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Towers ride is lucky for some

Monday, March 22, 2010

MONTHS of anticipation came to an end for Rob Lloyd when Alton Towers' new £15 million attraction opened to the public.

The roller-coaster addict from Stafford, who travels all over the world to indulge his passion, spent seven hours repeatedly riding Th13teen on...

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NHS services merge as 200 jobs under threat

JOB CUTS: How
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</B> broke the job cuts news on Wednesday.

Monday, March 22, 2010

HEALTH bosses are to transfer North Staffordshire's community and elderly care services back to the trust which used to run them 10 years ago. The...

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Sarah's Law is backed by frightened families

Monday, March 22, 2010

IT TOOK Louise Grant just two hours to collect 100 signatures on a petition to stop David Pochwyt moving back into the house next door. It shows the...

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Allotments bearing fruit in community

DIG THIS: Left, Eleanor Gray, aged seven, seed planting and willow artist Anthony Hammond finishing a frame. Pictures: Shaun Smith

Monday, March 22, 2010

A COMMUNITY plot allowing gardeners to grow healthy food for themselves has been swamped with applicants. All 24 of the raised beds at Church Road...

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Charity bikers are so eggs-ceptional

GOOD EGGS: Above, Julie Thomas, aged 40, from Birches Head. Right, Chris Kilford from Baddeley Green with Oliver Salih, aged 11. Pictures: Shaun Smith

Monday, March 22, 2010

WHEN Mark Davies witnessed the tragic death of a baby, he vowed to do whatever he could to help children's charities. The 43-year-old supermarket...

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Ban continental and farmers' markets

SIGNED-UP: Barbara and Alan Meigh, pictured, have signed the petition.

Monday, March 22, 2010

MORE than 100 stallholders have signed a petition to stop any outdoor markets visiting their town. Stallholders at Longton's indoor market have warned...

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Riders beat path to green cycling route

SADDLE-UP: Lord Mayor Jean Bowers and on stilts Mr Doo at the cycle path which was opened in Grange Park. Picture: Shaun Smith

Monday, March 22, 2010

RIDERS have praised a new £500,000 cycle route which has been built on an old "unusable" muddy footpath. The track stretches for a mile and...

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Wife's memory inspires Steve's charity bike ride

LET'S RIDE: Joanne's husband Steve Hall leads the bikers. Inset, Joanne. Picture: Shaun Smith

Monday, March 22, 2010

WHEN Michelin worker Steve Hall's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer two months after giving birth to their first child, their world fell apart. ...

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Festival hailed a huge success

GREAT SHOW: Festival chairman Munroe Blair.

Monday, March 22, 2010

MORE than 1,000 musicians and actors performed in the final events of an arts festival dating back almost 80 years. Organisers of Newcastle Festival...

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'We're being taken over by takeaways'

HOURS ROW: Meir residents Hilda Healy and Brian Jones with their petition outside Chilli Jacks takeaway. Picture: Mark Scott

Monday, March 22, 2010

RESIDENTS in an area riddled with takeaways have vowed to fight a trader's decision to stay open until 2am every day. Shazad Yaqoob has approached the...

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