Fly-tippers caught dumping rubbish on M6 motorway are escorted five miles back to waste by police and forced to pick it up Fly-tippers dumped piles of rubbish next to an emergency refuse bay on the M6 Police pursued the car after Highways England caught them fly-tipping on CCTV Officers stopped three men in Staffordshire and … Read more
People know it as ‘the finest country racecourse in the land’. And when you’re up in the stands at Uttoxeter, with a backdrop of gentle hills and woodland, it’s easy to see why. But this pretty East Staffordshire market town is far from being a one-trick pony. Market Place is the town’s unspoilt, cobbled centre. … Read more
Surge Covid testing is rolled out in Staffordshire after case of South Africa variant is detected in resident with no links to international travel Stafford Borough Council detected variant strain during a routine lab screening They said there is no evidence of the strain now circulating in the community Council is advising everyone in the … Read more
A HS2 worker has been filmed kneeling on the neck of a protester who was allegedly catapulting carrots into a work site of the high-speed rail scheme. Footage shows the worker with his knee on the neck of the hooded man, whose head is pinned against the floor, during the incident at the site in … Read more
A HS2 worker has been filmed kneeling on the neck of a protester who was allegedly catapulting carrots into a work site of the high-speed rail scheme. Footage shows the worker with his knee on the neck of the hooded man, whose head is pinned against the floor, during the incident at the site in … Read more
A school in Staffordshire is believed to be the first school to have closed due to a confirmed coronavirus case since they reopened to pupils. The JCB Academy in Rochester, Staffordshire, was one of the first schools to welcome pupils back at the end of August but told children to stay at home today. In … Read more
Sixteen people are infected with coronavirus at bingo night in Staffordshire as more than 1,000 await Covid test results There are 16 known cases linked to outbreak at Silverdale Working Men’s Club Staffordshire County Council said more than 1,000 people are waiting results Cases have been linked to 12 venues in Silverdale and Newcastle-under-Lyme Anyone … Read more
Painful moment motorway worker is knocked down a piece of metal flying off a passing lorry He was working on upgrading the M6 in Staffordshire when the metal flew at him The metal hit his leg and he collapsed to the ground before hobbling off the road The footage was released to urge people to … Read more
Ouch! Pet owner reveals terrifying moment her Staffordshire Bull Terrier cut its tongue open on a discarded can of tuna – and says it was so stuck vets had to remove it under anaesthetic Staffordshire Bull Terrier-cross underwent emergency treatment for her tongue Owner, Louisa Davis, 45, from Nottingham said she overheard scuffling in bin … Read more