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Cattle market ready to celebrate success after difficult start in 1960s

Farmers prepare the cattle for auction at Leek Cattle Market as it nears its 50th anniversary at its present home. Inset: Farmer Clive Langford-Mycock.  Pictures by Wesley Webster

FARMERS are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a cattle market that was once dubbed a white elephant.

They believe the auction house in Junction Road has now become one of the best in the country.

Leek Cattle Market's base was unwanted by many when it was built as an £85,000 replacement for Haywood Street Market in...

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Fight to bring estate better fortunes will continue

The Haregate estate is looking to lose its reputation as the worst estate in Leek.

A UNITED front and a police crackdown on troublemakers has helped Haregate lose its tag as the worst estate in Leek, residents claim....

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Traders may re-employ town centre's manager after loss of council job

Left: Patrick Redmond of CTD Architects. Below: Former town centre co-ordinator Mike Cozens.

A town centre co-ordinator who lost his job after helping regenerate Leek's retail heart could be employed by traders. Staffordshire...

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First-time buyers still can't get foot on property ladder

Charles Ball, of Bury and Hilton in Leek.

SPECULATORS are taking advantage of the dramatic fall in house prices – but first-time buyers are still struggling to get a foot...

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Pet owners are core park-users

As a responsible dog owner I feel victimised by the paranoid bureaucrats who have banned me and my dog from parks. The reality is this will drive irresponsible dog owners to other places to...

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Former teacher admits downloading hundreds of child porn pictures

FORMER teacher Ian Barber downloaded hundreds of indecent images of children, a court heard. The 61-year-old, of Westwood Park Avenue, Leek, pleaded guilty to six offences of making indecent...

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'I have always felt safe living here'

'I have always felt safe living here'

HAREGATE looks to have finally rid itself of its bad reputation. Reporter Belinda Hargreaves asked residents what they thought of the...

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Wake up call sends signal in battle to clean up streets

ALL was quiet on the suburban street in Leek as a police team prepared their offensive under the cloak of darkness. A van load of officers gathered at 6.55am before using a battering ram to...

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Ofsted praises school for picking up top mark in inspection

Cicely Haughton pupil Marcus McArdle, aged nine, celebrates the school's 'outstanding' Ofsted report.  Picture by Mark Scott

A SPECIAL school has been praised by inspectors for its record of getting students back into mainstream education. Cicely Haughton,...

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Boy walks home with broken arm as school fails to contact parents

Andy Ridge and his mum Katy.

THE parents of a boy who broke his arm at school are furious teachers failed to contact them. Andy Ridge, aged 11, fell in the playgrou...

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Raising cash for victims of devastating Haiti horror

The aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.

COMMUNITIES in the Staffordshire Moorlands have come together to help victims of a devastating earthquake on the other side of the...

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Cricket: Merger boost is 'major step forward' for club

Cricket: Merger boost is 'major step forward' for club

THE MERGER of Leek and Staffordshire Moorlands Cricket Clubs is the 'final piece of the jigsaw', according to Richard Ogden as the skipper eyes promotion to the North Staffs South Cheshire League.

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EVER wondered what it's like to get up close and personal with the most coveted prize in English football? The Barclays Premier League trophy is one of the most sought-after pieces of...

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Rugby: Eight-try rout sees Leek climb to summit of league

Leek's Luke Granger is stopped in his tracks during the victory against Bloxwich.

RAMPANT Leek ran in eight tries against relegation-haunted Bloxwich to move top of Midlands Three West (North) for the first time this...

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Hockey: Double delight as seconds triumph again

A SECOND successive victory and clean sheet has put Leek seconds firmly in sight of second spot in the BodyKraft League.

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Triathlon: Triathletes urged to sign up to Big Half

ORGANISERS of the seventh annual Trentham Big Half Triathlon are urging competitors to sign up.

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WAKEY WAKEY: Where the heck do they get their figures from? In The Sentinel on January 28 there was a summary of how many people used the Mow Cop to Hanley number 77 bus from Monday to Friday.

According to the figures 42 passengers use this service. This is a load of poppycock.

My parents who live at Harriseahead are...

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Bus cuts would only see city suffer

OFF TRACK: Just what is this council trying to do? It seems to me it is trying to close Stoke-on-Trent down. It would appear it hasn't heard about the Government initiative to encourage the...

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Party ties put before voters

THE Conservative Cheshire East councillors who attended the public meeting on Tuesday, 26th January organised by the organisation, no2Parking Charges In Congleton clearly showed their...

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Mistake in concert review

ERROR: I read, with interest, the review of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra concert at the Victoria Hall on Friday night. Congratulations on the discovery of a previously unknown...

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Will I ever see a new kitchen?

I LIVE in a flat and about six years ago I was told I was going to have my kitchen renovated. Since that time I have had about five people, both from the council and Kier, telling me that...

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