Stoke-on-Trent news

• More than 40 knives recovered as car stopped on M6

  04-06-2026 17:31 via bbc.com
  
  The huge haul is being destroyed, police say, after its discovery on the motorway.
  
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• Freemasons to make 'positive difference' at hospice

  07-06-2026 08:08 via bbc.com
  
  Freemasons from Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire are going to take part.
  
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• Your photos: Poppies, wet dogs and nosy horses

  07-06-2026 08:06 via bbc.com
  
  Take a look at these brilliant photos of the West Midlands we have received this week.
  
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• Two arrests after two men stabbed in fight

  06-06-2026 15:32 via bbc.com
  
  Two men are arrested after officers respond to reports of a fight in which two men are stabbed.
  
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• People warned frozen food products may be unsafe

  06-06-2026 14:15 via bbc.com
  
  The Food Standards Agency says the wide range by Inarah’s Frozen Foods Ltd should not be eaten.
  
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• Hospitality industry at breaking point, restaurant owner says

  06-06-2026 08:31 via bbc.com
  
  A restaurant owner says without a VAT cut or she may have to close her doors.
  
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• Mum behind safety app backs county roll out

  06-06-2026 08:28 via bbc.com
  
  Emma Kay's app allows users to share their live location and create arrival time check ins.
  
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• War protesters filmed attacking factory, jury told

  05-06-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  Four people are accused of causing serious damage to the Moog factory near Wolverhampton last year.
  
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• Boarding school set to close with staff 'unpaid'

  05-06-2026 17:09 via bbc.com
  
  Abbotsholme School in Staffordshire is due to close on 22 June, according to a letter to parents.
  
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• 'No foul play' over human remains beneath car park

  05-06-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  The site in Newcastle-under-Lyme is being redeveloped into 110 new homes.
  
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• 11 EFL players to look out for at the World Cup

  05-06-2026 10:05 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport takes a look at 11 EFL players to watch out for at this summer's World Cup.
  
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• Complaints against ex-leader not upheld

  05-06-2026 09:19 via bbc.com
  
  Ian Cooper was forced out of Reform UK and quit as leader of Staffordshire County Council.
  
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• Mum's tribute to daughter after 'courageous' fight against cancer

  05-06-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  Madi Foster has died two years after raising thousands of pounds for cancer treatment abroad.
  
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• Man misdiagnosed with cancer for seven years

  05-06-2026 07:22 via bbc.com
  
  A hospital apologises after Simon Pearson had 40 unnecessary operations.
  
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• 'I love creating a garden for my community'

  05-06-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  
  Etheline Deer is being celebrated for helping to establish Belgrave Community Allotment and Garden.
  
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• Weekly quiz: Why did these World Cup football fans never go home?

  05-06-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  Other stories include actors taking up art to celebrity confetti- can you score 100%?
  
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• Bus station shut as light fitting falls from roof

  04-06-2026 18:21 via bbc.com
  
  It is hoped Hanley Bus Station can reopen over the weekend, the council says.
  
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• 'It's important to keep our snooker table craft alive'

  04-06-2026 16:30 via bbc.com
  
  Andreas Carissimo, from Staffordshire, restores and builds snooker tables for clients across the UK.
  
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• Out-of-area protesters asked to 'go home'

  04-06-2026 16:13 via bbc.com
  
  Earlier this week fireworks were set off outside the headquarters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.
  
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• Teenager arrested as man stabbed at house party

  04-06-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  
  A 17-year-old boy is suspected of stabbing a man during a house party in Church Eton on Saturday.
  
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• New dispersal order after protests at religious HQ

  04-06-2026 13:18 via bbc.com
  
  A dispersal order is now in force in the area around Webb House in Crewe until 22:00 on Friday.
  
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• Tabiner ready for Crewe return after year out injured

  04-06-2026 09:25 via bbc.com
  
  After a year out of action because of a knee injury, Crewe Alexandra midfielder Joel Tabiner says he is confident and fully fit for the start of pre-season.
  
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• D-Day veteran dies aged 101

  04-06-2026 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  Bill Redston from Wolverhampton took part in the D-Day landings, having joined the navy aged 18.
  
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• Questions on 1975 kidnap case 'have never stopped'

  04-06-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  Former police officer Phil Maskery says the Lesley Whittle case is one he will "never, ever forget".
  
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• Man cycles 180 miles in memory of best friend

  03-06-2026 21:36 via bbc.com
  
  Justin Copestake, from Etruria, has raised £1,200 for the MND Association.
  
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• Notts County sign midfielder Sanders from Crewe

  03-06-2026 19:24 via bbc.com
  
  Notts County sign Max Sanders on a two-year deal after the midfielder turns down the offer of a new contract at Crewe Alexandra.
  
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• PCSOs vote for strike action over shift changes

  03-06-2026 14:43 via bbc.com
  
  They will finish night shifts in Staffordshire an hour earlier under the new shift patterns.
  
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• Road 'a mess' after wrong markings scrubbed off

  03-06-2026 11:36 via bbc.com
  
  Residents say the road is "a bigger mess now than when they put the lines down".
  
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• Can the railway town of Crewe become a city?

  03-06-2026 07:30 via bbc.com
  
  The town aims to be Europe's best small city by 2050 - but is it possible?
  
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• Arson arrest as kittens saved in town centre blaze

  02-06-2026 17:55 via bbc.com
  
  A man is suspected of arson following the fire on Friday in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent.
  
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