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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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