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Brick colouring firm beats recession blues with expansion plans

Bebbington Brick Services business development manager Simon Morley with some of the tinted bricks the firm offers.    Picture by Mark Scott

A PIONEERING brick colouring firm has transformed a shopping centre – and now plans to expand into the domestic market.

Bebbington Brick Services has found fame changing how buildings look since its founder George Bebbington invented a tinting technique in 1968.

The Threapwood-based business has worked on projects ranging...

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Villagers helping out despite the recession

Villagers helping out despite the recession

VILLAGERS in Waterhouses raised £1,533 for victims of the Haiti earthquake last Friday. The event was organised by members of...

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Fears parking tickets could surge as private wardens take charge

MOTORISTS fear they could face stiffer penalties when a private contractor takes over responsibility for parking. The Post & Times revealed last month Staffordshire Moorlands District...

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Arrests as police raid 17 homes in drugs crackdown across Moorlands

Police raid properties in Haregate Road, Leek, as part of Operation Nemesis.  PIctures by Shaun Smith

DEAL in drugs and we will knock down your door, police have warned would-be pushers. Eight arrests were made in dawn raids last Thursda...

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Anger as delay puts block on toilets revamp

Jean Hodgetts complained to the 
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</B> last August about the state of the toilets at Leek bus station.

PLANS to refurbish vandal-hit toilet blocks in two town centres have been delayed. Conveniences at Leek bus station and Tape Street...

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Cheadle Town: 'We can cause cup shock' claims confident Austin

Goalmouth action as Cheadle SMU crashed to a disappointing 5-1 defeat at home to Abbey Hulton on Saturday. Inset: Manager Paul Malbon, left, is presented with a &#163;600 grant by County Councillor Mike Maryon. The money, from the Initiative Fund, will be used to help run the club.

CHEADLE Town head coach Steve Austin claims his side must be on top of their game if they are to create a cup shock against Newcastle Town on Saturday.

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Motorsport: Help wanted for Trial event

CHEADLE (Staffs) Auto Club is appealing for volunteers to help marshal the Moorlands National Ladies Trial on Sunday, March 28.

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Cricket: Net sessions set to start for village club

SENIOR and under-17 Oakamoor Cricket Club net sessions begin at Denstone College on Sunday (February 7).

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Jackson toxicology results due out

A Los Angeles coroner's official has said toxicology reports that may determine the cause of Michael Jackson's death could be completed this week.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said that some results from tests to determine what substances Jackson had in his body when he died are in.

The remaining results are expected at the...

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City to pay Jackson memorial bill

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the city of Los Angeles will pick up an estimated 1.4 million US dollars (£861,000) in costs related to last week's Michael Jackson memorial service. He also...

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Lady GaGa gig rewards volunteers

Lady GaGa delighted thousands of young charity workers in concert and vowed to make volunteering fashionable. The New York pop star topped the bill at the Orange RockCorps gig at Manchester...

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Moyles: Radio is dull and formulaic

Chris Moyles said radio is boring and formulaic now

Chris Moyles has hit out at BBC red tape and the lengths that the corporation goes to not to cause upset. The loud-mouthed BBC Radio 1...

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Beckham back in USA with Victoria

David Beckham has moved back to the States

David Beckham has returned to Hollywood to the delight of wife Victoria and their three sons. Speaking in sunny California, Becks admit...

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