Werrington

Consumers to receive tips at library events

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

ADVICE about scams and rogue traders will be on offer during a series of events.

Trading Standards staff and community watchdogs will be visiting libraries across Staffordshire in March and April to answer questions, offer help and hand out information on subjects such...

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Sex pest calls force naked B&B to shut

CLOSED: Mike Howard and, left, with partner Margaret Pate at the launch of their naturist bed and breakfast last year.

Friday, March 12, 2010

A COUPLE have closed their naturist bed and breakfast after getting fed up of being called by swingers and sex pests. Mike Howard and Margaret Pate...

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Inmate carried out cue attack

Saturday, March 06, 2010

TEENAGE inmate Thomas Deakin inflicted one of the scariest attacks a prison officer had ever seen. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court was told yesterday the...

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Bid to halt fires caused by smoking

Friday, March 05, 2010

SAFETY DRIVE: Firefighters have joined forces with the NHS to protect families from the risks of smoking. NHS North Staffordshire and Staffordshire...

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Fly-tippers rubbished for making site 'like Beirut'

CLEAR IT UP: Councillors Norma Massey and Paul Roberts with the rubbish that has been left in Tickhill Lane, Dilhorne. Picture: Alex Severn

Monday, March 01, 2010

COMMUNITY leaders say they have been putting up with fly-tippers dumping tonnes of waste near their village for two decades. But councillors have now...

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Jack passes sailor training

IN THE NAVY: Engineering Technician Jack Lowe

Monday, February 22, 2010

A 16-YEAR-OLD from Stoke-on-Trent has passed his Royal Navy basic training. Trainee Engineering Technician Jack Lowe arrived at HMS Raleigh, in...

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Warning over heaters after death of pets

Saturday, February 20, 2010

PET owners have been urged to use heaters sensibly after animals were killed in accidental fires. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service issued the...

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Flippin' good fun for all at reborn races

ON YOUR MARKS: Adults take part in the pancake race at Werrington Primary school. Picture: Wesley Webster

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

VILLAGERS hope an age old tradition will once again become an annual event after a successful resurrection. Werrington's annual pancake race...

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'It was fun taking part, I really enjoyed it'

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Werrington resident Tom Meakin, aged six, a pupil at St John's Primary School, Wetley Rocks, said: "I came second in the first race. It was fun taking...

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Fun with poet and cartoonist

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

POET and broadcaster Ian McMillan will swap the BBC Radio studios for a village hall to perform a show alongside cartoonist Tony Husband. The comic...

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