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• kawales published Transfer gossip: Stoke City target £15m Southampton striker

  18-06-2017 23:52
  
  Stoke City are being linked with a move for Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez. The Sun claims Stoke are tracking the 27-year-old as the Saints prepare for a summer clear-out in the wake of Claude Puel's sacking.But a reported fee of £15m for the former Burnley front man seems way over the odds for a player who managed just nine Premier League starts last term.Read more: Transfer gossip: New interest in Stoke City veteranThat said, the Potters are likely to have an inside track on the...
  
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• MikeBaggaley published Port Vale backing academy as they close in on first-team signings

  18-06-2017 23:42
  
  Port Vale chief executive Colin Garlick says the club's academy won't be hit by the Valiants' relegation.Vale expect to lose £600,000 in income as a result of dropping into League Two, but Garlick says that won't endanger an academy which could be increasingly influential for the first team.Nine of Vale's 15 players under contract for next season have come through the club's youth system, a figure which includes the reigning player of the year Nathan Smith.Vale have a Category 3 academy...
  
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• Martin_Spinks published Patience should pay off with Bruno Martins Indi says Stoke City...

  18-06-2017 23:30
  
  Chief executive Tony Scholes remains confident of seeing Ryan Shawcross and Bruno Martins Indi re-united at the heart of Stoke City's defence next season.Martins Indi is of particular concern to Stoke fans after seeing his season-long loan from FC Porto end without a permanent deal being agreed.The 25 year-old Dutch international left Stoke at the end of the season admitting that, as things stood, he would start pre-season training at Porto.The issue is further complicated because Porto have...
  
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• Becky_Loton published Police descend on Meir estate in hunt for wanted man

  18-06-2017 23:16
  
  Police were called to a residential street to try and trace a suspect today.Eyewitnesses reported seeing a number of police vehicles on Harrowby Road, in Meir, this afternoon.Officers at the scene attempted to arrest the suspect but so far have been unsuccessful.A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "There is an operation by police officers to try and trace a suspect for criminal offences. "Officers have been attempting to arrest them unsuccessfully. The suspect poses no significant...
  
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• Stoke-on-Trent could be in for a 'Meltdown Monday' as Met Office issues amber level 3 health warning - Stoke Sentinel

  18-06-2017 23:15
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  Stoke-on-Trent could be in for a 'Meltdown Monday' as Met Office issues amber level 3 health warning
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  Make sure you stay safe in the sun as this heatwave reaches Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent could be in for a 'Meltdown Monday' as Met Office issues amber... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE.and more »
  
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• Becky_Loton published Stoke-on-Trent could be in for a 'Meltdown Monday' as Met Office...

  18-06-2017 21:46
  
  Brace yourselves for what could be an absolute scorcher of a heatwave. A heat health warning has been issued for the UK as temperatures are set to rise even higher over the next few days. The UK will be hotter than the Bahamas on 'Meltdown Monday', according to the Met Office, reaching 35C in parts of the country. Stoke-on-Trent is predicted to experience temperatures of around 28C. As more hot air pushes north from France and Spain the warning, which is one tier below a level 4 national...
  
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• The Sentinel commented Supernatural Staffordshire: Tom's nightmare that came true...

  18-06-2017 20:14
  
  In my line of work I am extremely lucky to live within such a rich and diverse locality for tales of the paranormal.Just this week, amongst many other stories, I have being talking to readers who have encountered disembodied demonic voices, a bizarre photo that seems to shows the face of ghost, and a gentleman who reports to me a fascinating account of the beast of Staffordshire. More on these amazing and terrifying encounters in the coming weeks.This week's article, though, was told to me by a.
  
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• P_Cullinane published Motorists are delighted that disruptive roadworks in Longport...

