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Mass pub brawl erupted after christening

August 20, 2015, 11:50 am
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FOUR members of the same family became embroiled in an eight-man brawl during a celebration at a pub. Perri-J'ai Foreman, aged 23, and his 21-year-old brother Daiton were with their mum, Vikki and step-dad John Tilstone, at the Duke of Wellington pub, in Fenton on March 16 last year when the fight broke out. They were celebrating a christening with Lloyd Wilkinson, aged 25, when he launched an attack on random pub-goer Robert Birch. The incident escalated into a mass brawl which saw the...

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August 25, 2015, 12:29 am
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LONGTON THIRTY-three-year-old Kevin Burton has denied inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Marc Sutton on December 20. Burton, of Wolstern Road, Longton will re-appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court at a later date for a trial. He was granted conditional bail. NORMACOT KHURAM Zahoor, aged 36, or Lennox Road, Normacot, has denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm against his wife. The case against him was adjourned and he was granted conditional bail. BENTILEE MAREK Sowinski,...

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​Mum left stranded as last bus is cancelled after 'spillage'

August 26, 2015, 3:39 am
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HEALTHCARE worker Kathrin Hansen has slammed a bus company for leaving her stranded when a spillage forced her last transport home out of service.The 45-year-old waited for nearly an hour to get the last number seven First Bus of the day to Hanley from Haywood Hospital in Burslem where she works.Although one vehicle drove past her on High Lane, it did not stop and she was forced to pay £15 for a taxi to bring her to her Longton home at around 10.20pm on Sunday, August 9.Company staff later...

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Road rage men remain on the run from police amid gun reports

August 26, 2015, 10:15 pm
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POLICE are hunting men involved in a suspected road-rage incident where one of the group was thought to have had a gun. Armed officers were deployed after Staffordshire Police was alerted to men in a blue Mercedes threatening the occupants of another vehicle in the Liverpool Road area of Newcastle on Tuesday evening. Officers conducted an extensive search in order to locate the Mercedes, which included address checks. It was spotted in Blurton just before 8pm and following a short pursuit...

Road rage men remain on the run from police amid gun reports

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August 31, 2015, 1:48 am
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STOKE-ON-TRENT: DEFENDANT Christopher Jenkinson has been jailed for 10 months after admitting a number of offences. The 33-year-old, of no fixed address admitted disqualified driving and having no insurance on August 18 this year; burglary of a garage on June 27 this year; receiving stolen goods between June 23 and June 28 this year; having no licence and no insurance on April 5 this year; possession of monkey dust and possession of heroin on the same date, and breaching his post prison licence...

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Opponents of Longton NHS bed closures 'fair and balanced' -...

September 1, 2015, 1:57 am
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THE BOSS of an NHS trust which has just shut all 37 beds at Longton Cottage Hospital admits protests from local residents are "fair and balanced." The beds have shut because the cost of employing agency staff to run them is too high. Their long-term fate will be decided following public consultation starting next month on the future of all 250 community hospital beds in North Staffordshire. Stuart Poynor, chief executive of the trust running it, attended a public meeting on the...

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Thugs broke victim's jaw in 'unprovoked assault' in the street...

September 2, 2015, 4:33 am
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THUGS Lee Dunn and Christopher Peaty punched and kicked a man unconscious – after threats to set a teenage boy on fire. Craig Towey's jaw was broken in three places after the assault in Dundee Street, Longton, in the early hours of May 16 last year. Now Dunn and Peaty have been sentenced to three years each in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court for the 'unprovoked attack'. Anthony Cartin, prosecuting, said: "Between 4.30am and 5am, Craig Towey was walking home from his...

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Banned motorist drove at chip shop owner after crashing into his...

September 4, 2015, 5:07 am
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CONVICTED drink-driver Aneta Paszkowska mowed down a fish and shop owner after crashing into his car. The mother-of-one drove into businessman Savakis Savva after he ran out of Nemo'z in Longton when he spotted her backing into his car. Stafford Crown Court Mr Savva was thrown to the floor but Paszkowska failed to stop and drove off in her partner's 4x4. As a result, the victim suffered a two-inch gash to his leg and injuries to his back, elbow hip and neck. Paszkowska, aged 31, of...

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VIDEO: Care home organise 82-year-old's dying wish to fly in...

