Stoke-on-Trent

The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, 100 years old this year, is defaced over the weekend.

The council said a month-long consultation will help shape its strategy to prevent rough sleeping.

The British Ceramics Biennial's project will connect Stoke-on-Trent artists with Bolesławiec potters.

Councillors have now given final approval to move to Swann House in Stoke.

This year's judges include an Olympic gold medallist and a former Blue Peter presenter.

Lynn Jones lost her husband Gareth during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.

The actor and his business partners say they have decided not to renew their lease on The Plume of Feathers.

Smoking rates in Stoke-on-Trent have fallen but are still higher than the national average rate.