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Seeing an 80-year-old grandmother on the back of a Harley Davidson is not something you expect to encounter every day, but for one South Derbyshire woman that was all she wanted to do for her birthday., external
BBC Radio Stoke Sport
Former Stoke City manager Lou Macari thinks midfielder Joe Allen could be targeted by bigger clubs next summer.
Allen has made an exceptional start to the season after his £13m switch from Liverpool.
The 26-year-old has scored six goals for club and country.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageIf he can continue to play the way we know he can play then Stoke have got a player they rate. Big clubs will be sniffing around. Liverpool made a mistake - Stoke got it right. If he can do that for them then he can do that for us."
Lou Macari, Former Stoke City manager
Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A 3,000-mile relay of learner drivers will pass through Staffordshire today, all in aid of BBC Children in Need.
Almost 200 learner drivers and their instructors will pass the L plate baton on a route through England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The team are due to arrive at the Bet365 stadium this morning after a pit stop for coffee and cake in Stafford.
L-plate Children In Need relay passes through Staffordshire
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
The top stories for Stoke and Staffordshire that we're covering this morning include:
Cheshire East Council has been defending its decision to spend over £250,000 on hosting the Tour of Britain.
The total cost to host the one stage back in September was £267,000.
It's despite the authority planning to raise council tax by nearly 4% this year and a similar rise last year.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageOur aim will be to make sure it's cost neutral to the tax payer so we're looking to get sponsors for the event. If five children ride a bike as a result of Tour of Britain the on-cost of that and the benefit to Cheshire East in long term makes the £250,000 nothing."
David Brown, Deputy Council Leader
Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter
A chilly start with a frost in northern parts. There will be occasional showers through the day, turning heavy at times, but perhaps the odd spell of sunshine too.
It'll feel cold, especially when the breeze picks up with highs of 11C (52F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
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We'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.
Showers will ease through this evening. However, further showers will arrive later tonight. Lows of 2C (36F).
Tomorrow, scattered showers will continue at first, possibly becoming heavier. Turning drier and brighter later on
Maximum Temperature: 8C (46F).
BBC Midlands Today's Shefali Oza has your forecast
James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC News
Plans to build more than 1,600 student flats on the former Minton Hollins tile factory site in Stoke will help regenerate the town, according to the council.
City council officials say building on the derelict site is important, despite some people having doubts.
Residents of St Dominics Court Care Home are worried some will block their view and cause extra noise.
A whistle-blower has said staff at a Stone nursing home have been suspended, and a health regulator is investigating an allegation that staff have been bullied, external.
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Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Here's some of the main stories we're looking at today:
- The pottery industry is keen to find out what trading with Donald Trump's America will be like after the former Apprentice star takes office
- The co-owner of a furniture shop in Burton says he'll replace a life-sized statue of a silverback gorilla, if it isn't found
- Police have said the crimes committed by a convicted Stoke-on-Trent child sexual offender have "now caught up with him"
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
It's a fully body workout.
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Alice Bentley
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
The pottery industry is keen to find out what trading with Donald Trump's America will be like, after the former Apprentice star takes office.
Mr Trump's team had previously said he'd offer Britain a free trade deal before the rest of the European Union, if the Republicans win.
The British Ceramics Confederation, based in Stoke-on-Trent, says it must try to influence any trade deal.
Image source, Oli Scarff / StringerQuote MessageThe USA is an important export market for UK ceramics manufacturers. Members are keen to understand more about the President-Elect’s trade policies. It is important we continue to look to influence a more beneficial trade relationship for after the UK leaves the EU."
Laura Cohen, Chief Executive, British Ceramics Confederation
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
The co-owner of a furniture shop in Burton says he'll replace a life-sized statue of a silverback gorilla, if it isn't found.
Derek Johnson, 68, has been running Furniture Monkey on Hawkins Lane with his son Dan, for the last three years.
Image source, GoogleYesterday evening he noticed the resin gorilla, worth £625 and weighing about 40kg, had been stolen from the shop's car park, while the shop was open.
"I'm just really annoyed that it's been taken. It's not the value of the thing, but the fact somebody walked up and took it and took liberties," he told me.
Quote MessagePeople like to get pictures with the gorilla - just yesterday a couple of lads had one with it. I'm sure we'll get another one if it isn't found."
Derek Johnson, Co-owner, Furniture Monkey
Police are probing two house burglaries which happened on Audlem Road in Nantwich, external.
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A life-sized statue of a silverback gorilla has been stolen from a shop in Burton.
The resin model usually sits outside a furniture store on Hawkins Lane, but was taken yesterday afternoon.
Staffordshire Police said the figure wouldn't fit in "an ordinary car" and asked anyone who's "witnessed any monkey business" to contact them.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceQuote MessageIt's also not the sort of thing that can be hidden easily so we're hoping someone may have seen something."
Insp Bob Champeau, Staffordshire Police
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Here are some of the main stories today:
- A Stoke-on-Trent man is jailed for a string of child sex offences, as police say his crimes have "caught up with him"
- A Staffordshire Moorlands care home is praised nationally for its new building design, external
- Some army units based in Telford are moving to Stafford as part of a review by the Ministry of Defence
