Talke Pits mum attacked partner with knife after row over...

July 20, 2015, 7:09 am

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ANGRY Lisa Bebbington attacked her boyfriend with a kitchen knife when he accused her of cheating on him with another man. Her partner Steven Pembleton woke up on the settee after a night of drinking to find Bebbington on top of him with the five-inch blade. He ended up with a cut to his neck and hands during a scuffle to try and get her off him. Now Bebbington, aged 42, of Wedgwood Road, Talke Pits, has narrowly avoided jail after admitting assault occasioning actual bodily...

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Care Quality Commission tells Peacock Hay care home in Talke it...

July 22, 2015, 8:08 am

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HEALTH care regulators have told bosses at one of the area's smallest care homes to carry out improvements. They found the seven-bed Peacock Hay unit in Talke under-staffed, lacking in leadership, and unresponsive to the concerns of patients' relatives. And advice given by external health and social care professionals about care of patients was not always followed, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). But the home which cares for people with learning disabilities was said to...

Motorway cops are issued with 'body cameras'

July 29, 2015, 12:55 pm

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POLICE patrolling Staffordshire's motorways are to be kitted out with body cameras. Twenty of the devices will be shared between members of the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG). It follows pressure from union leaders for the motorway cops to be issued with the cameras. Officers from the CMPG can often find themselves in dangerous situations as offenders use the M6 as a crime network. The CMPG includes officers from Staffordshire, West Midlands and West Mercia police...

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August 1, 2015, 1:01 am

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STOKE: DRINK-DRIVER Ivor Humphreys will be sentenced on August 10. The 42-year-old dad pleaded guilty to drink-driving in Crossley Road, Stanfield, on July 13. Magistrates heard he gave a reading of 125 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – three-and-a-half times the legal limit of 35. Humphreys, of Campbell Road, Stoke, was bailed. BURSLEM: MAGISTRATES adjourned the case of Kevin Golden until August 6. The 39-year-old, of Woodbank Street, Burslem, is charged with being...

Teenager cut free from car after crash near Talke Pits

August 10, 2015, 11:49 pm

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A TEENAGER had to be cut free from the car she was driving after it crashed into a tree.The woman, believed to be aged 18, was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital with suspected neck and spinal injuries after the collision on Talke Road on Monday night.Firefighters from Sandyford were alerted at around 9pm to incident on the northbound carriageway of the A34 between Parkhouse Road roundabout and Talke Pits roundabout.Watch manager Martin Hall said: "One vehicle, a green Ford Ka, was...

VIDEO: Fire on A500 causes problems

September 14, 2015, 2:23 am

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A car fire has caused part of the A500 to be closed. The fire occurred on the A500 Northbound at Basford Roundabout near the A53 Etruria Road, Basford. Police initially closed the lanes northbound but now only the inside lane remains closed along with the slip road. The car, a taxi, was positioned at the end of the slip road at the Eutruria junction. Congestion is still present while emergency repairs are taking place. Two fire engines were at the scene and the fire was put...

Accident on A34 causes traffic problems

September 15, 2015, 12:11 am

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There has been an accident on the A34 involving two vehicles. The crash happened on the A34 Newcastle Road, Southbound, Talke at A500/Peacock Hay Road.It has resulted in very slow moving traffic but is expected to be clear by 9:30am. Read more of today's top news stories here. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Looking for a job? Check out our jobs channel. Download The Sentinel Evening Edition App from the App Store or Google Play store now.

Travellers set up camp on the A34 in Talke

September 16, 2015, 9:32 am

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September 16, 2015, 11:07 am

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TRAVELLERS caused chaos on a busy roundabout before setting up camp at a nearby field. After driving around the Talke Roundabout, the group of gypsies cut across the central reservation to get to the field. It is understood that the travellers – in a total of 15 caravans and a horse box – moved off the site yesterday evening. But traders have been left unimpressed by their presence. According to Owen Bredtt, manager of Little Chef and Subway in Newcastle Road – whose...

The Beauty Outlet creates 10 jobs at Freeport Talke

October 5, 2015, 8:00 pm

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JOBS BOOST: Ten jobs have been created with the arrival of The Beauty Outlet at Freeport Talke shopping centre. The outlet offers discounts on a range of high street and designer brands. Freeport Talke centre manager Sue Sweatmore said the arrival of the store would bring a different dimension to the mall.She said: "We are overjoyed to add The Beauty Outlet to our large list of stores on offer at Freeport Talke. We haven't had a store like this in the centre before, so we are excited to see...

