Staffordshire news and blogs Wednesday 18 October 2017
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First images released of proposed £3.1million Burntwood housing development 
Lichfield Live 9 OctThe first images of a proposed new £3.1million supported living housing development in Burntwood have been released.
Burntwood scout group boosted by £1,000 Amazon donation
Lichfield Live 5 OctA Burntwood scout group has been given £1,000 to help them to go exploring.
New £3.1m Burntwood housing development to help adults with learning disabilities live in their own home
Lichfield Live 5 OctPlans have been drawn up for a new £3.1million housing development to help adults with learning disabilities live in their own home in Burntwood.
Snorkelling benefits cheat sentenced for ‘barefaced lies’
BBC News 25 SepLinda Hoey used an exaggerated disability to avoid £15,690 in M6 Toll fees.
Readers call for Andy and Louise to return after Signal1’s ‘epic fail’
The Sentinel 24 SepOne of their replacements, Jennie Longdon, left the station this week...
Signal1 DJ Jennie Longdon has left the breakfast show – just months after replacing Louise
The Sentinel 24 SepStation bosses have confirmed she has left the show...
Pigeon flies from Yorkshire to set up new nest in Rugeley
The Sentinel 21 SepTango was disccovered on the doorstep of a vets - and refused to go home...
Chance to sign up for 2018 Staffordshire Ironman race
Lichfield Live 18 SepEntries are open for the 2018 Staffordshire Ironman race.
Charity set up in memory of Great Haywood woman teams up with Amazon
The Sentinel 12 SepLittle Laura will work with the Rugeley company on a range of fundraising projects...
Gang jailed for £15,000 raid on security guard delivering money to Barclays bank in Burntwood
Lichfield Live 25 AugThree brothers are among five men jailed for their part in burglaries across the Midlands, including a raid on a security guard delivering cash to a bank in Burntwood.
Firefighters rescue horse stuck in five foot ditch
The Sentinel 21 AugFirefighters worked for almost three hours to successfully rescue a horse which had become stuck in a ditch.
Smallthorne teenager hailed a hero after helping to talk her…
The Sentinel 21 AugA teenager has been hailed as a 'little angel' and a 'hero' after she talked her troubled brother down from a bridge.
Body found in secure yard after ‘appearing to fall from roof’
The Sentinel 19 AugA man's body has been found in a secure yard after appearing to fall off the top of the building.
New members appointed to Staffordshire County Council cabinet
The Sentinel 17 AugNewly-elected members have been appointed to the cabinet at Staffordshire County Council.
Petrol station worker threatened by masked men with hammer
The Sentinel 15 AugA petrol station worker was threatened by masked men wielding a hammer during an early morning raid.
Police searching for two men who robbed Burntwood petrol station
Lichfield Live 15 AugPolice are trying to find two men who robbed a Burntwood petrol station.
The six Staffordshire drug dealers jailed for a total of 28 years
The Sentinel 12 AugThese are the six men jailed yesterday after selling hundreds of thousands of pounds of cocaine on the streets of South Staffordshire.
Burntwood trio among gang jailed after drug dealer overdosed on his own cocaine
Lichfield Live 11 AugThree men from Burntwood have been jailed for drugs offences.
Plans for seven new homes to be built on land in Burntwood
Lichfield Live 8 AugPlans have been drawn up to build seven new homes on land in Burntwood.
Former Staffordshire Police HQ sold for £15 million to…
The Sentinel 7 AugMore than 10 million will be used to support policing across the county after a constabulary's former HQ was flogged to developers.
IPCC investigating claim Staffordshire Police spilled baby’s…
The Sentinel 7 AugAn investigation has been launched after a Staffordshire mum claimed police left the ashes of her dead child scattered across a bedroom.
Dashcam video captures M6 Toll wrong-way driver
BBC News 3 AugA driver is filmed going the wrong way on the M6 Toll moments before crashing into two vehicles.
‘No show’ Cannock Chase District councillor removed from seat
BBC News 1 AugThe councillor did not attend meetings for six months, while receiving nearly £3,000 in allowances.
Personally Speaking: Jack Brereton: "Time for the world to…
The Sentinel 31 JulDawn on the morning of June 9, in the surroundings of the sports hall at Fenton Manor, was a momentous point in time both for me and for Stoke-on-Trent: I was announced as the winner in the election for Stoke-on-Trent South, becoming our city's first...
Benefits fraudster Linda Hoey avoided £15K in M6 toll charges
BBC News 28 JulShe claimed she could barely walk but investigators found photographs of Linda Hoey scuba diving and snorkelling.
Man taken to major trauma centre after crash between car and HGV
The Sentinel 27 JulA man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision between a car and a HGV.
Lucky escape for driver after van rolls over on the M6 Toll near Lichfield
Lichfield Live 24 JulA van driver has had a lucky escape after his van overturned on the M6 Toll near Lichfield.
VIDEO: Peace walk through Stoke-on-Trent unites faiths
The Sentinel 24 JulPeople of all faiths gathered together to march through Stoke-on-Trent in the name of peace.
Stoke-on-Trent South MP Jack Brereton backs City of Culture bid…
The Sentinel 18 JulThe Potteries' first Tory MP in 82 years has backed Stoke-on-Trent's City of Culture bid with his first speech in Parliament.
Businessman facing manslaughter charges after two die in firework…
The Sentinel 17 JulA businessman is due to appear in court to face charges of gross negligence manslaughter almost three years after two men died in a blaze at a firework factory.
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