Council

KEY SITES DEMAND SEVEN MORE YEARS

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THREE key regeneration projects are suffering from major delays after developers asked for more time to carry out their plans.

Development sites hit by the setbacks include the former Victoria Ground in Stoke, the Chatterley Valley business park near Tunstall and the...

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Privatising jobs still on future agenda

SCRAPPED: How we reported the job switch on Friday.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE decision to scrap the privatisation of up to 900 council jobs does not mean it will never happen, council chiefs insist. Cabinet members at...

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Sadness as health forces MP to quit

Thursday, March 11, 2010

VETERAN Labour MP Mark Fisher has announced he is standing down after 27 years in office due to ill health. The 64-year-old, who represents the...

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Anger as key sites lie empty for years

PLANS: Left, land off Waterloo Road set for redevelopment under Lear's plan. Centre, how it might have looked. Right, Chatterley Valley.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE old Victoria Ground was once a shrine for thousands of football fans who flocked to watch Stoke City play. Today it lies derelict, and residents...

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Union vows to fight job cuts at council

Thursday, March 11, 2010

UNION leaders are threatening industrial action to fend off possible compulsory redundancies at a cash-strapped council. Senior officers from public...

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Protest as parking fees lead to chaos

BUSY: Antrobus Street resident James Yates stands among the parked cars outside his house. Picture: Martin Brough

Thursday, March 11, 2010

NEW charges at town centre car parks has led to residential streets being clogged up with workers' and shoppers' cars. The pay-and-display parking,...

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£1.1m award swings it for 10 more play areas

Thursday, March 11, 2010

TEN more play areas are to be built or upgraded as part of a Government scheme. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has secured an overall £1.1 million...

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Rock contest date extended

Thursday, March 11, 2010

YOUNG musicians have been given more time to sign up to a countywide rock competition. Staffordshire Performing Arts has extended the deadline for...

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Tireless worker for city voters

Thursday, March 11, 2010

MARK Fisher has continuously served as MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central since he was elected 27-years ago. He was selected as Labour's Parliamentary...

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Tax probe hits farmer's defence in scrap case

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A FARMER appealing against moves to close his scrap motor business was unable to show any trading documents, because he is being investigated by the...

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