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KEY SITES DEMAND SEVEN MORE YEARS

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THREE key regeneration projects are suffering from major delays after developers asked for more time to carry out their plans.

Development sites hit by the setbacks include the former Victoria Ground in Stoke, the Chatterley Valley business park near Tunstall and the...

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FREE PARKING TO BOOST TOWN

Thursday, March 11, 2010

SHOPPERS are to benefit from free town centre parking every Sunday. Visitors to Crewe will no longer have to pay to leave vehicles in local authority-...

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'Gentleman' yob broke stranger's jaw with punch

Thursday, March 11, 2010

NIGHTCLUB brawler Christopher Beckett has been ordered to pay a man £2,000 compensation after he broke his jaw in an unprovoked attack. The...

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Privatising jobs still on future agenda

SCRAPPED: How we reported the job switch on Friday.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE decision to scrap the privatisation of up to 900 council jobs does not mean it will never happen, council chiefs insist. Cabinet members at...

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Sadness as health forces MP to quit

Thursday, March 11, 2010

VETERAN Labour MP Mark Fisher has announced he is standing down after 27 years in office due to ill health. The 64-year-old, who represents the...

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Get better at crime solving, police told

POLICE PRAISE: Staffordshire officers break down a door during a drugs raid for Operation Nemesis, which was praised in the report .

Thursday, March 11, 2010

STAFFORDSHIRE Police is good at protecting people from harm and excellent at keeping guns off the streets – but poor at solving crimes. The...

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Singer Jemma aims for star role in final

Thursday, March 11, 2010

STUDENT Jemma Johnson is setting her sights on a recording contract after securing a place in the area finals of one of the UK's top talent contests....

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Anger as key sites lie empty for years

PLANS: Left, land off Waterloo Road set for redevelopment under Lear's plan. Centre, how it might have looked. Right, Chatterley Valley.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

THE old Victoria Ground was once a shrine for thousands of football fans who flocked to watch Stoke City play. Today it lies derelict, and residents...

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Union vows to fight job cuts at council

Thursday, March 11, 2010

UNION leaders are threatening industrial action to fend off possible compulsory redundancies at a cash-strapped council. Senior officers from public...

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Protest as parking fees lead to chaos

BUSY: Antrobus Street resident James Yates stands among the parked cars outside his house. Picture: Martin Brough

Thursday, March 11, 2010

NEW charges at town centre car parks has led to residential streets being clogged up with workers' and shoppers' cars. The pay-and-display parking,...

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