  18-06-2017 19:30
  
  Motorists are delighted that disruptive road works in Porthill Road, Longport have ended a day early.The four-way traffic lights in Longport have been causing tailbacks up Porthill Bank and into Burslem town centre.But the roadworks being carried out by Severn Trent Water finished a day early after engineers started working weekends. The water company has been installing new pipes after residents complained of low water pressure.Read more: Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the...
  
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• P_Cullinane commented Motorists are delighted that disruptive roadworks in Longport...

  18-06-2017 19:30
  
  Motorists are delighted that disruptive road works in Porthill Road, Longport have ended a day early.The four-way traffic lights in Longport have been causing tailbacks up Porthill Bank and into Burslem town centre.But the roadworks being carried out by Severn Trent Water finished a day early after engineers started working weekends. The water company has been installing new pipes after residents complained of low water pressure.Read more: Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the...
  
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• ChrisTravers published Unicorns Championship tea update: Kadeer Ali hits ton, but...

  18-06-2017 17:24
  
  Staffordshire suffered an afternoon batting collapse to undo plenty of their good work on the opening day of their Unicorns Championship game against Lincolnshire.Staffs had made serene progress to 210-1 after opting to bat after winning the toss on a glorious summer day at Sleaford.Kadeer Ali struck 104 for the visitors, while Ross Coates made 78 as they shared a 186-run stand for the second wicket.However, Coates' dismissal, caught at slip by Tom Knight off the part-time spin of Sam Evison,...
  
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• Tom_Burnett published Traffic: Accidents on A500, A34, in Fenton and in Staffordshire...

  18-06-2017 16:35
  
  Four road accidents are causing delays across the area this afternoon.One lane is closed due to an accident on the A500 Eastbound between M6 J16 (Crewe / Stoke-On-Trent) and M6 J15 (Stoke-On-Trent).Two vehicles have crashed on City Road in Fenton near the Terrace pub.There is a fuel spillage but traffic is reported to be coping well in the area according to data monitoring company INRIX.There is also an accident involving three vehicles on the A34 Stone Road in Tittensor – near the turn...
  
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• kawales published Transfer gossip: New interest in Stoke City veteran

  18-06-2017 14:50
  
  Derby County are ready to challenge Aston Villa for the signing of Stoke City's veteran midfielder Glenn Whelan.Villa boss Steve Bruce has already had a £500,000 offer for the Republic of Ireland stalwart rejected by the Potters, who are looking for double that amount. And with Villa now stalling on an improved bid, the Daily Mail report that their Championship rivals are ready to step in.Read more: Red-hot clash with Cristiano Ronaldo saved Andy Wilkinson's Stoke careerWhelan, who moved..
  
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• kawales commented Transfer gossip: New interest in Stoke City veteran

  18-06-2017 14:50
  
  Derby County are ready to challenge Aston Villa for the signing of Stoke City's veteran midfielder Glenn Whelan.Villa boss Steve Bruce has already had a £500,000 offer for the Republic of Ireland stalwart rejected by the Potters, who are looking for double that amount. And with Villa now stalling on an improved bid, the Daily Mail report that their Championship rivals are ready to step in.Read more: Red-hot clash with Cristiano Ronaldo saved Andy Wilkinson's Stoke careerWhelan, who moved..
  
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• The Sentinel published Police thank public and media after missing girl found

  18-06-2017 14:49
  
  Police have found missing teenager Tia Bradbury after she was last seen a week ago.The 17-year-old was reported missing on June 10, but had been spotted the night before in the Belgrave Road area of Longton.A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We are pleased to confirm that missing Tia Bradbury has been found safe and well."We would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance."Read more: Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the street
  
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• The Sentinel commented Police thank public and media after missing girl found

  18-06-2017 14:49
  
  Police have found missing teenager Tia Bradbury after she was last seen a week ago.The 17-year-old was reported missing on June 10, but had been spotted the night before in the Belgrave Road area of Longton.A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We are pleased to confirm that missing Tia Bradbury has been found safe and well."We would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance."Read more: Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the street
  
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• ChrisTravers published Unicorns Championship lunch update: Staffordshire skipper Kadeer...

