Staffordshire

TWENTY-THREE scarecrows were dotted around a village as part of its annual fete.

A UTTOXETER middle school held a gym and dance display last week.

ALTON Towers' chiefs still do not have a date for the opening of its latest ride, despite the original launch date being planned for yesterday.

TRAIN bosses have rejected calls to reinstate a line taking Uttoxeter passengers directly to Nottingham.

PRIME CATTLE - Auctioneer: Charles Hollis

Tamworth sign midfielder Richie Baker after his end-of-season exit at relegated Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Barrow.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council spends nearly £160,000 on a college building it closed to save money last year.

PUPILS at the town’s biggest high school have said a final farewell as they left in style.

Stoke reject a written transfer request from midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who joined the club less than a year ago.

Former QPR boss Mark Hughes emerges as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis as Stoke City manager.

Campaigners are hoping to raise enough money to renovate the grave of a war hero from Burton-upon-Trent.

DIGGER giant JCB is set to see a group of its ladies’ get bouncing while donning some unusual outfits – all in the name of charity.

A UTTOXETER slimmer is celebrating after losing an astonishing five stone in just two years.

Up to 97 per cent of Staffordshire homes will have superfast broadband by 2015, the county council says.

Former Stoke manager Tony Pulis writes a letter to fans in the local newspaper and urges them to support his successor.

A man is convicted of murdering a 42-year-old man at a Staffordshire flat last summer.

Tony Pulis, speaking before losing his job as Stoke manager, tells BBC Midlands Today how proud he is to be in charge of the club.

Crewe boss Steve Davis emerges as a hot contender for the Wolves job, as bookmakers make him to odds-on favourite.

A UNIT at Uttoxeter’s new major retail development will be filled by another charity shop.

A man from Staffordshire who drove while almost five times over the legal drink-drive limit is sentenced.