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Val Bott writes: We shared common ground in that I grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, where he was an MP for from 1983 to 2010

The Guardian - UK

Met Police convicted and fined £1,000 for failing to identify speeding van driver

The Met has received a £1,000 fine for not replying to letters from Staffordshire Police

Evening Standard

Reform UK revokes membership of council leader accused of racism

Party removes Ian Cooper after he was alleged to have abused Sadiq Khan, David Lammy and other figures online

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Nigel Farage urged to sack Reform council leader accused of racism

Party is investigating Ian Cooper as Labour MPs call for him to resign as leader of Staffordshire county council

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up?

Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed

The Guardian - UK

Reform council leader defends party colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’

Staffordshire County councillor Peter Mason apologised for the posts on X, written before he was elected in May

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Kate Middleton’s Heartfelt Veterans Day Visit Draws Attention after Touching Video Moment

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JCB ‘backs Britain’ with £100m factory investment despite tax and tariff fears

Spending would be going towards modern manufacturing facilities at the company’s main UK factory in Staffordshire.

Evening Standard

Thousands of motorcyclists make pilgrimage to honour fallen service personnel

The Ride to the Wall event attracts thousands of bikers from across the UK, heading to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

Evening Standard

Wedgwood to freeze production at Staffordshire factory for 90 days

Firm’s owner says move, which will place 70 workers on temporary leave, is in response to weaker demand

The Guardian - UK

‘I sold my home to HS2 for scrapped line for £1.2m – only for it to be turned into a cannabis factory’

Alan Wilkinson was horrified to discover that his former home had been taken over for the production of drugs

The Independent UK

Homes, school and green spaces to replace old coal-fired power station

Engie sold the Rugeley Power Station site in Staffordshire to Vistry Group, which will continue work to build a sustainable neighbourhood.

Evening Standard

The village ‘ripped apart’ by scrapped HS2 line – while taxpayers foot bill for empty homes

Villagers sold their homes over plans for the scrapped HS2 line from Birmingham to Manchester

The Independent UK

Girl, four, dies after incident at Waterworld swimming pool

Staffordshire Police were called to the water park in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on Monday afternoon.

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The Independent UK

Stepmother admits ‘massive regret’ for taking 11-year-old son to violent post-Southport riot

Amy Hodgkinson-Hedgecox says she took the boy to the protest in Tamworth, Staffordshire, after reading unproven claims on social media against asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Police chief suspended after concerns raised about out-of-work behaviour

Staffordshire Police Chief Constable Chris Noble is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Evening Standard

Minister wants tourist attractions to ‘supercharge’ EV infrastructure

Lilian Greenwood, future of roads minister, met with tourism leaders at Staffordshire theme park Alton Towers.

Evening Standard

Royal British Legion calls on VJ Day veterans to join 80th anniversary

The event will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on August 15.

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The Independent UK

Man and business charged over 27-tonne mound of waste that blocked road

The 20-metre-long pile of rubbish was left along a road in Staffordshire in January.

Evening Standard

Veterans including couple married for 74 years guests of honour at VE Day party

Veterans and their families marked 80 years since VE Day at a tea party hosted by the Royal British Legion in Staffordshire on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.

The Guardian - UK

Governors have lost control of prison in Staffordshire, union says

Prison Officers’ Association claims officer was stabbed in head and two others punched in face at HMP Swinfen Hall

The Independent UK

Farage hails Reform as ‘main opposition’ after gaining MP and councils

Reform UK has won Staffordshire and Lincolnshire councils from the Conservatives and taken control of Durham County Council.

The Guardian - UK

Staffordshire prison locked down after third violent incident in weeks

Five prison officers treated for minor injuries at Swinfen Hall where last month an inmate was stabbed

Evening Standard

Dawn raids in four counties in investigation into alleged medicine trafficking

Twelve people were arrested during the operation in West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Merseyside on Tuesday.

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