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21 Nov 2009 10:35
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang performances cancelled
TONIGHT’S performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Regent Theatre has been cancelled.<...
Drugs den shut down by police
A CRACK house which attracted up to 30 addicts every hour has been shut down, ending two years of misery for neighbouring residents....
Artist Darren so grateful
TWO years ago Darren Smallwood could only dream of recapturing his days as an artist as he lay in a hospital bed recovering from a...
Mine rescue worker's injury payout is delayed, because Government doesn't believe he ever went underground!
MINE rescue veteran Peter Kenny is being made to wait for compensation for an industrial injury, because the Government will not believe he worked underground. The 75-year-old spent 23 years...
Jailed for smashing slab on man's head
TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Mammund Burhanuddin has been jailed for five years after smashing a concrete slab over a man's head. The defendant was found guilty of wounding Talat Mahmood with intent...
Hospital op halted due to drill blunder
A TEENAGER was discharged from hospital minutes before he was due to have a major operation because staff could not find the surgical...
Young mums need voters to back bid
Television viewers have been urged to help an educational support group for struggling young mothers to win a funding battle. The Hanle...
Traders hit in the pocket by smash
BUSINESSES say a multiple vehicle crash on the A500 which closed half of the road for more than 12 hours affected their trade. The A500 in Stoke-on-Trent was closed in both directions near...
Pupils report on dangers of web
YOUNG writers have investigated problems facing youngsters as they go on-line for their entry into The Sentinel's Young Journalist Awards. Year 10 media studies pupils from Holden Lane High...
The oche, 1989: Young Phil Taylor takes aim
THE moustache has gone and so has the dark wavy hair. And maybe the young man at the oche has gained a few pounds in the last 20 years....
Man living in car owned a fake passport
A FAILED asylum seeker who lived in a car outside his wife's hostel has been handed a suspended prison sentence after using a false passport in a bid to gain work. Gabrial Ziki was chairman...
Port Vale: Adams has no complaints about Fraser
VALE boss Micky Adams says he has no complaints about Tommy Fraser’s late sending off at Underhill.
Match Report: Barnet 0, Port Vale 0
BARNET 0, PORT VALE 0 Steve Shaw at Underhill Stadium PORT Vale’s hard-fought point at Barnet this afternoon was marred by the last sending off of skipper Tommy Fraser...
Crewe Alex: Dario "happy with a point"
DARIO Gradi admitted he was happy to see Crewe record their first draw of the season – although they let a 2-0 lead slip at fellow strugglers Northampton. The recalled Clayton...
Match Report: Northampton 2, Crewe 2
NORTHAMPTON 2 (Akinfenwa 50, 62) CREWE 2 (Donaldson 14, Johnson o.g 43) Gwyn Griffiths reports from Sixfields CREWE squandered a two-goal interval lead as familiar foe Adebayo...
Stoke City: Lawrence hoping to take out World Cup frustrations on struggling Pompey
LIAM Lawrence says he is disgusted by FIFA's refusal to order a replay between Ireland and France, accusing the game's governing body...
Port Vale: Club records £280,000 loss despite Valiant effort on cost-cutting
PORT Vale have reported a loss of £281,541 for last season, despite slashing more than £600,000 from their players' wage...
Stoke City: Pre-match odds for Portsmouth clash
STOKE are Ladbrokes' 11/10 favourites to beat struggling Portsmouth tomorrow, while Paul Hart's men will arrive at the Brit as 11/4 underdogs (Partybets). Victor Chandler prices a draw at...
Stoke City: Pulis concerned by second season expectations
TONY Pulis fears second-season expectations can "go through the roof" for clubs like Stoke City. And he believes some people are demanding too much of Stoke in the aftermath of last season's...
Stoke City: Pulis tips 'streaky' Fuller to break Premier League duck
STOKE striker Ricardo Fuller is limbering up for a crack at old club Portsmouth tomorrow (4pm) with boss Tony Pulis insisting: "He's...
Stoke City: Huth hands his support to Henry in World Cup row
ROBERT Huth admits he's a bit of a Hooray Henry when it comes to THAT handball incident this week. The former German international says...
Stoke City: Pre-match stats for Portsmouth clash
PREVIOUS MEETING October 27, 2009 – Carling Cup PORTSMOUTH 4 (Piquionne 17, 59; Webber 55; Kanu 81) STOKE CITY 0 JUST 23 days have passed since Stoke's second string were unceremoniou...
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20 Nov 2009 16:59
196 jobs at risk at JCB
DIGGER-MAKER JCB has today began consultation with workers over plans for up to 196 redundancies.
Employees at JCB’s World Headquarters, in Rocester; JCB Cab Systems, in Rugeley; JCB Transmissions, in Wrexham; JCB Utility Products, in Cheadle and JCB Landpower, also in Cheadle are affected.
A 90-day consultation...
Warning over lottery scam
RESIDENTS have been warned to watch out for a scam lottery letter. Police received a report of a suspicious letter claiming to be from...
