Lorry embedded in side of housepublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
A lorry which smashed into the side of a house is embedded in the brickwork, blocking a road, police say.
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Lorry embedded in side of housepublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Woman admits decapitating pet snakespublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
A woman admits decapitating her pet snakes using scissors and a kitchen knife.
Read MoreDrugs arrest in Staffordpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeA man has been arrested in Stafford, external as part of a police operation targeting suspected criminals who travel to the area to sell drugs.
Staffordshire Police say the 27-year-old, from Birmingham, was stopped on Radford Bank yesterday evening.
He was detained on suspicion of drug driving and later charged for failing to provide a blood sample.
The man's been bailed and is due before magistrates in September.
Football: Foreign signings will not disrupt Port Vale dressing room - Jak Alnwickpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Dan Wheeler
BBC SportGoalkeeper Jak Alnwick says there is no chance of any cliques developing in the Port Vale dressing room as the club seeks to incorporate into the squad the 10 foreign signings made this summer.
Image source, Port Vale FCOf the 13 new arrivals, three have come from Portugal, three from France, two from the Netherlands and one each from Curacao and Sweden.
Alnwick told BBC Radio Stoke there is no division in the camp.
Quote MessageI have been at clubs where it (separation) has been the case but everyone's together and it doesn't matter what nationality, there's a good bond between the team."
Jak Alnwick, Port Vale goalkeeper
Football: Crewe boss set for trialist decisionpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio StokeCrewe Alexandra's manager, Steve Davis, is expected to make a decision over trialist Jamey Osborne after tonight's game at Hednesford Town.
Image source, crewealex.netThe 24-year-old is looking to earn a contract, having been invited in by the club for pre-season training.
The Alex manager says he's a player that could strengthen his midfield department.
Quote MessageI think he could become a good player but it's about what we need now and not what we need in 12 months. On the other hand he might settle in very quickly and might show something very quickly so he's definitely worth looking at."
Steve Davis, Crewe Alexandra manager
New Staffordshire bowling clubpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
A Staffordshire Moorlands bowling club now has a new home after seven years without one. Biddulph Bowling Club has a new pavilion and green next to St Lawrence's Church on the edge of the town. The green is artificial which means members can play all year round - it just needs vacuuming around twice a week. Graham Swift, Roy Allen and Graham Court (featured in video) gave BBC Radio Stoke a tour of their new site.
Multi-million pound bin contract up for grabspublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeA multi-million pound contract to collect bins in Stafford , externalis being opened up for bids.
The borough council say their current deal with Biffa to handle household and garden waste, as well as electrical goods, runs out in 2018.
The authority says it is the biggest contract they have responsibility for.
The successful bidder is expected to be decided next year.
No division in Port Vale camp - Alnwickpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
The influx of foreign players will not lead to any dressing-room cliques at Port Vale, says goalkeeper Jak Alnwick.
Read MoreDozens of firefighters tackle accidental factory firepublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Lamont Howie
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeInvestigators say a major fire in Alsager last night was caused accidentally by welding machinery., external
Image source, GoogleCheshire Fire and Rescue Service say, at its height, more than 50 firefighters from two counties were at the former Twyfords factory site off Lawton Road.
They say they found a fire on a lifting platform had spread to the roof of an industrial building - one crew stayed on site overnight to monitor the situation.
Watches stolen in jewellery robberypublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeA Nantwich jewellers has been robbed by four people in balaclavas , externalwho forced a hole in the window and took watches.
Cheshire Police say it happened just after 11:00 today at Moody C H & Son Ltd on Pillory Street - they add that a short time later a car was found on fire in Brine Road in the town.
Image source, GoogleOfficers say a van was then followed onto the M6 and four men fled the vehicle on the Staffordshire stretch of the motorway.
They've been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Arnautovic signs new Stoke contractpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Stoke City's Austrian forward Marko Arnautovic signs a new four-year contract with the Premier League club.
