Burnley's Kightly joins Burton on loanpublished at 23:48 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Burnley midfielder Michael Kightly joins Championship side Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season.
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Updates from Friday 3 February 2017
Burnley's Kightly joins Burton on loanpublished at 23:48 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Crewe sign Margetts and Cooke on loanpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Crewe sign Scunthorpe striker Jonny Margetts and Middlesbrough midfielder Callum Cooke on loan.
Read MoreCarlisle sign Waring and Proctorpublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Carlisle United sign strikers George Waring from Stoke and Jamie Proctor from Bolton on loan until the end of the season.
Read MorePeterborough sign Grant & Mackail-Smithpublished at 20:12 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Peterborough sign Port Vale's Anthony Grant for an undisclosed fee and re-sign Luton's Craig Mackail-Smith on loan.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
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.
Retiring GPs could be paid to stay on to cope with shortfallpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local LiveGPs in north Staffordshire on the verge of retirement are going to be encouraged to stay on to help with a shortfall in numbers.
The area is one of 11 piloting a £1m scheme over the next 12 months which will see experienced doctors asked to join a pool to cover vacancies, sickness and holidays.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe number of GPs in Stoke-on-Trent and north Staffordshire has dropped by 18 since last year and a survey suggests in the next two years 26 out of 101 are planning to retire or cut their hours.
Paving slab used to smash into convenience storepublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeCash has been stolen from the till of a Premier shop in Stoke-on-Trent after a man used a paving slab to smash glass in the door.
Police say he climbed into the store on Silverstone Crescent, Chell just after 06:00 this morning and although there were staff inside they escaped injury.
Image source, GoogleWeather: More rain forecast overnightpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Sara Blizzard
BBC WeatherWe're forecast more rain overnight, some of it heavy, but it should clear up by the morning. Lows of 8C (46F).
Media caption, Sara Blizzard has your forecast
Full list of candidates in by-election as nominations closepublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
There are ten candidates vying to be the next MP, external representing Stoke-on-Trent Central.
The 17:00 deadline has now been passed which means no-one else can step forward to fill the vacant seat left when Tristram Hunt stepped down to become the director of the V&A Museum in London.
The by-election will take place on Thursday 23 February.
Image source, PACandidates are:
- Mohammed Yaqub Akram: Independent
- Zulfiqar Ali: Liberal Democrats
- Jack Edgar Brereton: Conservative
- The Incredible Flying Brick: Official Monster Raving Loony Party
- Adam Colclough: Green Party
- Godfrey John Davies: Christian Peoples Alliance
- Barbara Fielding:Independent
- David Furness: British National Party Local People First
- Paul Andrew Nuttall: UKIP
- Gareth Snell: Labour
Names in frames for Stoke Central pollpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Stoke Central: Will key by-election be Brexit Central or NHS Central?
Read MoreFootball: Former Crewe player nets pay day for the Alex in sell-on clausepublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio StokeThe deal to sign Ashley Westwood has taken place. His former club, Crewe Alexandra, could benefit by more than £500,000.
He moves from Aston Villa to Burnley.
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End of twitter postCity MP joins those calling for Donald Trump to be banned from addressing Parliamentpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Emma Thomas
Political reporter, BBC Radio StokeA Stoke-on-Trent MP is one of 73 calling for the US president to be banned from addressing parliament if his state visit to Britain goes ahead.
Labour's Rob Flello (pictured below) has signed a motion tabled in the Commons saying such an invitation is an "honour" that has historical significance, and parliament's authorities should "withhold permission".
Image source, PA/Getty ImagesFire crews tackle blaze on industrial estate near Stonepublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeTwo crews are dealing with a fire involving a car, a portable building and waste products at an industrial estate near Stone.
Staffordshire Fire & Rescue says it was called to the site at Moorfields in Cotes Heath just before 15:00 this afternoon.
Sell-on cash would be 'fantastic' for Crewepublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio StokeThere's a pay-day looming for Crewe Alexandra if former player Ashley Westwood leaves Aston Villa for Burnley today.
It's believed the Alex could reap around £500,000 from the deal.
Crewe boss David Artell says it would be great for the club financially.
Media caption, David Artell on possible player windfall
Latest: Stoke MP in stop Trump bid; religious artifacts 'obsessed' man jailed; man smashes way into shoppublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeHere are some of the stories we're looking at this afternoon:
- A Stoke-on-Trent MP, Rob Flello, is one of 73 calling for the US President to be banned from addressing parliament
- A man from Crewe who police say appeared obsessed with religious artefacts has been jailed for stealing from Chester Cathedral
- A man has used a paving slab to smash his way into a convenience store in Stoke-on-Trent while staff were inside
Staffordshire carer points to crisis in foster carepublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local LiveA Staffordshire carer says the UK's fostering system is under "unsustainable strain".
Libby Thornhill, who is also president of the the Fostering Network, says the system is being held together by the goodwill and commitment of thousands of dedicated foster carers.
The charity's annual State of the Nation's Foster Care report, external says more than half of carers claim the money they are paid doesn't cover the full cost of looking after children.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThe allowances have not increased in line with inflation and the allowance for the child simply does not cover any longer the needs of the vulnerable children coming into our care. Foster carers are finding they're self-funding for the children."
Libby Thornhill, President of the Fostering Network
Warning of high winds later in the weekpublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
There's a warning of high winds across Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Friday.
The Met Office says, external there could be gusts of 60 to 70 mph in places.
Image source, Met OfficeIt warns of possible damage to trees, power lines and buildings and delays on the roads.
Mini mania at Staffordshire County Showgroundpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
It's a case of Mini mania at the Staffordshire County Showground as thousands of motor enthusiasts, external descended on Bingley Hall.
Image source, Express and StarWarwick meets Keele in Quidditch Cuppublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
A team from the University of Warwick will meet the Keele Squirrels in Rugeley as 32 teams vie to win the British Quidditch Cup in March.
The sport's governing body Quidditch UK says the sport, conjured up on the pages of Harry Potter, is valued for being "highly inclusive of athletic minorities... including women and the LGBTQ+ community".
Image source, Howard OrridgePublic inquiry over 900 homes near Crewe beginspublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Lamont Howie
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeA public inquiry into plans to build 900 homes on a former golf course near Crewe begins today.
Developers want to build the houses on Gorstyhill Golf Course at Wychwood village.
Campaigners say the land is legally protected from any further development.
Image source, GoogleA final decision will be made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid.