Bid to make con man pay or further jail (VIDEO)
FRAUDSTER Raymond Woolley could face a further four years in prison for failing to pay back more than £9 million of his ill-gotten...
Lorry jack-knifed on A500
THE A500 was closed in both directions for hours early today after a collision involving two HGVs and a police dog van. The first lorry...
Join a match day stroll to healthier life
STOKE City's health conscious supporters will get the opportunity to walk to Sunday's live televised match against Portsmouth as part...
Warning over bogus caller
POLICE are urging people to be on their guard after a bogus workman struck at the home of an elderly woman. The conman called at the...
School kicks out club over unruly members
A YOUTH club faces an uncertain future after being told it can no longer use a school's gym to stage its weekly five-a-side football...
Staff sleep easy as furniture site sold
STAFF at a furniture store are breathing a sigh of relief after learning that they will be keeping their jobs following a takeover. The...
Pub threat after noise complaint
A PUB'S licence will be reviewed after residents complained of loud noise and rowdy behaviour by customers. Stoke-on-Trent City Council...
Cancer claims the life of inspirational Colour Sergeant (VIDEO)
A GULF War veteran, who returned to active service despite being diagnosed with a brain tumour, died at a hospice yesterday. Colour...
Festive opening is a first for Towers
THEME Park Alton Towers is opening attractions to the public in the run-up to Christmas. The move, the first of its kind, has prompted...
Whelan injury scare for Stoke
World Cup hero Glenn Whelan has been sent for a scan on a groin injury ahead of Stoke's televised clash with Portsmouth on Sunday.
Stoke City: Pulis's tunnel vision on Tuncay
TONY Pulis has broken his silence on Tuncay to applaud the Stoke striker's reaction to his controversial substitution at Hull City a...
Port Vale: Adams' praise for reborn Glover
MICKY Adams has warned Vale striker Danny Glover against slipping back into his old complacent ways after winning a first-team reprieve...
Crewe Alex: Murphy hoping to end injury nightmare where it began
LUKE Murphy plans to put his injury nightmare behind him by earning a recall to the Crewe side at Northampton tomorrow.
Denis Smith: Patience is name of the game if Stoke are to prosper
Stoke legend Denis Smith says the Britannia Stadium needs to be rocking once again on Sunday
Stoke City: Tonge reveals City frustration
MICHAEL Tonge has confessed his disappointment at being left out in the cold at Stoke this season.
Stoke City: Pulis to assess emotional drain of World Cup exit on City's Irish heroes
TONY Pulis will look into the whites of their eyes before deciding what part Glenn Whelan and Liam Lawrence should play in Sunday's...
Stoke City: Pompey clash a sell-out
STOKE will be backed by a sell-out home crowd for the visit of Portsmouth.
Port Vale: Pre-match stats for the League Two clash at Barnet
All the stats ahead of Vale's clash with Barnet
Port Vale: Taylor happy to answer Adams's SOS call
WING-BACK Kris Taylor says he has relished answering Micky Adams's defensive SOS by mixing it with the big boys in the heart of the...
Port Vale: Match odds for the League Two clash at Barnet
All your betting info for Vale's game against Barnet
6°C | 43°F Hospital ward staff are excellent
TOP NOTCH: I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the orthopaedic staff of ward 121 at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
They are a close knit team and are professional, friendly and forthcoming. The wards are spotless and the food is very palatable.
DAVE WIGGINS
Talke Pits
People would support path closure if they understood the terrible anti-social behaviour
NUISANCE: In reference to correspondence regarding the closure of gates on the walkway behind our bungalow May I suggest that had the people complaining about the closure actually...
Student union president made a mistake
WRONG ACTION: Regarding your headline 'Union forced to remove BNP link' (The Sentinel, November 19). As far as I'm aware I have not known any BNP party members sending any heavies around...
Media must not give up the Sutent fight mum started
THANK YOU: I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your admirable efforts in reporting the plight of my mother Kay Hopkins, right, in her struggle to obtain the drug Sutent, which...
City council giving Stoke a bad name
WHAT A JOKE: I was amazed to read in The Sentinel on November 10 that Kevin Bell, the regeneration manager for Stoke town centre has stated it will take at least three years for any activity...
Where is this new cycle path?
ROUTE MYSTERY: There was recently a story in the Sentinel about the opening of a new two-mile section of footpath/cycle path linking Westport Lake to the loop line to Kidsgrove without the...
Woodhouse off-line with train station comments
NONSENSE: What a lot of extraneous waffle John Woodhouse's writings contain. He invariably takes four or five times the number of words necessary to make his points. Yes, Crewe may be one of...
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19 Nov 2009 23:11
Leisure centre will fit town very well
A NEW leisure centre complete with pool could be built under ambitious plans to create a city of sport.
A sports centre for Longton has been identified as a priority under proposals to improve facilities and encourage more residents to get active.
