Teenage girl left with superficial burns after Birches Head house...

June 26, 2015, 12:03 am

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A TEENAGE girl has been left with superficial burns after a house fire in Birches Head.Firefighters from Hanley and Kidsgrove arrived at a property in Barthomley Road at 11pm last night after reports of a fire in a bedroom.An ambulance was called to assist the girl, believed to be aged 14, however she was only treated at the scene.All occupants were accounted for, but there was some fire damage to the room itself and smoke damage to the upstairs of the house.A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue...

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Fraudster refunded £2k in scam with girlfriend

June 29, 2015, 11:05 pm

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UNEMPLOYED Stephen Hinsley received refunds totalling more than £2,000 on electrical goods from Argos – despite not buying them in the first place. The 39-year-old defrauded the high street store with his girlfriend, who was working at the Festival Park branch. Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard she processed five refunds to Hinsley's bank card during a seven-week period, plus a cash refund. But when Argos checked the returned goods, some of the boxes were...

The Way We Were: Picture of Sneyd Rangers brought back memories

July 3, 2015, 8:00 pm

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MADAM, – I look forward to receiving my Sentinel and in particular the Weekend Sentinel edition including The Way We Were.I always look at various teams, having been interested in most sports all my life.I was drawn to Michael Lycett's photograph of Sneyd Rangers football team (1963/4).I recognised a number of players I'd played alongside in various stages of my own playing career.I remember Alan Clay (bottom row, far right) from my days at MEB (Stoke Central) in the early 1960s, when we...

Police launch investigation into mugging of city schoolboy hours...

July 8, 2015, 2:30 am

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POLICE have launched an investigation after a schoolboy was mugged on his way to a Stoke-on-Trent high school. The boy was walking along a section of disused railway line off Leek Road in Birches Head when he was approached by three males. They took money from the Birches Head Academy pupil as he made his way to school at around 9am on Tuesday, July 7. Officers from Staffordshire Police believe the offenders, whose faces were covered, were around 17 years of age – one of the group is...

Birches Head Academy tightens security after pupil is mugged by...

July 9, 2015, 1:11 am

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A SCHOOL is tightening up security after one of its pupils was attacked. A male Year 9 student at Birches Head Academy was walking to school along disused railway tracks off Leek Road, in Birches Head, when he was approached by three assailants and forced to hand over money. The incident, which happened shortly before 9am on Tuesday, occurred less than 24 hours after a similar attack in Butts Lane, in Abbey Hulton when a young boy was forced to hand over his scooter and cash to two...

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July 9, 2015, 1:29 am

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THE headteacher of school at the centre of a police investigation has called for 'the full force of the law' to fall on attackers who mugged a Year 9 pupil. A male student at Birches Head Academy was walking to school along disused railway tracks off Leek Road, in Birches Head, when he was approached by three assailants and forced to hand over money. And now headteacher Katie Dixon has stepped up security measures at the school ensure to reassure parents and pupils. She said: "There...

Family devastated after pet cats poisoned

July 9, 2015, 11:09 am

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SCHOOLBOY Kristiaan Dorrington has been left devastated after his two beloved pet cats were poisoned. And the 12-year-old was enjoying having a real companion in Tiger, after a diagnosis of chronic fatigue meant he could no longer go out as much. Tiger and fellow feline Odo died 11 days apart with the common diagnose being a fatal substance found in their systems. On both occasions the family, who live on Geneva Drive in Birches Head, were forced to have the beloved pets put down. Now the RSPCA...

'Struggling families are desperate for our help'

July 15, 2015, 8:00 pm

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FAMILIES are cheering after a new support group was launched to provide crucial assistance.Children and Families Staffordshire, based at the Bridge Centre in Birches Head, will be helping needy families and parents with a range of issues, from childcare advice and budgeting to health support and bereavement services.The new group is led by Christine Pointon, the former scheme manager at Stoke-on-Trent Home-Start, the Hartshill-based family support unit that was forced to close its centre earlier...

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Birches Head bowls club set to lose green following school...

July 16, 2015, 1:10 am

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A SCHOOL which is looking to expand after buying a social club has upset a team of crown green bowlers vying for their first title in years. The Archdiocese of Birmingham has confirmed it has bought the Birches Head Gardeners Club, on Oak Street in Birches Head, from brewery Carlsberg. The site is close to St George and St Martin's Roman Catholic Primary School, on Boulton Street, and is set to be developed to allow the school to provide more facilities for its pupils. But the sale has...

People power saves two bus routes after D&G answers call of...

July 20, 2015, 8:28 am

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PASSENGERS are celebrating after two bus routes were saved from the axe. Rival operator D&G Bus has stepped in to run the services around Hanley and Birches Head after First pulled out. The firm was approached by residents who wanted to keep the routes and feared a petition to First would fall on deaf ears. The changes – which were introduced yesterday – have seen D&G take over the existing 43 service and extend the existing 41 route to Birches Head Road. First has...

