Port Vale's FA Cup first round tie against eighth-tier minnows Maldon & Tiptree is why fans love the competition says Vale boss Darren Moore.

A sudden downpour on Friday has left parts of Stoke-on-Trent and north Staffordshire submerged.

The woman in her 50s was attacked by a group of men with an electrical handheld stun device.

Both towns picked up top awards at the recent Heart of England in Bloom competition.

A display of nearly 35,000 handwritten tributes was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Neil Park left the homeowner £23,300 out of pocket with unfinished work in their home.

In a letter to the government, signatories claim figures used were "materially misstated".

Zoe's Place hospice for babies and young children says the event helps raise vital funds for its work.

Stoke City boss Mark Robins says none of his players have yet hit "their top level."

A hidden den is exposed, leading to an art gallery and park contacting an otter charity.

Commissioner Ben Adams says the changes are necessary so staff are in "the right places at the right times".

The team have been shortlisted for three awards by the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics.

Two women and a man die at the scene, according to West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Charlie and Daisy May Cooper stay at the 17th Century The Four Crosses in Cannock for new series.

In 1974, 21 people were killed after IRA bombs were detonated in two city-centre pubs.

Mohamed Samak is jailed for life after fatally stabbing his wife at their Worcestershire home.

The 12ft-high model, inspired by the classic Hitchcock movie, took four months to build.

The council rejected the children's home as it said there was a bigger demand for family homes.

Cash for defibrillators is raised after Mark Townsend had a cardiac arrest at Hillsborough.

The site in Atherstone would include a main four-lane swimming pool and learner facility.