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WERRINGTON: A man caught driving while more than three times the legal limit had sentence on him adjourned until November 12 at North Staffordshire Justice Centre. Paul Fogden, aged 29, of Ash Bank...
View ArticleWay We Were: Tributes to Silverdale-born artist Donald Wells
IN his native North Staffordshire, little is known about the painter and sculptor, Donald Wells, who has died aged 85.Born in Ford Street, Silverdale, the second of seven surviving children, Donald's...
View ArticleWay We Were: Recollections of the Convent School in Wolstanton in...
MADAM, – I attended the Convent School in Silverdale Road, Wolstanton during the early 1940s and would have been there at the time of the photograph (The Way We Were, October 18).However, if I am in...
View ArticleSainsbury's staff and shoppers in Newcastle support foodbank...
LENDING SUPPORT: Shoppers and staff from a supermarket united to support a foodbank yesterday.Sainsbury's, in Liverpool Road, Newcastle, held the event for the Newcastle Staffs Foodbank.They had a...
View ArticleDouglas Macmillan Hospice's column
THE Douglas Macmilla n Hospice would like to thank local people for their continued support. We're not part of any national charity, even those of a similar name. The hospice needs voluntary donations...
View ArticleFarrelly needs to stop destruction
YOUR recent correspondents Jonathan Finney, P Blackshaw and Jayne Whiteside (Letters, November 25) are right to highlight the alarming loss of green land in North Staffordshire.Unfortunately, Newcastle...
View ArticleCivic honour for the famous five
FIVE former borough councillors who have clocked up more than a century of service between them have been recognised at a special ceremony.Former Mayors Eddie Boden, Bill Hughes, Elsie Ashley-Stretton,...
View ArticleMembers of Silverdale Working Men's Club concerned for the future...
ANGRY members of a workingmen's club fear losing their car park could spell the end of their popular club.The land behind High Street, Silverdale, is used by members of Silverdale Workingmen's Club and...
View ArticleOpportunity knocks for Newcastle
AS the old year hastens to a close and we eagerly anticipate what the new one will bring, it's timely to reflect on 2014 while also pondering 2015.The dawn of a new year will inevitably present us all...
View ArticleYour guide to places to go and things to do in North Staffordshir...
ROCK & POPTONIGHTThe Barrel, Tunstall: Chart, party and cheese music, from 8pm.The Smithfield, Hanley: Kimberley Tink, from 9.30pm. Free entry.TOMORROWTA Centre, Waterloo Road, Cobridge: Northern...
View ArticleThe Douglas Macmillan Hospice's latest donations and events
THE Douglas Macmillan Hospice would like to thank local people for their continued support. It is not part of any national charity and needs voluntary donations of money, time, goods and services to...
View ArticleLloyd Cooke: Barbarous tragedies have made recent weeks hard for...
There is no doubt the last few weeks have proved immensely trying for those of us who represent faith communities.The recent tragic and brutal events in Paris, together with continuing barbarous acts...
View ArticleChell soldier Chris does North Staffordshire proud in the ring
POTTERIES soldier Private Chris Reyes struck the first blow in a physical clash with a rival battalion which ended in victory for The Mercian Regiment.The 21-year-old, from Chell, was first to fight in...
View ArticleRates cut will save groups and charities thousands of pounds in...
COMMUNITY groups and charities have been saved from paying thousands of pounds after council chiefs slashed their business rates by up to 95 per cent.Newcastle Borough Council leaders agreed to provide...
View ArticleService shake-up after bus buy-out
A BUS company has taken on dozens of staff and 19 vehicles to make it the second biggest operator in North Staffordshire – but six services will be scrapped in the process.D&G Bus has purchased the...
View ArticleDrinkers bitter as bus axe hits pub's trade in Alsagers Bank
LANDLORD Carl Smith says changes to a bus timetable have hit trade – as drinkers can no longer reach his pub at night.Ale fans had previously hopped on the bus to reach The Gresley Arms, in Alsagers...
View ArticleThe Way We Were: Eileen recalls going to the Globe Cafe for her...
MADAM, – I write regarding Mervyn's Memories, June 6, about the Globe Cafe in Newcastle.I went to St Patrick's School, in London Road, Newcastle, around 1955 to 1956, and I used to go to The Globe for...
View ArticleThe Way We Were: Words from the past
MADAM, – I write regarding the word 'puthery'. I am 81 years old and remember my mother always used that word when it was close and humid.Also, my mother used to have bread in warm milk for breakfast.I...
View ArticleArmy Reserves on the hunt for recruits after Staffordshire...
WHEN Darren Lavall's rugby playing days were over he decided to look for a new way of keeping fit. A friend suggested he sign up for the Army reserves and six years on he is now a Lance Corporal and...
View ArticleStoke-on-Trent is awarded European City of Sport for 2016
COUNCIL leaders have pledged to put on a series of high-profile events next year – after Stoke-on-Trent was awarded the European City of Sport for 2016. The prestigious title was given to the Potteries...
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