17,000 council house tenants in Stoke-on-Trent are facing an inflation-busting rent increase - from April. Stoke-on-Trent City Council cabinet is today expected to back the proposed 4.5 per cent rent ...

When the temperature drops and the nights start drawing in, there's nothing better than snuggling up with a steaming mug of hot chocolate. Whether your mug is topped with fluffy marshmallows, a swirl ...

Two men and a schoolboy were part of a gang who forced their way into a Stoke-on-Trent home and battered a man in front of his family in a revenge attack. Kevin Bradburn senior, Dean Marshall, and ...

Balaclavas could be banned in Stoke-on-Trent. It comes as a number of councils have already introduced balaclava bans in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Now Stoke-on-Trent City Council is ...

The funeral of a Stoke-on-Trent teenager whose death has sparked a murder investigation takes place today. Nineteen-year-old Bradley Whieldon, from Abbey Hulton, was pronounced dead at a property on ...

An inquest has been opened and adjourned following the death of a 23-year-old man. James Huthwaite was tragically found dead at his Staffordshire home on August 25. Emergency services were called in ...

A business has shut with immediate effect - and is 'going into administation'. Leisure Sales Cheshire - on Holmes Chapel Road, near Sandbach - has been operating for decades. But it closed for good ...

Bosun Lawal admits some of his teammates and Stoke City staff are trying to bring out his inner Hulk to try to coax the best of him. The laid-back centre-half heads to Blackburn Rovers tonight (7.45pm ...

Five fire engines were called to a blaze at a city centre restaurant. During the height of the incident at Malabar Majlis, in ...

Troubled Sean Ryles assaulted police officers after self-harming live on social media. The 27-year-old set fire to his own hair on TikTok which led to members of the public contacting police.

Labour has announced it will end its coalition with the Greens on Stafford Borough Council over the party's 'Zionism is racism' policy. The Green Party formally voted to declare Zionism to be a form ...

Met Office Scientist Dr Emily Carlisle said: “October saw a notable shift towards more unsettled weather, with low-pressure ...