BBC Local Live: Stoke & Staffordshire on Wednesday 13 April 2016

Summary

Updates on Wednesday 13 April 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Thursday

Live Reporting

Allen Cook

Football: Macclesfield Town striker turns goalkeeper in drawpublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
Owen Phillips
BBC Sport Online
Macclesfield striker Jack Sampson went in goal for 86 minutes and kept a clean sheet to halt Dover's winning streak.
The hosts had keeper Richie Branagan sent off for a foul on Ricky Modeste and, with no keeper on the bench, were forced to give Sampson the gloves.
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He made several saves but was less busy after Dover's Richard Orlu was red-carded after a clash with Reece Styche.
The Silkmen dominated the second half but could not find a way through and had to settle for a draw.
Travel: Traffic lights fail on Baswich Lane in Staffordpublished at 09:41 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
BBC Travel
There's been a traffic light failure on Baswich Lane, Weeping Cross at the Portlock Avenue junction.
Nantwich town councillors plan to create new town flagpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
Nantwich News
Nantwich town councillors are planning to design and launch the town’s own flag, external.
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Police seize over 200 'dangerous dogs' in area over three yearspublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
Chris King
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
More than 200 dogs suspected of being banned breeds have been seized by police in Staffordshire or Cheshire in the last three years
The figures were released to the BBC following a series of Freedom of Information requests.
Since 2013, 136 suspected banned dogs have ended up in custody in Cheshire and 98 in Staffordshire.
Breeds banned under the 1991 act include pitbull terriers, Japanese tosas and Argentine mastiffs.
Watch: Staffordshire's Adam Peaty secures Olympic spotpublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
BBC Sport
The Staffordshire world champion Adam Peaty secured his place at the Rio Olympics with gold at the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow.
Uttoxeter's Peaty won the 100m breaststroke in a world-leading 58.41 seconds, with Ross Murdoch second and James Wilby third.
He set a world record in the event at last year's British championships in London but has plotted a different strategy this season.
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My coach and I were looking at doing it differently and peak for later in the year, so hopefully there are quicker times to come at the Olympics.
Adam Peaty
Travel: Break down closes two M6 lanes near Essingtonpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
BBC Travel
Two lanes are shut on the M6 southbound between junctions 10a and 10 in Staffordshire because of a broken-down vehicle.
Travel time is at least 60 minutes and congestion is back to junction 11a.
News: Police seize 'dangerous dogs'; hundreds of new homes planned; Adam Peaty takes goldpublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
The main headlines for Staffordshire and Cheshire this morning include:
- More than 200 dogs suspected of being banned breeds have been seized by police in Staffordshire or Cheshire in the last three years
- Over 1,000 new homes could be built on green belt land in the Staffordshire Moorlands over the next 15 years, as part of the district council's, external local plan for the area
- Uttoxeter swimmer Adam Peaty secured his place at the Rio Olympics with gold at the British Swimming Championships in Glasgow
Watch: Stoke and Staffordshire's weather todaypublished at 08:26 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
You can also get your weather forecast at any time for your part of Staffordshire or Cheshire from the BBC website.
Travel: Crash on A50 in Knutsfordpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
BBC Travel
There's queuing traffic on the A50 Manchester Road eastbound in Knutsford because of an accident.
It's happened between the Sugar Pit Lane junction and the B5083 Garden Road junction.
Welcome to Stoke and Staffordshire's Live coverage for Wednesdaypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 13 April 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Bright and sunny to start today if a little cold - this was the way Hanley looked in Stoke-on-Trent just before 07:30.
We'll have a full weather forecast for the day shortly and then the latest news, sport, travel and other updates for Staffordshire and Cheshire.
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