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Number of £50k council staff rises by 65% in two years

Number of £50k council staff rises by 65% in two years

Monday, September 06, 2010

ALMOST 1,000 senior officers at cash-strapped councils are being paid more than £50,000 a year. The growing army of directors and senior managers...

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Jury will be told of gran's coma death at Stafford Hospital

Monday, September 06, 2010

ONE of the first inquests into the deaths at Stafford Hospital to be heard by a jury will begin today. Grandmother Gillian Astbury died there after...

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Jury will be told of gran's coma death at Stafford Hospital

Boy hit by propeller in Cornwall boat accident is on his way home

Monday, September 06, 2010

A SCHOOLBOY who suffered serious leg injuries in a boating accident is due home today. Tyler Cope was released from hospital in Cornwall on Friday...

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Boy hit by propeller in Cornwall boat accident is on his way home

Man in court is accused of six armed robberies

Monday, September 06, 2010

A MAN was due before magistrates today accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies at travel agents. The 49-year-old is charged with using a...

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Man is accused of six armed robberies

Grappler Nagasaki can't mask pleasure at show

Monday, September 06, 2010

WRESTLING legend Kendo Nagasaki brought grappling to the garden as he appeared at an annual flower show. The former world heavyweight champion...

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Grappler Nagasaki can't mask pleasure at show

South Cheshire College opens new £74m campus building

Monday, September 06, 2010

STUDENTS at the area's newest campus can boast a world first – having their own moat. The trench snakes round part of South Cheshire College's...

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South Cheshire College opens new £74m campus building

Stone market traders win fight over council shake-up plans

Monday, September 06, 2010

TRADERS selling plants and crafts have won their fight against being turfed off a market in favour of food stalls. They have been allowed to continue...

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Stone market traders win fight over council shake-up plans

Donna Louise hospice hits £2m income landmark

Monday, September 06, 2010

THE Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust has hit an annual income of more than £2 million for the first time in its history. The trust's level...

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Donna Louise hospice hits £2m income landmark

Stoke's Top Talent: It's third time lucky as Sam blows judges away

Monday, September 06, 2010

Schoolboy Sam Bloor was crowned winner of Stoke's Top Talent on Saturday night after an action-packed final. Reporter Adam Blakeman spoke to the...

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Stoke's Top Talent: It's third time lucky as Sam blows judges away

Council considers cuts in social care to tackle overspend

Monday, September 06, 2010

THOUSANDS of vulnerable residents could have their care services reduced under new council cost-cutting plans. Staffordshire County Council wants to...

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Council considers cuts in social care to tackle overspend
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