Those wanting to take part in sport from the south of the city have for years been...
Dead man named
A MAN who was found dead in woodland after being missing from his home for several days has been found named. Peter Cox, aged 27, from Haslington, disappeared last Thursday. Ches...
AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD who survived a double-fatal car crash has paid tribute to his best friend who was behind the wheel. Ben Chadwick,...
Man locked up for stealing £28,000 motor home to order
A MAN has been jailed for stealing a motor home after pretending he was going to buy it. Paul Elsmore, aged 24, took the Renault Laguna...
MARSHALS are to work at taxi ranks in a town centre after the scheme proved successful in other areas.
Court jails benefits cheat who lived with partner
A BENEFITS claimant has been jailed for two months after he failed to tell council officials about a change in his living arrangements.
Bogus caller attempts to con woman
POLICE are urging the elderly to be on their guard after a pensioner was targeted in her home. The warning came after a conman tried to...
Students told they can park cars for free
STUDENTS at Manchester Metropolitan University have been reminded they can park for free on the Alsager campus following confusion over...
Stoke City: Tonge joins Preston on loan
STOKE City midfielder Michael Tonge has joined Championship side Preston North End on loan until December 28.
The 26-year-old joined City for £2m from Sheffield United on transfer deadline day, September 1 2008, but has largely been confined to reserve and cup games for the Potters.
He has only started one Premier League game...
PORT Vale chairman Bill Bratt says the club's FA Cup triumph at Stevenage was their biggest win of the season. Vale have raked in...
YOUNG Crewe defender Matt Tootle is in line for his first-team debut at Northampton on Saturday. Tootle has been an unused substitute...
SWEEPING generalisations and football punditry go together like cheese and oatcakes, so it was no surprise when Sky's anchorman informe...
THE North Staffs and South Cheshire League will decide whether to revert to an open format at their annual meeting tonight. The meeting...
LEEK have exceeded the expectations of the club's director of rugby Neil Edge – who has played no small part himself. The 37-year...
STAFFORD have written off newcomer Ollie Greatholder until the second half of the season. The side, anchored at the foot of Midlands...
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19 Nov 2009 02:23
Tribute to teenagers killed in car crash
AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD who survived a double-fatal car crash has paid tribute to his best friend who was behind the wheel.
Ben Chadwick, aged 17, and Grace Everill, aged 15, died instantly after Ben lost control of his car and slid into an oncoming vehicle.
Mark Wain, aged 18, of Mollatts Wood Road,
PicturesVandalism costs more than money
VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a church. Members of St Barnabas Church, in Cauldon Avenue, Bradwell, say the build...
Parking issue at hospital drives calls for permits
FED-UP residents have called for parking permit zones near a hospital to be extended to prevent staff and patients clogging up roads. S...
Vulnerable give salesmen the cold shoulder
DOORSTEP salesman are to be banned from two neighbourhoods to help vulnerable residents feel safer in their homes. Newstead Estate in...
Union forced to remove BNP link
STAFFORDSHIRE University's students' union could face legal action after directing its website users to a list of the names and postcod...
'New gun law may have saved our Mitchel's life'
A LAW which would restrict how air guns are stored was hailed as a "big step forward" by the parents of a boy who was killed after...
Flat man may have fallen to his death
A MAN found dead at a house turned into flats suffered injuries consistent with a fall. The body of the man in his late 50s was found...
Silent film organist set to play key role
A FAMOUS silent film organist who has performed for royalty is due to play a concert at Hanley's Victoria Hall this weekend. Donald...
Hudson out of hospital
FORMER Stoke City footballer Alan Hudson is out of hospital after suffering a series of fits. The 58-year-old is currently staying with...
Stewards to man taxi ranks
MARSHALS are to work at taxi ranks in Stone town centre after the scheme proved successful in Stafford last year. Stewards will be...
Blue Planet wins awards
FOUR regeneration schemes run by Newcastle Borough Council have been hailed as examples of excellence in the West Midlands. They scoope...
Port Vale: Cup victory was big deal, says Bratt
PORT Vale chairman Bill Bratt says the club's FA Cup triumph at Stevenage was their biggest win of the season.
Vale have raked in £70,000 from their replayed first-round battle with the Blue Square Premier side.
Tuesday's 1-0 victory also earned Vale a third-round draw at home to League One Huddersfield on November 28 when...
Stoke City: Etherington targets consistency
MATTHEW Etherington has vowed to prove his Stoke City form is no flash in the pan. The 28-year-old winger, who has scored three goals...
Robbie Earle: Vale back-up pre-match talk
THERE was more trash-talking before Port Vale's FA Cup tie at Stevenage on Tuesday than there had been at last week's world title fight...
Crewe Alex: Tootle in line for debut
YOUNG Crewe defender Matt Tootle is in line for his first-team debut at Northampton on Saturday. Tootle has been an unused substitute in the Alex's last two games, but caretaker manager...
