He stole goods worth £700 Jake William Campbell A prolific shoplifter stole items worth £700 from three shops in the same time. Jake William Campbell has been described a ‘blight on businesses’ after he repeatedly targeted stores in Leek. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard the 35-year-old carried out thefts at …
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In Leek a blue plaque on the town’s Halifax branch proudly commemorates Sir Enoch Hill, who was born in the town and transformed the building society in the early 20th century. But a century after Sir Enoch headed up the banking giant, there is little else to indicate Leek ever …
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Police are hunting a shoplifter after £100 of stock was stolen from a town centre store. The thief – wearing black jogging bottoms – struck at a shop in Leek’s Derby Street. The alarm was raised at around 2.30pm on Wednesday (April 16). Now Staffordshire Police are appealing for witnesses …
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Crowned the safest place to live in the UK according to CheshireLive, we took a trip to this quaint area in Congleton to see what residents say in the place where only 18 crimes were committed. Everyone we spoke to said “You must speak to Jane [Bostock] in the Post …
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A new animal by-product storage plant, “conducive to a modern licensed knacker establishment”, has been proposed for the Staffordshire Moorlands. A planning application has been submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for the construction of an agricultural-style building and change of use to general industrial, storage and distribution, to use …
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A man has been taken to hospital with ‘potentially serious injuries’ after being hit by a car on a Stoke-on-Trent road. An ambulance noticed the collision on the A53, Leek Road, in Stockton Brook, shortly before 9.30am today (March 22). The road was closed while paramedics worked at the scene. …
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A North Staffordshire postie has hit back after residents complained of ‘sporadic deliveries’. Brian Thacker, who is a postman in Leek, says since the coronavirus pandemic began, the number of posties has fallen due to sickness and retirement. He said: “We have had lockdown. We have had widespread sickness. At …
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