Stoke-on-Trent Live - Birches Head

Private Joseph Hopwood had been a Victorian soldier and a veteran of the Battle of Omdurman and the Boer War, before he was invited to rejoin his regiment and fight in the Great War...

The driver ran off but was arrested a short time later

Months of hard work and fund raising pays off for club

Former Stoke City and Port Vale players show their support

Corbyn Lewis left his victim mentally scarred

Families are encouraged search for posts around Hanley's Central Forest Park

Taylor Eggington said her partner had put out bin bags as they had no wheelie bin

Ex-players from the Sneyd Valiants squad are invited to meet up at a reunion this month, writes Colette Warbrook

The manager watched the striker play for the reserves this week

Firefighters are tackling a large blaze in Stoke-on-Trent this morning.

The project pays tribute to soldiers from Birches Head

David Stockton joined the army to fight in the Great War after he was outraged by a German submarine attack on a passenger liner, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 children.

Birches Head Road is set to remain closed through the morning rush hour

The accident took place on Birches Head Road just before 1am

Tommy McLaren made his Port Vale debut on November 25 1967

Families in Birches Head were woken up in the middle of the night when they heard a loud bang

David Goodwin, from Birches Head, has been jailed for nine months

SATs results have shot up by 10 per cent in Staffordshire, 11 per cent in Stoke-on-Trent and 12 per cent in Cheshire East schools

HQ barbershop has also clinched the title of the best-rated in Stoke-on-Trent

Businesses in North Staffordshire have been faced with some tough decisions in a year of ups and downs – but many came out on top

Potteries soldier took on to 52,000 Mahdist warriors at the Battle of Omdurman

Police pursuit ends when car hits lamppost

Big night of celebrations for Abbey Hulton United with official switching on of floodlights

Abbey Hulton United celebrate the official switching on of their floodlights

Sex attacker, 25, jailed after subjecting woman to painful assault

Stoke-on-Trent’s first permanent orienteering course launched at city park - and it's FREE

Woman, 22, taken to court after THIS rubbish was dumped in alley (two days after collection day)

Former players from a Ladsandads football team are to meet for a reunion

Neil Aspin hopes to include Anton Forrester in his Port Vale plans

Firefighters tackling huge blaze in Stoke-on-Trent

Stunning stained glass war memorial unveiled at modern church

War hero's parents refused to believe he was gone

Stoke-on-Trent road closed following serious accident

Motorist fighting for life after car hits tree

'He was our George Best' - tribute to Tommy McLaren 50 years after his Port Vale debut

Families heard a loud bang & rushed to help critically injured man

Drink-driver, 23, crashed stolen van into wall during police chase

How does your Stoke-on-Trent primary school fare in the SATs league table?

Barber Nathan proves he's a cut above after reaching 10th birthday

Review of the Year 2017: The ups and downs of a hectic year for businesses