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Stafford rugby clubs receive life-saving donations

Rugby clubs get hearty help from Alstom

LIFE-SAVING defibrillators have been presented to two Stafford rugby clubs by one of the town's biggest employers, after a link-up with West Midlands Ambulance Service. Alstom Power, in Lichfied Road,

Trust uses new electronic survey improve patient experience

PATIENTS at Stafford hospital are being asked to feedback on their experience at the hospital using a new electronic patient survey. Since April 1 patients discharged from the hospital are asked a

Stone's new civic leader announced

THE MAYORAL chain of office has been handed over at Stone Town Council. Mike Shaw was elected Mayor at Tuesday's annual meeting and his wife Sue, a fellow councillor, will be Mayoress. The pair were

Kidney: ' I am too old to stand again'

FORMER Stafford MP David Kidney has ruled out a return to frontline politics saying it is too highly pressurised. As the borough's Labour party prepares to start its selection process for a candidate

Name-calling doctor still 'fit to practise'

Stafford criminals made to pay ... literally

Marshals to go on the prowl for rogue cabbies

Stone student firefighters celebrate donation

STONE student firefighters will be putting new skills to the test during two demonstrations at a special event tomorrow. The youngsters, who recently received a massive boost in the form of a £2,000

County childcare service set to be pulled

PARENTS using Staffordshire County Council children's centres for childcare services will no longer be able to do so under a shake-up in the county. Cabinet members are expected next week to approve a

Children locked in car for four hours

CHILDREN were left locked in a car for more than three hours after Stafford police arrested the woman who was taking care of them. The 51-year-old was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting after police

Wait for verdict after overdose killed babies

Exercise test assesses patient surgery risks

Penkridge fire rages for 30 hours straight

A&E delay is "playing with fire"

THE decision to delay the re-opening of Stafford Hospital's A&E department overnight until October has raised "serious concerns" from some sources over the effect on the people of town. Speaking after
Leaked letter latest in Mid Staffs Public Inquiry

A LEAKED letter this week proved the latest twist in the much-anticipated report into the failings at Stafford Hospital this week. Published by health expert Roy Lilley, the document, sees the
Labour triumph at Cannock Chase Council elections

LABOUR triumphed at the Cannock Chase Council Elections gaining seven seats, losing none and taking a controlling majority on the council. The night was less kind to the Liberal Democrats, who lost
Stafford A&E will not re-open overnight before October

ACCIDENT and emergency services at Stafford Hospital will not re-open on a 24 hour basis before October. The department, which has been closed overnight since December 2011, was due to re-open in
Resident's campaign scuppers home plans

Project sparks fears that violent criminals could move in A HOME plan which caused a storm of protest amid fears violent criminals would move into a Stafford village has been ditched in what has been