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The Way We Were: Spectator poked wrestlers with her umbrella
MADAM, – I have fond memories of watching the wrestling matches at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, on Saturday nights in the 1960s, with my friend Pat. Count Bartelli, Billy Two Rivers, Mike and Seamus...
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Who's been up in court? The latest cases from North Staffordshire...
SNEYD GREEN: TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Andrew White, who is charged with drugs offences, will appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on November 6. White, of Milton Road, Sneyd Green, is accused of being...
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The Way We Were: Memories of Ladsandads football
MADAM, – I was interested in the photograph of Sneyd Green Primary School junior football team, sent in by Neil Morrey (The Way We Were, October 10).The lads' names are, back row, from left: Gary...
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Dancers pass auditions to appear in the Nutcracker
FIVE talented youngsters will dance in a professional production of the Nutcracker following successful auditions. The students at the Angela Beardmore School of Dance have been selected to appear in...
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The Way We Were: Do you recall Kelvin Bowers' epic run from...
MADAM, – We've just passed the 40th anniversary of the end of Kelvin Bowers's epic 10,500-mile run from Britain to Australia.It took him 18 months to complete the run, arriving in Sydney in September,...
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Haulier: I need soldiers to protect my drivers from migrants in...
THE boss of a haulage firm is demanding the Government deploys soldiers to help protect his drivers in Calais. Danny Poole has called for the military action because his vehicles are regularly attacked...
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HANLEY: A 59-YEAR-OLD has admitted grievous bodily harm with intent. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Jon Mannion pleaded guilty to the assault on October 4. Sentencing has been adjourned for three...
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Eyesore Sneyd Green house set for the hammer at auction
AN EYESORE house is to be auctioned off tomorrow after a council successfully applied for a compulsory purchase order.The property in Churston Place, Sneyd Green, has a guide price of £25,000.It is...
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VIDEO: Mum finds massive egg with a difference
A mum-of-two was shocked to find a giant egg in her chicken coop when she went to collect the morning's eggs. A whopping 5.9 oz egg was laid by Emma Postlethwaite's light Sussex hen. And in fact, it...
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Eggs-traordinary: Giant egg laid by Sneyd Green chicken
THIS was the giant egg a stunned mother-of-two was greeted with when she went to check on her chickens. It weighs in at a whopping 167 grams and dwarfs the others produced by Emma Postlethwaite's...
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Pub to host pool marathon to raise money for family of seven-year...
A pub is set to hold a pool marathon to raise money for the family of a boy who died after being hit by a car.Seven-year-old Kayden Dunn died on Tuesday after being hit by a car near his Sneyd Green...
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The Way We Were: Working Men's Club was 'bastion of the...
WHEN I took the accompanying photograph last year, I asked a local how long Holden Lane Working Men's Club had been closed, writes Mervyn Edwards."About two years, I think, mate," came the...
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Charity football tournament in memory of Sneyd Green youngster...
FOOTBALLERS will take part in a fund-raising tournament in memory of a child who died after being hit by a car.Seven-year-old Kayden Dunn passed away on April 19 – days after the tragic collision on...
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Wanted man found hiding 'inside a sofa' in Sneyd Green
TENACIOUS police officers hunting a criminal wanted back in prison found the defendant hiding inside a sofa.Cops had been looking to track down the 32-year-old after he had breached licence conditions...
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The Way We Were: Dad is in 1930s picture at Wrights Pies
MADAM, – My father, George Williams, used to work at the Wrights pie factory in the mid-1930s.George is on the right of this picture. Can anyone identify the other two gentlemen?KEN WILLIAMS...
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U-turn on brown bin collections
GARDEN waste will now be collected in Stoke-on-Trent for nine months every year – after residents complained about the poor service. Stoke-on-Trent City Council had stopped emptying its 85,000 brown...
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Q&A: Emma Postlethwaite from Mini Professors
From the creators of the popular parent and baby class Baby Sensory comes a new programme based on exploring the world of science. Franchisee Emma Postlethwaite from Sneyd Green tells Libby Wilkinson...
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The Way We Were: Was picture taken at the Caldon Canal?
MADAM, – Can anyone shed more light on this photograph?I'm pretty sure it was taken at the Caldon Canal, near Etruria, around 1950. My uncle Albert Cooper is the second man on the left.I'm trying to...
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The Way We Were: Farewell dinner for British Aluminium staff
MADAM, – My father, Joe Rowley, of Sneyd Green, worked at the British Aluminium site, in Milton (The Way We Were, June 18).He was made redundant in 1963 and I still have a copy of programme for the...
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