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31 Oct 2009 02:17
Harman payoff approved at £65k
FORMER council chief Chris Harman today accepted a £65,616 pay-out from Stoke-on-Trent City Council to quit his post.
The interim chief executive left the authority this afternoon after members of the human resources committee agreed on the settlement.
At the end of a three-hour debate, which took place behind closed doors,...
MORE families with children will now be able to get help towards their rent thanks to changes to benefit rules. Stoke-on-Trent Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) is urging parents who receive...
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man from his flat after a pair of curtains caught fire. Three crews from Longton and Hanley attended the incide...
TRAINEE barrister Charlotte Bailye is being taken to court after clocking up £458 in unpaid parking fines from Keele University....
PART of a leisure centre will close next week for emergency building work. Newcastle Borough Council says the maintenance work to the...
Crewe Alex: Crewe close in on experienced keeper
CREWE are close to signing an experienced goalkeeper on loan, according to assistant boss Steve Davis.
Davis confirmed that the keeper, who is currently completing a loan spell at another club, could sign early next week.
The Alex are looking to put an end to the crisis which has seen them field four different stoppers already this...
Crewe Alex: Miller reveals ideal partner
CREWE frontman Shaun Miller has set his sights on becoming Calvin Zola's regular strike partner. Injuries to the Crewe duo have limited Miller and Zola to just four starts together in League...
Crewe Alex: Davis wants to develop resilient nature
CREWE assistant boss Steve Davis says the players need to develop a resilient nature if they are to avoid being sucked into a relegation scrap. The Alex are the only team in the whole of the...
Darts: European Championship
ANDY Hamilton avenged his first-round exit in the 2008 European Championship by seeing off home favourite Remco van Eijden 6-3 last...
Speedway: Tattum reflects on Potters' season
EAZY Rider Potters promoter Dave Tattum has conceded Stoke's season proved to be a roller-coaster affair. The Potters wound up their campaign in midweek by winning the M6 Trophy against...
Steamboat showdown
STARS Ricky 'Steamboat' Junior and Tatanka team up as wrestling returns to the Victoria Hall, Hanley, tonight (7.30pm). The pair head a strong American team taking on British talent in the...
Cricket: Wood returns to Newcastle
SIMON Wood has returned to home club Newcastle and Hartshill as professional. After trying his luck in the North Staffs and South Chesh...
Netball: Moths hit by points deduction
MOTHS' hopes of staying in Division One has suffered a blow after they were docked 15 points for using an unaffiliated umpire. Despite narrowly beating North Staffs B 19-18, the club were...
Bowls: Local stars take on overseas challenge
A NEW era for crown green bowls saw the first staging of the £10,000 Oceanico Masters, held in Portugal. Sixteen of the top competition winners from the UK, including Cheshire's Glynn...
Ten pin bowling: Stoke Scorpions lose record
STOKE Scorpions lost their unbeaten record in the MONDAY TRIOS Handicap League as they were beaten by Shelton Knight Shift. Shelton's Chris Jones produced a scratch series of 660 (215, 234,...
Pool: Players Baize claim Super Sixes title
PLAYERS Baize won the AFFORD LEAGUE Super Sixes with a 10-7 win against Rileys Duke. The first session was tight, but Players Baize edged it by 4-2 with wins for Adam Davis, Liam White, Daz...
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