Football: Stoke duo put in shifts worthy of South African stage
SWEEPING generalisations and football punditry go together like cheese and oatcakes, so it was no surprise when Sky's anchorman informed us "the Irish are born optimists" as the clock ticked...
Cricket: Clubs to vote on open rule
THE North Staffs and South Cheshire League will decide whether to revert to an open format at their annual meeting tonight. The meeting, which is being held at Burslem CC (7.30pm), could see...
Rugby: Edge makes surprise impact
LEEK have exceeded the expectations of the club's director of rugby Neil Edge – who has played no small part himself. The 37-year-old answered the call when the side were lacking in...
Rugby: Break is good news for Longton
LONGTON welcome this weekend's break in league fixtures after an exhaustive start to the campaign. The Trentham Fields side have reeled...
Rugby: Cripps targets playing return
LONG-SERVING Linley and Kidsgrove forward Andy Cripps was sitting up in his hospital bed this week – and talking about a return...
Rugby: Greatholder ruled out until new year
STAFFORD have written off newcomer Ollie Greatholder until the second half of the season. The side, anchored at the foot of Midlands West Two (North), welcomed the return of the big...
Darts: Hammer crashes out after shoot-out defeat
ANDY 'The Hammer' Hamilton last night missed out on a place in the second round of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts after a nine-dart shoot-out at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Hamilton's...
11°C | 52°F Mental health has been Cinderella of services too long
I WAS pleased to see Jeffri Klamp's letter about mental health awareness.
Mental health has been the Cinderella of health services for a long time.
There are not enough staff in health services who are trained to detect mental health problems, nor is the provision of services as good as that for other health areas.
People...
Article sparked memories of painter
PICTURE OF ARTIST: Although I now live in Yorkshire I was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme and lived for my first year in Burslem. I believ...
Cautious welcome for plans
CAUTIOUS WELCOME: I just wanted to clarify a couple of things regarding your story headlined "Developer pulls out of £35m regen project" (The Sentinel, November 16). First, Portland...
3D comeback is the future
IN the 1950s, the film industry started to lose audiences through the invention of the television. This little box with its nine-inch screen, drove cinema audiences away from their...
Sale of school site is a disgrace
DISGRACE: Cheshire East Council's decision to sell off the site of the former Church Lawton primary school is scandalous. When the...
Park problem
PARK PROBLEM: Regarding the gates and passage way of Westbury Park, I live on the park and I would like to say that if people did not want anti-social behaviour Westbury Park should not have...
Top Gear is on the right road
ON THE RIGHT ROAD: Anyone wishing to see three overpaid, middle-aged, wealthy television presenters behaving like spoilt public schoolboys on a jolly had their wish on Sunday night with the...
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18 Nov 2009 08:54
Chaudry to sue council over secret Dimensions pool deal
MILLIONAIRE businessman Mo Chaudry is preparing to sue Stoke-on-Trent City Council over claims top officers broke a secret deal to shut the Dimensions splash pool.
The Waterworld owner says he has written to city officials informing them he is taking legal action over an alleged breach of contract.
Mr Chaudry was...
£5,000 of tackle stolen from garage
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the theft of fishing tackle and kit. Offenders stole up to £5,000...
Woman left cats to die in empty house
A HEAVILY pregnant woman has avoided jail after leaving six cats to starve to death at her home. Rebecca Edwards, aged 19, was sentence...
Crash in city leaves motorcyclist in hospital
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after colliding with a car. The incident happened on Cobridge Road, outside the Mercedes-Benz...
Violence against hospital staff up by 30% in a year
BOSSES at Staffordshire's biggest hospital have launched a fresh crackdown on violent patients and their relatives after reported attac...
Woman under arrest as man is found dead (PICTURES)
A WOMAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was discovered in a flat. The body was found yesterday morni...
Driver chased down M6 at 100mph wrong way
DRUG user David Benbow twice drove the wrong way along the M6 at more than 100mph while being chased by police. The 46-year-old covered...
Housing plans for former factory approved
LONG-AWAITED plans to build dozens of houses on a former factory site have been given the go-ahead. Developers Kier Ventures last night...
Special tots on move to new nursery
CHILDREN at a special needs nursery could soon move out of a building that was threatened with closure. Peter Pan Nursery, which opened...
Road closure 'will foil improvements'
CONCERNS have been raised over proposals to shut off a residential street as part of a £200,000 plan to improve a busy stretch of...
Gas protest going to heart of power
VILLAGERS battling a £400 million power station have vowed to take their fight to the Houses of Parliament. Campaign group Village...
Port Vale: Adams holds fire on loans
VALE boss Micky Adams says he may resist splashing the club's cash on a loan defender with Gareth Owen set to make a double-quick return from a fractured cheek bone
Stoke City: Huth relishing central role against Pompey
STOKE defender Robert Huth says he can't wait to lay his hands on the vacancy at centre-half when Portsmouth arrive in the Potteries...
