A house fire in Stoke-on-Trent is being investigated as arson. The blaze broke out at 1 PM, causing significant damage. Stoke Estate House Fire Treated as Arson After 1 PM Incident Police need your help. A fire badly damaged a house. It happened on a city estate. Firefighters rushed to the scene, and four fire…
Staffordshire allocates an extra £15M from reserves to fix potholes and unblock gullies, addressing climate change impacts on roads. Staffordshire to Spend Extra £15 Million on Potholes and Gullies Staffordshire approved a tax increase, nearly five percent. Next year’s budget has extra money for roads. They will spend £15 million fixing potholes and drainage. Councillors…
AI speed cameras in Stoke-on-Trent caught 2301 drivers speeding in their first year, with A34 Newcastle Road registering most. AI Speed Cameras Catch Thousands of Drivers in Stoke on Trent Hey, guess what? New AI speed cameras caught many drivers speeding. These “smart” cameras use the newest tech, and they started working in Stoke-on-Trent in…
Read this week’s death announcements for Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. Includes details and funeral arrangements. Obituaries Notices: Stoke on Trent and North Staffs Area This Week Here are the death notices from The Sentinel. They appeared in this week’s papers. The notices share details about people’s lives and also include funeral arrangement information. Derek Bourne…
Drivers are using reflective ‘ghost plates’ to evade speed cameras, making them ‘invisible’ and dodging fines. Drivers Use Ghost Plates to Evade Speed Cameras in Illegal Trend Some drivers use “ghost” plates to dodge cameras. These plates use tricky reflective materials. Cameras cannot read numbers and letters on them. Speed and ANPR tech become useless.…
Blocked drains and grids are blamed for Staffordshire flooding. Residents and councilors call for action. Staffordshire Flooding Blamed on Blocked Drains, Council Faces Criticism A local councilor wants action on flooding. Alec Sandiford wants better drain maintenance. He says rural areas need help, and drains and grids must stay clear. Barlaston and Fulford residents are…
Staffordshire fixes roads, repairing 153 potholes daily for ten months, cleaning gullies, and investing £8 million to improve roads. Staffordshire Repairs 153 Potholes Daily on Crumbling Roads Staffordshire fixed many roads recently. They repaired about 153 potholes each day for ten months straight. Teams cleaned 35,000 gullies and completed 2,600 drainage repairs. All this started…
Residents seek lower speed limit on B5066 Hilderstone Road due to vehicles reaching 140 mph, endangering locals. Families Demand Speed Cut on Staffordshire Road with 140 mph Drivers Hey, listen to this news. People want a speed drop near Hilderstone. It’s on the B5066 Hilderstone Road. Cars zoom past homes like crazy, some vehicles reach…
AI cameras on the A449 in Stafford catch speeding drivers, proving their need to reduce speeding. AI cameras on the A449 in Stafford catch speeding drivers, proving their need to reduce speeding. Smart Speed Cameras in Stafford Prove Their Worth in Minutes Smart Speed Cameras in Stafford Prove Their Worth in Minutes New AI cameras…
Firefighters alerted police after a derelict house in Bucknall caught fire earlier today. No injuries were reported. Police Investigate Bucknall Derelict House Fire After Firefighter Call Firefighters will give a case to the police. The police will investigate a house fire. The house burned earlier today. Luckily, no one got hurt. The house is on…