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Woman charged with Staffordshire Christmas Day murder to go on trial
Kirsty Carless has pleaded NOT GUILTY to murdering Louis Price

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Supermarket cashiers 'most at risk of being replaced by AI'
More online shopping and self-service checkouts are being blamed


Mum fears daughter will be 'oinked' at for sharing name with Peppa Pig character
Evie is now the newest character in Peppa Pig

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Red-light dodgers blamed as Stoke-on-Trent road to shut for six weeks
There have been plenty of rule-breakers around the roadworks


Biker and passenger in Royal Stoke as road shut for six hours and counting
Police are appealing for witnesses


Passing paramedics take woman to Royal Stoke after finding her on street
She was assessed


Council slams 'unacceptable' ongoing closure of Stoke-on-Trent road
It was shut following a blaze


Stoke-on-Trent bank holiday forecast with 'hours of heavy rain' and 48mph winds
Temperatures are also set to fall


Former Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis named town mayor
He took the chain of office last night


North Staffordshire coach company to shut after 60 years
It's the end of an era


M6 motorist suffers 'serious injuries' after crash with truck
Police are appealing for witnesses


Shocked Hanley colleagues make revolting discovery on worker's laptop
He's now been spared jail


Lymelight Festival returns this weekend - full 2025 line-up and stage times
The popular free event takes place in Newcastle town centre


'Willy Wonka of bubbles' who's performed for King Charles heading to Staffordshire
Guiness World Record bubbleologist to take over Staffordshire farm park


Eight defendants in Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court this week
They've all appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court


Council scam warning as cold-callers charging 'high prices' to clean drives
Victims are being urged to call police


Lancaster Bomber and Dakota over North Staffordshire this Bank Holiday weekend
Here are the times and routes


Tragedy as pedestrian dies in North Staffordshire collision
Heroic members of the public had tried to help the man


Police pull over van on M6 and find asylum seeker inside
He's been arrested


Recap: Driver in hospital after M6 crash between car and truck
Motorists are being warned of long delays
