13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (312+ words) Hanley riots(Image: Matt Murray) Armed Robert Miller was 'taken to the ground' by police - after swinging a piece of wood above his head at the height of the Hanley riots. The 45-year-old had earlier picked up a brick - before…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (203+ words) Firefighters are currently tackle a 'large vehicle blaze' that's shut a Staffordshire road. Crews have been called out to the A34 through Bednall - near Cannock Chase - this morning. And due to the scale of the fire, crews have shut off a…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (344+ words) Anomaly maps show temperatures rising above average towards the end of September(Image: WXCHARTS) Weather forecasting models show highs of 30C could soon return - with Stoke-on-Trent among the areas braced for warm weather. Temperatures as of late have been hovering in…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (111+ words) A 'closing down' sale at Go Outdoors on Trentham Shopping Village Big-name retailer Go Outdoors is shutting its Trentham Estate shop for good. Signs in the windows have been advertising a 'closing down' sale for weeks. A member of staff…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (110+ words) A city centre branch of Pound Bakery remained closed yesterday. The shutters were down at the branch, on Parliament Row, in Hanley, on Wednesday 9 September. It comes as the Hanley branch is no longer listed on the Pound Bakery website....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (441+ words) Prince William, Prince of Wales during the funeral of King Harald V of Norway (Image: Getty Images) Prince William has joined hundreds of mourners at the funeral of King Harald of Norway in Oslo. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (209+ words) Almost 350 bet365 workers are expected to lose their jobs in a restructuring of the business. The gambling giant has 5,500 employees at its Etruria HQ, a global workforce that topped 10,000 last year, and rising revenue and turnover. But bet365 has been hit by…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (487+ words) A Staffordshire Police officer who carried out “lecherous and predatory” sexual assaults on three colleagues has been spared an immediate prison sentence. Alex Trusler resigned from Staffordshire Police after pleading guilty to four offences and was today handed a 42-week…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (122+ words) The scene on Potteries Way Police were called to the busy Hanley ring-road following a smash between a truck and a car. But the force says no injuries were reported after the Potteries Way collision. Images from the scene show…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (178+ words) Anthony Carr pictured in 2017. 'Prolific sexual offender' Anthony Carr has been jailed - after visiting a park. The 61-year-old convicted rapist and flasher has been subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) since 2017. It prohibits him from entering parks…...