Site navigation

Nick Hancock banned from driving

Nick Hancock has been banned from driving

TELEVISION presenter Nick Hancock has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught speeding at almost 100mph during a trip to Scotland.

Hancock was disqualified under totting-up rules yesterday after a court heard it was the fourth time he had been caught speeding in the past three years.

Fiscal depute Robbie Brown...

Comment on this story


Weather update: Snowfall warning from police

POLICE have advised motorists to stay off the roads in the event of heavy snowfall. Snow and icy conditions are expected to make driving difficult, and people are being warned to be prepared...

Comment on this story

Extra beds to ease A&E crisis

Extra beds to ease A&E crisis

AN EXTRA 80 beds are to be opened in community hospitals and nursing homes to try and ease chaos at the accident and emergency unit...

Comment on this story

Shotton dog cruelty case: Biased vet 'exaggerated' claims - court

Paul Shotton

AN EXPERT witness in an animal cruelty case "exaggerated" claims against the dog's owners, councillor Paul Shotton and his wife, becaus...


£250,000 payout after wife's death from washing asbestos-covered clothes

BATTLE: Alfred Eccles with his disabled daughter Joanna.

A PENSIONER has been awarded £250,000 compensation after his wife died following years of washing her husband's asbestos-contaminated...

Comment on this story

Brace yourselves for more heavy snowfalls

LET IT SNOW: A shopper in Newcastle shelters from the snow yesterday.  Picture: Steve Bould

FORECASTERS are warning people to brace themselves for heavy snow and treacherous conditions tonight. Weather experts say there will be...

Comment on this story

Teenage mum burgled home of neighbour

Teenage mum burgled home of neighbour

TEENAGE mum Claire Draycott has been jailed for 10 months for burgling four houses and failing to surrender to her bail. The mother-of-...

Comment on this story

26 more jobs axed at historic pottery

26 more jobs axed at historic pottery

MORE workers have lost their jobs at world-famous pottery Spode as administrators continue their search for a buyer. Another 26 workers...

Comment on this story

Premier pint prices leave a bitter taste

PAYING THE PRICE: Stoke City supporter Zoe Barnes enjoys a pie and a pint at last night's Carling Cup match.

STOKE City fans are toasting their Premier League season with a £3 pint. A survey of the cost of beer at the country's top football...

Comment on this story

Council promises to pay up quicker to help small firms

Council promises to pay up quicker to help small firms

STOKE-ON-TRENT City Council is to pay suppliers quicker then before to help businesses weather the recession. As the economic downturn...

Comment on this story

Bulldozers flatten community spirit

EMPTY: Homes on the Coalville estate.

FAMILIES who have lost their battle against a scheme to bulldoze hundreds of homes say the plans have destroyed their community. People...

Comment on this story





win tickets

News

News





Stoke City: Only ourselves to blame, says Pulis

PULIS: Only ourselves to blame

TONY Pulis refused to pile all the blame on referee Rob Styles in the wake of Stoke City's controversial exit from the Carling Cup quarter-finals last night.

Comment on this story


Port Vale: Tudor fears for career

Shane Tudor

PORT Vale winger Shane Tudor fears he may be forced to retire because of his knee injury.

Comment on this story

Crewe Alex: Gradi praises managerial contender Ward

CONTENDER: John Ward

FORMER Carlisle boss John Ward is emerging as a leading contender to become Crewe's next manager.

Comment on this story

Match report: Stoke City 0, Derby County 1 (PICTURES + VIDEO)

Match report: Stoke City 0, Derby County 1 (PICTURES + VIDEO)

Martin Spinks reports on Stoke City's 1-0 Carling Cup quarter-final defeat by Derby County at the Britannia Stadium

Comment on this story

Stoke City: Fans' views

Stoke City: Fans' views

Stoke City fans have their say on the 1-0 Carling Cup quarter-final defeat by Derby County

Comment on this story

Stoke City: Match statistics

Stoke City: Match statistics

All the facts and figures from Stoke City's 1-0 Carling Cup quarter-final defeat by Derby County at the Britannia Stadium

Comment on this story

Stoke City: Potters succumb as battling Derby bridge gap in class

Former Potter Kris Commons in action for Derby County

Rams boss Paul Jewell may see Stoke's success as a blueprint for his own cub's revival, but that compliment provides little comfort for...

Comment on this story





 

Other services




 

Traffic & Travel

The current traffic & travel situation across the region.




 

Weather

clear
High:3°C | 38°F
Low:-1°C | 31°F
Outlook:clear

Sentinel frontpage




Have your say

Did Rob Styles make the right decision to award a penalty against Stoke City?


   

Have your say

Will Shane Tudor be a big loss for Port Vale if he has to retire?


   

Have your say

Is John Ward the man to manage Crewe Alex?


   




It's disappointing we can't all be Robocops

It's disappointing we can't all be Robocops

REGARDING your front page in The Sentinel, November 29.

Surely The Sentinel had more worth while events to report than this?

Of course police officers use shops to buy sandwiches and drinks.

Despite the image portrayed by Hollywood cops, we are not all made of titanium and steel and answer to the name of...

Comment on this story


Police OK to go shopping for work

NO PROBLEM: I've seen the police shopping on two occasions at Tunstall Asda. I didn't mind seeing them and think it's OK for them to get a few things for use at work, although not personal...

Comment on this story

Officers can be called off breaks at any time

ALWAYS ON CALL: I am a serving special and have been for the last two years. The front page of The Sentinel has angered me. As stated officers, we have to be available for deployment at...

Comment on this story

Police can't keep to strict hours when fighting crime

GIVE AND TAKE: How petty is former special constable William Alcock in complaining about policemen shopping in Asda in uniform? Most mobile workers will have stopped off to do a bit of...

Comment on this story

Go back to collecting train numbers

OH DEAR: In a week that has seen more job loses than ever before, thousands of people worried about paying their bills. A vile Staffordshire man is jailed for life for sex offences...

Comment on this story

Showing presence at shops is part of police officer's job

Showing presence at shops is part of police officer's job

AS AN ex-special constable and a 60-year-old civilian employee of Staffordshire Police, may I express utter dismay at the front-page...

Comment on this story

'Assessment' of dog's tooth treatment cost £40

DOGGIE DEBT: Seeing a vet advertising a special offer of £75 to clean and de-scale a dog's teeth, I booked in my little Yorky for an 'assessment'. Following a three-minute inspection. I was...

Comment on this story







Site navigation

Ancillary Navigation