Rail passengers have been warned a car park will be shut off for seven months from today as part of an ongoing £29 million project. Officials say the ‘major improvement works’ at Stoke Station have now entered the next phase which will bring with it a number of changes for …
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Train company Northern is urging passengers not to travel between Stoke and Manchetser this Sunday (September 29) due to staff shortages. The firm says that “due to crew being unavailable” a number of short-notice cancellations are expected. They are urging anyone intending to catch a Northern train on Sunday to …
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Four highly-experienced Royal Stoke doctors responded to a plea for help from a remote island in order to provide essential care due to a lack of trained anaesthetists. St Helena, a remote British overseas territory west of mainland Africa, had requested the help of anaesthetists across the UK to maintain …
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Toby Jones is one of the favourites to win a National Television Award after taking on the title role in the hit ITV drama Mr Bates vs Post Office. The actor garnered huge praise for his portrayal of former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates, who helped bring legal action against the …
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council has ended its 31-year joint venture with St Modwen which delivered a series of major regeneration projects across the Potteries. The council sold its 19 per cent stake in Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Limited to St Modwen for £5 million last month, finally bringing to an end a partnership …
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Caverswall villagers have said goodbye to their ‘popular’ postman after 42 years of service. A farewell party was held for Dave Weston, 63, at the Auctioneers Arms in Caverswall Thursday night. The postie said it’s been a ‘real privilege’ to work as Caverswall’s postman for the last 12 years and …
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Postie Christopher McKechnie crashed his works van into a stationary car while over the drink-drive limit. The 34-year-old drove the Royal Mail van into a Range Rover in Bucknall New Road, Hanley, at 10.40pm on August 11. Police found McKechnie sat in the driver’s seat when they arrived and could …
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It’s been a long time since venture capitalist Jon Moulton has been back to Stoke-on-Trent, but it’s a homecoming he’s looking forward to. He had been due to be awarded an honorary doctorate by Staffordshire University in July, but his ceremony – which had been set to take place at …
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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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Families across a sprawling Stoke-on-Trent estate will soon have a post office – when a new facility opens up inside a shop. Abbey Hulton has been without a provision since the branch on Abbots Road shut in January. Now the facility will open up inside the Shop Locally store, also …
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