Demand for cash to improve dangerous A50

October 17, 2015, 10:00 pm

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MOTORISTS, business leaders and politicians are demanding to know why one of Stoke-on-Trent's busiest roads has missed out on crucial funding. Highways England is to revamp the A50 at Uttoxeter, A500 and M6 as part of a £1.8 billion package of improvements across the Midlands by 2021. But questions have been asked why no cash has been made available yet to improve 'hazardous' slip-roads on the A50 in Stoke-on-Trent. Now Labour's Stoke-on-Trent South MP Rob Flello, a member of...

Man drove when nearly 4 'times limit' after a row

October 21, 2015, 5:41 am

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DRINK-DRIVER Stephen Pendleton has been banned from the roads for more than two years – after being caught almost four times the legal limit. The 49-year-old got behind the wheel of his Mitsubishi Space Star following an argument with his girlfriend. But police pulled him over in Wedgwood Road, Talke Pits, and smelled alcohol on his breath. While he was at the station Pendleton blew 120 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – nearly four times the legal...

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October 31, 2015, 1:00 am

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MADAM, – A number of years ago, there came a knock at my door. There stood two blokes with a brown envelope.It turned out the men had been working on improvements to a shop in Hope Street, Hanley, and had come across some old packaging and advertising items in an upstairs room.The shop they were working on was once G W Brown's chemist.I don't know how they knew I collected old packaging, but this envelope and its contents opened a window into the past history of 58 Hope Street.The oldest...

Calls for warning signs on A500 after death of rambler

November 5, 2015, 6:34 am

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A CORONER has called for warning signs to be installed on the A500 after a pedestrian was killed while crossing the busy road on a public footpath. John Moreton, aged 74, had been crossing the D-road near to the A34 Talke junction on February 15 when tragedy struck. An inquest heard Mr Moreton, who was a member of the Hanliensian Rambling Club, had been attempting to reach the Wedgwood Monument. His brother-in-law, Peter Johnson, who is also a member of the group, paid tribute to the...

Jail for drug addict who let dealers use his home as a base

November 5, 2015, 10:15 pm

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DRUG addict Gary Farnell allowed his home to be used as a base by major dealers from Merseyside. The 37-year-old had regular phone contact with Class A drug suppliers from Liverpool and let them use his address in High Street, Talke, at least twice a week. Now Farnell has been jailed for three years and nine months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. Prosecutor Fiona Cortese said there were two conspiracies between April 1, 2014 and April 30, 2014 and from May 1, 2014 to August 1, 2014. She...

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The Way We Were: Old-fashioned remedies

November 19, 2015, 5:16 am

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MADAM, – The strain on the NHS today has never been greater and often we are encouraged to seek advice over simple ailments from our local chemist.Decades ago, a visit to the chemist was the first port of call because a trip to the doctor could be, for many cash-strapped families, quite costly in the years before the NHS.Many people suffered from lung complaints due to poor living conditions, poor air quality and hard work within the pottery industry.Almost every chemist would knock you...

Police name cyclist who died after A34 crash

November 29, 2015, 7:54 am

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POLICE have identified a 20-year-old cyclist who sadly died after a collision on the A34. Michal Zygiert of Gordon Road, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, was seriously injured after the incident on the A34 near Talke. The collision between his cycle and a grey Volkswagen Golf occurred at around 2.30am on Wednesday, November 25. A police spokesperson said: "Mr Zygiert's family are being supported by specially trained officers."An investigation into the circumstances of the collision is...

A34 death: Trucker's fight to save cyclist

November 30, 2015, 12:51 am

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LORRY driver Dave Whitehurst has told how he battled to save a dying cyclist after coming across a late-night horror crash. The 65-year-old put his own life at risk to perform first aid on the 20-year-old after seeing him lying in the road. The grandfather-of-17, from Tunstall, said: "I was in the Army for 25 years so I've seen some awful things. It just looked like some rags in the road." But despite his best efforts, police last night confirmed the cyclist, named as...

Search goes on for masked men who threatened to 'set man on fire'

December 14, 2015, 12:57 am

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DETECTIVES are continuing their hunt for a gang who stormed into a musician's home where they threatened to set their victim on fire before making off with cash. And last month crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers offered up a £5,000 reward to anyone whose information led to the men behind the Talke raid being caught. Ian Alcock, frontman for Oasis tribute band Definitely Mightbe, was at his Peacocks Hay home on August 5 when he realised someone was attempting to break-in. A total of...

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December 15, 2015, 11:35 pm

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Father Christmas has been very busy again this year, meeting lots of children at Freeport Talke. We have over 500 pictures across our Santa's Grotto galleries. If you went to see Father Christmas you could be in one of them. Click on the dates to find your picture: Saturday, November 28 Sunday, November 29 Saturday, December 5 Sunday, December 6 Saturday, December 12 Sunday, December 13 (Part 1) Sunday, December 13 (Part 2)