Read MoreFootball: Arnautovic signs four-year Stoke dealpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeStoke City have announced this afternoon that Marko Arnautovic has signed a new four-year deal with the club.
Image source, Stoke City FCThe attacker had been strongly linked with a move to Everton, but has decided to stay with Stoke.
Car smashes into Stoke-on-Trent shoppublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
An "almighty bang" is how the manager of a shop in Stoke-on-Trent has described the moment a car smashed into the front of the store. The crash happened yesterday afternoon at Fenton Bed Warehouse on City Road in Fenton. Staffordshire Police say they found a Ford Focus, a VW Passat and a VW Transporter had been involved in the collision. West Midlands Ambulance Service say one woman, who was in the car that hit the window, was treated for a shoulder injury and then taken to hospital.
BBC Weather Watchers: Dark skies over Congletonpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
There were some gloomy skies around over Staffordshire and Cheshire this morning.
This photo is from BBC Weather Watcher Dawn Treader, who took the picture in Congleton.
Image source, Dawn TreaderWild birds found in gardens after being 'shot'published at 13:51 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Sarah Robertson
Producer, BBC Radio StokeThree wild birds have been shot and fatally injured in Newcastle-under-Lyme in the past month, according to the RSPCA, external.
The charity says the trio - a magpie, blackbird and pigeon - were found in gardens on Dimsdale View East, with the latest discovery made on 15 July.
Image source, GoogleThe RSPCA says gunshots were heard by a member of the public shortly before the bodies were found and the wounds suggest the birds were shot.
It says it is investigating, adding that it's illegal to take, injure or kill wild birds unless under licence.
Football: Burton Albion midfielder becomes Port Vale's 13th new signingpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Gary Smee
BBC SportLeague One Port Vale have continued their extensive summer rebuilding with the signing of midfielder Nathan Ferguson, the 13th new arrival at the club this summer.
Image source, Port Vale FCThe 20-year-old has agreed a one-year deal, with an option for a further 12 months at Vale Park, after leaving Championship side Burton Albion.
Ferguson joined Burton from non-league Grays Athletic in December 2015.
New Vale boss, Bruno Ribeiro, is also keen to add former Nottingham Forest and Doncaster striker Nathan Tyson to his squad ahead of the new season.
Travel: Vehicle fire stops traffic on M6 in Staffordshirepublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
BBC TravelThere's stationary traffic on the M6 southbound in Staffordshire between junctions 10a and 10 because of a rolling road-block, a vehicle fire and smoke blowing across the road.
Image source, Highways EnglandFootball: EFL Trophy groups drawn for Stoke City, Port Vale and Crewepublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
Graham McGarry
BBC Radio Stoke SportThe draw for the group stages of the EFL Trophy, external has been made this morning.
Sixteen Category One academies were invited to play against League One and League Two clubs as part of a one-season, 64-team competition trial.
Image source, Getty ImagesStoke City are one of the Under-21 teams participating and have been paired with Bradford, Morecambe and Bury.
Elsewhere, Port Vale's group consists of Derby, Doncaster and Mansfield, while Crewe Alexandra will face Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chesterfield and Accrington Stanley.
The top two from each group of four teams will qualify for the first knockout round of 32 teams.
Travel: Trains 'back to normal' between Rugeley and Birmingham New Streetpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
BBC TravelTrain services are back to normal between Rugeley and Birmingham New Street after an earlier incident near Tame Bridge Parkway.
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End of twitter postSlowdown in children in care numbers in Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 27 July 2016
James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC NewsThe number of children in care in Stoke-on-Trent has stayed almost the same in the last quarter, according to council figures, after months of increases and budget overspends.
At the end of June, 656 children were in the care of the city council, external, up by just one compared with the end of March.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt follows an increase of 22 children in the three months before that and a total budget overspend in children's social care in the last financial year of £7.7m.
Stoke-on-Trent's councillor in charge of children's services, Jan Bridges, has told me that overspend is going down.
