Police name man, 46, charged with multiple rapes
Police have named a man charged with multiple rapes. Paul Willatt, 46, of Alsager, is accused of three counts of rape, three counts of assault and two counts of criminal damage ...
Inquest opens after 'devoted mum' dies after crash involving Tunstall driver
An inquest into the death of a woman following a crash involving a Stoke-on-Trent driver has been suspended pending the outcome of a criminal case. Mum-of-three Paula Jean Chadwick, 52, was taken to ...
Police close A500 as man 'helped down from bridge'
Police closed the A500 after a man was spotted on a bridge. Emergency services were sent to the D-road after concerns were raised for his welfare on Tuesday evening (January 28). The southbound side ...
The despicable robber who targeted OAPs and even helped herself to cornflakes
Despicable drug addict Nicola Clewes targeted pensioners as she carried out burglaries with her partner - and even helped herself to food. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Clewes knocked on an elderly ...
Second arrest in Staffordshire murder probe
Police have made a second arrest as they continue a murder investigation after the death of a woman in Staffordshire. Three ambulances had been sent to the Great Haywood property yesterday where the ...
Stoke-on-Trent Lloyds bank used by '1,081 customers every month' to shut
A town centre bank used by an average of 1,081 customers every month is to shut. Lloyds has confirmed its Tunstall branch will shut in March in what represents another bank closure in the town - and ...
Live A34 updates as 'fire engine, police and ambulances' at crash
Emergency services are reportedly at the scene of a smash on a key North Staffordshire road. Witnesses have reported seeing a fire engine, two ambulances and two police cars on the A34 in Yarlet.
Works to fix huge A53 tyre-busting potholes that leave 'drivers swerving'
Works are underway to fix a battered stretch of the A53 after craters left behind a 'graveyard of wheel trims'. Potholes in Milton, Baddeley Green and Stockton Brook have been blamed for claiming ...
Bristol City manager issues warning after Stoke City transfer offer rejected
Bristol City manager Liam Manning has issued an update on Mark Sykes as Stoke City are said to have seen a transfer bid for ...
Man rescued as fire crews and paramedics sent to 2.45am Staffordshire flat blaze
Firefighters used a ladder to access the Hamilton Avenue flat where a man in his 30s was helped from the property. Today Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service say the blaze, which was reported at ...
Dealer caught outside Wetherspoons after dodging deportation
Cocaine dealer Ervin Billa ignored a deportation order before being caught with drugs outside a Staffordshire Wetherspoons.
Pervert Paul picks up 'gorgeous' teen 'sex worker' and 'takes advantage' of her
Pervert Paul Ashley has been jailed after he sexually abused two teenage girls. The 56-year-old saw his first victim in ...