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A village post office reopened following a year-long battle is once again facing an uncertain future., external

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BBC Politics

The Cheshire MP Antoinette Sandbach was among seven Conservative MPs to rebel against the government in a failed attempt to add conditions to its Brexit bill. 

MPs rejected a bid by Labour's Chris Leslie to force the government to consult Parliament on the deal struck with the EU before it is finalised. 

It came after ministers pledged that a "meaningful" vote would be offered.

Labour and some Tories had pushed for MPs to have a decisive say on the final terms, but the 326 to 293 vote meant the bill remained unchanged. 

Ms Sandbach tweeted afterwards that she voted, external "with my conscience and to represent the interests of all my constituents".

Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Our main stories this morning include:

- The NHS "failed" a woman from Stoke-on-Trent whose fatal spinal cancer went undiagnosed for months, it has been claimed 

- Fire crews have again worked through the night to continue damping down at the site of a major fire in Stoke-on-Trent which broke out on Sunday morning

- Recovering alcoholics and drug addicts have told BBC Radio Stoke that being put to work on a Stoke-on-Trent farm has given them their lives back

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

It's been a cold start and here's how the rest of this morning is looking.

You can also get latest forecasts for your area from the BBC Weather website.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

It's a damp, drizzly start to a Wednesday in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent this morning.

We'll have a look at this morning's weather forecast shortly and I'll have updates on the area's news, sport, travel and more through Wednesday.

I'm also keen to keep getting more of your photos of Staffordshire and Cheshire - send them in on email or, if you use Instagram, share them there with the tag #bbcstoke, external.

Tumours were not found until months after Patricia Ann Whitehouse first saw a GP, her family claims.

The family of Patricia Whitehouse released a video of her saying she'd been failed by the NHS.

That's it for our live reporting today. We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out in the meantime for breaking news.

Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live

More than 100 drivers were caught in the last week of January by police in Cheshire targeting those using a handheld mobile behind the wheel.

From next month, the offence will mean six penalty points and a £200 fine.

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Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live

A teenage girl missing from a Stafford village since Sunday evening has led police to appeal for people to get in touch, external immediately with sightings of her.

Officers say they're growing increasingly concerned for 17-year-old Sorina Bacrau from Great Haywood.

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BBC Weather Watcher Susanne took this lovely picture in sunny Stourbridge.  

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Di's walk shared this snap of Sutton Coldfield.

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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Here are the stories we're looking at this evening:

- A review into the safety of children's A&E at Stafford's County Hospital is to be made public next month

- A 12-week public consultation on the future of north Staffordshire's community hospitals is being delayed until May

- A Staffordshire Moorlands farmer fears his free-range egg business could be down-graded to barn eggs due to avian flu

Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

A report into the safety of children's A&E at Stafford's County Hospital is to be made public next month.

Full emergency care for under 16s was suspended last August following staff shortages - and a review commissioned to suggest improvements.

The Government is making clear it won't intervene in Birmingham City Council's plans to build 6,000 homes on greenbelt land in Sutton Coldfield. 

The promise has been made in a Housing White Paper published today.

The Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield, Andrew Mitchell, told the Commons that the Government should step in.

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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Health bosses say they are delaying a 12-week public consultation on the future of north Staffordshire's community hospitals until the second week of May.

They say they don't want the consultation to have any sway on this month's Stoke Central by-election, which will be followed by county council elections on 4 May. 

Adult rehab wards at the hospitals have been closed to new admissions since last year.

The Sentinel

Digger-giant JCB is set to create 350 jobs over the next five years as part of a £41 million investment, external programme.

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Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

A farmer from the Staffordshire Moorlands says the recent bird-flu outbreak has meant his free-range birds have had to be housed for the last few months. 

Darren and Liz Barlow run a free range egg business from Gap Farm in Warslow. 

DEFRA says it hopes the restrictions will be lifted by the end of this month, external but with more cases the couple is worried that their free-range eggs will have to be downgraded to barn eggs.

Hednesford Town FC have announced that following a meeting this morning Paul Casey has resigned from his position as first team manager. 

They say more details will be released in due course.

The club is 12th in the Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. 

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

This afternoon's top stories:

- A driver appears in court charged with causing the death of Kayden Dunn, 7, in Stoke-on-Trent last year

- The mother of a backpacker who died alongside a Cheshire man after being stabbed in a hostel in Australia has criticised the White House for labelling it a 'terror attack'. 

- A man in his 40s has suffered a back injury after falling from a ladder in Stone

Seven-year-old Kayden Dunn died after being hit by a car in Stoke-on-Trent