Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. Golfers at border club 'can leave or enter Wales'published at 21:01 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    The course includes 15 holes in Wales, two in England and one that crosses the border itself.

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  2. 'Guests cut from 180 to 6 - but we're getting married'published at 19:43 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    With weddings back on in England, couples prepare to celebrate with their closest loved ones.

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  3. Fly-tippers made to pick up own motorway rubbishpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    The group was spotted on the M6 by "eagle-eyed" officers and escorted back to the scene to tidy up.

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  4. 'Absolutely amazing, I've got a wife'published at 16:45 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    A couple, who met online during the pandemic, are married after Covid restrictions relaxed on Monday.

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  5. Bird flu outbreak at Cheshire poultry farmpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    While the public health risk is "very low", officials establish a temporary restriction zone.

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  6. More than £1m raised for baby's cancer treatmentpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    The million-pound target was met within 24 hours, with extra money pledged to other families.

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  7. More at-home Covid tests availablepublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    BBC Radio Stoke

    More people in Staffordshire can now collect Covid-19 tests to do at home.

    Lateral flow test - genericImage source, PA Media

    The tests are for people who live with children or staff at schools, nurseries or colleges.

    If you're eligible and don't have Covid-19 symptoms, you can book a test at one of the centres and collect two packs to do at home.

    The rapid lateral flow tests take about half an hour to show a result.

    The county council says with restrictions easing on Monday it needs to do as much as possible to stop the virus spreading.

  8. Around the web: Police dashcam plea in hunt for dog-napperspublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Stoke-on-Trent Live

    Here are some of the stories on the Stoke-on-Trent Live website:

  9. Keeper does post-match presser in his pantspublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Hereford keeper Brandon Hall celebrates reaching Wembley in the FA Trophy on his birthday by talking to the media - in his underwear.

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  10. Five receive organs after art student's deathpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    A man on a waiting list for eight years receives a kidney following the death of Shane Dineen.

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  11. Poultry flocks checked after bird flu casepublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    BBC Radio Stoke

    Flocks of poultry are going to be checked near a farm in Staffordshire after a case of avian influenza was found.

    ChicksImage source, Getty Images

    The disease was confirmed in broiler chickens at a commercial premises near Uttoxeter.

    A temporary control zone has been put in place around the site and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said all poultry at the site would "be humanely culled".

    Stephanie Young, from Staffordshire County Council, said there is no risk to the general public at the moment.

    "If we can make sure we get the biosecurity right and that people do everything that they can do to stop the spread of disease then hopefully this is an isolated incident," she said.

  12. Long Covid sufferer's body 'won't let her live'published at 11:49 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Michelle Palser says she contracted the virus four months ago and has since got "progressively worse".

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  13. Action urged at 'solitary confinement' youth jailpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    One MP says promises made by the private jail are "worth less than the paper they are written on".

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  14. CCTV released in hunt for dog thievespublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    CCTV pictures have been released by police after two dogs were untied and stolen from outside a shop.

    A still from the CCTV footageImage source, Cheshire Police

    The two black Labradors were secured by their owner outside the Marks & Spencer store in Beam Street, Nantwich, on Saturday evening, Cheshire Police said., external

    Officers said they wanted to speak to the two men in the CCTV footage about the theft.

    Det Sgt Vicki Shelton said: "The dogs’ owner is understandably deeply upset. Pets are part of the family and having them stolen is a harrowing and distressing experience."

  15. Pick-up driver carrying 'dangerous' pile of items stoppedpublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Police have put out images of a vehicle driven by a provisional licence holder, adding the words "just when you thought you had seen it all".

    Central Motorway Police Group spoke to the driver of the pick-up in Staffordshire to warn about the "dangerous" load being carried, which was piled far higher than the vehicle.

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  16. Monday's weather forecastpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Today will be dry and very warm, with cloud fading this morning to reveal increasingly sunny skies. Under the sunshine this afternoon, temperatures will rise into the high teens. Winds easing too. Highs of 13C to 16C (55F to 61F).

    This evening and tonight will be dry and clear with light winds. After a very warm day, temperatures will drop away through the course of the night. Lows of 4C to 7C (39F to 45F).

  17. Can people from England go on holiday to Wales?published at 07:22 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    As England's stay-at-home travel rules are eased, what does that mean for people in Wales?

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  18. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  19. Bird flu case detected at poultry farmpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    Keepers of poultry and captive birds are being advised to keep their animals housed, the county council says.

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