Widow, 49, whose husband killed himself saves suicidal woman by talking her down from Stoke bridge

Widow, 49, whose husband killed himself saves suicidal young mother’s life by talking her down from bridge 30ft above busy main road Clare Smith was driving to work when she spotted woman standing on bridge  Realising the woman was about to jump 30ft, Clare pulled over and ran to her  Clare, whose husband committed suicide, … Read more

What will be in the Budget? A giveaway to stoke a post-pandemic recovery

Rishi Sunak: Ready to help stoke a post-lockdown boom The Government is expected to follow up its successful vaccine programme with a feel-good giveaway Budget to stimulate an economic recovery from the pandemic.  Chancellor Rishi Sunak is apparently prepared to help stoke a post-lockdown boom, and put off tax rises to pay the mammoth Covid-19 … Read more

What will be in the Budget? A giveaway to stoke a post-pandemic recovery

Rishi Sunak: Ready to help stoke a post-lockdown boom The Government is expected to follow up its successful vaccine programme with a feel-good giveaway Budget to stimulate an economic recovery from the pandemic.  Chancellor Rishi Sunak is apparently prepared to help stoke a post-lockdown boom, and put off tax rises to pay the mammoth Covid-19 … Read more

Stoke on Trent drug driver Ethan Vernall is jailed for 14 months

Drug driver goes the wrong way down dual carriageway in dramatic 40-minute chase captured in police dashcam and helicopter footage  Ethan Vernall,30, was captured in shocking video footage during a car chase He was spotted speeding through Stoke-on-Trent on April 19, 2020 by police   The father-of-four was jailed for 14 months at Stoke on Trent … Read more

Stoke on Trent drug driver Ethan Vernall is jailed for 14 months

Drug driver goes the wrong way down dual carriageway in dramatic 40-minute chase captured in police dashcam and helicopter footage  Ethan Vernall,30, was captured in shocking video footage during a car chase He was spotted speeding through Stoke-on-Trent on April 19, 2020 by police   The father-of-four was jailed for 14 months at Stoke on Trent … Read more

Britain’s fattest regions include Wirral, Wigan, Stoke and Nottingham

The people of Wirral are officially the fattest in Britain with more hospital admissions for obesity-related illnesses than anywhere else in the country.  Hot on their heels are those who live in Wigan, York, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham. The five regions all recorded admission rates of over 3,000 per 100,000 population. However, Wokingham and West Berkshire … Read more

Britain’s fattest regions include Wirral, Wigan, Stoke and Nottingham

The people of Wirral are officially the fattest in Britain with more hospital admissions for obesity-related illnesses than anywhere else in the country.  Hot on their heels are those who live in Wigan, York, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham. The five regions all recorded admission rates of over 3,000 per 100,000 population. However, Wokingham and West Berkshire … Read more

Murder probe after woman, 29, who fled house in Stoke dies of stab wounds and man, 39, is arrested

Blood-soaked mother, 29, carrying her baby banged on doors screaming for help after she was fatally stabbed as man, 39, is quizzed on suspicion of murder The victim with stab wounds was seen fleeing onto the road in Stoke on Friday It followed a disturbance at a house in Leigh Street, Burslem, in Staffordshire Detectives are … Read more