BBC Local Live: Staffordshire & Cheshire on Friday 17 March 2017.

Summary

Woman dies after hit by car
Refugee praises "good hearts" of Stoke-on-Trent
Stafford hosts 'largest Shire horse competition in the world'
Football: Stoke's Butland 'out on the grass' after almost a year out
Updates on Friday 17 March 2017

Live Reporting

Allen Cook

Heroic Elvis tribute act saves family from burning housepublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2017
The Sentinel
A quick-thinking Elvis tribute act has told of the terrifying moment he rescued a family from a burning house. , external
Image source, The Sentinel
Probe after Theresa May's Cheshire schedule 'left on train'published at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2017
BBC Politics
The government is investigating claims that a document outlining the prime minister's schedule for a visit to Cheshire was left on a train.
According to the Mirror, external , the briefing note was found on the floor of a first-class carriage on a train heading from Manchester to Edinburgh in January.
Image source, AFP
The document identified details such as a private address where Theresa May was attending a dinner that evening.
A Cabinet Office spokeswoman said they had been made aware of the claims.
Vodafone to create 150 jobs in Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2017
BBC Business News
Mobile phone company Vodafone says it's creating more than 150 jobs in Stoke-on-Trent as part of a national expansion.
The firm says, overall, 2,100 positions are being created , with 800 additional posts in Manchester, almost 150 in Newark and about 100 in Glasgow, on top of the Potteries jobs.
Image source, Google
Vodafone already has a base in Stoke-on-Trent with offices on Shelton Boulevard on Festival Park.
It comes days after it announced hundreds of job cuts at its Newbury HQ.
The firm said the jobs would improve the quality of service for its 18 million UK customers and was part of a wider, three-year, £2bn investment programme in network and services.
Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2017
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
After a bright and sunny start, some cloud moving in with highs of 15C (59F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site .
Media caption,
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Welcome to Monday's live coverage for Staffordshire and Cheshire published at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Hi everyone, it was a cold and slightly frosty night in Stoke-on-Trent but it looks like Staffordshire and Cheshire are in for bright starts to the day.
This photo was tweeted from Jeff Stevens, external of "gorgeous skies before sunrise at Barlaston".
Image source, Jeff Stevens
We'll have your day's weather forecast shortly and then there'll be updates on Staffordshire and Cheshire's news, sport, travel and more.
Keep sending your recent photos of the area in too on email or, if you use Instagram, put them there and add the tag, external #bbcstoke if you agree to share.