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KathieMcInnes published Boyfriend punched and grabbed his partner round the throat as she...
VIOLENT David Beardmore tried to throttle his partner as she was breastfeeding their baby.Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard how the 24-year-old grabbed Gemma Bourne round the neck and then punched her twice. She fell to the floor, still holding the child.Although the baby was unhurt, Miss Bourne suffered bruising, swelling and marks to her face and right arm.The incident had been the second time Beardmore had assaulted his partner within the space of two days.The first occasion was on New Year's...
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Dave_Knapper published Grieving mum wants to raise £3,000 for Royal Stoke hospital...
BRAVE Faria Rahim is hoping her baby son's name will always fly high – as she sells butterflies to help buy cardiac equipment for poorly children. Little Muhammad-Farhan Khan was just 13 months old when he died at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Now his determined mum wants to raise enough money to bring the specialist equipment which treated her son at Birmingham to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Friends and neighbours have been crocheting the butterflies at Faria's Hanley home to...
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The Sentinel published Pervert found with hundreds of indecent images of children said...
DEPRAVED David Stevens downloaded indecent images of children for his own sexual gratification.The 26-year-old was arrested after police raided his Silverdale home and seized three laptops and a computer.They were analysed and were found to contain hundreds of indecent images of children including 46 still images and 15 movies at category A – the most serious.Now Stevens has been handed a three-year community order and placed on the sex offenders' register for five years.Prosecutor John...
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The Sentinel published Football fan grabbed axe and hammer after being attacked in pub...
FOOTBALL fan Shaun Yearsley grabbed an axe and a lump hammer to protect himself after being attacked in a pub.The 29-year-old dad-of-two was assaulted by a group in The Britannia pub, Bradwell, after England's European Championship match against Wales last month.He went home to clean himself up and change before heading off to another pub with his friend.But as he left, Yearsley grabbed an axe and a lump hammer for self-defence.Now he has been handed a suspended jail sentence by North...
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Matt_Simpson commented Parents fight plans to axe school lollipop man
HUNDREDS of parents are fighting plans to axe their school's lollipop man.The crossing patrol outside St Saviour's CofE Primary School is one of 29 being scrapped by council bosses from September.The school is on the busy A34 Congleton Road, in Talke.But the lollipop man is losing his job because there is already a pedestrian crossing at the site. Now more than 500 people have signed a petition against the proposed cut.Chairwoman of governors Marina Weller, of Talke, said: "Taking the...
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The Sentinel published Driver 'used his car as a weapon' and drove at people on a...
RECKLESS motorist Chun Fong drove at people on a pavement before ramming into a car.The 32-year-old drove his Vauxhall Vectra towards people who were involved in a confrontation with his friend in Farndale Street, Tunstall.Then he rammed it into another vehicle before fleeing the scene. Now Fong has been handed a suspended jail sentence and banned from driving for three years.Prosecutor Kevin Jones told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court neighbours heard screaming and tyres screeching at 2pm on July 1...
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The Sentinel published Man sexually assaulted 16-year-old girl on her doorstep
DRUNK Dale Caven sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl as she stood having a cigarette on her doorstep.Caven hugged and tried to kiss the victim, despite her resistance, leaving her 'struggling to breathe'.Magistrates heard the victim, who was with a friend, saw the 'clearly drunk' Caven fall into a door and stagger along the street shortly before he approached her.Prosecutor Steve Knowles said: "Mr Caven asked the injured party questions about how old she was and whether she had a...
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MikeBaggaley published Port Vale fans condemn plans as Stoke City academy are invited in...
PORT Vale fans say they are strongly opposed to their club having to play academy sides next season after details of the new Football League Trophy were confirmed.
The Football League yesterday revealed the 16 clubs, including Stoke City, who have been invited to field academy teams in the competition which was formerly named the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
They join the 48 senior teams from Leagues One and Two in a new competition which will offer prize money of £10,000 for every win...
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Rich_Sharpe published Crewe Alexandra transfer news: Search for midfielder continues...
CREWE Alexandra will step up their search for a central midfielder after missing out one on an identified target earlier this week.The Alex saw one of their targets opt for a move to a League One club, understood to be Conor Thomas who joined Swindon Town on Monday, as a centre midfield player continues to elude them.Chris Dagnall became the club's second permanent signing of the summer on Tuesday, following on from Ryan Lowe, while the club has also agreed a one-year deal with Zoumana Bakayogo...
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Martin_Spinks published Stoke City: Boss can still see a future for Charlie Adam
STOKE City boss Mark Hughes will be wary about selling Charlie Adam in this summer transfer window.That will be the message to Adam if he asks where he stands when he returns tomorrow for pre-season training.It will be the first chance he's had to test Stoke's response to recent news of interest from Premier League newcomers Burnley.It could make financial sense for Stoke to cash in on the 30 year-old midfielder now while there is only one year, plus the option of a second, left on his...
