By James Drakeford: Eminem and Arctic Monkeys will headline this year’s V Festival in Staffordshire.

Neither act has previously played the annual festival which takes place at Weston Park, Stafford on August 20.

Eminem will headline the opening night of the festival. The Detroit rapper made a name for himself in the late 90s with breakthrough release ‘The Slim Shady LP’.

By Georgina Evans-Phillips. Cannock Hockey Club is in line to host one of the Olympic hockey teams in 2012.

The club, which staged three international matches between England and Pakistan in 2009, is hopeful of securing Staffordshire’s involvement in the 2012 games.

By Victoria Wilkins: Workers at a Stafford game store had a taste of the future when they tested out Nintendo’s new 3DS on Friday.

Members of staff and a few customers at the Stafford branch of GAME store were treated to a demo and a ‘hands on’ session.

By Victoria Walker: A Stafford school is staging a three-day disabled golfing session for youngsters.

The scheme, run by Stafford Borough Council and Sir Graham Balfour High School, caters for children between eight and 16 who have impairments, learning difficulties or are wheelchair users.

The session began yesterday and caters for children between 8 and 16 with a range of impairments from learning difficulties to wheelchair users.

By James Drakeford: A children’s football team in Stafford has raised more than £2,000 for blinded police officer David Rathband.

The Stafford-born officer has had to get used to life without his eyesight after being shot in the face by Raoul Moat in July last year.

By Georgina Evans-Phillips. Schools across Staffordshire have embraced the Olympic dream by signing up to the Get Set 2012 programme.

More than 65 per cent of the schools in the county are participating in the event, with many planning to hold their own Olympic-style events as part of the Get Set Network.

By Tom Shingler: A dangerous road outside a Stafford school has had new double yellow lines after near misses between fire engines and the public.

Hydrant Way, in the Beaconside area, is the main route for fire engines responding to emergency calls.

By Francis Pitt: Chasetown are marching on in the FA Trophy after notching an excellent 3-1 away victory at Eastleigh in the third round.

Goals from Richard Davies, Daniel Smith and Ben Jevons sent the Scolars into the quarter-finals.

By Matt Richardson: Stafford residents lined the streets to pay tribute to soldiers returning home from a six-month tour of Afghanistan.

A Scimitar tank led the Queen’s Royal Lancers as they took the salute from the Mayor, Cllr Malcolm Millichap, and an ovation from the gathered crowd on Saturday (December 11).

By Leah Cassady: A Stafford man was left in hospital with serious injuries after an alleged assault in the town.

The victim left the Four Crosses pub and attempted to intervene with an arguing couple outside.