BBC Local Live: Stoke & Staffordshire on Monday 4 July 2016

Summary

Review into returning maternity services to Stafford's hospital begins
Bosley mill explosion: Events to be held to mark anniversary
Man in hospital after lorry and car crash
Updates on Monday 4 July 2016

Live Reporting

Allen Cook

Dad pays tribute to son Jak Griffiths who died in tractor crashpublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
The Sentinel
The father of a 14-year-old killed in a fatal collision has paid a poignant tribute to his son, external - describing the youngster as a "cheeky chappy" who was always smiling.
Image source, The Sentinel
In photos: No injuries after car down ditchpublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
Passengers and the driver of a car in the Cannock area have escaped without harm after it went down a ditch at the weekend, police have tweeted.
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Wife of Stoke City striker 'shaken' by burglarypublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
The wife of Stoke City striker Peter Crouch, Abbey Clancy, has been left shaken after coming face-to-face with burglars at their holiday home in the south of France.
Image source, Getty Images
The Press Association says a source confirmed she was in the house with friends when she discovered intruders rifling through their belongings.
Her husband Peter Crouch was away at the time, working as a TV pundit at the Euro 2016 football match between England and Iceland.
Watch: Stoke and Staffordshire's weather todaypublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather
Here's how the day is looking - if you want a latest forecast at another time, head to the BBC Weather website.
News: Dementia ward plea; recycling revamp for Newcastle-under-Lyme; Stoke City player's wife 'shaken' by burglarypublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
This morning's headlines to start us off include:
- Families who rely on a specialist dementia ward in Stoke-on-Trent are urging the officials who pay for the service not to shut it
- A new recycling scheme is being rolled out in Newcastle-under-Lyme today, external which the council says will make it easier for residents
- The wife of Stoke City striker Peter Crouch, Abbey Clancy, has been left shaken after coming face-to-face with burglars at their French holiday home
Travel: Congestion after M6 breakdown in Staffordshirepublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
BBC Travel
There's slow traffic on the M6 northbound in Staffordshire between junctions 12 and 13 because of an earlier broken down vehicle.
Travel: Lorry and car accident on B5017 near Burtonpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
BBC Travel
The B5017 Forest Road near Burton is closed between the junctions of Henhurst Hill and Shobnall Road, because of a crash involving a car and a lorry.
Good morning - join us for today's live coverage for Staffordshire and Cheshirepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 4 July 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Hello everyone, it's looking like a cracking start to the day - this was the blue sky over Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent just before 07:30.
We'll find out if it'll last with the day's weather forecast from Alex Hamilton shortly and there'll be more updates on news, sport, travel and more throughout the day.
I'll also feature as many of your pictures as I can - send them in as soon as you can on email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke, external or use Instagram, external.