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Matt_Simpson published Former Spode workers in reunion to see plans for redevelopment
BARBARA Shenton worked at Spode for about 30 years – and was devastated when it closed.
Which explains her delight at learning about the forthcoming rebirth of the Stoke factory site.
The 66-year-old, of Penkhull, says many who worked there believed there would be no 'life after Spode' when it shut in 2008.
And little in the intervening years had helped to change her mind.
But as Spode Museum Trust chairman Paul Wood revealed plans for a redeveloped factory shop and a...
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Martin_Spinks published Stoke City: I feel for Joe Hart but still want his England place ...
JACK Butland says he has every sympathy with Joe Hart after his miserable Euro 2016 - but that won't stop him trying to grab the England number one jersey off his big mate.And now England and Stoke legend Gordon Banks has stepped into the debate by insisting Butland should start in goal for his country next season.Butland, who was back in for the official start of pre-season training today, is hoping to hit the ground running after March's broken ankle and snatch Hart's place for the forthcoming...
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MikeBaggaley published Port Vale: Valiants expected to clarify Peter Farrell's position
PORT Vale are expected to clarify the position of Peter Farrell after it emerged the new first-team coach hasn't joined the squad for pre-season training. The 59 year old was unveiled as part of new manager Bruno Ribeiro's coaching staff on June 20, along with assistant manager Michael Brown. Farrell revealed yesterday that he has been in discussions about his contract, but is happy with those terms and has been waiting to hear from the club to sign the deal.Robbie Earle: Why these fellas were...
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The Sentinel published Dad, 29, headbutted his wife one week before family fled leading...
A FATHER who sparked a police search when he and his family suddenly left Stoke-on-Trent had assaulted his partner a week before.
The authorities appealed for help to find Imrich Bartek, his partner Adriana Tulejova and their seven children when they went missing from their Tunstall home on April 4.
The family was found 10 days later in Sheffield.
North Staffordshire magistrates heard 29-year-old Bartek assaulted Miss Tulejova on March 28 – then, after the family had returned to...
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The Sentinel published 'Loner' caught with indecent videos and images of children
LONER David Wagstaff downloaded indecent images of children on his computer.
The 27-year-old was arrested after police officers raided his Talke address.
Officers seized his laptop and hard drive, which were examined and were found to contain four indecent still images and 22 indecent movies, including 15 at category A – the most serious.
Now Wagstaff has been handed a three-year community order at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Prosecutor Kevin Jones said police went to the...
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The Sentinel published Hundreds sign up for Douglas Macmillan Hospice's Moonlight Walk
MORE than 700 women have signed up for an annual charity fund-raiser.
The Douglas Macmillan Hospice's Moonlight Walk takes place tomorrow night.
It will see hundreds of woman take part in an eight-mile sponsored walk starting and finishing at Fenton's St Peter's Academy.
Online entries for this year's event have closed, although women can still register on the night.
Among the fund-raisers is 45-year-old Joanne Cooke who is raising money in memory of her mother and brother. She will be...
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The Sentinel published Cocktail of drugs and alcohol blamed for death of mum, aged 35
MUM-OF-THREE Kelly Gibbs collapsed and died after taking a version of the 'legal high' known as Black Mamba.The Stafford-born 35-year-old had taken the synthetic drug, along with heroin and alcohol, before collapsing at the home of a fellow addict.Paramedics were called to Union Street, Hanley, on January 21, of this year, but nothing could be done to save her.An inquest into her death heard Miss Gibbs, who lived in Stoke-on-Trent but had no fixed abode, had a long history of drug and alcohol...
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KathieMcInnes published School's recruitment video featuring Nello is just 'marvellous'...
PRIMARY pupils have won the support of schools minister Nick Gibb for their campaign to attract more people into teaching.
He visited Seabridge Primary yesterday for the launch of an advert created by the children, which also features former Stoke City kitman Neil Baldwin.
The video includes interviews with the youngsters, who talk about the ingredients for what makes a 'marvellous' teacher and about the role of a teacher training base at their school.
Now pupils hope their work will be...
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Matt_Simpson published TV show fame boosts visitor numbers at Gladstone Pottery Museum
THOUSANDS more people are visiting one of Stoke-on-Trent's biggest museums.
New figures show 33,554 people flocked to Gladstone Pottery Museum between April, 2015 and the end of March.
It means the number of visits to the Longton attraction shot up by 8,291 compared to the previous 12 months.
The best-performing month in the past five years was in July, 2015 when 4,020 people came through the doors.
The attendance boost is being put down to a resurgence in pottery production and the...
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