Tag Archives: Stafford

Here’s the list The Wammy in Knutton Council leaders say that proposed new legal protection for green spaces will stop them being developed under a future ‘super council’. Newcastle Borough Council is applying to have dozens of sites registered with Fields in Trust, a national charity which works with landowners …

Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved-ones 22:30, 16 Dec 2025Updated 05:56, 17 Dec 2025 Here are this week’s funeral notices. These are the death notices published in this week’s editions of The Sentinel. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of their loved-ones. You can see the …

Land around the hub is set to be redeveloped in the coming years (Image: Kerry Ashdown) Stafford’s MP has held a meeting with rail leaders at the town’s railway station to consider its role in boosting the area. Leigh Ingham has described Stafford as the best connected town in the …

A woman who smoked for 50 years before being diagnosed with lung cancer has finally been able to kick the habit thanks to a team from University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). Valerie Bailey, from Stone, was diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after being invited to participate …

Stone was once home to several banks – but this month the final branch in town closed its doors for good. The historic coaching stop, market and brewery town attracted customers from miles around to do their banking alongside their shopping and other errands – and in recent years it …

Hundreds of patients have rated their experience at the Royal Stoke University Hospital highly, according to a latest survey. A total of 444 adults who were inpatients at both the Royal Stoke and County Hospital in November 2023 completed the questionnaire. They rated their overall experience with University Hospitals of …

Rural residents and community leaders have been battling for more than a year to get their post box back. The box, which was designated as an NHS priority facility during the covid pandemic, was used by more than 20 households in the hamlet of Grub Street, near High Offley and …

A Stafford dad was moved to tears by a Royal Mail driver after his “amazing gesture” for his truck enthusiast son. Darren Chesters’ son Alex, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy – which is the most severe form of cerebral palsy, loves to watch truckers zoom by as he stands on …

Dad Darren Chesters was moved to tears by the ‘amazing’ gesture from a Royal Mail driver for his truck enthusiast son. Darren’s son Alex, who has a quadriplegic cerebral palsy – which is the most severe form of cerebral palsy, loves to stand on a bridge over the M6 and …

A mum who has defied medics to deliver a ‘miracle baby’ at Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital is on a collision course with the Government. Joanne Cole became one of the first women in the world to get pregnant and conceive with motor neurone disease (MND) when she gave birth to Sebastian …