Digital_team published Sex and violent crime rose by 30 per cent in Stoke-on-Trent

February 8, 2016, 6:47 am

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The number of incidents reported to police in Staffordshire rose by 15.7 per cent on a year ago, based on the latest available data. Home Office figures show there were 7,446 incidents reported in the county in December, compared with 6,436 12 months earlier. There were 4,473 reported incidents across the Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle and Staffordshire Moorlands in December - up 662 on last year. In December, the number of incidents of sex and violence in Stoke-on-Trent was 762, up 30 per cent...

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Digital_team published 'Excessively micromanaged' council worker took her own life

February 8, 2016, 6:55 am

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A council worker killed herself due to the pressures of her job after being "excessively micromanaged" by her bosses, an inquest heard. Rosemary Corden, 53, was found dead in woodland at a popular beauty spot by dog walkers on the morning of November 11 last year. An inquest was told heard her body was discovered after she took two days off sick from Staffordshire County Council, where she had worked for 19 years. Her husband Martin, 53, had reported her missing from their home in...

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February 8, 2016, 8:04 am

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GRAHAM Scott will take charge of his first-ever Stoke City fixture this weekend down at Bournemouth on Saturday.This will be the Oxfordshire official's fourth Premier League game of the season and his 14th game in total this term.A newcomer to Premier League games, he refereed just one previous top-flight game before this season's promotion to the big time.This season he has booked 52 in his 13 outings to date.His only red card came in one of those three previous Premier League fixtures when he...

MikeBaggaley published Burton Albion 3, Port Vale 1 reserves report: Ryan Boot's heroics...

February 8, 2016, 8:29 am

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Final Third Development Reserve League.BURTON 3 (Thiele, 18, Trialist 55, Dinanga, 76) PORT VALE 1 (Kapend, 49) EVEN an excellent display from keeper Ryan Boot couldn't save Port Vale reserves from a 3-1 defeat to Burton Albion at the FA's national football centre this afternoon. Vale's highlights included a brilliant finish from striker Jonny Kapend on 49 minutes to cancel Timmy Thiele's 18th-minute opener, but they could have no complaints about the result as Burton clinched victory with...

KathieMcInnes published SATs results annulled after investigation into city school

February 8, 2016, 8:35 am

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ONE of the city's highest performing primary schools has had some of its SATs results annulled following an investigation into maladministration of tests. The action was taken in the wake of a complaint about St Teresa's Catholic Primary, in Trent Vale. It is understood that headteacher Sarah Cumbo and another member of staff are currently on leave from the school. But parents have been reassured their children won't have to re-sit the tests as they will be able to use the marks awarded...

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February 8, 2016, 8:58 am

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DANGEROUS-DRIVER Daniel Dean had to be forcibly removed from his van after leading police on a high-speed chase. The 25-year-old was pulled over in Burslem after he had been out drinking. But despite initially stopping his vehicle, he sped off along Waterloo Road as an officer approached. Dean then jumped a red light and hit speeds of 60mph before eventually coming to a halt when two police cars boxed him in. However, he still refused to get out of the van and after being forcibly...

Dave_Knapper published Motorist arrested after colliding with three parked cars

February 8, 2016, 9:01 am

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POLICE arrested a man on suspicion of drink driving after he collided with three vehicles – which were all parked up.Officers were called out to the incident on Waterloo Road in Cobridge at about 3.30am on Sunday morning. The force said it had received reports of a blue Ford Focus colliding with three vehicles. Officers arrested the driver, a 28-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent, on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level is above the limit. They also reopened the road at...

Dave_Knapper published Police called out to help 'man in distress'

February 8, 2016, 9:15 am

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POLICE and paramedics were called out to a 'man in distress' at a derelict building.Ambulances and a patrol car were at the bottom of Ford Green Road in Smallthorne on Sunday night. Staffordshire Police confirmed the force had sent officers to a 25-year-old man said to be at an empty building. A spokeswoman for the county's constabulary said: "We received a report of a man in distress inside a derelict building in Ford Green Road shortly before 9pm."She added: "Officers attended...

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February 8, 2016, 9:19 am

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A woman was taken to hospital after a car she was in crashed into a lamp post. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the single-vehicle collision at Ladderedge which happened in the early hours of Sunday, February 7. A blue Nissan coupe crashed into a lamp post near to the Westwood golf course around at around 1.15am. The vehicle had been travelling from Leek on the A53. A 26-year-old female passenger in the vehicle was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital by ambulance with...

The Sentinel published STORM IMOGEN: Power cuts across North Staffordshire as storm...

February 8, 2016, 9:40 am

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Almost 100 residents have been left without power this evening as Storm Imogen makes its mark on Staffordshire. The latest power cut has seen homes in Blythe Bridge and Cheddleton lose power as a result of the storm which is causing strong winds and localised flooding across the region. Western Power Distribution does not expect the power to be restored to these homes until well after midnight. In total 92 homes are currently without power in the ST11 area. Across the country, tens of...

The Sentinel published Update: Police urge McDonald's and Aldi customers to help piece...

