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Care home referrals suspended by NHS

OUT OF FAVOUR: Hilltop Manor care home and, left, our story in February 2009.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

PATIENTS recovering from NHS hospital treatment will not be transferred into a private nursing home until an investigation into its safety is completed.

Health officials put the sanction against Hilltop Manor in place after the Chell home admitted shortcomings in the...

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Traffic light scheme will 'cut off' homes

Thursday, March 18, 2010

ANGRY residents are demanding an 11th-hour rethink on plans to put traffic lights on a busy junction outside a hospital. Work is due to start next...

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Friends on cue to raise money for charity

Thursday, March 18, 2010

RIGHT ON CUE: Two friends have completed a 12-hour snooker marathon for charity. Snooker fans Chris Brough, left and Tony Nixon, who are both members...

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Finance boss leaves trust for new post

ON THE MOVE: Finance boss David Edwards.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

THE longest-serving finance boss of a health trust in North Staffordshire has left for a more strategic job in the NHS. David Edwards has been...

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Pub to open in time for Easter

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

AN ICONIC Victorian pub will open its doors next month after a six-figure overhaul. The Duke William on St John's Square in Burslem is to open for...

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Cup a load of bra challenge

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

BRAS are needed to create a display aimed at raising money for charity. Members of Stoke-on-Trent Lions Club are trying to collect more than 1,500...

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Old houses awaiting refurbishment

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

MORE than 40 homes next to an historic pot bank are to be renovated in a way that reflects their heritage, as part of a £1 million pound scheme. ...

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THE WEDDING MARCH

CALL OF DUTY: David O'Sullivan and Tracey Mountford after their wedding in Hanley on Saturday. Pictures: Phil Radcliffe

Monday, March 15, 2010

MARINE Commando David O'Sullivan brought forward his wedding day – so he can leave for Afghanistan tomorrow as a married man. The 23-year-old...

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Wedding march as Marine's duty calls

CALL OF DUTY: David O'Sullivan and Tracey Mountford after their wedding.

Monday, March 15, 2010

MARINE Commando David O'Sullivan has brought his wedding forward – so he can leave for Afghanistan tomorrow as a married man. The 23-year-old...

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History gets artistic makeover by pupils

ART ATTACK: Brownhills High School pupil Kira Tomlinson, aged 12, with a piece of art on show at Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. Picture: Shaun Smith

Monday, March 15, 2010

LINKS between Stoke-on-Trent's rich heritage and the city's newest generation have been brought to life in a splash of colour and design. Hundreds of...

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