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Two women and a man sit at a table with flags and cakes as a tea party is held at the National Memorial Arboretum during VE Day.

WW2's oldest veteran attends VE Day memorial event

About 46 veterans and families attend to remember 8 May 1945, the day the war ended in Europe.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A woman with blonde hair to her shoulders sits in a brown and red tartan chair with her head on a blue cushion. She has a grey top with a black, red and blue flower design outlined on it. In her left hand, which is visible, she holds several pieces of paper with blue writing on them.

Families' VE Day letters show delight and relief

The letters are part of an exhibition after an appeal by BBC Local Radio in the Midlands.

A woman with grey, white hair looks slightly off camera while sat in a light blue and white patterned chair. She has a red and black patterned jacket on over a dark top. To her left is a wooden chest of drawers with several family photos on top and a window behind that.

VE Day letters go on display after BBC appeal

The exhibition is being held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

A woman sat down holding a photo of a man and a woman.

Families mark five years since first Covid lockdown

Dozens gather at the National Memorial Arboretum to remember those who died from the virus.

Stoke & Staffordshire

Jane Roche pictured with brown hair with blonde highlights in it. She is smiling slightly and wearing a blue roll-neck jumper.

Bereaved daughter prepares for Covid memorial day

Jane Roche, from Castle Vale, and others will hold a day of reflection in Staffordshire.

Philippa Rawlinson, a woman wearing glasses and a navy blue jacket and white trousers, is leaning forwards to place a bouquet of yellow flowers on a wall. In the foreground is a box containing a large number of flowers of various colours.

Covid memorial: 'A shadow passed over us'

NHS staff and patients were among guests marking the fifth anniversary of the pandemic in the UK.

Stoke & Staffordshire

Three cockapoos, wrapped in fleece blankets, are sat in a large dog bed. The dogs are looking at the camera and appear to have doleful expressions on their faces.

Appeal over 'terrified' cockapoos left tied to gate

The RSPCA says it has rescued four cockapoos abandoned in Alrewas, Staffordshire.

Stoke & Staffordshire

An road entrance to a concrete plant. The road runs through the middle and a silver metal fence is along the perimeter. The gates are open and a patch of vegetation is in front of the fence with a white sign that reads "Cemex".

Plant's hours extended to meet HS2 demands

Pyford Brook Quarry near Alrewas will operate beyond its permitted hours until the end of March.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A memorial in the middle of wooded countryside. A white monument can be seen in the distance with white walls on either side and white steps leading up to it. Footpaths encircle the memorial along with a number of vertical hedges.

New car park proposed for memorial arboretum

The plans propose to build a near 1,000-space car park to the south of the site's main entrance.

Stoke & Staffordshire