Crewe's university campus to close
No arrests yet over giant bunny sculpture arson
Driver 'stopped by police 17 times in 12 months'
Repeat of Stafford Hospital scandal across the NHS 'inevitable'
Snow warning for Staffordshire and Cheshire
Updates from Friday 10 February 2017
Fed-up taxi drivers are refusing to pick up fares on some Stoke-on-Trent estates , external– after being repeatedly targeted by brick-hurling yobs.
Image source, The Sentinel
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Parts of the scene of a huge fire at a recycling plant in Stoke-on-Trent keep bursting into fire again, four days after the blaze started.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceYesterday, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the Hanbury Plastics fire, which began on Sunday, was started deliberately.
This morning, they say their crews are still at the site and, overnight, some of the hotspots inside the building,, external which contained recycled plastics, kept "flaring up".
BBC Travel
A crash involving a motorbike has closed a road in Lichfield this morning.
Staffordshire Police say the A5192 Eastern Avenue's been shut both ways between Dimbles Lane and the A51 Western By-Pass.
They say the air ambulance has been called in.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Another chilly start to the day. Here's how the rest of this morning is looking - and remember, you can also get latest forecasts for your area from the BBC Weather website.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
The supermarket retailer Waitrose has announced its store in Leek is set to close by the end of the year, with 121 job losses, less than three years after opening.
The branch says it's found trading on the Buxton Road site "extremely challenging".
Image source, GoogleLeek's main post office is housed within the Waitrose store but the retailer says it'll remain open until the post office finds a new site.
It says the closure is subject to it consulting with its employees and it won't happen before autumn this year.
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Morning everyone, the lights are on at the town hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and it's a cold start to a Thursday morning.
We'll have a look at the weather for today shortly and there'll be news, sport, travel and other updates for the area through the day.
I'll also feature more of your pictures of Staffordshire and Cheshire - send them in on email,tweet them to @BBCRadioStoke, external or, if you use Instagram, put them there and add the tag #bbcstoke if you agree to share., external
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.
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this evening, we'll reflect on the funeral of Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint, who died last month aged 77.
Hundreds of people gathered in Wolverhampton this afternoon to pay their last respects.
And we'll hear from a newly wed bride after thieves ransacked the home of her wedding photographer before she'd seen the pictures of her wedding day.
Both those stories and more from 18:30 on BBC One.
BBC Radio Derby
The Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough, who rejected a return to his old club Nottingham Forest recently, takes his side to another of his late father's former sides, second-placed Brighton, on Saturday
He's told BBC Radio Derby of his 21st-placed Burton: "I think a lot of people assumed we'd be adrift and almost down by now."
The Burton Albion manager looks ahead to Saturday's trip to Brighton.
Lucy King
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke
A Turkish man has been racially and homophobically abused , externalwhile shopping with a friend in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, GoogleStaffordshire Police say it happened after they were followed into a health shop on Town Road, Hanley on 25 January, which they say left both men shocked.
Officers say they want to speak to a stocky man with a Liverpudlian accent who was wearing a double-breasted suit overcoat.
Our local BBC Weather Watchers not only upload their local weather forecasts, they also put up photos from their area.
These ones come from users Videoman in Leek, Tinalouise1969 in Sedgley, Deneb in Alsager and Thornhill Watch in Hednesford.
BBC Weather Watchers' pictures
Emma Thomas
Political reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
Plans for the long-term future of the Shire Hall in Stafford still haven't been revealed, external despite proposals to close it this summer.
The county council says it has to make "difficult" budget decisions, in order to pay a predicted £300m bill next year for services such as elderly care.
Proposals for the future of the Shire Hall have been drawn up for the authority's cabinet meeting later this month.
They talk of "temporarily decommissioning" the building this summer when the University of Wolverhampton closes its outpost there this summer.
The council's report then talks at that point of a "once in a generation" chance to review its long-term future, without revealing what that would be.
The fire on Sunday morning prompted 78 calls in 10 minutes to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue.
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The A500 D Road in Stoke-on-Trent is partially blocked in both directions around Porthill Bank because of an accident.
BBC Politics
The Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing a big electoral test in the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election on 23 February.
Can Labour hold on to the seat that they've held since it was created in 1950? The BBC's Deputy Political Editor John Pienaar has been in the city this afternoon canvassing opinion.
It's been streamed live on the BBC Radio Stoke Facebook page here, external and you can watch the video there after the recording's finished too.
You can read a full list of the candidates standing in the by-election here on the BBC website.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A fire that destroyed a recycling plant in Stoke-on-Trent was arson,, external the fire service has said this afternoon.
Sunday's blaze in Milton centred on a building containing recycled plastics at Hanbury Plastics Recycling (Stoke) Ltd on Redhills Road.
Smoke on Sunday from the fire at Hanbury Plastics site
At its height, 53 firefighters were on the site tackling the blaze but Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service say they're now scaled down to two fire engines.
A joint investigation with the police has now concluded it was started deliberately.
Image source, Gregory Beresford & Peter AndrewsLeek Post and Times
Demands have been made for the controversial "tip tax" to be dumped at waste collection sites amid claims the charges are prohibited., external
BBC Radio Stoke
We told you earlier about some of the strangest things that have been recorded as lost or found or handed into police in Staffordshire.
It comes as Staffordshire Police has started an online system for the issue, external - below is a full list of the most unusual items they've had in the past few weeks.
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Player recruitment for next season at Crewe Alexandra is going to be starting early, according to manager David Artell.
Image source, crewealex.netThe Alex's football league status is still in doubt having slipped to 21st in the League Two table.
Quote MessageI've got a scouts' meeting next Tuesday when we'll be laying out all the plans for the summer but without forgetting the immediate requirements now. "
David Artell, Crewe Alexandra manager
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
After a mainly cloudy day with the odd shower around, here's how tonight and tomorrow are looking - be prepared for cold weather.
You can also find latest forecasts for your area on the BBC Weather website.
Shefali Oza
