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Debate U-turn over office closure plan

Debate U-turn over office closure plan

Saturday, July 04, 2009

CONTROVERSIAL council plans to axe 20 jobs and close six neighbourhood offices will now be put to councillors before any final decision is taken, it has emerged.

Furious Stoke-on-Trent city councillors had been told they would have no say in senior officers' plans to...

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Sneak-thefts in heat wave

Saturday, July 04, 2009

RESIDENTS have been urged to keep their homes secure during the heat wave. The warning comes from the Moorlands Together Safer and Stronger...

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Cash survives in members' ballot

SHOWDOWN: Bill Cash arrives for the Stone Constituency Conservative Association meeting at Alleyne's High School. Picture: Malcolm Hart

Friday, July 03, 2009

BILL Cash's position as MP for the Stone constituency is safe for now after he survived a secret ballot of his association members. Members of...

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Fall prompts pavement review calls

Friday, July 03, 2009

RESIDENTS are stepping up their campaign to improve dangerous pavements. The move comes after pensioner Vera Jones tripped over a cracked...

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Cabinet's rules are 'return to Dark Ages'

Cabinet's rules are 'return to Dark Ages'

Friday, July 03, 2009

THE new cabinet running Stoke-on-Trent City Council has banned questions from the floor and switched from evening to daytime meetings. Council...

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Cabbies' NVQ in public relations to cover customer care

Cabbies' NVQ in public relations to cover customer care

Friday, July 03, 2009

TAXI drivers are going back to class to learn how to be more pleasant and helpful to their customers. They will have to sit a free B-Tech/NVQ in...

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School plans spark playing field fears

School plans spark playing field fears

Friday, July 03, 2009

FAMILIES fear they will no longer have access to popular playing fields if the site is used for a multi-million pound academy school. Residents...

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Praise for complaints response time

Friday, July 03, 2009

PRAISE has been handed to a local authority for reducing the time it takes to deal with complaints. The Local Government Ombudsman has congratula...

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Council restarts search for chief

Council restarts search for chief

Thursday, July 02, 2009

STOKE-ON-TRENT City Council has re-started the process of recruiting a new permanent chief executive on a £195,000 salary. The authority...

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Racing ahead with car ban

FACING BAN: Car enthusiasts could soon be stopped from meeting up at Festival Park, Hanley.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

STOKE-ON-TRENT City Council has joined forces with another local authority in its bid to ban boy racers from the city. The city council and...

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