BBC Local Live: Stoke & Staffordshire on Thursday 19 May 2016

Summary

Updates on Thursday 19 May 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Friday

Live Reporting

Latest: Bus station 'suspect bag' investigated; Port Vale manager set to move; Tamworth lucky canal escapepublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
This morning's latest headlines include:
- The bus station in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, was evacuated this morning after police say they had reports of a 'suspect bag' - it has now reopened
- Port Vale's manager Rob Page is expected to leave the club later today to join League One rivals Northampton Town, BBC Radio Stoke understands
- A driver who crashed through a bridge over a canal in Tamworth, leaving her car hanging "precariously at a 40 degree angle", has escaped injury
Motorist caught drink-driving by 12-year-old boy who called policepublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
The Sentinel
Motorist Samuel Byatt was caught drink-driving - thanks to a quick-thinking 12-year-old boy., external
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Bus station reopens after 'suspect bag' reportpublished at 09:31 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
Rebecca Bradshaw
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
More on the situation at Hanley's bus station in Stoke-on-Trent this morning - in the last few minutes the site has reopened.
Staffordshire Police, external says its officers evacuated it earlier this morning due to a "police incident".
The force has told BBC Radio Stoke a "suspect bag" was discovered but they think it was a false alarm. All bus services using the station had been suspended or diverted.
Stoke-on-Trent bus station shut by police incidentpublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
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The bus station in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent's been closed this morning by a police incident, operator First Bus is reporting.
Staffordshire Police has confirmed officers evacuated the bus station as they deal with the issue.
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Water pressure warning for Shavington residentspublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
Lamont Howie
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
People living in the Rope Lane area of Shavington are being warned they could have poor water pressure for up to two hours this morning.
It's after United Utilities say they fixed a leaking pipe.
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Football: Northampton Town to appoint Port Vale manager as bosspublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Port Vale's manager Rob Page is expected to leave the club later today to join League One rivals Northampton Town, BBC Radio Stoke understands.
Former Wales international Page, 41, has been in charge of Vale since October 2014 and led them to a 12th-placed finish in League One this term.
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Page has a year left on his contract at Vale Park so compensation is due.
The ex-Watford and Sheffield United defender has been in the Potteries for five years, having first been brought in to join the Vale coaching staff in 2011 by predecessor Micky Adams.
News: Port Vale manager set to leave; crash driver left hanging over canal; council deny taxi u-turnpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
The main headlines this morning include:
- Port Vale's manager Rob Page is expected to leave the club later today to join League One rivals Northampton Town, reports BBC Radio Stoke
- A driver who crashed through a bridge over a canal in Tamworth, leaving her car hanging "precariously at a 40 degree angle", has escaped injury
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council has denied that it's made a u-turn, by dropping plans to only allow people with clean licences to drive taxis
Watch: Stoke and Staffordshire's weather todaypublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
You can also find a latest forecast at any time on the BBC website.
Travel: M6 southbound slow in Staffordshirepublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
BBC Travel
There's slow traffic on the M6 southbound this morning in Staffordshire, between junctions 10a and 7.
Travel time is around 30 minutes.
Good morning - join us for today's live coverage for Staffordshire and Cheshirepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 19 May 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Grey is how the start of Thursday is looking in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent this morning.
Lucy Martin will fill us in shortly with the weather forecast for today and then we'll keep you up to date with the latest news, sport, travel and other updates through the day.
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