The Sentinel

A defibrillator has been installed at a clubhouse used by hundreds of young footballers, external.

Image source, Leanne Bagnall

BBC Travel

If you're heading out of the area, there's disruption to train services, external. 

Replacement bus services are running between Coventry and Birmingham New Street due to overhead line problems at Birmingham International. Trains are cancelled or diverted between New Street and Leamington Spa. 

Some services are being diverted via Stafford, meaning delays are likely for passengers at Stafford's station. 

Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Crewe Alexandra manager, Steve Davis, says his players will be left embarrassed if they don't perform at Port Vale this weekend. 

The Alex have won just one of their last 20 games and could be relegated on Saturday.

Davis told BBC Radio Stoke his players can't hide at Vale Park.  

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

Dog owners of Staffordshire and Cheshire could be landed with a £500 fine if they don't follow new rules coming in this week. 

From tomorrow it'll be compulsory in England, Scotland and Wales for all dogs to be micro-chipped, with the owner's details stored on a national database. 

With an estimated 9m pet pooches in the UK, getting them all covered has been a major project. 

I went along to Island Vets in Stafford, external, which was offering a microchipping service.

BBC Travel

There's very slow traffic on the M6 southbound following an earlier blockage. It's between junction 13 for Stafford south and junction 12 for Gailey. 

Laura Mcmullan
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today

This is the love story to end all love stories. 

Roy Vickerman and Nora Jackson called off their wedding in 1946 but were reunited when Roy called Graham Torrington's BBC Radio Stoke show. 

Now, 70 years on, they're going to get married.  

BBC Weather Watchers

BBC Weather Watcher 'ticketyboo' sent in this gorgeous picture from the Swanley Bridge marina.

Image source, ticketyboo

If you've got a photo of Staffordshire or Cheshire to share, the best ways to do so are via email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke, external or use Instagram and add #bbcstoke, external.  

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

The main headlines this morning include:  

- There's a warning pet owners in Staffordshire and Cheshire could be fined if they fail to follow a new law making it compulsory for all dogs to be on a national micro-chipping register

- The chairman of Cheshire's Fire Authority is reassuring people that sharing the county's Chief Fire Officer with Cumbria won't cause any problems

- After 70 years apart, a Staffordshire couple have finally been reunited, following an appeal on Late Night Graham Torrington on BBC Radio Stoke

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City chairman, Peter Coates, has backed Jack Butland to be England's number one for many years to come. 

The Stoke keeper will miss the rest of the season, and Euro 2016, with a fractured ankle.

Coates told Sport at Six last night Butland has a great future in the game.  

Patrick Burns
Political editor, Midlands

It's a capital idea, but I've been looking at whether we Midlanders really want our own elected mayor.

Image source, Thinkstock

Pet owners in Staffordshire and Cheshire could be fined if they don't get their dogs micro-chipped. 

From tomorrow, a new law means it's compulsory for electronic identification to be inserted into a dog's skin, allowing their owner to be found if the pet is lost, injured, abused or involved in harming others.

Legal action could be taken by campaigners opposed to Cheshire East Council's plan to downgrade children's centres. 

Four facilities, including those in Nantwich and Sandbach, will be affected. 

The council says it's too late to reconsider and insists a new mobile service will provide a better alternative.

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Staffordshire and Cheshire:

- Pet owners in Staffordshire and Cheshire could be fined if they don't get their dogs micro-chipped

- Legal action could be taken against Cheshire East Council's plan to downgrade children's centres

- A couple from north Staffordshire have been reunited after 70 years apart

BBC Weather

Staying mostly dry today with the odd shower, sunny spells for the afternoon. Sara Blizzard has the forecast.

BBC Travel

The A511 Horninglow Street is closed in both directions due to a building fire in Burton-upon-Trent between Guild Street and Derby Road. 

Welcome to the Local Live service for Staffordshire and Cheshire on Tuesday morning. 

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens. 

If you'd like to get in touch you can email, tweet us on @RadioStoke, external or message via Facebook, external.