Crewe Alex: Keeper Phillips carries can for leaky Crewe
MANAGER Dario Gradi is calling on loan keeper Steve Phillips to up his game in a bid to stem the flood of goals being conceded by Crewe...
Port Vale: Valiants march on in Cup
AN UNDER-STRENGTH Port Vale side took advantage of Stevenage Borough's sloppy defending to smash their year-long unbeaten home record...
Port Vale: Match stats v Stevenage
All the stats from Port Vale's FA Cup replay victory at Stevenage
Stoke City: Kitson happy to be a Boro boy
DAVE Kitson insisted he was happy to be making the temporary transition from Stoke to Middlesbrough after moving north on a two-month...
Stoke City: So did Kit not fit the bill for Stoke?
HIS signing raised eyebrows for all the right reasons, but carried on raising them for all the wrong ones.
Port Vale: Woodhouse stays PC for cup replay
With Vale's FA Cup replay at Stevenage being streamed live on the Football Association website last night, John Woodhouse logged on to...
Non-league: Leek put to the sword
LEEK Town's first visit to Cammell Laird ended in a 2-0 defeat in UniBond Division One South.
Darts: Shock defeat for Taylor
PHIL 'The Power' Taylor last night suffered a shock defeat at the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts at Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Player hit by speeding finePensioner died a day after surgeryDriver chased down M6 at 100mph wrong wayPlanning
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13°C | 55°F 9°C | 48°F Cloudy with outbreaks of Rain Thank you for caring for me in hospital
THANK YOU: After my recent stay in hospital, I would like to thank Dr Chadalavada, Dr Potluri and the staff at Hanley Health Centre.
Thank you, to Mr Farmer and his team, at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for doing a great job.
Thank you to everyone for looking after me on ward 108 and the staff at the Pathology...
Comment on this storyWarning about tax scam
TAX SCAM: I thought readers would like to know about a scam claiming to be from the Inland Revenue. This involves contacting people via email saying they have a tax refund to be paid....
Cycle ride was so beautiful
WHEELS IN MOTION: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Andy Murphy at the LGBT network and Phil from the Cycle Stoke at the council for organising the LGBT cycle ride from Westport...
Bus drivers need to change attitude to children
CHANGE: May I request that First Buses start to employ child-friendly drivers instead of some of the morons that they currently employ. Back in April of this year The Sentinel carried a...
Disillusioned with the police
DISILLUSIONED: Last night my granddaughter had her passport, mobile phone and house key taken from her handbag. She knows when and where they were taken and can identify the individual who...
Don't make the same mistake as John Gummer
DRUGS ADVICE: I hold no brief for any of the main political parties, but I do believe Dr Peter Hirst, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Congleton, has chosen the wrong stick to...
I have doubts over university homes plan
ONCE again greed rears its ugly head, 'University to sell land for housing' (The Sentinel, November 11). One wonders how closely refurbishing Hawthorns was looked at, recycling is a far...
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17 Nov 2009 16:39
Woman arrested after man's body found at house
A WOMAN has been arrested after the body of a man was found at a house this morning.
Armed police, firefighters and paramedics are currently surrounding a house in Vale View, Porthill, after being called out shortly before 7.45am.
The building is currently cordoned off and uniformed officers and detectives are on the site.
Police search after firearms sighting
ARMED police and dog patrols were sent out into the city this morning amid reports of a man with a firearm. Officers attended the Stoke...
Why is £3m of planning cash unspent? (MAP)
ALMOST £3 million earmarked for community improvements such as parks, sports facilities and new roads is lying untouched in counci...
Status Quo reschedule cancelled gig
Status Quo have rescheuled the date of a concert after being forced to pull out at the 11th hour. The rock band will now play the Victo...
Hat-wearing flasher exposes himself in park
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself to a woman. The woman was walking near to the Peacock Hay...
Bidders tune in to musical machines
BUYERS from across the world are expected to battle it out for a piece of mechanical music history when a Biddulph enthusiast's lifetim...
Mother faces stab charge
A MOTHER-OF-TWO accused of attempting to murder her partner in an alleged stabbing incident has appeared before North Staffordshire...
£70,000 work to slow 'race track'
RESIDENTS have welcomed a £70,000 investment to improve road safety and slow down traffic on their estate. Speed humps, double yellow lines and bollards are among the traffic-calming...
Foot maze a big step for school
LUNCHTIMES and lessons could soon be a-mazing for pupils after they drew up plans for an adventure area on their school field. A propos...
CREWE Railway Station has been named the third worst in the country, according to a new report. The station only ranked lower than...
Striker Kitson complete Boro move
Middlesbrough have completed the signing of Stoke striker Dave Kitson on a two-month deal.Stoke City: Kitson set for loan spell at Boro
STOKE CITY'S hierarchy are hoping Dave Kitson can finally put a permanent end to his troubled career at the club after granting him a...
