1+ week, 2+ day ago  (452+ words) The 38-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of battery and manslaughter on the basis that he was unable to stop Leon crying and momentarily shook him in frustration, causing his death. CCTV played to Birmingham Crown Court showed Stark hitting Leon…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (118+ words) Staffordshire Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man in Burntwood A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a man. Emergency services were unable to revive the man after reports of a fight…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (780+ words) A teenager who used his car as a weapon to deliberately run down a schoolboy will learn his fate today. Brwa Abdulla, aged 19, a Kurd, struck the Afghan youngster with his BMW as he walked across College Road, Shelton. He…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (420+ words) A proposed site layout for the battery energy storage site on land at Tean Leys Farm submitted as part of the application to East Staffordshire Borough Council Councillors fear a proposed battery storage site could cause traffic chaos in a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (154+ words) Stoke-on-Trent Live A new parking rule has come into force at a North Staffordshire leisure centre. The change has been brought in at Jubilee 2, in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It followed complaints from pool and gym members who receive free parking as part…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (213+ words) It would pave way 'for the development and re-use of the site' It states that the demolition of the boarded-up former DIY store - next to Longton Police Station - would pave way "for the development and re-use of the site". Back…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (199+ words) A Stoke-on-Trent pub has celebrated the release of the new Netflix film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man by offering punters a free pint. The Bull's Head in Burslem was one of 10 nationwide boozers partnering with Netflix to get fans down…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (266+ words) Craig and Loren Skelding inside The Bulls Head in Burslem(Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel) A Stoke-on-Trent pub is celebrating the release of the new Netflix film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man by offering punters a free pint. The Bull's…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (465+ words) Drug dealer Liam Poole A drug dealer has been jailed after he sold three destructive drugs in Stoke-on-Trent. Liam Poole, 23, sold heroin, crack cocaine and monkey dust on the streets after sending out flare messages to 70 people. Police searched his…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (444+ words) Paul Adewusi, aged 40, admitted nine charges of sexual activity with a child and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Pervert Paul Adewusi has been jailed after having sex with a teenage girl. The 40-year-old was under the influence…...