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• The Sentinel commented Man, 43, admits sex offences - including five rapes

  12-05-2016 09:20
  
  SEX fiend Clive Brown has pleaded guilty to 11 serious sexual offences including rape and indecent assault. The 43-year-old, of Greenhead Street, Burslem, appeared before Nottingham Crown Court to face22 charges relating to incidents involving six women which allegedly took place over a number of years. Brownadmittedfive of seven counts of rape, four of six charges of indecent assault, one count of procuring women to be prostitutes and one of causing or inciting prostitution for...
  
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• Snow disrupts schools and travel

  05-01-2026 16:20 via bbc.com
  Police warn people to only travel if necessary as schools are forced to close amid the cold weather.
  
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• Stoke's Tchamadeu on target as Cameroon reach Afcon quarter-finals

  05-01-2026 13:46 via bbc.com
  Stoke City defender Junior Tchamadeu scores his first senior international goal as Cameroon beat South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations
  
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• Burton's Hartridge discharged from hospital

  05-01-2026 12:56 via bbc.com
  Burton Albion defender Alex Hartridge is discharged from hospital after suffering head injuries during Sunday's League One defeat at Plymouth Argyle.
  
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• Makeshift Stoke back on track before much-needed break

  05-01-2026 11:57 via bbc.com
  BBC Radio Stoke's Mark Elliott on Stoke City's injury issues and how the side overcame them against Norwich City to get back in the promotion race.
  
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• Wedgwood workers return after three-month pause

  05-01-2026 08:57 via bbc.com
  Wedgwood workers return to the Barlaston factory, which temporarily shut on 29 September.
  
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• 'Extraordinary life' of promoter to be celebrated

  05-01-2026 07:18 via bbc.com
  The celebration will be held at Stoke Minster on 14 January, said Music Mania.
  
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• Developer appeals refusal of 325 homes on farmland

  05-01-2026 07:17 via bbc.com
  Campaigners have been working to prevent the scheme from being given planning permission.
  
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• Councils struggling to deliver bike safety training

  05-01-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  More than half of councils in the West Midlands are seeing a fall in the number of children taking part.
  
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• Hull & Sheff Utd fixtures among 17 EFL games off

  04-01-2026 16:26 via bbc.com
  Hull's game against Watford becomes the latest English Football League fixture on Sunday to be postponed because of freezing conditions.
  
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• Where can I recycle my real Christmas tree?

  04-01-2026 14:36 via bbc.com
  As the festive season draws to a close, what is the best way to dispose of your real Christmas tree.
  
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• Warning for snow and ice extended across region

  04-01-2026 11:36 via bbc.com
  Winds from the Arctic bring more cold weather across the whole of the West Midlands.
  
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• Five things to watch: Staffordshire politics 2026

  04-01-2026 08:37 via bbc.com
  This year should bring clarity on how Staffordshire councils will be replaced.
  
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• First businesses to open in new retail hub

  04-01-2026 08:37 via bbc.com
  Four new businesses are set to open in early 2026 at Town Hall Place in Tamworth, the council says.
  
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• The mental health walks thousands of men are joining

  04-01-2026 08:07 via bbc.com
  Men Walking & Talking groups have been springing up across the UK after the first one was set up in Telford, Shropshire.
  
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• Your photos: Frost, fog and snow

  04-01-2026 08:04 via bbc.com
  Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best pictures from the last week.
  
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• Wolf Moon lights up skies across the West Midlands

  03-01-2026 22:29 via bbc.com
  The first supermoon of 2026 is visible across the West Midlands.
  
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• Crewe sign Wolves defender Pond on loan

  03-01-2026 19:17 via bbc.com
  Crewe Alexandra sign Wolverhampton Wanderers centre-back Alfie Pond on loan for the rest of the season.
  
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• 'I took up poetry to help deal with anxiety'

  03-01-2026 08:25 via bbc.com
  Steven Beattie, who works at the Royal Stoke Hospital, is to be Stoke-on-Trent's next poet laureate.
  
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• Year of celebrations draws to a close

  03-01-2026 08:24 via bbc.com
  Stoke-on-Trent celebrated 100 years as a city this year, with celebrations throughout.
  
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• Blackpool win has to be catalyst - Vale's Stockley

  02-01-2026 17:03 via bbc.com
  Port Vale have to use their 5-1 win over Blackpool as a catalyst for their survival hopes, says striker Jayden Stockley.
  
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• Your photos: Snow falls across the West Midlands

  02-01-2026 16:58 via bbc.com
  There has been a light dusting of snow across the region, along with freezing temperatures.
  
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• Centenary legacy projects to be delivered as Stoke-on-Trent's 100 year anniversary ends - Stoke Nub News

  02-01-2026 16:57
  Centenary legacy projects to be delivered as Stoke-on-Trent's 100 year anniversary ends  Stoke Nub News
  
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• Biker in Royal Stoke after New Year's Eve crash - Stoke-on-Trent Live

  02-01-2026 16:33
  Biker in Royal Stoke after New Year's Eve crash  Stoke-on-Trent Live
  
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• 'Door comes off' and neighbours evacuated in Stoke-on-Trent 'explosion' - Stoke-on-Trent Live

  02-01-2026 16:19
  'Door comes off' and neighbours evacuated in Stoke-on-Trent 'explosion'  Stoke-on-Trent Live
  
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• Stoke-on-Trent reveller 'stabbed' on New Year's Eve - Stoke-on-Trent Live

  02-01-2026 15:44
  Stoke-on-Trent reveller 'stabbed' on New Year's Eve  Stoke-on-Trent Live
  
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• Weather warning for snow and ice in Stoke-on-Trent - Stoke Nub News

  02-01-2026 15:42
  Weather warning for snow and ice in Stoke-on-Trent  Stoke Nub News
  
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• Ex-special police officer charged with raping girl

  02-01-2026 15:33 via bbc.com
  Thomas Stokes, 25, of Walsall, appeared before Cannock magistrates and is due in court again next month.
  
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• Woman suffers serious burns after tent fire in Stoke-on-Trent - Stoke Nub News

  02-01-2026 15:17
  Woman suffers serious burns after tent fire in Stoke-on-Trent  Stoke Nub News
  
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• North Staffordshire burglary gang strike again - Stoke-on-Trent Live

  02-01-2026 15:05
  North Staffordshire burglary gang strike again  Stoke-on-Trent Live
  
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