By Sandy Wagg: Hanley’s Fat Cat Cafe Bar was taken over by a vintage fair which took place on both of its floors.

The bar opened up its venue to a number of vintage companies.

There was a colourful mix of clothes, shoes, bags, hand-made jewellery and paintings for people to buy.

By Matt Richardson : Charities in Stoke-on-Trent have seen the number of donations stolen increase over the last 12 months.

Thieves have targeted donation bags left on doorsteps by shops and from clothing banks in the city.

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 James Drakeford: Work is underway to turn the stage at Hanley’s Regent Theatre into a 15 tonne ice rink.

The Imperial Ice Stars bring their award-winningSwan Lake on Ice show to Stoke-on-Trent tomorrow (May 10).

The two-year tour will visit 22 countries and the meticulous 36-hour process to build the ice rink – which involves two 45ft trucks, ten miles of pipe work and 2,500 litres of anti-freeze – began at 7am today.

By Tom Shingler: A Hanley dad has described the “almighty bang” he heard when scaffolding collapsed outside his front door – where his son could have been just moments before.

Strong winds caused the scaffolding around 18 derelict houses on Wellington Road, Hanley, to collapse.

By Jonathon Doubtfire: Up and coming Indie band, The Crookes appeared at The Sugar Mill in Hanley on Saturday (April 9).

The Sheffield-based quartet charmed the audience at the venue with a passionate and involving performance, which saw them showcase songs from their debut album including Just Like Dreamers and Crookes Laundry Murder 1922.

Lead vocalist George Waite also conducted an on-stage dance off between two members of the crowd during the five song set.

By Chris Edwards & Rik Packer: Construction of Hanley’s new £6million fire station is “ahead of target”.

The project which was scheduled for completion on July 15 could now be ready as early as the end of June.

The new site boasts a number of modern training facilities, such as a foam pit, a fire house and – once the temporary building is demolished – a training area for road traffic incidents.

By James Hood: Residents are being urged to have their say on plans to give part of Stoke-on-Trent a makeover.

The consultation event has seen an outline of the plans go on display in the city.

By Lee Kettle: An elderly woman was taken to hospital after a fire in Blurton.

The 93-year-old suffered smoke inhalation after a plastic tray, which had been left on the cooker, caught fire and filled the house on Langland Drive at 2.15pm yesterday (March 28).

Station manager Andy Leedham said: “We would urge people to never store anything on top of a cooker as it does not take long for fires to start.”

By Josh Hoare: The two men have appeared in court after being charged of an arson attack at a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent.

A 23-year-old and 28-year-old were granted conditional bail at Fenton Magistrates court on March 25.

The men were charged with arson with intent to endanger life, following a fire at the Regent Road mosque on December 3, 2010.