Stoke-on-Trent news

• Arrest after railway bridge collapse

  12-06-2026 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  A 64-year-old man is arrested after a lorry hit the bridge in Warwickshire, causing it to collapse.
  
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• Blocks of flats from 1950s set to be demolished

  19-06-2026 10:56 via bbc.com
  
  Bell House and Barker House, in Blurton, contain 60 bedsit-style flats, but just one tenant remains.
  
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• Racer's visit brings boost to patients

  19-06-2026 07:39 via bbc.com
  
  Nicolas Hamilton returns to a local hospital, uplifting patients and staff with a heartfelt visit.
  
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• Pub 'losing £5k a week' over bridge repairs

  19-06-2026 07:36 via bbc.com
  
  Road closures have been in place for more than six months, with repairs set to begin this summer.
  
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• Amber heat health alerts in place as temperatures set to soar above 30C

  19-06-2026 07:36 via bbc.com
  
  Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK, with a potential heatwave set to develop this weekend.
  
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• Weekly quiz: Which Alton Towers ride ended up in a family's garden?

  19-06-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  
  Other stories include Noddy Holder's tin bath and strange new festivals - can you score 100%?
  
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• Horse stuck in bridge railings lifted to safety

  18-06-2026 18:47 via bbc.com
  
  The fire service says a telehandler was used to rescue the horse after it got stuck in Cellarhead.
  
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• CrossCountry ranked Britain's worst train operator

  18-06-2026 17:25 via bbc.com
  
  Transport Focus asks it to reduce delays and provide better information during disruption.
  
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• Leader 'disappointed' at removal of planning power

  18-06-2026 15:49 via bbc.com
  
  Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is one of nine councils to be placed in "special measures".
  
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• Ex-detective sentenced over prison drone drug drops

  18-06-2026 15:07 via bbc.com
  
  Prohibited items were flown into prisons in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, police say.
  
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• PC barred for friendship with child sex offender

  18-06-2026 15:01 via bbc.com
  
  A misconduct panel hears of Philip Reeves' friendship with a sex offender serving a 30-year sentence.
  
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• Hull down, Ipswich champions - how the Championship might have looked

  18-06-2026 13:26 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport presents some alternative Championship tables, looking at expected points, home and away form, and set-pieces.
  
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• Pub attack murder probe issues appeal over CPR

  18-06-2026 12:43 via bbc.com
  
  Detectives issue a fresh appeal for information following the death of Matthew O'Gara.
  
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• Theatre's appeal to collect market hall memories

  18-06-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  
  The project aims to tell the stories of Burslem's market hall before it closed 23 years ago.
  
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• BBC project to mark listeners' lives in song

  18-06-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  
  Radio 2 announces the fourth season of 21st Century Folk, featuring songs about five listeners.
  
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• Keith the legendary Download nurse keeping metalheads fit and well

  18-06-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  Keith Hewitt has been a nurse since the 1980s and has helped thousands of people at festivals.
  
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• Crewe midfielder Thomas agrees new one-year deal

  17-06-2026 18:31 via bbc.com
  
  Crewe Alexandra midfielder Conor Thomas becomes the second player this week to sign a new contract with the club.
  
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• Religious group members deny charges over raids

  17-06-2026 16:50 via bbc.com
  
  The defendants who appeared in court are members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.
  
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• Two more arrests after 'boy dragged from car'

  17-06-2026 15:22 via bbc.com
  
  Police are investigating after a black Mercedes was stolen from a car park before crashing nearby.
  
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• Stalker called victim 10,000 times in two months

  17-06-2026 13:54 via bbc.com
  
  Zohaib Mehmood is starting a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to stalking his victim.
  
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• Wetherspoons set for town return after pub takeover

  17-06-2026 13:06 via bbc.com
  
  The pub giant says it will return to the town eight years after closing its previous venue.
  
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• 'My dog Gertie saved my life by helping to find my breast cancer'

  17-06-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  Lesley Goodburn is hoping her story will encourage others to check for signs of the cancer.
  
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• I used to be a secret knitter, says wool shop owner

  17-06-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  Former NHS worker Sharon Griffiths says she used to keep her hobby secret in case it was thought of as odd.
  
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• Boy 'dragged from Mercedes' in suspected carjacking

  16-06-2026 19:02 via bbc.com
  
  Police make three arrests after responding to reports a boy had been dragged from a car on Friday.
  
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• US businessman Ashraf, 24, takes over at Tamworth

  16-06-2026 18:44 via bbc.com
  
  National League club Tamworth FC has been taken over by a US real estate company led by 24-year-old Abdullah Ashraf, who becomes chairman.
  
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• Crewe striker March signs one-year contract extension

  16-06-2026 12:40 via bbc.com
  
  Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March agrees a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until at least 2028.
  
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• Oldest Birthday Honours recipient is 'delighted'

  16-06-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  
  Pat Knifton Hough is recognised for 57 years being involved with Nantwich Players in Cheshire.
  
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• Ovarian cancer charity set up in memory of mother

  16-06-2026 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  Sim Matarazzo from Codsall says she wanted to do something to support other families.
  
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• New council leader to look at theatre's future

  16-06-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  The Prince of Wales Theatre was closed by the council's previous administration in April 2025.
  
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• New fire service chief's plan to 'save more lives'

  16-06-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  
  Glynn Luznyj started as the Chief Fire Officer of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service on 3 June.
  
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