Author: Hitmix Local News
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Officers from Staffordshire Police have arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized around £10,000-worth of crack cocaine and heroin, thousands of pounds in cash and phones believed to be linked to dealing in Stoke-on-Trent. Last Friday officers from the major and organised crime proactive teams forced entry and searched a property in Etruria. They found […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme is playing its part in the national 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings. At 9.15pm on Thursday, June 6th a beacon will be lit in Queens Gardens, Newcastle, one of many across the nation, to mark the Allied landings in Normandy in 1944. Guests will attend a civic church service at St Giles […]
Members of the public are being urged to help identify key species that should be prioritised for conservation within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. This initiative is part of the plans to develop a new long-term strategy to recover, protect and enhance nature and wildlife. Led by Staffordshire County Council, the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for […]
Bereaved families may soon be able to scatter their loved ones’ ashes within the beautiful and peaceful grounds of Bradwell Crematorium or Keele Cemetery. Dedicated areas of natural meadowland and wildflowers at both sites would be available for the spreading of cremated remains from September, under plans being considered by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Cabinet members […]
A holiday cottage in Alton was reduced to rubble after a faulty gas regulator caused an explosion last year. The incident happened on 29 December on Bradley Lane in Threapwood. We got a call shortly after 12.40pm and sent local crews to the scene. By 1.30pm, the remaining hotspots and flames had been put out. […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Stoke-on-Trent last Sunday night. Officers were called shortly after 7.30 to reports that a man had been assaulted by a group of six or seven young men near the basketball courts in Hanley Park. The victim was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched […]
DOGGIE DAY OUT – Sunday 2nd June at Burslem Park – organised by and in support of Pebbles Legacy Dog Rescue. Starting at 11am until 5pm. It’s a fun-filled day for the whole family, there is tons to do for everyone! but most importantly, it’s a day dedicated to our beloved dogs! Sounds fantastic – […]
Work is about to begin on Newcastle’s historic market as part of a large investment in its future. Refurbished stalls, part of High Street remodelled and rent-free stalls for traders on Mondays are all part of the £390,000 plan approved by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council last autumn. The same number of pitches will be available for […]
The son of a woman who was killed in her home in Madeley has been jailed for more than seven years for unlawful manslaughter. Finn Henry, 21, attacked his mother, 54 year old Suzanne Henry, on 1 May last year inside their family home on Newcastle Road. Police were called after people saw Finn acting […]
Specialist detectives from the Staffordshire Police Public Protection Team are investigating a number of sexual assaults in Stoke-on-Trent last Friday morning. The assaults were reported in the Shelton, Etruria and Hartshill areas and Specialist officers are supporting the victims. A 25-year-old man, from Stoke on Trent, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape, attempted […]
