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Update: Crunch talks at Wedgwood

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

UNION leaders have met with administrators responsible for trying to save Wedgwood.

Representatives from Unity and other unions talked to Deloitte for an hour-and-a-half at the pottery giant's Barlaston headquarters.

About 1,000 people work for Wedgwood in North...

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Jobs at risk as M&S to shut Newcastle store

M&S Simply Food store on Castle Walk, Newcastle

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

UP TO 19 jobs are under threat after Marks & Spencer announced it is closing its Newcastle shop as part of cost-cutting plans. The Simply...

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Police inquiry as United fans run riot at Stoke City (VIDEO)

OUT OF CONTROL: United fans in the South Stand at half-time. Below, Superintendent Andy Franks.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

POLICE are investigating after videos of Manchester United fans trashing parts of the Britannia Stadium were posted on the internet. The mobile...

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Two jailed over cannabis conspiracy

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

TWO men have been jailed for two-and-a-half years after conspiring to sell thousands of pounds worth of cannabis in Stoke-on-Trent and North...

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Hope over future of Woolies' stores

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

BUSINESS leaders say they are optimistic that empty Woolworths stores will be snapped up by other retailers. The high street icon collapsed...

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Tesco's 100 jobs plan thrown out

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend a supermarket and create up to 100 new jobs have been thrown out. Proposals to expand Tesco in Congleton by...

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Exotic animals bed in to excite visitors (VIDEO)

WARM WELCOME: Mark Titterton, senior keeper at The Palms with a Lesser-hairy Screaming Armadillo. Pictures: Cara Edgington

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

RARE and exotic wildlife is being introduced to a tourist attraction to boost the number of visitors. Stapeley Water Gardens, near Nantwich,...

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Hospital's Trust plans are shelved for a year

The University Hospital of North Staffordshire

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

STAFFORDSHIRE'S biggest hospital has put off gaining new powers as a Foundation Trust (FT) until next year to buy time to improve its levels of...

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NHS boss jailed for lying on CV

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

A 44-YEAR-OLD who lied about his qualifications to land one of the top NHS jobs in Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed. Lee Whitehead had been...

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Landlord seeks fair house price

VISION: An artist's impression of the new £30 million science centre.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

A LANDOWNER objecting to a compulsory purchase order (CPO) says he was offered tens of thousands of pounds less than his property is worth. Lan...

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Update: Crunch talks at Wedgwood

Jobs at risk as M&S to shut Newcastle store

Police inquiry as United fans run riot at Stoke City (VIDEO)

Two jailed over cannabis conspiracy

Hope over future of Woolies' stores

Tesco's 100 jobs plan thrown out

Exotic animals bed in to excite visitors (VIDEO)

Hospital's Trust plans are shelved for a year

NHS boss jailed for lying on CV

Landlord seeks fair house price

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