Staffordshire

4,000 people a week trying to leave UK

BRITAIN is facing a mass exodus of people looking to escape the crime and grime of modern living. The country*s biggest foreign visa consultancy firm has revealed that applications have soared in the last seven months by 80 per...

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Palace call for heroic TA soldiers

Hero West Midland and Staffordshire part-time soldiers are set to make history after being invited to become the first Territorial Army unit to march past Buckingham Palace. The unprecedented honour has been given to the...

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Contract award: Newcastle Under Lyme: building-cleaning services

UK-Newcastle Under Lyme: building-cleaning services SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Address: Organisation: Newcastle Under Lyme College, Liverpool Road, Staffordshire , Contact:...

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'Ignorant' Birmingham man, who starved dogs, is spared prison

Nov 21 2009 by Ross McCarthy, Birmingham Mail A BIRMINGHAM man who starved two of his dogs, causing one to die, has avoided being sent to prison immediately. Doniik Lindsey, 23, formerly of Ridgmont Croft, Ridgeacre,...

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Treasure lectures hot tickets at British Museum

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The most important treasure trove found in Britain for decades is on display at the British museum in London and will be the subject of two hot-ticket lectures and a drop-in talk by experts in the...

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Staffordshire bull terrier 'breeding machine' dog dumped outside RSPCA

This poor pooch was used for breeding puppies then dumped outside an RSPCA charity shop in West Norwood. The female Staffordshire bull terrier was found by volunteers outside the charity shop in Norwood Road on November 16. The...

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Main road closed by lorry crash

Part of a main road in Stoke-on-Trent is expected to remain closed into the early evening after a lorry crashed into the central reservation. The driver is being treated at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire after...

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JCB plans to cut up to 196 jobs

JCB said it was responding to a shortage in orders Digger firm JCB plans to cut up to 196 jobs at five bases in Staffordshire and Wrexham, it has announced. A spokesman for the firm said an upturn in demand for its products had...

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Unwelcoming Barclays is called to account

My wife and I have experienced groundless difficulties trying to open a current account at our local Barclays branch in Leek, Staffordshire. We have a joint current account with Halifax but, due to its new ludicrous overdraft...

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International Operation Combats The Online Supply Of Counterfeit And Unlicensed Medicines

An international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines has highlighted the dangers of buying such medicines online. Due to an ever-increasing number of websites supplying dangerous and...

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