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A bald police officer dressed in black uniform holds onto the handlebars of a black damaged moped while looking down at it. The headlight is on as it is dark. Behind the moped is a white fence with a warning sign on it.

Man arrested in crackdown on masked bike gangs

An 18-year-old is arrested as police respond to reports of crimes involving balaclava-clad bikers.

Stoke & Staffordshire

The front of a council building with large glass front windows with doors at the bottom. The building says "Civic Centre" above the windows. Old-fashioned street lamps are on either side of the path leading to the doors.

Fraud totalling £2.7m uncovered by council

Officers find 108 cases of fraud including offences in areas of council tax and housing tenancy.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A man is standing outside a large stone building, holding a flag. It has half a union jack on it, with the words "armed forces day, show your support" on the bottom half.

Armed Forces Day: 'We need to remember veterans'

The occasion is being marked across the region, with events taking place on Saturday and Sunday.

A woman with dark hair wearing a white hard hat, a grey top and green high-vis waistcoat, holds a piece of metal on top of the wooden frame of the window and stares at it

Surplus city council sites could be redeveloped

The authority says it will put forward the 11 sites for potential redevelopment in its local plan.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A woman with short blonde hair, large hoop earrings, a necklace and black sleeveless top, stands next to a large technicolour drawing of Jesus, which has been displayed on a pink wall.

Robbie Williams art displayed at ceramics showcase

The singer says Stoke-on-Trent was "built on clay" as his art takes centre stage at an exhibition.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A courtyard of a former pottery, now a heritage site. Brick buildings and four bottle ovens surround the courtyard.

Centenary festival to celebrate city's heritage

A heritage festival is announced as part of the celebrations to mark Stoke-on-Trent's centenary.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A ground-level image of a pothole in a road, full of water. A light blue car is driving past in the background. The entrance to a building is also visible in the distance.

Solicitor sentenced over fraudulent pothole claims

Alkyhaan Nourani is sentenced after trying to trick a council with fraudulent pothole claims.

A woman wearing a pink jumper, blue apron, blue gloves and glasses is hand-making a teacup. Several tea cups and bowls are placed on the table next to her.

Pottery firms 'need faster action' from government

The boss of a ceramics firm says the support announced by ministers does not go far enough.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A Google street view image of a former factory site. Walls, fences and gates stand on the pavement. Vacant overgrown land with large plants can be seen behind the gates. Homes are visible on the horizon.

Plans for 117 homes on former factory site

Developers propose to build affordable homes on the former Tuscan Works site in Longton.

Stoke & Staffordshire