

  22-10-2026 16:16 via BBC News
  
  World number two Luke Humphries pulls out of the European Championship because of gastroenteritis.
  
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• Order aims to combat rise in anti-social behaviour

  22-10-2026 15:18 via BBC News
  
  A new public space protection order is being proposed in Kidsgrove town centre.
  
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• Stoke-on-Trent UK's friendliest city? Course it is, ducky

  22-10-2026 12:15 via BBC News
  
  Locals say you won't "meet nicer people anywhere in the world".
  
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• Team England athlete teaches the art of falling over

  22-10-2026 07:32 via BBC News
  
  Team England athlete Kelly Petersen-Pollard hosted a judo session, teaching people how to fall safely.
  
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• Happy Mondays boosted by Oasis return, says Bez

  22-10-2026 07:30 via BBC News
  
  The maracas player spoke of his love of touring, ahead of the band's upcoming show in Staffordshire.
  
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• Asylum seeker jailed for sexually assaulting teen

  21-10-2026 18:38 via BBC News
  
  Taha Derwish is sentenced to 15 weeks in jail for sexually assaulting a girl in Crewe, Cheshire.
  
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• Bradford draw a 'great point' - Burton's Sibbick

  21-10-2026 15:57 via BBC News
  
  Burton defender Toby Sibbick says Tuesday's home draw with high-flying Bradford City was a good marker of the team's improvement.
  
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• 'I'm closing my charity so I can focus on living'

  21-10-2026 14:43 via BBC News
  
  Wendy Shaw set up the foundation in her son's memory after he died from an epilepsy-related illness.
  
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• Alvechurch and Stafford set up tasty FA Cup ties

  21-10-2026 10:39 via BBC News
  
  Eighth-tier Stafford Rangers will host Grimsby in the FA Cup first round after thumping National League strugglers Gateshead 5-0.
  
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• Move to buy empty city tower block

  21-10-2026 10:20 via BBC News
  
  The 11-storey building has been empty since HM Revenue and Customs shut its Stoke-on-Trent office.
  
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• Teen racing driver makes history in car built with dad

  21-10-2026 07:31 via BBC News
  
  Dara McInerney, 16, has won 14 of 18 BRSCC Fiesta Junior races, with 17 podium finishes
  
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• Wildfires are UK's 'new reality', MPs warn

  21-10-2026 07:20 via BBC News
  
  MPs say the UK needs firefighting aircraft, tougher prevention measures and a new wildfire strategy.
  
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• In-form Stoke not looking back says Graham

  20-10-2026 17:07 via BBC News
  
  Stoke City defender Luke Graham says the in-form Potters are "not looking back" after turning their form around.
  
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• Teacher who pushed pupil and swore is banned

  20-10-2026 15:30 via BBC News
  
  Christopher Clarkson grabbed a de Ferrers Academy pupil's coat and swore at him.
  
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• The river project that could reshape England's waterways

  20-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  A once-polluted river could become a blueprint for restoring waterways across England says Wildlife Trusts.
  
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• 'I lived rough for three years, but still need support'

  20-10-2026 07:07 via BBC News
  
  Dean Nicholls wants more help for homeless people after being rehoused, including mental health care, budgeting and tenancy advice.
  
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• Warning over energy theft as city tops national list

  20-10-2026 06:59 via BBC News
  
  People tampering with electricity and gas meters are "putting lives at risk", Crimestoppers says.
  
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• Stafford Rangers feature in FA Cup first round draw

  19-10-2026 20:13 via BBC News
  
  Leicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.
  
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• Araujo says Burton to learn from 'chaotic' Posh draw

  19-10-2026 19:06 via BBC News
  
  Burton have lessons to learn says midfielder Harvey Araujo after their failure to hang on to victory after leading Peterborough.
  
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• Nine arrested in teen murder investigation

  19-10-2026 18:42 via BBC News
  
  Bradley Whieldon died at a property in on Brookhouse Road in Meir on 9 October, police say.
  
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• Stafford Rangers awaiting another bumper Cup crowd

  19-10-2026 17:31 via BBC News
  
  Former non-league kings Stafford Rangers are awaiting another 'bumper crowd' for Tuesday's FA Cup replay with Gateshead.
  
