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BBC Midlands Today
It is not yet known how long it will take to extinguish a fire on farmland.
The woodchip fire at Oak Farm in Rugeley, has been smouldering for more than two weeks.
More than 150 residents packed into Rugeley Community Fire Station last night to question councillors and health officials.
Many said they were worried the smoke may carry toxins - fears acknowledged by firefighters.
The decision to suspend children's accident and emergency services at the County Hospital in Stafford came after surgeons raised concerns about the ability of the department to handle every case, an NHS trust says.
The acting chief executive of the University Hospital of North Midlands Trust, Robert Courtney-Harris, told councillors 80% of services could reopen by next month, after being closed due to safety concerns.
But he says the decision in the first place was only taken because doctors there believed it was the right thing to do.
BBC Travel
Liverpool Road West, in Church Lawton, is closed in both directions between the junction with the A34 Congleton Road North and the junction with Linley Lane because of a sewer collapse, drivers are warned.
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Pottery firm Emma Bridgewater says it is to create 70 new jobs as part of a £1m investment over the next three years.
Read MoreA firm denies causing the deaths of two men alleged to have caught Legionnaires' disease from a hot tub at one of its stores.
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BBC Weather presenter
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Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
We're looking into the problem of fly-tipping and how councils can try to stop it.
People living near Rugeley say they are running out of patience with a fire that's been going for two weeks. A public meeting about it is being held tonight.
Join us for more on these stories and others on the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
BBC Inside Out
The scourge of fly-tipping across England is getting worse with councils spending more than £67m to clean up public land and prosecute anyone they catch, according to official figures. So what should be done about the problem?
Almost a million incidents of rubbish dumped illegally are recorded each year.
BBC Inside Out West Midlands looks at the illegal dumping of waste tonight
Councils have been given new powers to fine people up to £400 for "smaller" offences, but this depends on evidence.
It has left local authorities having to consider new ways to clamp down on those who illegally dump their waste - or try to persuade them not to do it in the first place.
We're looking at the problem more closely tonight on BBC One from 19:30.
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Four weeks of road works are due to start in Leek town centre this week - with the installation of a new pedestrian crossing.
Temporary traffic lights will be in place on Stockwell Street, one of Leek's busiest through roads, while the crossing is moved from outside the council buildings up towards the market place.
Staffordshire County Council is advising people to give themselves extra journey time when travelling through the town.
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Sian Grzeszczyk
Staffordshire Reporter, BBC Midlands Today
A company in Stoke-on-Trent has denied two counts of corporate manslaughter following a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which is believed to have come from a hot tub at its store in Fenton.
JTF Wholesale Ltd (JTF) also pleaded not guilty to four counts of health and safety breaches at Stafford Crown Court today.
JTF is accused of causing the death of Richard Griffin and William Hammersley by failing to take reasonable care to prevent or control their exposure to harmful levels of Legionella bacteria emanating from a heated spa pool display at JTF's Fenton store back in the summer of 2012.
The firm also faces charges of failing to ensure the safety of employees and customers under the Health and Safety at Work Act and failing to prevent or adequately control exposure to substances hazardous to health.
A trial is expected to take place next year.
Alex Homer
BBC Local Live
Here is a recap of Monday's top stories:
- Would-be fly-tippers are being warned they could face on-the-spot fines
- Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has been fined £8,000 by the FA after being sent off during his side's loss at home to Tottenham
- A public meeting will be held later after concerns over a fire burning for more than two weeks in Rugeley
Some residents had been angry they had to keep their doors and windows shut days after 1,000 tonnes of waste caught fire on farmland.
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Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
There's going to be major disruption on the A34 in Newcastle for the next few months.
The northbound side of the Talke roundabout will be shut for maintenance work, meaning drivers are being sent on a diversion up the A500 and back down again.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes is fined £8,000 by the Football Association for being sent off in his side's 4-0 loss to Tottenham.
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BBC Radio Stoke
The Newcastle Borough Councillor Billy Welsh has died.
He represented Madeley for many years and recently left the Labour group to become an Independent.
Deputy Mayor Simon White worked alongside him as a ward councillor and said he would be sadly missed.
BBC Sport
Staffordshire's 11-time gold medal-winning Paralympian Lee Pearson has told the BBC he plans to compete in the 2020 Tokyo games.
The 42-year-old from Cheddleton won both a Gold and Silver medal at dressage events in Rio taking his medal total during the last two decades to 14.
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