Family Pay Heartfelt Tribute Malachy Dozie Mbah, 31, tragically died following a collision in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Saturday, 14 February. The crash happened near junction 16 of the A500 at around 4:35am when the vehicle he

  A vicious partner abuser has been locked up after he strangled, punched, and terrorised his victim. Owen Meredith, 27, from Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced to two years and one month in

A predator who raped a child in Staffordshire has been slammed with a 14-year jail sentence. Thomas Green’s Shocking Crimes On Friday, December 19, Thomas Green, 28, from Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, pleaded

A 32-year-old woman from Newcastle-under-Lyme has been hit with multiple fraud charges over the alleged sale of Oasis concert tickets. Rosie Slater faces 11 counts of fraud by false representation linked to ticket sales for

  Morrisons is set to shut down a whopping 103 locations across the UK — including stores, cafes, florists, and pharmacies — as part of a major shake-up this year. Biggest Cuts Hit Cafes and

A child sex offender who committed non-recent offences against a number of victims in Staffordshire has been jailed for 14 years. Wynne was reported to us in 2020. Since then, we’ve been working hard to

Last night (Sunday 4 August), multiple fire crews attended a significant fire at Walleys Quarry in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Firefighters worked tirelessly throughout the night to bring the blaze under control and minimize its impact on the

Egidijus Savickas, Dovydas Smilginis, Modestas Stoskus and Mohammed Nasar were sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court Savickas, 29, of Bootle, Merseyside, and Smilginis, 34, of London, were found guilty of two counts of kidnapping, causing grievous

The victim, a woman in her 40s, left The Foyer nightclub on Hassell Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, at about 1.30am on Sunday (10 December). She was then approached by two men. They got her into a taxi

In a significant blow to the illegal tobacco trade, Jatinder Bains, 52, from Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has been sentenced to a six-year prison term for orchestrating a vast international tobacco smuggling operation. Bains was convicted of

In a recent analysis by consumer watchdog Which?, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Merton, and Wrexham emerge as prime retirement destinations in the UK. The study, based on responses from over 1,000 members, sheds light on the priorities of

The courts and tribunals will temporarily close over the Easter period, from Friday 7 to Monday 10 April 2023. They will reopen on Tuesday 11 April 2023. Some magistrates’ courts will be open on Saturday

Gerhard Smith, aged 20, from Wednesfield in Wolverhampton, was sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Thursday (16 March) to 27 months behind bars. Smith had pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A

Craig Birch, aged 52, of Market Drayton, Shropshire, was sentenced to 19-months behind bars after he admitted two counts of threats to kill and one count of controlling behaviour at Stafford Crown Court on Monday

The strike action is part of national industrial action by the PCS union over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms. There is different guidance about vehicle tester and traffic examiner strikes in March 2023. What

At about 3pm on 21 November, two men got out of a silver Ford Mondeo and went into a Post Office on Newcastle Road. Four women, who were waiting in the car whilst the men

The strike action is part of national industrial action by the PCS union over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms. There is different guidance about vehicle tester and traffic examiner strikes in December 2022 and

The strike action is part of national industrial action by the PCS union over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms. There is different guidance about vehicle tester and traffic examiner strikes in December 2022 and