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Teenage girl left with superficial burns after Birches Head house...
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...
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Fraudster refunded £2k in scam with girlfriend
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...
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The Way We Were: Picture of Sneyd Rangers brought back memories
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...
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Police launch investigation into mugging of city schoolboy hours...
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...
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Birches Head Academy tightens security after pupil is mugged by...
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,...
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Birches Head Academy headteacher calls for tough action on...
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...
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Family devastated after pet cats poisoned
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...
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'Struggling families are desperate for our help'
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...
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Birches Head bowls club set to lose green following school...
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...
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People power saves two bus routes after D&G answers call of...
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...
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Stephen Wilshaw inquest: Mum of 23-year-old killed in car...
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...
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Who's been up in court? The latest cases from North Staffordshire...
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...
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Birches Head cyclist dies in hospital after collision
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...
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UPDATE: Police investigating how cyclist Martin Prendergast died...
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...
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Family of Martin Prendergast pay tribute to 'good man' after...
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...
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Family speak of pride after cyclist killed in crash donates...
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...
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Nurse to run charity 10k in memory of brother
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...
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The Way We Were: Mervyn Edwards talks about crown green bowls
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...
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Police found texts offering to sell drugs after stopping...
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...
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Cheering pupils line streets to welcome Tour of Britain riders
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...
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