They are missing at least 3,000 days at work after suffering broken bones, pulled muscles and back complaints in the line of duty.
It means muscular/skeletal injuries are the biggest reason for staff absences among...
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A PENSIONER who quit smoking after lighting up for 55 years urged others to break the habit today. Hilda Wright gave up just weeks...
POLICE patrols are travelling along a key road during its most accident-prone times to try and cut the number of collisions. Officers...
OFFICIALS running the University Hospital of North Staffordshire are refusing to say how much patients, visitors and staff are paying...
A FARMER appealing against moves to close his scrap motor business was unable to show any trading documents, because he is being invest...
THE headteacher of Stoke-on-Trent's most popular high school today accused council officials of short-changing its pupils. David Dickinson spoke out after it emerged Haywood Engineering...
A SELF-EMPLOYED roofing contractor who yesterday admitted stealing hundreds of pounds from a carer and his disabled father was today...
NEW figures reveal that more than 200 police officers missed around 3,000 days off work last year after being injured in the line of duty. Reporter Richard Ault takes a closer look at the...
BUSINESS bosses say they face an uncertain future if plans to shut a high school go ahead. Traders operating out of six commercial...
FAMILIES can get involved in a range of activities over the Easter holidays. The Trentham Estate is staging a series of events from March 27 to April 11, including the return of activities...
FORMER Port Vale striker Jamie Guy has been warned to behave following a row in the city centre. A judge said the 22-year-old, pictured...
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Enter the competitionVale trailed to Robbie Threlfall's free-kick, but second-half strikes from Marc Richards and Rob Taylor saw them bounce back from Saturday's 3-1 defeat by Northampton.
Their sixth victory...
Comment on this storyTONY Pulis heads to Burnley tonight insisting the signing of goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has worked wonders – for Thomas Sorensen.
PREVIOUS MEETING Aug 15, 2009 – Premier League STOKE CITY 2 (Shawcross 19, Jordan og 33) BURNLEY 0 STOKE safely disposed of...
TONY Pulis maintains it was right to part company with Martin Paterson and Leon Cort after singing their praises ahead of tonight's...
BURNLEY first-team coach Stuart Gray once splashed out a club record £4m to sign Rory Delap for Southampton – and didn't...
STEVE Simonsen could be poised to move out on loan – and Brighton are one of the first clubs to throw their hat into the ring....
STOKE have offered two-year apprenticeships to versatile midfielders Michael Clarkson and Lucas Dawson. Clarkson, from Crewe, and Dawson, from Kidsgrove, have both progressed through the...
BETWEEN THE STICKS BRIAN JENSEN The Danish keeper is the size of a small principality and reigns supreme between the sticks at Turf Moor. A hero of Burnley's promotion season, the...
CASE FOR DEFENCE EXPECT Stoke to stick with Thomas Sorensen in goal and the same back four which played in Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Chels...
DARIO Gradi launched a stinging attack on Carl Martin after the defender was sent off in last night's 4-2 win against Grimsby. The...
THE dream is over for another year and, who knows, maybe another 38 years? It was always a long shot that we'd make it to the FA Cup semi-finals and Chelsea away proved to be one tough...
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I WOULD like to say how good the latest edition of The Way We Were is. I have collected every one since they came out and they are extremely good value providing plenty of education in...
ROUGH JUSTICES: Here we go again with more half-hearted measures and extra financial burdens targeted at peaceful law-abiding dog owner...
HEARTFELT THANKS: I am writing to thank all your readers who helped to make the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) National Heart Month campaign such a success this February. It was great to...
STOKE-ON-TRENT Council announced a 2.89 per cent council tax rise – predictably the highest locally. They ignore Government advice to cut councillors by 15 and spend hundreds of...
WARD 108 of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire is truly a clinical oasis in our local desert of clinical despair. Staff on ward 108 washed their hands between going from one...
PARKING PROBLEM: IN response to Ann Beirne's letter about the traffic congestion I would like to put forward the following points. I totally agree with Miss or Mrs Beirne that there are far...
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