Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Tea and scones are enjoyed by 777 people celebrating 100 years of Stoke-on-Trent, a new record.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to set up a taskforce to tackle problems with vacant buildings.

Officers find 108 cases of fraud including offences in areas of council tax and housing tenancy.

The authority says it will put forward the 11 sites for potential redevelopment in its local plan.

Hundreds sign a petition calling for the site to be kept for public use, ahead of a council meeting.

Stoke-on-Trent's social care staff are for their "passion for improving people's lives".

Double red lines mean drivers cannot stop at any time, or face a £70 fine, the city council says

The new developer, Capital & Centric, is to be allocated £6.5m in funding and plans 100 homes.