BBC Weather Watchers

It's been a grey start in Cheshire as the picture of Congleton (top) shows. Thanks to Dawn Treader for taking it.

Thanks also to DJH80 for the sunnier side of life in Lichfield.

Image source, Dawn Treader

Image source, DJH80

Stoke City sign defender Kevin Wimmer from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a five-year deal for £18m.

The new manager bounce and a strange choice of colours by Burton's social media team are among five things you may have missed in the EFL.

Liz Ellis
Presenter, BBC Radio Stoke

A Staffordshire woman says she wants to be compensated - after waiting in for a parcel collection company for two days.

Jackie Thomas, from Gnosall, paid delivery firm Yodel to collect two packages she had sold on eBay.

She told me the company said it had actually left two delivery notices because she was out - but, having waited in all day, she says that didn't happen.

Yodel says it's very sorry to hear about the problems Jackie experienced and would like to apologise.

It adds she's now been fully refunded.

Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Business owners on a street in Hanley are reacting angrily to continuing roadworks in the city.

Shop owners along Stafford Street say no work has taken place in front of their premises for many weeks, but the barriers are scaring away potential customers.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council says the work is running slightly behind schedule but it still hopes it will be completed on time.

Good news for train passengers travelling on the Chase railway line this morning.

The line between Rugeley and Walsall has reopened after two weeks of upgrades which left passengers on bus replacement services.

London Midland says, external tracks have been realigned, and new gantries added.

Image source, London Midland

Heidi Booth
Journalist, BBC Radio Derby

Expect delays if you're driving into Burton today...

St Peter's Bridge will now be closed for three months for essential maintenance work.

The leader of Staffordshire County Council, Philip Atkin, has admitted journeys will take 20 minutes longer than they usually would, but said the work is vital.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

A fairly cloudy day with some sporadic outbreaks of drizzle.

For all it will feel much cooler, with highs of 20C (68F).

West Midlands Revolution beat seven other teams to be champions.

BBC East Midlands Today spent a week with Olympic and world champion Adam Peaty in Zambia, where he was fundraising to help local children.

The man is taken to hospital by air ambulance with leg injuries after crashing into a field.

West Brom's 100% winning start to the season ends as a defensive mix-up between Ahmed Hegazi and Ben Foster gifts Stoke a draw.

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis says "one mistake cost us" after the Baggies drew 1-1 draw with Stoke City.

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says he is "grateful" to come away from The Hawthorns with a point, after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion.

Chris Dagnall scores the only goal of the game as Crewe see off 10-man Port Vale in a feisty local derby.

Debutant Joe Mason scores for Burton as they share the points with Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

An off-duty nurse has been praised for coming to the aid of five people who were hurt in a car crash in Staffordshire. , external

The fire service says Danielle Wright from Birmingham was driving past the scene on the the A38 near Barton-under-Needwood in May when she pulled over.

Image source, Staffordshire Fire Service

A car had come off Catholme Lane, Wychnor, and hit a bridge, leaving four of the victims lying in the road and one still in the car.

The service says the nurse monitored the driver, who was most seriously injured, and then worked alongside paramedics when they arrived.

This week she was presented with an official commendation by the service.

BBC Radio Stoke

An updated route's been confirmed, external for a planned 100-mile cycle ride which will travel through Staffordshire next month.

The Velo Birmingham, which will start and finish in the city in 24 September, will this year go through 20 miles of Staffordshire for the first time.

Image source, Velo Birmingham/Google

Organisers say riders will go through villages such as Kinver and Wombourne and past landmarks like Kinver Edge.

They say they've tried to resolve issues over road closures and 250,000 letters have been sent to residents along the route, advising them on which routes will shut.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A cat's expected to make a full recovery after getting impaled on metal railings in Staffordshire, external.

Image source, Staffordshire Fire Service

Staffordshire Fire Service was called on Wednesday afternoon to Gordon Street, Burton-upon-Trent, and gave the animal oxygen through a special mask while officers waited for a vet.

They say the cat, one-year-old Gizmo, was then safely removed and given treatment.