Tim Wedgwood
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Cheshire Police has named a 31-year-old man from Willaston who died following a crash on the A500 near Crewe. 

Neil Dey's van was in collision with a lorry just after 05:30 yesterday near the M6 at junction 16. 

Police say he suffered serious injuries and died at Royal Stoke Hospital.

The lorry driver sustained what are believed to be minor injuries and was treated at Leighton Hospital. 

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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Here are some of the stories being looked at today:

- A bodybuilder from Stoke-on-Trent says he almost died of sepsis only days after handling a ladybird

- The man in charge of keeping Staffordshire's roads moving says the authority is willing to "break the budget" to keep the roads frost free

- A plan to shut more than 60 beds at a hospital in Newcastle next month - which has been referred to the health secretary - has been labelled "unsafe" by campaigners

BBC Travel

There's been an accident on Hilton Road in Hartshill, and the road is closed in both directions.

The closure is between the Albany Road and Oliver Road junction.

More on BBC Travel.

BBC Radio Stoke

The tunnel, built by Thomas Telford, was completed in 1827.

Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter

There's a mostly dry afternoon ahead, with a maximum temperature of 4C (49F)

More from BBC Weather.

John Acres
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A bodybuilder from Stoke-on-Trent says he almost died of sepsis only days after handling a ladybird. 

Reza Rezamand, from Blythe Bridge, was rushed into hospital after his foot swelled up and went black last week. 

One in three people don't survive the condition, external, and doctors believe it could have been triggered by a bite from the ladybird.

Image source, Reza Rezamand

Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

The man in charge of keeping Staffordshire's roads moving has told me the authority is willing to "break the budget" to keep the roads frost free.

I met Staffordshire county councillor Mark Deaville at the gritting depot in Leek, and he said "we grit to conditions, not to budget".

There is a budget of £2.5m in place for gritting.

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A plan to shut more than 60 beds at a hospital in Newcastle next month - which has been referred to the health secretary - has been labelled "unsafe" by campaigners.

Over 10,000 people signed a petition against the plans to close Bradwell Hospital, after the North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) opened a public consultation on its future. 

The CCG says keeping wards there open is financially unsustainable. 

Image source, Sharon Emery

BBC Radio Stoke

Each gritter carries a nine-tonne load.

We're forecast a bit of snow later today and into tomorrow morning.

It'll only be a few centimetres at the most, but the Met Office has issued severe weather warning, external.

Image source, Met Office

James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC News

Forty-six-thousand children are living below the poverty line in north Staffordshire and south Cheshire, according to a pressure group.

Stoke-on-Trent is one of the worst of the five local authority areas in the West Midlands, with 20,000 children living in poverty.

The figures have been provided by the End Child Poverty Coalition, external.

Image source, AFP / Stringer

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Here are some of the stories we're looking at today:

- The man in charge of roads in Staffordshire says gritting across the county will happen, regardless of the cost

- A plan to close more than 60 hospital beds in Newcastle has been referred to the health secretary

- Stoke, Port Vale and Crewe are looking to progress in the EFL Trophy tonight

Ros Chimes
Staffordshire Moorlands Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Gritting teams across north Staffordshire were out overnight, as temperatures dropped below freezing. 

Stoke-on-Trent City Council had its team of eight gritting trucks out from 18:00, and Staffordshire County Council were out across the district too. 

The city council also has a 4x4 car with a grit trailer attached, to tackle narrow roads and streets.

BBC Radio Stoke

A plan to close more than 60 hospital beds in Newcastle has been referred to the health secretary, following a petition signed by more than 10,000 people. 

The North Staffordshire Clinincal Commissioning Group is holding a public consultation on the future of Bradwell Hospital and says keeping wards there open is financially unsustainable. 

Campaigners fighting the closure say community health services aren't sufficient to cope with treating patients at home. 

Image source, Google

The Sentinel

Four Stoke-on-Trent teenagers were today making a final push to help Hillary Clinton reach the White House after becoming interns with her official campaign team, external.

Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter

A frosty start for most with some brightness. Rain will move in from the west this afternoon though and the winds will strengthen later. Highs of 6C (43F).  

BBC Radio Stoke

Here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning:

- A plan to close more than 60 hospital beds in Newcastle has been referred to the health secretary

- Gritting teams across north Staffordshire were out overnight as temperatures dropped below freezing

- Stoke, Port Vale and Crewe looking to progress in the EFL Trophy tonight 

Welcome to the Local Live service for Staffordshire and Cheshire on Tuesday morning. 

I'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens. 

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