James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC News

A manager at a drug and alcohol misuse rehabilitation centre in Staffordshire says cuts to the service will be "very, very damaging".

Two centres in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Burton are run by BAC O'Connor , externalwhich is facing a funding drop of around £900,000 next year.  

The county council says it is because the NHS has decided to put £15m from the county's social care budget towards hospital care instead.

Health bosses say they're working with the authority to ensure there is adequate protection.

BBC Travel

Train lines between Stafford and Crewe have been blocked after a vehicle hit a bridge, London Midland says.

Get the latest from BBC Travel.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

This lunchtime's top stories:

- A manager at a drug and alcohol misuse rehabilitation centre in Staffordshire says cuts to the service will be "very, very damaging"

- A man who's had his mobility scooter stolen in Stoke-on-Trent says "it's like somebody's taken my legs from me"  

- Builders renovating a former nightclub in Newcastle-under-Lyme say they've found something unusual - two snooker tables buried under the basement floor  

Burton Mail

Police and fire officers today launched a joint investigation following a warehouse blaze in Swadlincote, external overnight.  

Image source, Burton Mail

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City's chief executive Tony Scholes says he believes keeping players like Marko Arnautovic will encourage more big name players to join the club. 

Image source, Stoke City FC

Arnautovic committed his future to Stoke yesterday by signing a new four-year contract at the Bet365 Stadium.

BBC Travel

A lane is shut on the M6 northbound between junctions 18 and 19 in Cheshire because of a broken-down vehicle.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Here's how the afternoon's looking and if you want a forecast at any other time, head to the BBC Weather website.

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A Staffordshire woman is travelling to Liverpool today to compete in the British Transplant games. , external

Sue Bennett, 42, from Ranton had a liver transplant in June 2015. 

Image source, BBC/Sue Bennett

The mother-of-three says she is hoping to bring home a medal for the 3km run and, if she does, she says she'll give it to the family of her donor. 

Lichfield Mercury

Lichfield Library will move to St Mary's in the Market Square for at least the next 30 years, after the controversial plan was approved this week, external.

BBC Radio Stoke Sport

Stoke City were in pre-season action in America where they ran out 2-1 winners over Orlando City.

Temperatures reached more than 30 degrees in Florida as Mark Hughes' side sealed victory thanks to goals from Mame Diouf and Bojan.

Builders renovating a former nightclub have been left snookered by an unusual discovery.

They were renovating what used to be - among several iterations - the Zanzibar in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, when they struck what they thought was concrete.

But instead, beneath the old dancefloor, there were two full-size snooker tables - a hangover from the 1950s.

James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC News

There are fears drug and alcohol addiction services in Staffordshire could be hit by a £15m cut to the county's social care budget.  

The hole's appeared because the county council says NHS bosses have decided to spend the money they'd normally give on hospital care instead.

Image source, Google

BAC O'Connor, external runs rehabilitation centres in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Burton and is facing cuts of around £900,000 next year. 

It says it's unlikely its current approach to drug and alcohol services can continue. 

Staffordshire's Clinical Commissioning Groups say they are continuing to work with the county council to ensure there is adequate protection for social care.

Express and Star

A Cannock primary school which has been struggling for eight years is finally on its way to becoming a ‘good’ establishment.  , external

Image source, Express and Star

Chris King
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

These are our mid-morning headlines for Staffordshire and Cheshire:

- Managers and users of a Staffordshire drug and alcohol treatment service have told BBC Radio Stoke they fear for its future 

- There's been strong interest from companies interested in moving into an enterprise zone in Stoke-on-Trent, external, according to agents for one of the sites 

- A Staffordshire woman who is competing in the British Transplant Games, external says if she wins a medal she'll give it to her donor's family

BBC Midlands Today

The Midlands has more than a hundred fewer pubs than it did six months ago, according to the Campaign for Real Ale, external (CAMRA).

While 129 have opened across the region, 241 have closed and CAMRA say it's rural and suburban pubs that are the worst hit. 

It adds that those not serving food are also struggling but the expansion of places serving food and the increase in demand for craft beer is seen as a positive.

BBC Travel

Newcastle Road in Hough, Crewe, is shut in both directions between Pit Lane and Chorlton Lane because of a crash involving three vehicles.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Some lovely countryside scenes to share from the photos that you have sent in.

This first one's from Derek Knapper who says he spotted this bee at the back of the Foxley Pub in Milton on the side of the canal.

Image source, Derek Knapper

Jane Clare. meanwhile, saw these flowers in woodland near Biddulph and shared the snap.

If you've got a picture of Staffordshire or Cheshire to share, you can send it on email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke, external or use Instagram (with the tag #bbcstoke), external.

Image source, Jane Clare

Stoke City chief executive Tony Scholes tells BBC Radio Stoke that Marko Arnautovic did not want to leave the Premier League club.

BBC Music

Justin Bieber says he's planning the "biggest stage production" in V's 21-year history when he headlines the festival next month.

The singer will appear in Hylands Park, Essex, on Saturday 20 August and Weston Park, Staffordshire, the following night.

Image source, Reuters

One part of the act will see 800 gallons of purified, 40C water soak the star at the front of the stage.  

Other details about the production are being kept secret. Rihanna is the other main headliner for the two-day event.

Chris King
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

These morning's headlines for Staffordshire and Cheshire include:

- Managers and users of a Staffordshire drug and alcohol treatment service have told BBC Radio Stoke they fear for its future 

- There's been strong interest from companies interested in moving into an enterprise zone in Stoke-on-Trent, external, according to agents for one of the sites 

- Builders renovating a former nightclub in Newcastle-under-Lyme say they've found something unusual - two snooker tables buried under the basement floor