Engineers have been called out to dealing with flooding on a city road. A pool of water has formed on Bemersley Road between Ball Green and Bemersley Green. However it’s not just that one section of flooding on the route, a longer stretch running south from the Tongue Lane is …
Read More »Plans lodged for North Staffordshire’s newest fish and chip shop
Plans have been put forward to open a fish and chip shop – in a former nail bar. An application has been submitted to convert the unit on Chesterton’s London Road. The scheme put to Newcastle Borough Council is seeking permission for a change of use from a shop to …
Read More »‘Tragic accidental death’ of mum, 75, caused by discarded cigarette in bedroom
A 75-year-old mum collapsed and died as she tried to escape from a fire in her bedroom. Patricia Cowan, who suffered from dementia, had gone upstairs for a rest while her husband David was out running errands. She is thought to have lit a cigarette and inadvertently dropped it onto …
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