A North Staffordshire church will remain a place of worship after being sold. The Archdiocese of Birmingham has confirmed the completion of the sale of the former St John the Evangelist church, presbytery and school in Kidsgrove to the Coptic Orthodox Church. The site will now be known as St …
Read More »‘Exciting’ changes coming to this North Staffordshire park
Work is underway to revamp a popular North Staffordshire park – where visitors are being promised ‘enhanced’ facilities. Caging has gone up at Clough Hall Park where a raft of improvements are being carried out. The works come after the popular Kidsgrove beauty spot had been shut for just shy …
Read More »Royal Mail issues statement after North Staffordshire postman who felt ‘unprotected’ from Covid-19 killed himself
Royal Mail has today insisted it is doing everything it can to protect its staff and customers after a postman who felt ‘unprotected’ from Covid-19 killed himself. Darren Beech was found dead by his two brothers at his Kidsgrove home on May 17 after struggling during coronavirus lockdown. An inquest …
Read More »North Staffordshire postman, 50, kills himself after struggling to cope during coronavirus lockdown
Postman Darren Beech took his own life after he had been struggling during the Covid-19 lockdown. The 50-year-old was found dead by his two brothers at his Kidsgrove home on May 17. An inquest into his death at Stoke’s civic centre heard he was found in the bath, a day …
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