Crime Small skip fire closes Leek recycling centre briefly as crews extinguish flames William Murphy · July 17, 2026
UK News Stoke-on-Trent walker completes 75-mile challenge to raise funds for Fenton church William Murphy · July 17, 2026
UK News Workshop blaze sends plume over Stoke-on-Trent skyline as crews call incident accidental William Murphy · July 16, 2026
UK News Dangerous fire‑damaged building in Longton to be demolished with weekend road closures William Murphy · July 16, 2026
Crime Police name woman, 24, as detectives granted more time in Stoke-on-Trent murder probe William Murphy · July 14, 2026
Politics Stoke-on-Trent council launches consultation on draft local plan with drop-in events William Murphy Stoke-on-Trent Civic Affairs Correspondent · August 3, 2026
Politics Council accepts demolition decision for Twyfords site and vows lessons will be learned William Murphy · August 2, 2026
Politics Residents vow to resist plan to build 3,000 homes on Lightwood green belt William Murphy · July 26, 2026
Politics Councillors pay tribute to long-serving Stafford councillor and former mayor Angela Loughran William Murphy · July 25, 2026
Politics Stoke-on-Trent assured it will keep city status after council reorganisation William Murphy · July 24, 2026
Business Plans lodged to turn Spode pottery works into cultural, leisure and business hub William Murphy Stoke-on-Trent Civic Affairs Correspondent · July 29, 2026
Business Hanley tile-maker H&E Smith marks 100 years with steady niche strategy William Murphy · July 28, 2026
Business Ocado secures 55,000 sq ft Stoke-on-Trent hub with 'hundreds' of jobs promised William Murphy · July 22, 2026
Entertainment Stoke-on-Trent to host Art Jam on former Hanley bus station hoardings William Murphy Stoke-on-Trent Civic Affairs Correspondent · July 29, 2026
Entertainment Longton arts group Urban Wilderness to become Wild Edge Arts as it enters new phase William Murphy · July 27, 2026
Health New endoscopy unit at Stoke-on-Trent CDC aims to cut waits and bring tests closer to home William Murphy Stoke-on-Trent Civic Affairs Correspondent · August 3, 2026
Health Fenton care home for autistic adults judged ‘outstanding’ by CQC after inspection William Murphy · August 3, 2026
Weather Drought declared in Stoke-on-Trent as heat and dryness push region into water shortage William Murphy Stoke-on-Trent Civic Affairs Correspondent · July 31, 2026
Weather Heat-health alert issued as Stoke-on-Trent faces prospect of 31C scorcher William Murphy · July 24, 2026
Crime Family urges action on homelessness after coroner unable to determine cause of death William Murphy Stoke-on-Trent Civic Affairs Correspondent · October 15, 2026
Crime Tribunal presses ahead in absence of doctor who left UK after sexual misconduct allegations William Murphy · August 4, 2026
Crime Police deploy on Temple Street, Fenton, amid reports of weapon incident William Murphy · August 3, 2026
Crime Right‑wing group stages Hanley march claiming rape at Central Forest Park William Murphy · August 2, 2026
Crime Shukers Farm Shop distances itself after relatives convicted over animal cruelty William Murphy · August 1, 2026
Education Stoke-on-Trent to host inaugural Stoke Book Festival in October to boost literacy William Murphy Stoke-on-Trent Civic Affairs Correspondent · August 2, 2026
Education Stoke-on-Trent council pledges £36m to expand SEND provision and improve school estates William Murphy · July 26, 2026
Education Ormiston Academies Trust to take over management of New Horizons leisure centre William Murphy · July 25, 2026