By Jonathan McCormack: It was not the happy ending to the fairytale journey that Stoke fans had hoped for.

Yaya Toure’s scrambled goal sent the Potters home without a trophy once again.

But while the team’s performance left a lot to be desired, the fans once again stepped up and showed why the Britannia is the noisiest stadium in the Premier League.

By Charlotte Tonry: The Odeon on Hanley’s Festival Park is hosting a free screening of Saturday’s FA Cup final.

The screening will start at 1pm in the largest cinema room – giving nearly 200 people the chance to watch the game with other fans on the big screen.

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 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 John Hudson: The British National Party (BNP) have lost all five of their seats on the Stoke-on-Trent council.

By Rachel Stretton: Trains in Staffordshire have been delayed after a man was killed by a train.

The 63-year-old was hit on the line near Stenson in Derbyshire last night (May 3).

The incident caused delays to trains running through Stoke-on-Trent.

By Sam Fitch and Josh Hoare: Stoke-on-Tent city council are leading the way in energy saving by fixing solar panels to the roof of Civic Centre.

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 Robert Emanuel: Residents can get back in the saddle at one of 50 cycling training camps across Stoke-on-Trent.

The camps will be held at different sport and leisure centres, starting on April 10 at Fenton Manor Sports complex.

By Elliot Richardson: Stoke-on-Trent snooker player Jamie Cope has been drawn against Andrew Pagett in the World Championship first round.

Welshman Pagett will be appearing at the Championships for the first time after his shock win over world number 23 Andrew Higginson in the qualifiers.