  18-06-2017 14:24
  
  Staffordshire skipper Kadeer Ali compiled a first-morning half-century on the opening day of the Unicorns Championship match against Lincolnshire.Ali was unbeaten on 63 as Staffordshire reached 132-1 from 37 overs at a sun-drenched Sleaford.Ross Coates provided an excellent ally for this captain, reaching the interval on 40 not out – part of an unbroken 108-run second-wicket stand.Ali unsurprisingly opted to bat after winning the toss – although he and opening partner Tom Steele had.
  
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• The Sentinel published Artist impressions released for care village replacing former...

  18-06-2017 14:17
  
  These artist's impressions have been released of what a former nightclub will look like when a major conversion project is completed. 'Rapid progress' is being made on work being carried out to turn the former Maxims building in Newcastle into a £13.5 care village. The Belong Heritage Gallery project has won the support of the National Lottery and will see the building – which shut in 2006 – brought back into use.
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• PeteSmith published Major League Soccer clubs were ready to pounce for Stoke...

  18-06-2017 12:00
  
  Geoff Cameron was attracting lucrative interest from back home in the United States before he committed himself to Stoke for another two years, it has been revealed. The versatile US international finished an interesting season at Stoke by penning a contract extension until 2020, taking him up to eight years at the club after joining from Houston Dynamo as a relative unknown in England. But that is not to say that prolonging his stay was a given. It took a show of love from Mark Hughes and...
  
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• PeteSmith commented Major League Soccer clubs were ready to pounce for Stoke...

  18-06-2017 12:00
  
  Geoff Cameron was attracting lucrative interest from back home in the United States before he committed himself to Stoke for another two years, it has been revealed. The versatile US international finished an interesting season at Stoke by penning a contract extension until 2020, taking him up to eight years at the club after joining from Houston Dynamo as a relative unknown in England. But that is not to say that prolonging his stay was a given. It took a show of love from Mark Hughes and...
  
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• Matt_Simpson published Woman arrested after 'explosion' at city centre flat

  18-06-2017 11:53
  
  A woman has been arrested in connection with a fire in a top floor flat. Emergency services were called to Parkway, in Hanley, at 12.31pm yesterday after getting initial reports of people potentially being trapped in the property. Passersby were alerted to the incident after hearing a loud bang and the sound of shattering glass. Read more: Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the street On arrival the flat was empty and firefighters from Hanley and Longton tackled the fire using...
  
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• Matt_Simpson published Man arrested after multi-vehicle collision

  18-06-2017 10:11
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing driving offences following a multi-vehicle accident.Emergency services were called to the scene in Chell Heath Road at around 6.34pm yesterday after reports of a collision between a Renault Clio and at least one other vehicle.Police suspect as many as four vehicles could have been involved in the incident and a BMW and a Ford Focus are of interest to their investigation.Read more: Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the streetOne driver
  
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• Martin_Spinks published Stoke City join hands with charity to help dementia sufferers

  18-06-2017 10:00
  
  Stoke City needs no introduction to the painful and fatal effects of dementia.Legendary striker John Ritchie infamously suffered from one common form of dementia, Alzheimer's, while club president Gordon Banks has spoken openly and frequently about the condition after losing his brother and seeing so many footballing contemporaries afflicted by such a heartbreaking demise.Dave Ritchie, son of John, wrote hauntingly about the trauma afflicting his father and devastating their family when years of
  
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• Matt_Simpson published Man arrested after car smashes into lamppost and wall near high...

  18-06-2017 09:37
  
  A man has been arrested after a car smashed into a lamppost and a wall near a high school.Emergency services were called to Sandon Road, Meir, at 10.57pm last night after reports of a road traffic collision outside the Sandon Meridian Academy.Firefighters were also called in to free a woman trapped in the back of the car, while Western Power were called out to deal with the power cables struck by the car when it hit the lamppost.Read more: Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the...
  
