They’re ‘safeguarding vulnerable people from predators’ The Shield patrolling Tunstall Park A ‘child protection service’ is patrolling Stoke-on-Trent parks. The Shield brands itself as a ‘preventative force’ which is ‘standing for the people’ and ‘safeguarding vulnerable people from predators’. The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire patrols have been active since late October. …
Read More »Man in his 20s dead as police called out to Stoke-on-Trent house
A man has died in a Stoke-on-Trent house after police were called out in the early hours. Officers attended Cope’s Avenue at around 2.30am today (June 21) following “a report of a man with a large bladed weapon”. When they arrived they discovered a man in his 20s was “unresponsive” …
Read More »‘I’ve not changed my bedsheets for 12 months’ – Pervert’s pitiful excuse to police
Pervert Kieran Slater has been jailed after police found indecent images on his phone – just weeks after being handed a suspended prison sentence. The 26-year-old had walked out of Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on August 30 after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children. But he has breached his …
Read More »Rags to riches tale of sickly Tunstall lad who became multi-millionaire investor
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail accused of being ‘negligent’ after sacking of Stoke-on-Trent postman
Royal Mail has come under fire over the sacking a long-serving postman who was called in to work at short notice on his week off at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Daniel Austin had already drunk a large amount of strong cider when he received the call from bosses …
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