February 8, 2016, 10:05 am

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CUSTOMERS at McDonald's and Aldi are being urged to speak to the police – to help them piece together how a pedestrian was knocked down and killed by a car. Gyorgy Bator died in hospital after suffering serious injuries in the accident off Victoria Road, in Fenton. It happened on the service road to Aldi, McDonald's and Gala Bingo at 5.55pm on Saturday. Now Staffordshire Police want to speak to people who were at the retail park at the time of the collision. They particularly want...

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February 8, 2016, 10:17 am

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These are the most shared articles from The Sentinel today: Tributes paid to dinnerlady who lost cancer fight PUPILS and staff have paid tribute to an 'angel' dinnerlady who devoted her life to helping her local primary school. Pat Brayford spent 42 years working at Summerbank Primary School, in Tunstall – first as the site manager then as a lunchtime supervisor. This article has been shared 593 times. Homeless pitch tents inside £40k cycle shelter HOMELESS people are...

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February 8, 2016, 11:01 am

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A MOTORIST whose car overturned in an early-morning crash is tonight still in hospital. The 22-year-old driver was thrown from the vehicle following the collision in Keelings Road, Northwood, on January 30. Staffordshire Police closed the road for a number of hours to carry out an investigation. They confirmed the driver was last night in a 'stable' condition at Royal Stoke University Hospital. Witnesses should call 101, quoting incident number 166 of January 30.

MikeBaggaley published Port Vale: Chairman Norman Smurthwaite hopes to sell club this...

February 8, 2016, 11:32 am

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PORT Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite has revealed he has signed an exclusivity agreement with a potential buyer and is hoping to sell the club by the end of this month.The chairman says the unnamed buyer has paid a fee for exclusivity while they go through the club's finances to decide whether to meet the chairman's asking price.If they decide not to go ahead by the end of this month then the chairman will open up the sale of the club to other buyers, having revealed he has had serious interest...

Martin_Spinks published Stoke City: Bojan signing sends message to Marko Arnautovic says...

February 11, 2016, 7:07 am

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STOKE boss Mark Hughes couldn't contain his delight at the news that Bojan has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract until the summer of 2020. And he believes the crafty Catalan putting pen to paper – along with agent and former Barcelona team-mate Carles Puyol – could persuade the likes of Marko Arnautovic to conclude his current contract negotiations in the club's favour."We are delighted," Hughes proclaimed at the start of his pre-match press conference this...

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The Sentinel published Culture bid success would open a whole new chapter

February 11, 2016, 7:28 am

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As Stoke-on-Trent bids to be named the UK's City of Culture, RICHARD AULT spoke to one of the many talented writers among city's literati, author and script writer Dan Weatherer... DAN Weatherer has come a long way in a short time. Three years ago the aspiring author and playwright had barely written a word apart from on Facebook, in an email, or the humdrum routine of form-filling. Flash forward to 2016 and he is one of the city's most exciting up-and-coming writers, who already has a...

The Sentinel published Binge drinker assaulted pub landlord - then headbutted police...

February 11, 2016, 7:55 am

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VIOLENT Nathan Lockley assaulted a pub landlord – then headbutted a police officer who was called out to the incident. The 20-year-old became aggressive after he was refused entry to the White Hart pub, in Smallthorne on October 17. Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard Lockley and his girlfriend had gone to the pub shortly after midnight, when the doors had been closed but there were still customers inside finishing their drinks. Landlord Christian Walton let...

The Sentinel published Families want speed bumps to put the brakes on noisy bikers

February 11, 2016, 8:22 am

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FAMILIES are calling for speed bumps on their road to stop quad bikers waking them in the middle of the night. Residents report hearing quad bikes driving down Abbots Road, in Abbey Hulton, as early as 3am. Now they are asking Stoke-on-Trent City Council to find a permanent solution to the problem. Ashley Stubbs, aged 20, who lives on the road, said: "We need to take action to stop this behaviour once and for all."If we can't have speed bumps, we need a better...

PeteSmith published Stoke City: Bojan hails influence of Mark Hughes after penning...

February 11, 2016, 8:24 am

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BOJAN has hailed the influence of Mark Hughes after penning a new long-term contract at Stoke City.The popular playmaker, who joined from Barcelona in 2014, has today extended his deal at the Britannia Stadium until 2020.He had been tipped for massive things when he was breaking youth records at Barca – and won two Champions League winner's medals with his boyhood club.But he has found the home he was searching for at Stoke after spells with Roma, AC Milan and Ajax and is now striving to...

Dave_Knapper commented Crackdown sees 23 'drug drivers' caught out by cops

February 11, 2016, 8:29 am

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POLICE have arrested more than 20 motorists suspected of being behind the wheel after taking drugs.And Cheshire Police say officers have recently caught dozens of drivers with either no insurance or no licence. So far this month the force has arrested 23 motorists on suspicion of drug driving. Officers say that 17 were detained on suspicion of driving after taking cannabis, three for cocaine, with the other three for both. Meanwhile officers have seized 50 vehicles in the last seven days after...