Travel: Crash on A500 in Stokepublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
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There's been an accident on the A500 D Road in Stoke-on-Trent at Porthill Bank.
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Updates on Friday 19 February 2016
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Travel: Crash on A500 in Stokepublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
News: Ambulance service considers redundancies; United Utilities workers go on strike; council waiting for fatal crash letterpublished at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThe main headlines this morning
- West Midlands Ambulance, external staff could be facing compulsory redundancies, as the trust looks to find millions of pounds in savings
- Strike action's been taken this morning by United Utilities , externalworkers in Cheshire in a union dispute over pensions
- Staffordshire County Council says it's waiting for a coroner's letter before deciding if they'll change a road layout in Leek after a fatal crash
Darts: Taylor beats world championpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Graham McGarry
BBC Radio Stoke SportAt the Premier League in Dublin last night, Stoke-on-Trent's Phil Taylor beat the reigning PDC world champion Gary Anderson, external 7-4.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt wasn't as good a night though for fellow Stoke-on-Trent player Adrian Lewis though as he lost 7-4 to Michael van Gerwen.
Watch: Halfway stage for rail improvement work in Cheshirepublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Work to improve the railway line in the Holmes Chapel area in Cheshire's reached the halfway stage, say Network Rail.
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End of twitter postYour pictures: The white peaks of Longnor and unusual sculpture in Stokepublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveThis picture from the Longnor area's been sent in by Gary Bills - like Gary you can send your photos of the area in on email or Instagram, external.
Image source, Gary BillsWhile this picture from an unusual angle is the Privilege sculpture in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, external and came from Roger Machin.
Image source, Roger MachinValentine Clays set to double its workforce in major expansion planpublished at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
A clay manufacturer has announced multimillion-pound expansion plans to more than double its workforce, external - to cash-in on the continuing resurgence in Stoke-on-Trent's pottery industry.
Image source, The SentinelAmbulance staff could face redundancies in a bid to save £8mpublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveWest Midlands Ambulance staff could be facing compulsory redundancies, as the trust looks to find millions of pounds in savings.
The ambulance trust says it's under "extreme financial pressures" and that compulsory job losses cannot be ruled out, although it confirmed no front-line staff would be affected.
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, external employs about 4,000 people and says it has to find £8.8m in savings by the end of the year and £11m by 2017.
News: Ambulance staff face possible redundancies; water workers strike; GCSE results leave Stoke pupils strugglingpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThe main headlines this morning include:
- West Midlands Ambulance, external staff could be facing compulsory redundancies, as the trust looks to find millions of pounds in savings
- Water workers in Cheshire have gone on strike in a long-standing row over pensions
- GCSE results at Stoke-on-Trent's secondary schools have fallen to the 11th lowest in the country, according to the city council, external
Watch: Stoke and Staffordshire's weather for todaypublished at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterThe weather for Staffordshire and Cheshire can also be found on the BBC website.
Travel: A34 closed in Stafford by water workpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
BBC TravelIn Stafford, the A34 Lichfield Road eastbound is closed due to water main work at Riverway.
Welcome to Stoke and Staffordshire's live coverage for Fridaypublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveIt's a bright start to the day in Hanley - this was near the bus station before 07:30 - but I hear we could be in for some rain later on.
Charlie Slater's going to bring you his video weather forecast shortly and we'll also throughout today have Staffordshire and Cheshire's news, sport, travel and more.
I love also getting your pictures of the area - send them in on email,Twitter , externaland Instagram, external.