Port Vale: Horsfield rallies troops ahead of Cup showdown
VALE are full of confidence ahead of tonight's FA Cup first-round replay at Stevenage, despite failing to reinforce their defensive...
Crewe Alex: I'm fighting for my future, says O'Donnell
DEFENDER Danny O'Donnell is hoping for a prolonged run in Crewe's first team to save his Gresty Road career.
Lou Macari: Odds against World Cup trip for Lawrence and Whelan
Former Stoke City manager and Sentinel columnist Lou Macari has his say on Ireland's chances of making the World Cup
Lou Macari: Vale cannot afford to lose at Stevenage
Former Stoke City manager and Sentinel columnist Lou Macari says Port Vale's clash with Stevenage is their biggest of the season
Port Vale: Winning is everything for Yates
DEFENDER Adam Yates says Port Vale would gladly trade another below-par performance for victory in tonight's FA Cup replay at Stevenage...
Port Vale: Vale v Stevenage stats
All the facts and figures ahead of Vale's FA Cup replay at Stevenage
Port Vale: We've got to win, says Griffith
COMBATIVE midfielder Anthony Griffith has issued a rallying cry to his Port Vale team-mates ahead of their second FA Cup date with...
Darts: Crucial shoot-out win for duo
ANDY 'The Hammer' Hamilton and Ted Hankey last night set up crucial shoot-outs in the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts at Wolverhampt...
Dear Alison: One of the men I work with has started saying things about me
I AM 30, my husband's 43 and we have been together for four years. My husband has two children from a previous relationship. When we met, I didn't want children and thought I would be content with his children, who come to stay with us every other weekend. Now I have changed my mind and would love my own baby, but my husband is totally against...
Charity challenge is a cause very close to Debbie's heart
After watching her father suffer 12 heart attacks, no one understands the dangers of heart disease more than Debbie Byrne. Here, the...
Help With The Kids: When's the right time to tell my children about homosexuality?
HOW can I decide what to buy my son that matches with his age? Vicky, mother-of-one of Fenton There is an almost overwhelming choice of...
Kyra, 9, loses her hair to help children with cancer
Kyra Atkins was watching TV with mum Joanne one day when she saw a programme about children left without hair after suffering life-thre...
Harriet's first stab at a children's novel went like a dream
Inspired by a dream and written in secret, Harriet Goodwin's debut novel was an instant bestseller. Here the 39-year-old mother of four...
Sue's Savers: or how to cut the cost of DIY
STAR SAVER To knock a nail into the wall, first hold it in place with a spring clothes peg. Mrs Beryl Fletcher, Leamington Gardens,...
Baby blog: How you make your house babyproof
Decorating a nursery seems like one of the rites of passage of pregnancy. Unfortunately, it was one experience I had to do without as...
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17 Nov 2009 00:58
Crewe Railway Station is third worst in the UK
CREWE Railway Station has been named the third worst in the country, according to a new report.
The station only ranked lower than
Manchester Victoria and Clapham Junction for lowest satisfaction rating in to the inspectors' report, which calls on the Government to invest £50 million to carry out urgent improvements.
Man in hospital after falling from A500 bridge
BRIDGE FALL: A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from a bridge spanning the D-road. Police close...
Send recipe and win your own calendar
READERS can win one of 10 free personalised calendars in a competition to launch a new section on The Sentinel's website. Recipe site mydish founder Carol Savage has offered the A4 calendars...
AT LEAST 50 jobs are to be axed at Manchester Metropolitan University's campuses in Crewe and Alsager. The university today announced plans to cut a total of 127 posts among its support...
Sunday football: Jones boys gun down Adderley Green
ADDERLEY Green failed to keep up with the Joneses as they suffered a 9-0 home defeat at the hands of Loggerheads.
Non-league football: Carr drives Cheadle to crushing victory
BEN Carr netted five times for Cheadle CC as they boosted their championship ambitions by hammering Tean Albion.
Non-league football: Bentley battle to single-goal win
BENTLEY Motors maintained their unbeaten record in the Premier Division with a 1-0 win at AC Wickstead.
Non-league football: A bad case of the blues for 'muuged' Powys Arms
BLUE Mugge made it a grey day for Powys Arms in the Premier Division as they dished out a 15-0 thrashing.
Football: 'Four-midable' Barlow stars in Cobridge victory
NATHAN Barlow struck four times to power Cobridge Community to a 5-3 Premier Division victory over Dresden Park Rangers.
Speedway: Stoke chief welcomes Leicester to Premier League
STOKE promoter Dave Tattum has praised British speedway's powerbrokers for not rocking the boat too much ahead of the 2010 season.
Angling: Results round-up
All the latest results from the local angling clubs
Hockey: Cordon unhappy with Leek performance
LEEK player-coach Scott Cordon found few positives after seeing his side lose 4-2 at Doncaster in National League Conference North.
Hockey: Weekend results
All the latest results from this weekend's hockey games
JAMIE Guy’s three-month loan spell at Port Vale, which was due to expire on January 6, has been terminated by immediate affect.The 22-year-old will now head back to his parent...