Stephen Wilshaw inquest: Mum of 23-year-old killed in car...

July 24, 2015, 10:00 pm

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THE family of an apprentice who was killed after his car hit a tree have spoken of the 'great legacy of love' he has left behind. Stephen Wilshaw was on his way to work when his Peugeot 206 GTI crashed through a hedge. An inquest yesterday heard how the exact circumstances of the 23-year-old's death remain unknown. But it's thought he lost control on a left-hand bend of the A519 Hanchurch to Eccleshall road near Beech. He then veered across the road, hit a kerb and ploughed through the grass...

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August 10, 2015, 2:00 am

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STOKE-ON-TRENT: THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Nathan Confrey, who is charged with causing the death of a dad-of-four by dangerous driving on the A500, will enter his pleas at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court in October. Confrey, of Crossley Road, Stanfield, is accused of being involved in an incident on the D-Road at Etruria on December 13 which resulted in the death of Nathan Smallwood. The defendant is also charged with causing serious injury to Deborah Smallwood on the same date. The court was last week...

Birches Head cyclist dies in hospital after collision

August 15, 2015, 11:13 pm

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A 46-YEAR-OLD cyclist has died in hospital after he was involved in a collision.Martin Prendergast, from Birches Head, is believed to have fallen from his bicycle on Birches Head Road at around 2.35pm on Friday.He was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital with serious head injuries but sadly died despite the efforts of the medical teams.A specially trained family liaison officer is supporting his family.Staffordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened close to...

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August 16, 2015, 10:39 am

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POLICE are investigating how a cyclist suffered fatal injuries after falling from his bike. Grandfather Martin Prendergast was rushed to hospital following the accident on Birches Head Road on Friday afternoon. But the 46-year-old, of Lydia Drive, Birches Head, never recovered from his head injuries and was later pronounced dead at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Police do not believe any other vehicles were involved, but they want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, which...

Family of Martin Prendergast pay tribute to 'good man' after...

August 18, 2015, 3:58 am

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THE family of a Stoke-on-Trent man who died after falling from his bicycle have spoken of a 'huge hole' in their lives following his death. Martin Prendergast of Birches Head sustained serious head injuries after falling into Birches Head Road on Friday afternoon, and later died at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. In a statement the 46-year-old's family said they will treasure memories together, and revealed that Martin's organs have been donated to save the lives of others. A...

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Family speak of pride after cyclist killed in crash donates...

August 18, 2015, 8:51 am

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A CYCLIST killed in a crash has saved the lives of several people – after donating his organs.Grandfather Martin Prendergast was discovered with head injuries in the road near where he lives.The 46-year-old, of Lydia Drive, Birches Head, was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital but died later that day.Now his loved-ones have taken the brave decision to agree to donate his organs to create something positive out of the tragedy.In a statement his family, including his wife Jan, said:...

Nurse to run charity 10k in memory of brother

August 20, 2015, 11:14 am

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NURSE Christy Laynton-Bennett will be taking on a charity run in memory of her brother who was killed in a car crash. Stephen Wilshaw, of Pensford Grove, Birches Head, died after his Peugeot 206 collided with a tree on the A519 near Beech. The 23-year-old had been travelling to Swynnerton-based garage GRS, where he worked as an apprentice panel beater, when the accident happened. Now his sister Christy has signed up for the Stoke 10k on run, which is on September 20, to raise cash for the...

The Way We Were: Mervyn Edwards talks about crown green bowls

August 28, 2015, 12:57 am

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DURING the time I was a crown green bowler, many public houses had a bowling green attached, including the Black Lion at Trent Vale, the Red Lion at Goldenhill and the Dunrobin in Longton, writes Mervyn Edwards.I recall entering an individual merit competition and being drawn to play at Birches Head Hotel, in Birches Head Road, to the rear of Hanley.The hotel was well known in North Staffordshire bowling circles as it had one of the most star-studded teams in the district.It comfortably ranked...

Police found texts offering to sell drugs after stopping...

September 2, 2015, 6:50 am

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TEENAGER James Gregory was caught offering to sell drugs after being pulled over by the police. Officers stopped the 19-year-old in Birches Head and suspected he may be involved in drugs when they saw a snap bag in his vehicle. No drugs were found in the car but the defendant's phone was seized and was found to contain messages consistent with him offering to supply mephedrone. Now Gregory has been handed a suspended jail sentence at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. Prosecutor Richard...

Cheering pupils line streets to welcome Tour of Britain riders

September 11, 2015, 8:33 am

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KEEN young school cyclists turned out to welcome their heroes as the Tour of Britain swept through North Staffordshire. Fifteen students had pedalled their way from Birches Head Academy to Hanley to cheer on the elite Tour of Britain riders. They were joined by hundreds of other spectators as riders like Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish pedalled through the streets of the city centre on the sixth stage of the tour. Geography teacher Kevin Burndred, from Birches Head Academy, joined the...