Man remanded in custody following Beaverbrooks arrest
Open-top bus tour for Uttoxeter's Peaty
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Updates from Friday 23 September
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Teenager Sophie Hodgkinson assaulted three young children, external – by giving them tattoos.
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Sian Grzeszczyk
Staffordshire Reporter, BBC Midlands Today
The Lichfield diocese has been without a bishop for over a year, but now Bishop Michael is about to take on the role and he's decided to walk a Pilgrimage from Stoke to Lichfield to mark his arrival.
We'll have more updates on this throughout the day.
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Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Crewe Alexandra boss Steve Davis says he will find out over the next few games if his side can handle the pressure of being a top-three club.
The Alex have lost just one of their eight league games this season after they were relegated to League Two in May.
Davis told BBC Radio Stoke he doesn't know how his players are going to react at being at the other end of the league table.
Quote MessageIt's a different test when you're up there. But it's a nice pressure, a better pressure than being at the bottom. They've still got to work hard and show that level of consistency that they've shown in the first eight games."
Steve Davis, Crewe Alexandra boss
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke City's assistant manager Mark Bowen said the team's bad luck has to change soon.
The club are without a win in the Premier League, bottom of the table and have conceded the most goals.
Tonight they face Hull City in the League Cup and Bowen says it's times like this everyone has to stick together.
Quote MessageYou've got to... keep working the way we're working and keep the spirits up and work for each other and... things will turn, we've got too good players not to."
Mark Bowen, Stoke City's assistant manager
You can hear full match commentary of tonight's third round tie from 19:00 on BBC Radio Stoke.
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
This morning's headlines for Staffordshire and Cheshire are:
- Care services are at risk because of a failure to recruit enough British workers according to new research by a national charity
- There are calls for Arriva to restore bus services through parts of Stafford, particularly in Baswich and Wildwood
- A teenager with Cerebral Palsy from Stoke-on-Trent is having a bedroom makeover thanks to a children's charity
It's a misty start, but this should soon clear to leave a mixture of sunshine and showers later this afternoon. Highs of 19C (66F).
Weather for the West Midlands.
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
Welcome to Wednesday's news, sport, travel and weather updates. We'll be here until 18:00.
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The family of a man who is unable to walk or talk five months after being found collapsed in a prison cell calls for "answers" to what happened to him.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Some slightly brighter weather into this evening but staying cloudy 18C (64F).
Into Wednesday, temperatures falling a little first thing and a mix of sunshine and showers later 19C (66F).
The BBC weather forecast for the West Midlands
The names of 41 men who lost their live, externals in the Second World War have been added to a war memorial.
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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Some of the stories we're following this evening:
- The owner of a mid Wales farm where a microlight crashed killing two men from Cheshire says they had "no chance" of survival
- People are being asked to share sightings of a 22-year-old man from Newcastle, external who hasn't been seen since last night
- Emma Bridgewater is investing £1m to increase production and creating 70 new jobs
Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live
A European day of action, external to reduce the number of people killed on our roads is being supported by Staffordshire Police and the Central Motorways Policing Group.
European road safety network TISPOL, external are hoping that Wednesday, 21 September will be the world’s first European Day Without A Road Death and has called on the support of all road users.
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Matt Sandoz
BBC Radio Stoke Sport
The British Paralympic team - including Staffordshire and Cheshire's Lee Pearson, Ian Marsden and Andy Smith - and the squad's 147 medals - have arrived home from Rio, external.
They've flown into Heathrow and Cheddleton equestrian rider Lee Pearson says it's back to normal this week.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageFor me, perhaps a bit unlike other sports, I've got young horses at home so I'll be training tomorrow unless I give myself one day off but we've got Tokyo in four years time
Lee Pearson, Equestrian rider
Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Fire crews are dealing with a blaze at Stafford's Household Waste and Recycling Centre.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue says a large skip full of used electrical items was well alight , externalwhen they were called to the St Albans Road site at about 14:20.
The incident is continuing but it's not yet clear if anyone has been injured.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageA fire broke out in the electrical items container at the Stafford household waste recycling centre this afternoon. The fire service attended and quickly brought the incident under control. No-one was injured in the incident. The recycling centre will remain closed for the time being while the fire service investigate the cause
Gill Heath, Communities and the Environment, Staffordshire County Council
Alice Bentley
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Staffordshire Police is appealing for the public to report any sightings of a missing man.
Grant Blacker, from the London Road area, external of Newcastle-under-Lyme, was reported missing this morning. The 22-year-old was last seen last night.
Police have provided a description and a picture of him.
He's described as white, 6ft 6in tall with a medium build. He has short, brown hair with highlights on top, blue eyes and a pale complexion.
Image source, Provided by Staffordshire PoliceQuote MessageWe would urge anyone who thinks they have seen Grant to get in touch as we are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. If you have any information on his whereabouts please contact Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police spokesperson
He is thought to have been wearing a beige-coloured coat, tracksuit bottoms and walking boots when last seen.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A fire investigation is under way after a chalet blaze near Nantwich in the early hours of this morning.
Four fire crews were called to Sound Lane in Sound, external around 15:30.
A person in the chalet was alerted to the fire by smoke alarms and got out.
Image source, Cheshire Fire and Rescue ServiceTim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live
A motorbike passenger is still in an "unstable condition" a week after a collision with a car in Stoke-on-Trent.
Police say the 26 year old - who's from the city - suffered serious head injuries in the crash, external on Beaconsfield Drive in Blurton.
The bike's rider is due to be released from hospital shortly.
Officers need to hear from anyone who stopped to help last Tuesday morning.
Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live
A Cheshire man says his stolen contactless card is being used eight months after he cancelled it - and there's nothing he can do.
Computer programmer Justin Robson, from Congleton, says he found his card was being used in Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageI phoned up the bank and they said it was your old card, not a lot we can do. They sometimes switch off and sometimes they don't
Justin Robson, Victim of card fraud
His bank the Halifax admits it can't always block contactless payments, external made offline, but they are isolated incidents and Mr Robson's money has been refunded, plus compensation.
