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No time to lose in fight to keep seat

QUIT: Mark Fisher MP announced on Wednesday night he was stepping down for health reasons. Inset, how we reported the story yesterday.

Friday, March 12, 2010

THE Labour Party was today beginning a frantic search to find a suitable candidate to replace veteran MP Mark Fisher.

Mr Fisher stunned party chiefs and local members by announcing on Wednesday night that he has been forced to stand down after 27 years as MP for the...

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Young put politicians to test

QUESTION TIME: 15-year-old James Barrie, of Trentham, asks the panel, pictured right, a question. Pictures: Wesley Webster

Friday, March 12, 2010

POLITICIANS came face-to-face with the next generation of voters at a youth hustings ahead of the General Election. Municipal reporter Iain Robinson...

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'Priority is to help the baby's mother'

DISCOVERY: Police at Beresford Street, in Shelton, last Saturday, when the newborn baby boy was found outside an Islamic Centre. Right, how we reported the story on Monday.

Friday, March 12, 2010

DETECTIVES are appealing for the driver of a car seen in a street where a baby was abandoned to come forward in an urgent attempt to trace the...

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Van raiders rip out shop cash machine

Friday, March 12, 2010

SHOPKEEPER David Troy has been left with a £5,000 clean-up bill after raiders tore the doors off his store as they ripped out a cash machine....

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Tony's home sweet home

OCEAN VIEW: Tony Pulis has a home on the Sandbanks in Dorset. Above, Tony's new view and the property during a previous sale.

Friday, March 12, 2010

STOKE City manager Tony Pulis has bought an exclusive slice of paradise in one of the most expensive places in the world to live. Dubbed Britain's...

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Outrage as hospital loses 2,000 records

Name(s) GV of the new-build Haywood Hospital in Burslem, off High Lane. Brief: Haywood Hospital in Burslem GV

Friday, March 12, 2010

CONFIDENTIAL health records belonging to 2,000 physiotherapy patients have been lost. Security is expected to be tightened at the Haywood Hospital in...

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£37,000 cheat avoids jail for benefits fraud

Friday, March 12, 2010

ANTHONY Elks, who was overpaid more than £37,000 in benefits, has avoided a prison sentence. The 36-year-old, of Collin Road, Trent Vale,...

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Cut price flats to fund new homes

Friday, March 12, 2010

A DEVELOPER is selling a luxury flat development at a discount rate to pay for the construction of 55 homes on a derelict site. Precision Homes is...

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Grab your mug and toast city centenary

GRAND DESIGN: Pauline Grosvenor presents the mug to Lord Mayor Jean Bowers. Bottom, lithographer Gill Key applies a transfer to the mug. Pictures: Shaun Smith

Friday, March 12, 2010

A POTTERY enthusiast has commissioned a special mug to commemorate the centenary of Stoke-on-Trent's federation. Pauline Grosvenor, who runs online...

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