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• Terminally ill dad's cancer campaign inspires song

  19-10-2026 15:09 via BBC News
  
  Stoke-on-Trent's Simon Deakin wrote Woke Up This Morning to go towards Kevin Griffiths' fundraising.
  
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• Ex-West Brom & Stoke striker Berahino retires at 33

  19-10-2026 14:51 via BBC News
  
  Saido Berahino, who cost Stoke City £12m when they signed him from West Bromwich Albion in January 2017, retires from football at 33.
  
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• 'We didn't know a cold sore could kill a baby'

  19-10-2026 14:38 via BBC News
  
  Ben Brookes and Meg Edmonds want to raise awareness of HSV after losing their daughter.
  
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• Long delays for motorists after M42 crash

  19-10-2026 13:38 via BBC News
  
  All lanes have now reopened after the crash between Tamworth and Curdworth.
  
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• Graham and Stoke pass more tests with win at Derby

  19-10-2026 10:02 via BBC News
  
  BBC Radio Stoke's Mark Elliott says Luke Graham and Stoke City continue to improve after picking up another win at Derby.
  
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• 'Major gas pipeline could be laid by our front door'

  19-10-2026 07:14 via BBC News
  
  The Peak Cluster pipeline is set to run across Julie Potter's and James Bishop's farm.
  
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• Council bids for £40m to bypass historic bridge

  18-10-2026 19:27 via BBC News
  
  Staffordshire County Council hopes a new bridge could be opened by December 2029.
  
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• Reviving a 200-year-old ale recipe made in a teapot

  18-10-2026 08:20 via BBC News
  
  Jamie Allsopp helps revive a recipe created in 1822 after it is found with other beer recipes in an attic.
  
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• Your photos: Striking skies and the colours of autumn

  18-10-2026 08:16 via BBC News
  
  BBC Weather Watchers share their best photos from across the West Midlands.
  
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• How an empty shop became Britain's best pub

  17-10-2026 08:21 via BBC News
  
  The former tourist information centre is now a bustling community pub in the heart of Tamworth.
  
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• Driver jailed after M6 crash killed BA hopeful

  16-10-2026 21:54 via BBC News
  
  Chloe Williams died after Daniel Barlow did not react to stationary traffic in time, police say.
  
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• Pub protection Bill inspired by Crooked House stalls

  16-10-2026 20:25 via BBC News
  
  Campaigners say heritage pubs will remain vulnerable after the Bill ran out of time on Friday.
  
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• Stoke building an improved culture - Robins

  16-10-2026 17:20 via BBC News
  
  Stoke City boss Mark Robins tells BBC Radio Stoke they are seeing the results of an improved culture at the club.
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder after teen hurt

  16-10-2026 17:11 via BBC News
  
  A 17-year-old boy remains in hospital in a critical condition following the incident.
  
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• New chief constable for Staffordshire announced

  16-10-2026 14:25 via BBC News
  
  David Gardner is named for the top job after the previous chief was sacked for gross misconduct.
  
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• Netflix dance teacher denies child sex offences

  16-10-2026 14:10 via BBC News
  
  Warren Bullock, who starred in Netflix documentary Baby Ballroom, denies two offences.
  
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• 'It's eye opening how many working people need our food bank'

  16-10-2026 14:10 via BBC News
  
  St Paul's Charity CEO Jez Chalmers says people feel ashamed they are struggling to cope.
  
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• Weekly quiz: Why were two mums stunned to receive flowers from Colin Farrell?

  16-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Other stories include meal deal hunting students and rare birds - can you get 100%?
  
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• The whole street was on fire: Inside the West Midlands wildfires

  16-10-2026 07:07 via BBC News
  
  Harrowing 999 calls and eyewitness accounts tell the story of the day when fire destroyed 38 homes.
  
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• Future of UK's largest telescope to be 'explored'

  15-10-2026 14:21 via BBC News
  
  In July, it was announced that funding for Jodrell Bank Observatory would be axed from March 2028.
  
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• Derelict market gets £1m heritage funding boost

  15-10-2026 13:51 via BBC News
  
  The 19th-century indoor market has remained closed since it was deemed unsafe after masonry fell in 2003.
  
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• Stoke still feeling confident, says defender Wilmot

  15-10-2026 09:28 via BBC News
  
  Stoke City defender Ben Wilmot is confident the Potters can bounce straight back from suffering their first defeat in almost two months.
  
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