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.

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By Natasha Kaur: Port Vale skipper Marc Richards “would love” to see his former boss Micky Adams return to Vale Park, he revealed today.

Speaking exclusively to StaffsLive, Richards said he made contact with Adams shortly after he was sacked by Sheffield United yesterday (May 11).

“On a personal note I’d love to see him back,” said Richards.

By John Hudson: The FA Cup was at Staffordshire University ahead of Stoke City’s appearance in the final of the competition.

Local fans came to see the historic trophy as part of a special roadshow in the city.

By Elliot Richardson: Staffordshire could be the next county to catch the rugby league bug. Rugby_photo

The region is traditionally a football hotspot and has a large number of rugby union clubs.

But the RFL is eager to get amateur rugby league clubs in the region to get the sport on the map.

By Charlotte Tonry: Firefighters have warned that budget cuts may limit the way they are able to deal with forest fires in the future.

Kinver in Staffordshire has been among a number of areas of the UK that have been hit by wildfires in recent weeks.

The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has warned that such blazes could put real pressure on firefighters once the cuts begin to bite.

By Natasha Kaur: Port Vale caretaker manager, Mark Grew, says the squad lacked fitness during the reign of his predeccessor, Jim Gannon.

Mark Grew claimed 18 out of the 20 members of the squad he inherited from Gannon, had put on weight during Gannon’s 75 day reign.

By Charlotte Tonry: Firefighters have spent a third night tackling woodland fires in Staffordshire.

Twenty fire engines from across the region have attended the blaze around the Kinver area, in South Staffordshire, since it began on Monday evening (May 2).

A spokesman from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “A high volume pump has been used to extract water from the nearby canal and Land Rovers from Cannock and Leek have been used to gain access to more difficult to reach areas.”

By Kieran Jones: The Midland Air Ambulance has had to introduce more fundraising to help deal with rising fuel costs. The charity run a fleet of helicopters covering six counties, including Staffordshire.

By Holly Patel: Staffordshire’s annual Just So festival returns to Barnswood, near Leek, for a weekend of family festivities.

The first one was held in August last year and all 5,000 tickets were sold.

Event organisers are hoping for the same again this year when it takes place on August 19-22.

It’s been a disappointing year for Fenton boxer Nathan Heaney. However he aims to make sure 2012 is the year he achieves his ABA championship dream and represent his country with the London Olympics just around the corner. Staffslive reporter Hannah Horton finds out more.