By Jon McCormack: Micky Adams’ shock return to Port Vale could be stalled by compensation issues with Sheffield United.

The Blades fired Adams on May 9 after just five months in charge.

Reports suggest he would be offered a three-year contract by the Valiants after a meeting with chairman Bill Bratt yesterday (May 11).

By Rachel Wood: An artist is celebrating Stoke City’s historic run to Wembley by creating original acrylic paintings.

Paine Proffitt was inspired by the dedication of fans to create the vintage poster-style artwork to commemorate the team’s success.

By Charlotte Tonry: Fire crews have finished extinguishing wildfires in south Staffordshire, which left 123 acres of land damaged.

The fire, which took a week to bring under control, is now under investigation. Police are treating it as suspicious.

By Elliot Richardson: Former Stoke City boss Lou Macari has said the Potters have a great chance of going all the way at Wembley on Saturday.

By Kofo Oniru: The body of a man found in the River Trent has been named by Staffordshire Police.

John Henry Lomas, 83, of Clay Street, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, was discovered dead wearing his pyjamas on April 30.

By Holly Ranford & Sandy Wagg: The funeral has taken place of a UKIP candidate Paul Gregory, who died during the local election campaign.

Mr Gregory, of Wye Road, Clayton, was standing as a UKIP candidate in the Seabridge ward on Newcastle Borough Council.

By Louise Bawden: Stoke-On-Trent born Zoe Beresford says she will do what it takes to become Lord Alan Sugar’s next apprentice.

Zoe, from Arclid, near Sandbach, currently works for her family’s Cheshire-based drinks manufacturing business as a project manager.

By James Drakeford: Virgin Trains are to operate two extra services for the FA Cup final.

Services usually run from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston via Stoke-on-Trent.

The two additional trains will travel directly from Stoke to London.

By Rachel Stretton: Police have launched an appeal to find a missing man from Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Eric Shepherd, 50, was last seen on Thursday April 21 walking towards Chesterton on the A34 near Buffet Island.

By Steven Sutcliffe & Tom Shingler: Stoke City Chairman Peter Coates and his daughter Denise have climbed into the top 100 list of the country’s wealthiest people.

Their estimated family fortune, much of which comes from their festival park gambling business Bet 365, now sits at close to £750 million.