Burton Mail

A drug dealer from Burton caught 'red handed' bagging up his cannabis has been jailed for eight months, external.

Lee Thomas
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke

A 61-year-old deaf woman in a motorised wheelchair has been robbed in Middlewich , externalsay police. 

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She was making her way home from Tesco, Warmingham Lane when three teenage boys grabbed her and stole her purse.

Officers say "a good Samaritan" came to her aid by chasing after them and managing to get hold of and return some of the money.

Jennie Aitken
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

This afternoon's main story for Staffordshire and Cheshire

- An independent review into the death of a toddler at Stafford Hospital has called for a new inquest to be opened

- The cause of death of a man, whose body was found at a bus stop in a Cheshire village, isn't being revealed at the moment, police say

  - A 61-year-old deaf woman in a motorised wheelchair has been robbed in Middlewich , externalsay police  

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning group says it will now take steps to have the first inquest verdict into Jonnie Meek's death quashed and a second inquest held. 

Andrew Donald, Chief Officer for the Staffordshire CCGs, said the complaints procedure had "failed" and that he was "convinced" that if the family had been listened to when the trust received the original complaint "then we would not have had to commission this review".

The death happened when Stafford Hospital was run the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which has since been dissolved.  

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

The independent case review's report has been put together by Dr Martin Farrier, a consultant paediatrician at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation.

He concluded:

  - Jonnie’s reaction to the new milk feed was a “very unlikely” event which could not have been predicted by the medical staff caring for him.

  - It cannot be conclusively stated that his reaction to the milk feed was the cause of Jonnie’s death, but Dr Farrier regards it as the “most plausible” of a range of unlikely events.

  - The response of the medical staff to Jonnie’s deterioration was “exceptionally rapid” and a “very experienced team” attempted resuscitation.

  - Given the conclusion reached by the original inquest that Jonnie died of “pneumonia natural causes”, a new inquest should be held.

  - Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust offered a “poor” response to the family’s concerns and did not respond adequately to them.

Liz Copper
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today

An independent case review into the death of a three-year-old boy at the former Stafford Hospital has criticised the NHS trust.

Jonnie Meek died in August 2014.

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An independent report published today concludes the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust offered a "poor" response to his family’s concerns and did not respond adequately to them.

The report, which was commissioned by Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group, external, says: "There is little evidence of the open culture that is aspired to by the NHS."

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

The parents of three-year-old Jonnie Meek from Cannock have always disputed a coroner's conclusion that he died of "natural causes".

In August 2014, the toddler visited the former Stafford Hospital for a routine procedure - a genetic condition known as "De Grouchy Syndrome" meant he had to be fed through a tube to his stomach. 

While nurses changed the type of milk formula in his system, his health deteriorated and, despite efforts to resuscitate him, he died. 

His parents claim the milk caused an allergic reaction, contrary to the inquest conclusion that he died of pnuemonia.

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A review into the death of a toddler at Stafford hospital last year has called for a new inquest into how he died.

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Three-year-old Jonnie Meek had a rare genetic condition which meant he had to be fed through a tube into his stomach. 

He died in August 2014 after nurses attempted to change his feed. 

An independent doctor has now called for the conclusion that he died of "natural causes" to be quashed. 

Nigel Cash
BBC Radio Derby Sport

Burton Albion's goal difference may not be the biggest in the division but new manager Nigel Clough says he's been impressed by the quality of this season's goals.  

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The League One leaders travel to fourth-placed Gillingham tomorrow with a goal difference of just plus eight.

Rain and snow could be on their way to Staffordshire. 

BBC Midlands Today

Coming up in Midlands Today from 13:30 we'll have news that more jobs have been saved at the collapsed steel components firm Caparo.

Administrators have sold most of the remaining businesses and assets linked to the company which is based in the Black Country.

You'll get the latest on BBC One this lunchtime.

Lichfield Mercury

A new Lichfield railway bridge is finally due to open on Friday, external – almost a year after the original structure it replaced was demolished.

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Lamont Howie
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

We told you earlier about what's believed to be the UK's largest cheese which is on display at a Sandbach deli - and asked on BBC Radio Stoke's Facebook page , external"what would you do with a 100kg cheese?"

Jason Green was first up, external: "Eat it with a lorry load of crackers!"

Dave Harley , externalsuggested copying other area's traditions: "Find a big hill and a few Crackers people (see what I did there) and go cheese rolling".

While knowing a certain BBC radio presenter's fondness for cheese, Mo Washington wrote, external: "Don't do anything till you've told Denholm Siegertsz".

Jennie Aitken
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

These are among the top stories this afternoon

- A 61-year-old deaf woman in a motorised wheelchair has been robbed in Middlewich , externalsay police

- A Staffordshire GP says it's vital elderly patients in the county know about the help and care they're entitled to

- A pub pool team in Stoke-on-Trent is playing for 48 hours straight, to raise money for a boy who wants a new bionic hand for Christmas, external

Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

One of our BBC Weather Watchers, Dave, has uploaded this picture this morning of Chorlton in South Cheshire.

You can be a BBC Weather Watcher too, justfind out more on the website.

John Acres
BBC Radio Stoke

A pub pool team in Stoke-on-Trent is playing for 48 hours straight, to raise money for a boy who wants a hand for Christmas, external.

Ten-year-old Alan Gifford had both hands amputated, because of infection, when he was three. 

He says he wants a new bionic hand for Christmas and the team at the Sir Robert Peel in Dresden is helping out.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Express and Star

A care home in Cannock needs improving in four out of five key areas, external, a report by health watchdogs reveals.  

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BBC Travel

There's a vehicle fire on the M6 southbound near Stoke-on-Trent - get the latest from BBC Travel.

Ged Scott
BBC Sport

A third rider for the next speedway season has been confirmed, external by the Stoke Potters. 

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The club says Shaun Tedham is back for a second consecutive season - having put one and a half points on his starting average in the last campaign.