8°C | 46°F Sunny Spells Hospital care was excellent
PRAISE: After successful hip replacement surgery, I want to let everyone know how overwhelmed I was with my surgeon Mr Lim and his team and ward 121 at City General Hospital.
All the bad press and reports about the hospital had made me feel uneasy about having the operation there, but if needed again, I would not hesitate to go myself and...
Hospital care was wonderful
THANKS: I have just come out of ward 102 and ward 109 of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and would like to thank those wonderful people that looked after me after my operation...
Disappointed by M&S's actions
DISAPPOINTED: I went to a charity event at Marks & Spencer in Hanley last Wednesday, from 7pm until 9pm, in aid of charity Breath of Life. The ladies who organised it went to a lot of...
Link not installed
LINK NOT INSTALLED: Early this year, electronic information equipment was installed at Alsager Station. It was funded by the local authority, Dept for Transport and the train operator. It...
Rise of BNP is behind debate – not immigration
DEBATE: So Home Secretary Alan Johnson, pictured right, has called for a debate on immigration. We can debate till the cows come home. In the meantime, hundreds of immigrants will pour on to...
Why has my son not been told of jobs fund?
JOBS: With regards to the Future Jobs Fund (The Sentinel, November 12), I read with interest how young people aged 18 to 24 who've been unemployed for more than nine months will be selected...
Main political parties are completely out of touch
SAME DRIVEL: It took a fringe party to bring the immigration debate into the open and start Labour talking about it. No doubt that the Conservatives will rubbish Labour's view and come out...
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16 Nov 2009 09:39
50 jobs to go at university campuses
AT LEAST 50 jobs are to be axed at Manchester Metropolitan University's campuses in Crewe and Alsager.
The university today announced plans to cut a total of 127 posts among its support staff, due to the economic downturn.
Vice-chancellor Professor John Brooks said: "We are taking action now to protect the university from cuts in...
Alan Hudson in hospital after collapse
STOKE City legend Alan Hudson was rushed to hospital at the weekend after collapsing at a charity event in the city. The 58 year-old...
Tributes to dad killed on A500
THE family of a teenager who died in a car crash on the A500 have paid tribute to their "much-loved rogue". Police twice closed a secti...
Online tweet brings overseas deal for North Staffordshire agency
NORTH Staffordshire PR agency Boomerang has won a deal from Canada – without ever speaking to the customer. In a true story of our times, Boomerang PR landed the business using...
Collapse of meals-on-wheels firm could affect services
THOUSANDS of vulnerable people face disruption to their meals-on-wheels services after the collapse of a catering company. Staffordshire County Council is one of seven councils which will be...
We're figurine out how to keep china production in city
THREE specialist pottery workers with 100 years of experience between them have started a new venture. The trio are experts at designing hand-made china figures and have now launched The...
Hanley Economic angry over "unfair" cash help for banks
BANKS rescued by the taxpayer are using public money to undermine Staffordshire building societies, it has been claimed. The accusations of unfairness came as Stoke-on-Trent-based mutual...
Dog walker, 46, hurt after violent assault
ELEVEN people have been arrested over a serious assault on a 46-year-old man. But Blurton residents have reported seeing further people in the area at the time of the attack. Officers were...
Walker rescued after getting stuck in mud
A man had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming stuck in mud while out walking. Fire crews from Biddulph and Newcastle were called out to the incident at Knypersley Reservoir at...
Status Quo cancelled gig
Music fans were left disappointed when rockers Status Quo cancelled shortly before a sell-out gig. The band were due to perform at Hanley's Victoria Hall last night but pulled out after...
Students overturn parking fines at university
DOZENS of students have had their parking fines overturned after a university changed its parking policy. Manchester Metropolitan Unive...
Port Vale: Guy's loan spell cut short
JAMIE Guy’s three-month loan spell at Port Vale, which was due to expire on January 6, has been terminated by immediate affect.The 22-year-old will now head back to his parent club, League One side Colchester United, having failed to score in five Vale appearances including just one start.
Stoke City: Kitson poised for Boro move
STOKE striker Dave Kitson is poised to drop down to the Championship and join Middlesbrough on loan, The Sentinel can confirm. Negotiations between the two clubs are aimed at Kitson moving...
Alan Hudson in hospital after collapse
STOKE City legend Alan Hudson was rushed to hospital at the weekend after collapsing at a charity event in the city. The 58 year-old...
Stoke City: Fan power still crucial, says Coates
STOKE chairman Peter Coates says some fans are more difficult to please this year, but reckons the atmosphere at the Britannia Stadium...
Crewe Alex: No return for Lawrence
DARIO Gradi has rejected the chance to bring Dennis Lawrence back to solve Crewe's defensive problems. But the Alex caretaker manager...
