Give it 10 for cancer charity

I am writing to urge people in the local area to take part in the Great South Run this year to raise money for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). The 10-mile run in Portsmouth is a fantastic event and

Staff were helpful and caring

Having read all of the negative stories about Stafford Hospital in the past I would just like to say that in relation to my recent stay the staff could not have been more helpful or caring.From

Plant is taking hold

Summer 2010 and I can't help but notice how a certain plant seems to have taken over the banks of the River Sow between Queensway bridge and Asda (including where in previous years swans have tended

Second class service for a first class stamp

This saturday, because the Wolverhampton Road Post Office was closed a few years ago, I headed for my nearest pillar box to post a First Class letter. I had only just pushed the envelope through the

Five steps could save your life

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and many of your readers will have experienced or been affected by breast cancer. Recently it was announced that UK breast cancer mortality rates had decreased

Waste changes good - but more could still be done

From david Wookey WASTE collection and related costs to council taxpayers are currently a national topic of discussion. In the recent past, waste collection has moved from a weekly to fortnightly

Why so many?

What, apart from benefitting the legal profession, is the effect of 11 organisations being "core participants" in the procedings? Of the 11, I would expect that the Trust itself, West Midlands

A fourth and viable option for Stafford and Cannock hospitals

Tim midgley THE front page of the Newsletter (August 12) and the revelations from the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive and his senior management came as no great surprise.

Helping to stop cruelty

William maxwell ANIMAL Aid would like to thank the people of Stafford for their generosity in raising �192.74 at a street collection on August 7. The money will help fund our peaceful campaigns and

Day that will stay in our memories

From malcolm Millichap, Mayor of Stafford Borough 2010 -2011 ON SATURDAY July 10 my wife and I had the pleasure of judging the floats that were entered in the Mayor's Civic Parade, both vehicles and

Race on to beat cancer

Sian fraser I AM writing to urge people in the local area to take part in the Great South Run this year to raise money for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). The 10-mile run in Portsmouth is a

Looking in the wrong direction

Jillian brockhouse IT WAS Diana Smith who first asked the question about due process. After the election, measures went forward with breathtaking speed, if not indecent haste. The measured tread of

Support our post office

As a Great Haywood resident for the last 23 years i feel very privileged to be able to say that our post office is such a welcoming place to go, thanks to Tom and Brenda who are always so friendly and



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Man battered wife and girl to death

Man battered wife and girl to death

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Capello hoping England respond

Capello hoping England respond

Fabio Capello is crossing his fingers that intense pressure will continue to bring out the best in him.

Murray faces tricky encounter

Murray faces tricky encounter

Andy Murray was today preparing for a journey into the unknown, in more ways than one, in the US Open at Flushing Meadows.


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