Updates on Friday 29 April 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
- Four men have been jailed today for their part in killing a man, external in Burton in a "calculated" attack
- The price Market-Drayton based Muller pays farmers for their milk is to fall again in June, external
- A 17-year-old cyclist has been taken to hospital after being hit by a van in Stafford
Tim Page
BBC Local Live
The price Muller pays farmers for their milk is to fall again in June, external.
The Market Drayton-based company says its average milk price is dropping to just over 19p a litre.
It says "markets continue to be severely depressed due to the balance of supply and demand".
It's the fourth monthly price cut in a row.
BBC Travel
The A5006 Broad Street in Hanley is blocked at the College Road junction because of an overturned trailer.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
The family of Tomasz Bachta say "no punishment" will ease their sorrow on the day the four men who killed him were jailed.
Staffordshire Police said Mr Bachta was attacked after working a night shift on 15 July.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceIn a statement, his family said that day changed their whole lives, calling Tomasz a "beloved son, brother and uncle".
Stafford is set for more roadwork misery as Severn Trent's work in the town continues, external.
Image source, Express and Star
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Our BBC Weather Watchers keep sending in their stunning pictures of Staffordshire and Cheshire through the website - you can still join up.
Firstly this one's been taken in Congleton by user Dawn Treader.
Image source, Dawn TreaderWhile the fields around Madeley have been snapped under blue skies by Young Ted here.
Image source, Young Ted
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Four men have been jailed today for their part in killing a man, external in a "calculated" attack.
Tomasz Bachta, 29, (pictured) died outside his home in All Saints Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, on 15 July.
A post-mortem examination confirmed he died from a stab wound to the neck.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceToday at Stafford Crown Court, Piotr Miezal, 33, was jailed for nine years after being convicted of manslaughter earlier this month.
Bartosz Ojeda-Rodriguez, 35, Stanislaw Czyz, 29, and Andrzej Pawel Czyz, 31, were all jailed for life, to serve a minimum of 20 years, after being found guilty of murder.
BBC News England
Last year's wet summer, followed by one of the warmest winters on record, has helped to create a generation of sleepless slugs, wildlife experts have warned.
The weather has not been cold enough in recent months to send the creatures into hibernation.
Image source, ThinkstockConservation charity BugLife said Britons could start to a see a slug population "explosion".
This could cause "devastation for our gardens", it warned.
BBC Midlands Today
This lunchtime on BBC Midlands Today we'll be talking about an EU referendum survey of ceramics companies in the Midlands.
Image source, Stacey ClarkeWe'll also cover a major house fire in the region and remember one of the region's greatest cricketers.
Join us from 13:30 on BBC One for those stories and more.
Gary Smee
BBC Sport
Crewe Alexandra have given manager Steve Davis full backing to carry on as manager next season in the wake of relegation from League One.
Image source, Getty ImagesSpeaking at a fans forum at Gresty Road, chairman John Bowler promised Davis a budget for next season on a par with the one he has had this season.
Quote MessageWe're not cutting back. We're putting in money that's sensible. We're finalising the budget but there is scope to bring in three quarters of the experienced players we need."
John Bowler, Crewe Alexandra chairman
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
The headlines this lunchtime include:
- More disruption's expected this weekend on rail routes in Staffordshire as Network Rail looks to finish at £250m project in the Stafford area, external
- A 17-year-old cyclist has been taken to hospital after being hit by a van in Stafford
- A warning's been issued in Staffordshire by an NHS Trust, external about exploding hearing aid batteries
Sarah Robertson
Producer, BBC Radio Stoke
A 17-year-old cyclist has been taken to hospital after being hit by a van in Stafford.
Image source, GoogleWest Midlands Ambulance Service, external say it happened outside the Sainsbury's on Chell Road at about 08:00 this morning.
They say the man was treated for leg injuries before being taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Max Mallen
Presenter, BBC Radio Stoke
Staffordshire marks it's 1000th birthday on Sunday, external.
The first recorded mention of Staffordshire was in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1016, the county council says.
Celebrations and events are planned across the county to mark the anniversary.
Richard Swancott is from Enjoy Staffordshire who are helping organise it and told BBC Radio Stoke a lot of hard work has gone into the planning.
A Nantwich man who turned his home into a "sophisticated" cannabis enterprise in exchange for his rent being paid has been sent to prison, external after police uncovered plants worth a potential £43,000.
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A warning's been issued in Staffordshire by an NHS Trust, external about exploding hearing aid batteries.
Image source, ThinkstockThe University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust says it is one of many in the country that received a batch of batteries for the devices, made by ZeniPower.
The trust says it'd been told "there was a low risk that some batteries used in hearing aids could explode".
It says the warning only affects products with a use-by date of August or September 2018 and if people have one, they should return it.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
The BBC website also has your latest weather forecast at any time.
Ged Scott
BBC Sport
Port Vale midfielder Michael O'Connor will wait to see if he gets any offers closer to home before deciding whether he has a future at the League One club.
Image source, EmpicsThe 28-year-old Northern Ireland international is one of several players still to find out if they are to be offered a new deal by up-for-sale Vale.
He admitted a move close to his Lincolnshire home could be tempting.
Quote MessageIf a club came in closer to home, depending on what league they're in and who it is, I'd consider it."
Michael O'Connor, Port Vale midfielder
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
You all do a great job of taking and sending in great pictures of Staffordshire and Cheshire every day.
This top one from Steve Rylands features a lovely sunset pictures in Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, Steve RylandsThis photo of Lichfield Cathedral comes from Heather Parry.
If you've got a photo to share, you can do that on email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke, external or put them on Instagram, adding #bbcstoke, external to the description.
Image source, Heather Parry
Stuart George
Presenter, BBC Radio Stoke
A sketch by LS Lowry on a six-inch (15cm) napkin has sold for £7,000 , externalat an auction in Nantwich, Cheshire.
Image source, Peter WilsonThe drawing is of a Welsh handball court in 1961.
It was sold by Peter Wilson Auctioneers who said the sketch had been given as a gift to the seller's father by another artist, Peter Warburton, who was a "close friend" of Lowry's.
A coach of Crewe & Nantwich RUFC ladies has spoken of his pride after the team won, external the league in its very first season.
Image source, Nantwich News
