By Matthew Payne: Shops owners in Shelton admit they are worried about the impact rising tuition fees could have on their trade.

Businesses in the area, known as the University Quarter, rely heavily on custom from students.

By Josh Hoare and Lois Price: An 18 year-old-man has been arrested after reports of a gun being aimed out of a window in Shelton.

Police went to an address in Wellesley Street yesterday (March 31) after calls from local residents about a weapon being pointed out of a loft window.

Officers found no firearm at the property and the man has since been bailed pending further inquiries.

By Mhari Farmer: Students will be safe if they “play the game” and work with the Union, according to Police Liaison Officer Keith Emery.

New Crime Mapping statistics showed 328 crimes were reported in Shelton alone in December.

By Luke Powell: Students at Staffordshire University are being asked to join in a series of protests across Stoke-on-Trent.

Organisers North Staffs Against Cuts will be leading demonstrations across the city against the proposed cuts to public services.

By Hannah Horton: A Staffordshire University student was robbed at knifepoint during a night out in Hanley.

James Scragg was attacked along College Road, in Shelton, by a gang of three men.

By Alexandra Ashton: Staffordshire University students have hit out at Stoke City Council over its parking permit system.

Wardens patrolling the streets around Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, have been handing out £50 fines to cars parked without a permit.

By Andrew Bettridge: Hanley Park could be revamped at a cost of £6 million, council chiefs have revealed.

If approved, Stoke City Council hope their proposals for the park in Shelton will secure funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund under its “Parks for People” programme.

By Natasha Kaur: A speed-check camera in Stoke-on-Trent has left hundreds of drivers baffled.

The sign, on Stoke Road, Shelton, opposite Stoke-on Trent College, has been warning motorists they have been driving 15 mph over the limit.

By Emma Glanfield and Beth Hepple: Pictures of a Stoke-on-Trent property destroyed by fire have shown just how lucky three students were to escape alive.

StaffsLive has been given an exclusive look inside the Leek Road property which was gutted after the blaze on November 6.

The fire – which police are treating as unexplained – has caused around £80,000 worth of damage to the house.

By Chris Jacobsen: A teenager has been convicted over the death of a popular Elvis character in Shelton, Stoke-onTrent.

Ashley Brayford, 18, of Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced to serve two years in a young offender’s institute for killing 45-year-old John Clarkson.