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• Matt_Simpson commented Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in the street

  18-06-2017 09:17
  
  A man has been taken to hospital with a wound to his torso after he was stabbed in the street.Emergency services were called to the scene in Barks Drive, Norton, at around 1.17am this morning following reports of a serious assault.Paramedics transported the victim to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, but his condition is unknown at this time.Read more: VIDEO: Residents evacuated as police and fire service battle house firePolice have arrested one man, aged 25, on suspicion of assault, and...
  
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• The Sentinel published Mike Pejic: I felt sorry for Stoke City keeper having to play...

  18-06-2017 09:00
  
  "The one big positive for us was the re-appearance of Jack Butland for his country after more than a year away through injury.But I felt sorry for him after he came on for the second half of that 3-2 defeat (against 10 men!) in Paris on Tuesday evening.I felt sorry for him having to play behind a player like Gary Cahill, one of the worst defenders I've seen in one-v-one situations.He gets so easily exposed and it was him, as much as David Luiz, who needed the protection of a three-man...
  
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• MikeBaggaley published Why these are fans' favourite ever Port Vale shirts

  18-06-2017 09:00
  
  Port Vale are set to unveil their new strip for next season. So, what does the new design have to live up to? We asked fans for their favourite ever Port Vale shirt…. PAUL DIXON, from Burslem: "My favourite shirt has to be the old "v" shape shirt sponsored by PMT. The club made a great move by re producing the away shirt (yellow with a green "v" ) last year. I remember the shirt vividly as we were promoted 82/83 with a brilliant season and finished 3rd if my...
  
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• The Sentinel published Meir driver failed to stop for police - and sped through Shelton...

  18-06-2017 06:00
  
  A 21-year-old motorist has been fined after refusing to stop his car for the police.Aneel Khan was driving a Vauxhall Corsa in Shelton when officers signalled for him to pull over.But magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard Khan would not stop and drove at up to 50mph in a 30mph zone.Read more: Homeless man, 40, broke Hanley sex shop's window - because he wanted somewhere to sleepProsecutor Maggie Meakin said: "At 2.20pm on March 22 officers saw a vehicle with one passenger,...
  
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• The Sentinel published Man, 28, tried to sneak drugs into Alton Towers because gardens...

  18-06-2017 06:00
  
  A 28-year-old man was caught with MDMA and cannabis at Alton Towers - after being searched by the theme park's security staff.Ben Arnold tried to sneak in the drugs because he had been told the gardens at Alton Towers were 'lovely and a good place to smoke'.Prosecutor Maggie Meakin said: "Mr Arnold was searched as he was entering Alton Towers. Inside his bag was a wooden box which contained cannabis mixed with tobacco, and a bag containing white powder. He was arrested."Read more:...
  
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• The Sentinel commented Meir driver failed to stop for police - and sped through Shelton...

  18-06-2017 06:00
  
  A 21-year-old motorist has been fined after refusing to stop his car for the police.Aneel Khan was driving a Vauxhall Corsa in Shelton when officers signalled for him to pull over.But magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard Khan would not stop and drove at up to 50mph in a 30mph zone.Read more: Homeless man, 40, broke Hanley sex shop's window - because he wanted somewhere to sleepProsecutor Maggie Meakin said: "At 2.20pm on March 22 officers saw a vehicle with one passenger,...
  
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• Becky_Loton published Revealed: Cause of Northwood house blaze which shut road

  18-06-2017 01:01
  
  Fire crews have revealed that a house blaze which shut a road yesterday was caused by a fault in an electrical appliance.Emergency services were called to Northwood Park Road, in Northwood, at around 2.50pm yesterday - and Northwood Park Road was closed at the junction of Keelings Road and Bucknall Old Road.A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: "Fire crews from Newcastle and Sandyford attended and forced entry into the property due to there being nobody in at the time. "A...
  
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