Saiz cleared of spitting allegationspublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Leeds United midfielder Samuel Saiz will face no charges after being cleared of wrongdoing in an alleged spitting incident.
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Mother says MoD apology over Iraq death 'bitter sweet'
Staffordshire Police officer disqualified for drink driving
A teenager tried to smuggle 200 pills into V Festival
Updates on Friday 18 August 2017
Saiz cleared of spitting allegationspublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Middlesbrough 2-0 Burton Albionpublished at 21:49 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Middlesbrough's record signing Britt Assombalonga scores his first goals for the club in a home win over 10-man Burton.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 15 August 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.
939 flats for Staffs Uni students set to be built on old Stoke-on-Trent College sitepublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Major plans have been revealed to build nearly 1,000 state-of-the-art student flats with a café and shops, external as a university expands.
Image source, The SentinelWater-breathing dragons revivedpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Fountain in Stoke-on-Trent park brought back to life.
Read MoreWeather: Another fine day forecast for tomorrowpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterIf you enjoyed the sunny weather today then we're forecast more of the same tomorrow, with temperatures reaching around 21C (70F) again.
Media caption, Charlie Slater has your forecast
Gillingham sign ex-Crewe defender Nugentpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
League One side Gillingham sign former Crewe Alexandra defender Ben Nugent on a one-year contract.
Read MoreCannabis production discovered in house in Sheltonpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeMore than 300 cannabis plants with a street value of £30,000 have been seized, external from a house in Shelton, police say.
The electricity supply had been diverted from elsewhere to provide heating for the plants which police say was "very dangerous".
Image source, Staffordshire PolicePlans for new public art for Stoke-on-Trent being discussedpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC NewsNew public art worth £70,000 is part of Stoke-on-Trent's final bid to help win UK City of Culture for 2021.
Image source, BBC/Google/Stoke-on-Trent City CouncilImage caption, Examples of public art in Stoke-on-Trent
The city council's cabinet is being asked to approve extra spending of £150,000 on the bid, ahead of the overall winner being announced in December.
The council has already spent £165,000 to get short-listed from eleven cities down to five.
Bungling burglars try to fence stolen goods while police are in shoppublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local LiveLife was made a little easier for officers investigating a recent burglary, as this tweet from Ch Insp John Owen of Staffordshire Police reveals.
Image source, Staffordshire Police
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceMercedes-Benz is coming to Tamworthpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Hundreds of new jobs could be created if plans go ahead for a multi-million pound Mercedes-Benz dealership and regional test drive facility, external in Tamworth.
Image source, Tamworth HeraldIconic fountain back to its former glorypublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local LiveHere is the moment the Hammersley Fountain in Hanley Park was unveiled and flowing for the first time in about 80 years.
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End of twitter postCrewe sign goalkeeper Jaaskelainenpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Crewe Alexandra sign Finnish goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen on a one-year-deal following his release from Bolton.
Read MoreRegulated rail fares to rise by up to 3.6%published at 14:44 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC NewsMillions of rail users will see a 3.6% increase in regulated rail fares from January next year.
As an example, the current price for an annual season ticket from Stoke-on-Trent to Birmingham, on any permitted route, is £2,980. A 3.6% increase will see that go up by more than £107.
Image source, GoogleThe fares are pegged to the Retail Price Index (RPI) which reached 3.6% last month.
Angry passenger groups have suggested the RPI measure should be scrapped, but the government said fare increases were justified by improvements to the network.
Fire service seeks a 'broader range of applications' to fill new jobspublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service says it wants to employ more firefighters over the next month and has started a recruitment drive.
The service hopes to fill a dozen more firefighter roles.
It says it is looking for "a broader range of applications that reflect the changing local communities in Cheshire".
Hanley is safe: Rape inquiry policepublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Perry Spiller
Presenter, BBC Radio StokeStaffordshire Police has told me Hanley is safe and women should feel confident in going out at night.
It's after a woman was raped in the early hours of Sunday morning, external while walking along Bethesda Street, near the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
Quote MessageWe do have officers and partners visible, we do have store detectives, we do have door-staff in the night-time economies, so I do believe Hanley... is safe and people can come and enjoy themselves
Insp Phil Eaton, Staffordshire Police
The hunt continues for the man, who's described as 5ft 5in tall, Asian, with short hair and who wore a light-coloured top.
Next stage of £5m facelift for listed building plannedpublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
The next stage of a £5m plan to restore the Wedgwood Institute, in Burslem, is being put together by Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
The grade two-listed building is nationally significant but has been closed for nearly a decade.
It's hoped the work will be finished by 2020 and there'll be a new business centre and visitor space inside.
Buses replace trains on closed Chase Linepublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Rail replacement buses have ferried hundreds of people to work, as the two-week closure of a busy train line, external got under way.
Image source, Express and StarArrests made after 'vicious attack' on man in parkpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeTwo teenagers have been arrested after what police described as a vicious assault on a man in Abbey Hulton.
Staffordshire Police says a 19-year-old man was left with a broken jaw following the attack, external on 12 July in parkland behind the Co-op store, in Abbots Road.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceQuote MessageI would like to thank the media for publishing our appeal and the general public for their positive response
Det Con Gary Cliffe, Staffordshire Police
Two 15-year-olds have been released under investigation.
Fountain to flow after being dry for 80 yearspublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 15 August 2017
BBC Radio StokeA newly restored fountain in Hanley Park, complete with four water breathing dragons, is to be unveiled today.
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End of twitter postIt follows a BBC Radio Stoke appeal to discover what the original dragon sculptures looked like.
They had been been damaged or missing for many years.
The restoration of the park has been been funded by several National Lottery initiatives.
