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A518 crash death biker named

Friday, July 03, 2009

A 20-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist who died in a bike accident has been named as Gareth Bowen.

He was from Broadway, Longton. His motorcycle crashed into a road barrier on the A518 close to where the road crosses the A50 in Uttoxeter at 4.15pm on Thursday.

Police...

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Chicks left to die in 81°F sweat boxes

Chicks left to die in 81°F sweat boxes

Friday, July 03, 2009

MORE than 2,500 day-old chicks have died after being dumped by the road for more than five hours in one of the hottest weeks of the year. The...

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Judge rejects paedophile's sentence appeal

Friday, July 03, 2009

A CALLOUS sex predator who blighted the childhood of two schoolgirls deserved every day of his potentially lifelong jail term, top judges have...

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Hospital fare is fine food

Hospital fare is fine food

Friday, July 03, 2009

FOOD served at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire has won plaudits in a national audit, months after it was slammed by patients. The...

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Jailed NHS boss lands new top job

Friday, July 03, 2009

A SENIOR Stoke-on-Trent health official who was jailed for lying about his qualifications has landed another top job in the NHS. Lee Whitehead,...

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Drug user jailed for running thief over

Drug user jailed for running thief over

Friday, July 03, 2009

RECOVERING drug user Ian Bailey deliberately ran over a man's legs in his car after the victim stole his methadone. Ian Bailey, of Margaret...

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Generations return with memories of school century

Friday, July 03, 2009

VETERAN pupil Celia Millington stepped back 85 years to help her primary school celebrate its 100th birthday. The 90-year-old was among scores...

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Police hunt axemen who robbed bank

MASKED RAIDERS: Police at the Lloyds TSB branch in Longton.

Friday, July 03, 2009

AXE-WIELDING robbers who raided a town centre bank in broad daylight got away with just hundreds of pounds. Police are continuing to hunt the...

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Off-duty cop foils cashpoint robbery

Off-duty cop foils cashpoint robbery

Friday, July 03, 2009

CASH-STRAPPED James Wallbanks tried to rob a teenager of money she withdrew from a city centre cash machine. But the desperate 30-year-old, who...

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Why won't they give me cheaper life-saving drug?

Bernice Sowter

Friday, July 03, 2009

A MOTHER-OF-TWO has been told she cannot have a drug which could save her life on the NHS – even though it is cheaper than her current...

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