2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (142+ words) Armed police outside Captain Kooks, in Burslem Police are continuing to investigate a break-in. Armed police made three arrests after swooping on a car outside Captain Kooks, in Sandbach Road, Burslem. It followed a caravan break-in on Pinfold Avenue, in…...

4+ hour ago  (645+ words) Lexi Brown has been paralysed below the neck - after catching the flu A 14-year-old had a spontaneous stroke after catching the flu - leaving her paralysed below the neck. Lexi Brown, now 15, caught the flu in December and was off school…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (895+ words) She'd 'begged the NHS for help' A woman who suffered heavy periods waited 24 years for a diagnosis - only for a scan to discover she had a growth in her uterus "the size of a baby's head". Siobhan Cousins, 39, began getting…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (362+ words) Harworth Group wants to build a 660-home estate off Wistaston Green Road Plans for 660 homes and a 60-bed care home on fields have been recommended for approval. About 120 residents have objected to Harworth Group's proposals for a residential development and…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (672+ words) A heartbroken mum has told of her horror after finding her 'beautiful" son dead in her kitchen after he overdosed on prescription drugs. Ruth Fowler, 54, didn't realise she would tell her 'funny and loving' 22-year-old son William 'I love you…...

13+ hour ago  (131+ words) Stoke-on-Trent Live Police are trying to find a 'wanted man'. They want to find Liam Richards, from Newcastle-under-Lyme. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We are appealing to the public to get in touch if they have seen or have any…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago  (388+ words) A group of Reform and independent councillors have joined forces to oppose a controversial 200km carbon dioxide pipeline - claiming the council's existing stance does not go far enough. A majority of councillors at a meeting of Cheshire West and Chester Council…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (713+ words) Emotional Fabulous Feasts presenter Andi Oliver was 'bowled over' by the inspiring work of the Portland Inn Project as the BBC cameras descended on Hanley to showcase our wonderful local produce. After learning about the project and the community involved,…...

8+ hour ago  (129+ words) Staffordshire Police have stopped a stolen BMW A police helicopter was deployed over Stoke-on-Trent after a burglary. A BMW was stolen in the break-in. But Staffordshire Police managed to stop the BMW within 30 minutes of the break-in - although the offenders…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago  (136+ words) Johnny Vegas at Dagfields Entertainer Johnny Vegas is back at a shopping village today - with his pop-up shop. The Benidorm star opened his Little Shop of Antiques at Dagfields Crafts & Antiques Centre last year. His attempts at selling antiques were…...