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15:23, 12 NOV 2023
World's smallest penknife tinier than a penny to go under the hammer
Betley
Brian Jackson, from Staffordshire, is selling off his collection of antiques from around the world
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'A true gentleman' - Normandy veteran Eric Edwards honoured at military funeral
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Family and friends packed St Giles Church in Newcastle
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By order of the Peaky Blinders! Chesterton couple's incredible theme wedding
Chesterton
Dean Stevenson and Paige Franks headed back to the 1920s as they tied the knot in style
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Visitor's lucky escape after picking up live WWI grenade at Cannock Chase
Staffordshire Police
The device was detonated by the bomb squad
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How First World War was ended by a pit boy from Silverdale
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Joseph Cook was one of the signatories to the Treaty of Versailles
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‘Potters forever’: The battle cry on North Staffordshire's bloodiest day
Way We Were
One bloody attack claimed the lives of around 500 men from North Staffordshire, who were gunned down in the space of a few minutes on the Hohenzollern Redoubt during the First World War
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'Disrespectful' council slammed as weeds overrun WW1 veterans' graves
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Armed Forces veterans say they will have to cut the grass themselves if action isn't taken
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Stoke-on-Trent war hero hanged over love triangle murder
Way We Were
Fish salesman Charles Colclough slashed his love rival with 'wonderful ferocity'
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First World War medals honouring bravery of two Staffordshire soldiers are to go under the hammer
Stoke-on-Trent News
Harry and Alfred Tunstall, who lived in Stone, were believed to be brothers or cousins
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Veterans watched at home as Remembrance Sunday services went online due to the pandemic
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The official civic service at Stoke Cenotaph was a socially distanced, pared down event
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How the Boggart came to haunt Kidsgrove
Way We Were
Legend has it the boggart is the spirit of a woman who was murdered by boatmen as she travelled to London by canal barge through the Harecastle Tunnel
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Prisoners join forces with volunteers to restore First World War munitions wagon
Stoke-on-Trent News
When it is fully restored, the wagon will go on display at Foxfield Steam Railway
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Tributes paid to former town mayor and long serving councillor Brian
Cheshire East Council
Brian Roberts was a portfolio holder at Cheshire East Council
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North Staffordshire pub decorated with giant 4ft poppies by patriotic landlord for Remembrance Day
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Danii Molloy spent hours transforming the formerly green pub with the poignant mural
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Here are 16 fabulous days out within an hour's drive of Stoke-on-Trent
Things to do in Staffordshire
There really is something for everyone on our list...
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Wounded soldier survived mining disaster on return from frontline
Way We Were
Last weekend marked 100-years since the end of the Great War. Those who returned would never forget the mud and mire of Flanders, the horrors of trench warfare, and youthful friends who lay in unknown graves. Here we look back at the exploits of a handful of brave souls from North Staffordshire...
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Following its restoration the Sandon War Memorial is fighting fit once again
Way We Were
‘Under this sign, thou shalt conquer’
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War memorial SAVED as it finds new home at school following church closure
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The plaque used to be based at Harriseahead Methodist Church and has now been donated to Thursfield Primary School
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Memories of when mum met two Polish Spitfire pilots - and we all spent Christmas Day together
Way We Were
Freddie Wilcox recalls his mother’s encounter with two Spitfire pilots during Christmas 1940
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Called to war at the age of 22, young George came back with an impressive five medals
Way We Were
His granddaughter talks to about his time in the Royal Engineers, Home guard and life back in the Potteries
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Personally Speaking: Is the Great War now just a numbers game?
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Local historian Fred Hughes looks at the mind-blowing numbers from the First World War
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Stunning cascade of poppies formed part of this town's special Remembrance Day
Stone
Thousands were on the streets of both Stone and Stafford
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Thousands turn out across North Staffordshire to pay their respects on a special Remembrance Sunday
Armed Forces
Parades were held around the Potteries to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War
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Father’s emotional letters home from front line
Way We Were
Former Sentinel employee William Adams was called up to fight in the First World War and often sent letters home to his loved ones
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