September 7, 2015, 10:27 am
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TERMINALLY-ILL grandmother-of-three Enid Lovatt has fulfilled her life-long wish to fly in a helicopter. The 82-year-old cancer victim is attempting to tick things off on her bucket list after being given just weeks to live. Now staff at Hanford Court care home – where she has been a resident for the last 18 months – have helped her realise her dream of taking to the skies in a helicopter. The mother-of-two, who is originally from Longton, spent 15 minutes flying above the...

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City medical centre given £650k revamp

September 7, 2015, 11:52 am
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A POPULAR medical centre has been given a 'much-needed' £650,000 facelift. Dunrobin Medical Centre, in Longton, began its expansion in June to update its appearance, which hadn't been changed for more than 10 years. One-third of the cost will be paid by the owners of the centre, with two-thirds coming from NHS England funding. The redevelopment will include an additional consultation room, a practice manager's office, a kitchen and staff room and a disabled toilet. In addition, the...

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15-year-old sent home from school because trousers were 'too...

September 8, 2015, 9:45 pm
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EMBARRASSED Harriet Dale has hit out at teachers after being sent home from school – because her trousers were 'too tight'. The 15-year-old was among a group picked out as they arrived for lessons at the 735-pupil Trentham High. The Year 11 student claims staff said her trousers were not suitable and too tight to be worn at school. GCSE pupil Harriet, from Trentham, said: "People were deliberately picked out. I was with a girl wearing exactly the same pair of trousers but,...

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Man impaled on railing after fall from roof

September 11, 2015, 10:48 am
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FIRE crews were forced to free a man today – after he became impaled on a railing. Emergency services were called to Amblecote Drive, in Meir Hay, at around 4.15pm. Witnesses claim to have seen two air ambulances, one police car and one fire engine. And a spokesman for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews used cutting equipment to free the man."He was then handed over to paramedics." Observer Neale Ball, aged 38, of Longton, added: "Somebody...

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Impaled man sparked major rescue attempt

September 13, 2015, 11:31 pm
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A FREAK accident sparked a major emergency response after a man fell through a roof and became impaled on railings. Two air ambulances, police officers, firefighters, paramedics and a trauma doctor were all called out to Verona Grove, in Meir Hay, near Longton. The man, believed to be in his 40s, is understood to have taken a tumble from a conservatory roof. As hundreds of observers watched the two air ambulances, the emergency crews used cutting equipment to free him from the...

Impaled man sparked major rescue attempt

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Police hunt teen who threatened elderly couple with BB gun in...

September 15, 2015, 4:48 am
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POLICE are hunting a teenage boy who threatened an elderly couple with a BB gun. The offender, believed to be 15 or 16 years of age, left the elderly couple terrified as he threatened them with what appeared to be an imitation firearm outside their home in Spring Road, Longton, on Sunday, September 6. Now officers have released a CCTV image as they appeal to trace the boy – who is described as 5 ft 7, with a stocky build and olive skin. The image shows him wearing a grey long sleeved...

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September 16, 2015, 1:19 am
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STOKE-ON-TRENT: THREE men have pleaded guilty to drug offences. Anthony Worrall, aged 25, of Mayer Street, Hanley, Darrel Roden, aged 24, of Heskin Way, Fegg Hayes, and Michael Mullard, aged 23, of Welback Place, Bucknall, all admitted possessing class B drug mephedrone with intent to supply. They also admitted possession of cannabis with intent to supply. The men will be sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court once a report is prepared on them by a probation officer. Their bail was...

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The Way We Were: Pauline's perms were a hit with her customers

September 18, 2015, 4:35 am
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WHEN it came to perming hair, Pauline Bryan must have been doing something right.Her skills at the hair curling technique were so well thought of by one client in particular that he continued to visit Pauline's Longton salon – even after he moved to Blackpool."I started hairdressing aged 15, retiring at 69, and can honestly say I loved every minute," says Pauline, aged 71, of Oswald Avenue, Weston Coyney."I completed my apprenticeship at Wilson's Hair Salon in Gravelly Bank...

The Way We Were: Pauline's perms were a hit with her customers

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Latest cases from North Staffordshire Justice Centre

August 30, 2017, 3:19 am
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Woman and two children taken to hospital after car hits garden wall in Weston Coyney

August 30, 2017, 4:58 am
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Firefighters cut the roof off the car after the accident in Weston Coyney
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Bert Bentley's Flashback to... Longton

August 30, 2017, 9:00 pm
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Bert Bentley was commissioned by the City Archives Department to record the changing face of life in the city
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Elderly woman injured during violent burglary in Longton

August 31, 2017, 6:19 am
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They took the rings from her fingers and tied a dressing gown cord around her neck
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