Staffordshire Police

Violence hits plans to party until 5am

PARTY PLEA: The owner of Mandela club and restaurant, in Hanley, wants to open it until 5am for a party.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

POLICE want to stop a nightclub opening until 5am for a birthday party after officers attended a string of call-outs there involving violence and disorder.

Officers say there have been too many incidents of drunken violence at the Mandela club and restaurant, in Hanley,...

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Electric shock for mast campaigners

STANDING FIRM: Pete Hudson, Gary Porter, Barry Snape, Councillor Ron Locker and Councillor Gary Bentley huddle together to block workers, pictured in the background, from connecting the phone mast to the power supply. Pictures: Mark Scott

Saturday, March 13, 2010

POLICE were called after residents staged a protest over work on a mobile phone mast at the centre of a planning wrangle. Officers were requested by...

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Man arrested in drug raids

Saturday, March 13, 2010

A MAN was arrested and two received warnings after police raided five houses yesterday. Officers from Tunstall Policing Unit and Staffordshire...

Hunt continues after ATM theft

Saturday, March 13, 2010

POLICE are continuing to investigate a raid in which a cash machine was ripped from a convenience store. Officers have been carrying out door-to-door...

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Online video appeal to find baby's mum

Saturday, March 13, 2010

POLICE have gone online in their search for the mother who abandoned her baby son outside a mosque before he died. Officers have recorded a film...

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Police praised for anti-social crime response

Saturday, March 13, 2010

STAFFORDSHIRE Police is one of the few forces in the country successfully tackling anti-social behaviour. There has been widespread national...

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Drunk moved road barriers

Saturday, March 13, 2010

A DRUNKEN escapade landed a 20-year-old man in court. Mark Inch moved barriers owned by power company E.on into the middle of Lysander Road, Meir...

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In brief: News from Ball Green amd Chesterton

Saturday, March 13, 2010

BALL GREEN: A two-day trial has been fixed at North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court on June 8 and 9 for Dean Burton, aged 39, of Hesketh Avenue, Ball...