http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/stoke_and_staffordshire/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Stoke & Staffordshire section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 23 May 2013 19:55:02 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/stoke_and_staffordshire/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Up to 97 per cent of Staffordshire homes will have superfast broadband by 2015, the county council says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22635999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22635999 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:43 GMT A man is convicted of murdering a 42-year-old man at a Staffordshire flat last summer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22635353#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22635353 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:16 GMT Campaigners are hoping to raise enough money to renovate the grave of a war hero from Burton-upon-Trent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22636818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22636818 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:02:16 GMT A man from Staffordshire who drove while almost five times over the legal drink-drive limit is sentenced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22614485#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22614485 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:55 GMT The head of the NHS in England Sir David Nicholson, who was criticised over the Stafford Hospital scandal, says he will step down from the post next year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22607989#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22607989 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:29:35 GMT Headlines from the week in the West Midlands http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17400442#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17400442 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:14:21 GMT A field of 11,000 tributes to 617 squadron http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22541979#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-22541979 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:28:50 GMT Former Stoke manager Tony Pulis writes a letter to fans in their local newspaper and urges them to support his successor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22637808 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22637808 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:32:16 GMT Crewe boss Steve Davis is favourite to become the new Wolves head coach, as bookmakers cut his price to odds-on. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22453159 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22453159 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:54 GMT Tony Pulis, speaking before losing his job as Stoke manager, tells BBC Midlands Today how proud he is to be in charge of the club. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22623178 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22623178 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:49:26 GMT Manager Tony Pulis leaves Stoke City by mutual consent following talks with chairman Peter Coates on Tuesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22614097 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22614097 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:27 GMT Stoke City boss Tony Pulis talks to Match of the Day after the Potters' final game - three days before his shock exit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22592018 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22592018 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:51:37 GMT Teenage Crewe Alexandra defender Ollie Turton signs another one-year deal with the League One club. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22611455 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22611455 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:31 GMT Port Vale winger Ashley Vincent turns down the offer of a new contract with the League One-bound club. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22610493 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22610493 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:58:26 GMT The boss of the NHS in England defends his role in the Stafford Hospital scandal when he is called in front of MPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21671766#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21671766 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:33:34 GMT