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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
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
Marshals to go on the prowl for rogue cabbies
TAXI marshals are being given new pow- ers to crack down on rogue cabbies in Stafford. The weekend marshals, drafted in to work at town centre taxi ranks three years ago to help people get safely into
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
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
Name-calling doctor still 'fit to practise'
Psychiatrist was 'blowing off steam' GMC hears A POLISH psychiatrist working in Stafford, who used inappropriate sexual nicknames for her colleagues and patients, has been declared fit to practise. Dr
Stafford criminals made to pay ... literally
CRIMINALS from Stafford have been paying for their crimes - literally - returning over £1.7 million through asset recovery work by Staffordshire Police. The forces Economic Crime Unit beat annual
Wait for verdict after overdose killed babies
THE GRIEVING parents of twin baby boys who died after being given a mor- phine overdose at Stafford Hospital must wait until next week to hear a coroner's decision. The inquest into the deaths of
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More National NewsParents attack 'narrow' inquest '
The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.
National Sport
MoreSuarez row pressure worst for Evra
Patrice Evra has admitted the pressure he was under prior to his non-handshake with Luis Suarez was the greatest he had ever felt in his life.
Drogba ready to seize final chance
Didier Drogba has admitted he fell into the trap of thinking Chelsea would be back in the Champions League final a year after losing to Manchester United.
Davis backs young side to win at Wembley
Crewe boss Steve Davis has backed his young side to finish the job after they sealed a trip to Wembley in the npower League Two play-off final.
Rangers to continue transfer ban fight
Rangers have lost their appeal against a 12-month transfer embargo and £160,000 fine but administrators Duff and Phelps have suggested they could explore further ways of challenging the sanctions.
Hodgson puts faith in Oxlade-Chamberlain
England boss Roy Hodgson is preparing to sling Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain "in at the deep end" to see if he can cut it at Euro 2012.
