Detectives in Stoke-on-Trent are questioning two men held in connection with a robbery at a shop on Old Hall Street.
The two 22-year-old men were arrested a separate addresses in Shelton last night (September 2) after the raid at the Gold=Cash store at 3.45pm yesterday.
Detective Inspector Rob Thompson from Stoke-on-Trent CID said “We still need to speak to anyone who was in the Old Hall St, Hillchurch Street and Linfield Road areas of Hanley yesterday afternoon.  They may have information which could help our investigation.”
Anyone with information can call Stoke-on-Trent CID …

Once again, StaffsLive will be bringing you the low-down from the greatest festivals this summer. Global Gathering is one of the UK’s premier dance weekenders and we’ll be bringing you updates via Twitter and have a full review of the weekend’s action too, in case you can’t make it. 

Global Gathering

By Laurence Mozafari: Leek’s own James Ford, from Simian Mobile Disco, will be but one of hundreds of acts performing at the 10th annual Global Gathering dance festival in Stratford-upon-Avon.
James, who makes up half of the dance duo, will be doing a …

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By James Truswell: A stunned pensioner says he was told by his insurers to check the mileometer of his burning car before it blew up – to help the firm value it accurately!
Richard Talbot, 65, and his wife Susan, 61, have made over 120 calls in a month since his Mercedes B150 was decimated by fire outside their Penkhull home.
He told StaffsLive that he and his wife “would have been completely incinerated” if he had been near the car during the blaze.
The couple were going to bed just before midnight on April 15 …

EXCLUSIVE by Rebecca Clark: A Staffordshire student has won his second big money TV quiz show prize – and plans to celebrate by taking his parents on holiday.
Over the past two years, Rob Jeffries has won £20,000 after appearing on TV shows, with his most recent success coming on the BBC’s Who Dares Wins.
The 20-year-old Staffordshire University sports journalism student and his quiz show partner split their winnings of £20,000.
But while other young winners might think of sports cars and holidays to Las Vegas, Rob’s planning to spend his money …

By Paul Jenkins: Stoke City fans have won a top award for the best chant of the season.
Nuts magazine praised Potters fans for their take on Cheryl Cole’s hit single Fight For This Love.
The Potters supporters replaced  the words “We gotta fight, fight, fight,fight, fight for this love” with “You gotta file, file, file, file, file for divorce”, as they watched their side being beaten 7-0 by Chelsea on April 25.
The chant was aimed at Chelsea full back Ashley Cole on his return from injury, and relates to the break-down of his marriage to …

 
By Leanne Kirtley: Items once owned to Spitfire designer Reginald Mitchell are expected to sell for up to £15,000 at auction.
Diaries, photographs and a briefcase are amongst the 23 items going under the hammer today (May 13) at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in South Cerney, Gloucestershire.
Mitchell was born in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, in 1895 and rose to fame after designing the Supermarine Spitfire for the RAF in 1933.
The most prized lot is a miniature of the Coupe d’Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider Trophy), which is expected to reach up …

By James Truswell: Stoke-on-Trent Labour group leader Mohammed Pervez has said he will not make a “knee-jerk” reaction into forming a city council coalition.
The Labour group’s successful local election campaign saw their seats on the council rise from 14 to 26 of the 60 available seats.
The party now holds the most seats on the council but, like the Tories after the General Election, not enough for an outright majority.
Now the Labour group has two options – to form a coalition with another party or to rule as a minority.
Cllr …

By James Montgomery: A motorcyclist who died in a crash on the A34 Brocton crossroads near Cannock Chase on Wednesday (May 5) has been named as Geoffrey Kevin Jones.
The family of the  55-year-old, from Lichen Close in Huntington, Cannock, say they have lost a “loving son, father and brother”.
A statement from the family  said: “Throughout his life he gained the respect of a great many people through work and play.
“His untimely death will leave a big hole in all of our hearts; he will be deeply missed, never forgotten.”
A Facebook group …

By James Truswell: Labour have regained a significant majority in the Stoke-on-Trent City Council local elections as the BNP lost seats.
Labour won 17 seats of the 20 on offer – including five holds and 12 gains.
The BNP lost the two seats they were defending and failed in their attempt to regain ex-BNP member Alby Walker’s Abbey Green ward which was won by Labour candidate Gwen Hassall.
The BNP have seen their seats on the council nearly halve since last year from nine to five.
And in the midst of ambiguity and decreased …

By Ben Lowe: Britain is heading for a hung parliament with no party securing an overall majority.
David Cameron’s Conservatives gained the most seats, followed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats, who did not perform as well as expected.
Mr Cameron is now trying to form a government, but Gordon Brown wants to shake hands on a coalition with Nick Clegg’s Lib Dems.
Closer to home, the Conservatives reflected their national success by winning several Staffordshire constituencies.
In Stafford, Jeremy Lefroy (22,047) polled more votes than Energy Minister David Kidney (16,587) who loses the …