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Stafford man killed in lorry crash

A STAFFORD pedestrian was killed after colliding with a lorry just off the M6 motorway. David Andrew Jones, 21, died following the accident on the south bound slip road of the M6 on Thursday night.

Plea for help on fire

QUICK-THINKING residents who may have caught images on camera of a fire in Rugeley are being urged to contact police. Emergency services were called to a blaze in a flat above a shop in Fernwood

YouTube appeal for abandoned baby's mother

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AN APPEAL to trace the mother of a baby left outside a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent wrapped in pages of the Newsletter has been launched on YouTube.The newborn boy was left outside the Beresford Street site

Sean Hughes' perils of growing old

Review - Sean Hughes, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, March 14 WHILE MANY offspring took their mums to dinner for Mother’s Day a trip to the Gatehouse to hear Sean Hughes’ “evil

Readers could hold vital clue to baby

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NEWSLETTER readers could hold the clue to the identity of a woman who left her newborn baby at a mosque hours before he died - wrapped in pages of the newspaper.Police say the pages from the January

Arson attack ‘risked lives’

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AN ARSON attack which severely damaged the former St George’s Hospital building will not stop refurbishment plans, property magnate Fred Pritchard has said.The Pritchard Group chief executive

Witness describes car crash horror

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TWO women escaped serious injury after a car accident in Stafford.A red Volkswagen Fox ended up on its side after the collision, which also involved a silver Peugeot 206, at the junction of Newport


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Drug boss surrenders 13 years on

A MAN has been found guilty of cannabis production at a massive factory in Wheaton Aston.Simon Nurser will be sentenced at Stafford Crown Court at the end of this month more than 13 years after the

Family saved by smoke alarm

A MOTHER says her family was saved by smoke alarms which were fitted just weeks before a kitchen blaze.Sharon Mason, sons Sonny, six, and Elliot, 18, partner Tim Crossley and five dogs escaped the

Soldiers sign up for terror courses

TERRORISM courses which teach members of the Armed Forces about problems in the Middle East are being launched at Staffordshire University.The university has been selected as one of just six approved

Council benefits rap

STAFFORD Borough residents have been receiving a poor benefits service with late payments and long phone delays, a report by the Audit Commission says.The borough council was rated poor with uncertain

Witness describes car crash horror

TWO women escaped serious injury after a car accident in Stafford. A red Volkswagen Fox ended up on its side ...


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Rangers prove a point

STAFFORD Rangers returned home with their seventh draw in nine games after a topsy-turvy afternoon against old rivals, Northwich Victoria on Saturday. Rangers were strengthened by the return of Craig

Nation-wide joy as juniors earn place in quarters

STAFFORD Rangers Juniors are carrying local hopes in this season’s Staffs FA under-16 cup.This week they progressed to the quarter finals after seeing off Bilston league outfit Stone Cross

Rangers grab crucial point in dour display

Eastwood Town 0Stafford Rangers 0ANOTHER drab affair saw Stafford Rangers earn a valuable point in their fight against relegation at playoff- chasing Eastwood Town on Saturday.Rangers welcomed back



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