Port Vale: Adams faces defensive headache
MICKY Adams faces a race against time to ease his defensive crisis ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup first-round replay at Stevenage. Adams is scouring the loan market for a defender after his only...
Port Vale fan zone: Times change quickly at Vale
THE wheels haven't quite come off, it's just that one of the tyres has gone down a bit. From the euphoria of eight games without defeat, it is now five games without a win. A lot of it is...
Port Vale: Fans' views
THE crucial moment arrived when Luke Prosser was sent off because Vale had to go ultra-defensive. But Rotherham looked like they had run out of ideas, so we were a bit unlucky to concede in...
Port Vale: Rival talk
RONNIE MOORE (Rotherham manager): We were on top for most of game, even when it was 11 against 11. People don't realise how difficult it can be to play against 10 men, and Vale remained well...
Match analysis: Port Vale 1, Rotherham 2
PORT Vale's football re-enactment of the Battle of Rorke's Drift ended in defeat as Rotherham shattered their resistance at the death....
Port Vale: Match statistics
PORT VALE 1 (Prosser 36) ROTHERHAM UNITED 2 (Brogan 31, Law 90+2) GOAL ATTEMPTS Vale 4 (1 on target) Rotherham 11 (8 on target) THE REFEREE Peter Quinn (Cleveland) 4 CARD WATCH YELLOW...
6°C | 43°F What happed to upside down housing?
WHAT HAPPENED? After reading Mike Wolfe's column (, November 10) about schemes that just aren't happening, I would like to ask what happened to his vision of upside down housing on the sight of the old Coronation Pottery, in Lonsdale St, Stoke? This derelict eyesore has now become a glorified pigeon coop.
D KIRKHAM
...Bill took a tip from Tommy Cooper
BILL DARE: I can't resist rising to the bait set in your editorial entitled 'Bill's worth his honour' (The Sentinel, November 5). May I suggest that Bill Bratt, pictured, was emulating my...
Pavements are for pedestrians - not bikes or vehicles
INCONSIDERATE DRIVERS: In reply to Geoff Massey (The Sentinel, October 23), I agree pavements are for pedestrians and not cyclists. But what about the thousands of idiotic and inconsiderate...
Thank you to surgeon after hip op
THANKS: I would like to express my sincere gratitude and admiration for my care and treatment during a full hip replacement operation under Mr P J Roberts at the department of trauma and...
University challenge
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE: I have just read the article in The Sentinel (Friday, October 30) to do with the legal graduate at Keele University who faces a £458 court showdown. The legal...
Ghost car never made it past us
RE: THE Ghostman Of Skye TV review in The Sentinel, November 2. My husband and I lived on the Isle of Skye and although we did not meet Donald Maclean, we did see 'the car'. We worked in...
Bosses were ones at fault
YOUR report on management failures within the city council (The Sentinel, November 10) is staggering. The failure of officers to act on the parking charges decision made by the council is...
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15 Nov 2009 18:19
It's a walk in the park for Vale fans!
THIRTY Port Vale fans walked on through the wind and rain to bag cut-price match tickets.
Supporters were urged to leave the car at home and travel to Saturday's home match against Rotherham on foot.
Event organisers wanted to help them improve their health and reduce their impact on the environment.
And fans were joined on...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 46-year-old man was set upon by a group of young people. Officers were called to Brookside Drive in Blurton at 9.15pm last night after reports of...
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15 Nov 2009 02:45
Man attacked by youths in street
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 46-year-old man was set upon by a group of young people.
Officers were called to Brookside Drive in Blurton at 9.15pm last night after reports of the assault.
The victim was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire with head and facial injuries.
A man has since been...
THE man who was killed when a car hit a tree on the D-road in the early hours of the morning has now been named. Nathan Foreman, aged 19, who was single and from Fenton, died and his...
Port Vale: 'Strange decisions today' says Adams
MICKY Adams hinted he was less than pleased with referee Peter Quinn this afternoon as his 10-man Port Vale side stumbled to a last-gasp 2-1 home defeat against Rotherham.
The biggest flashpoints of the game arrived towards the end of the first half after goals from Rotherham's Stephen Brogan and Luke Prosser levelled the score at...
Crewe Alex: Gradi says work needs to be done
DARIO Gradi admitted he faces an uphill task improving Crewe's lot after they were beaten 2-1 by struggling Morecambe. Jeers rang around Gresty Road after a dismal display during which...
Port Vale 1 Rotherham 2
Steve Shaw reports from Vale Park. LUKE Prosser turned from hero to villain as 10-man Port Vale once again conceded an injury-time goal to hand Rotherham a 2-1 victory. The 21-year-old...
Crewe 1 Morecambe 2
Gwyn Griffiths reports from Gresty Road. CREWE succumbed to their fifth consecutive defeat at Gresty Road as their League Two campaign assumed a deeper dimension of misery. Lowly Morecambe...
STOKE winger Liam Lawrence has described Ireland's World Cup play-off with France today as the biggest game of his life. Republic boss...
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