Paul Fairclough and David Soul
A few years ago Paul Fairclough spoke with David Soul, to mark the singer and actors death we are making available the interview for a short period. LISTEN HERE:
Police are appealing for information following a car-jacking in Cheadle.
Officers were called to The Huntsman pub, on The Green, shortly before 1.40am today (Tuesday 9 January) following a report that a grey Audi S3 had been stolen by two masked men. The victim, a man in his 20s, from Stafford, was reversing out of the pub car park when a man wearing a balaclava …
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Newcastle Council Tax update
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s share of any council tax increase is set to be 8p a week or less for most residents. Under proposals being considered by the Borough Council for 2024/25, 95 per cent of residents would face an annual increase ranging from £2.84 to £4.27. The suggested 1.99 per cent increase puts the authority …
Cannabis find in Tunstall
Police have arrested a man after we found more than 70 cannabis plants and class A drugs at a home in Stoke-on-Trent. Officers stopped a man on Wardle Street, Tunstall, at around 1.45pm yesterday (Monday 8 January). A snap seal bag containing crack cocaine was seized by officers who then went onto search a property …
Drug charges following searches
Two men and a woman have been charged with a number of drug offences across Stoke-on-Trent. Michael Davis, 31, from Birmingham, has been charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Reece Chell, 25, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with being concerned …
Drivers trapped in flood water
Firefighters have helped to rescue two drivers who were stuck in flood water in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Just after 9.45am this morning , crews from Burslem and Hanley were dispatched to Blackbank Road, Knutton. Two vehicles had become stuck in flood water which was about three feet deep. Police closed the road whilst Fire and Rescue teams …
Giant Pandas start journey back to China
They’ve been delighting visitors to Edinburgh Zoo for the last 12 years The UK’s only giant pandas will depart for China on Monday after spending 12 years in Scotland. Yang Guang and Tian Tian came to Edinburgh Zoo in 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the China …
Dougie Mac Christmas Jumper Day 2023
Join the Blue Sky Radio team in supporting the Christmas Jumper Day in aid of the Dougie Mac Hospice. We will be broadcasting Live from the event on the 8th December, More information is available www.dougiemac.org.uk/events/christmas-jumper Kevin spoke to Deb about the event:
Major plans for Chatterley Whitfield site
Plans for a hi-tech jobs cluster on a landmark business park are moving closer. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is proposing feasibility studies into building a bespoke headquarters on a long-term rental for an international research company – and developing satellite industrial units nearby for associated businesses. Penkhull-based Lucideon, which wants to expand its materials technology business, …
Missing 15 year old
Police are becoming concerned for the whereabouts of missing 15-year-old Promise from Stoke-on-Trent. He was last seen at around 12.30pm on Saturday (25 November) in the Normacot area and reported missing on 26 November. Promise is around 5ft 8ins tall with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black tracksuit, a grey jacket …
