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Mum's incurable cancer dismissed as back pain before devastating diagnosis

Karen Smith, of Staffordshire, was eventually found to be suffering with myeloma, a cancer which kills 3,000 people each year in the UK

Wales Online · Apr 7, 2022

Having a quiet drink, I eyed a group of lads nervously … and then I saw their manbags

The Staffordshire posse were trying hard to exude menace. I found them rather sweet, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022

Dog does handstands while going to the loo to 'avoid getting feet wet'

Five-year-old Pomeranian Panda has performed handstands while peeing since he was a puppy, and his owner Tracy Thompson, 58, from Staffordshire, says he does it to 'avoid the mess' on his paws

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2022

Imran Ahmad Khan: Teen ‘sexually assaulted by Tory MP in bunkbed’ ran ‘as fast as he could’, court hears

15-year-old boy felt ‘scared and vulnerable’ after alleged sexual assault at a Staffordshire house in 2008

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh's days in cushy prison with charity runs and animal therapy are over after sentence

Kavanagh (54), who was up until recently the Kinahan cartel’s top man in the UK, has been locked up in HM Prison Dovegate, a relatively low security ‘Category B’ jail near Uttoxeter in Staffordshire - where he was being offered everything from charity runs for Ukraine to art classes and…

Dublin Live · Mar 30, 2022

'Oldest' marketing agency in Staffordshire celebrates 50 years in business

Harrison Carloss has undergone a massive transformation since it was launched in 1972

Birmingham Post · Mar 30, 2022

Movers and shakers: A round-up of the latest appointments from across North Staffordshire

Three different law firms have all recently welcomed new recruits

Birmingham Post · Mar 29, 2022

Wholesale eco-florist launches in Staffordshire offering sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics

Rosie Broom set up the Ethical Florist Collective with support from the Get Started scheme

Birmingham Post · Mar 28, 2022

Cannock dog attack: Boy suffers serious facial injuries and girl bitten on arm

Woman also attacked in incident in Staffordshire on Saturday

Wales Online · Mar 26, 2022

Boy, 8, and girl, 6, in hospital and woman hurt in savage double dog attack

Neighbours spoke of their shock after the dog - which they claimed had been a "lovely" and "well-trained" creature - viciously attacked the two young children in Cannock, Staffordshire

Daily Mirror · Mar 26, 2022