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28/12/2025

BREAKING: Port Vale confirm the departure of manager Darren Moore. https://bbc.in/4q59zxG

Vale are 11 league games without a win and 10 points adrift of safety at the bottom of League One.

28/12/2025

Back in May, the statue of Ian Fraser Kilmister – better known as Lemmy, the frontman and founder of Motörhead – was unveiled in his hometown of Burslem.
For many, it marked a high point for the town – one of the six that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent – after decades of struggle.
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The statue of the Motörhead frontman appears to have caused a renewed sense of optimism in the town.

28/12/2025

"The whole thing came about because people started to get fed up with throwaway culture. In this day and age, we shouldn't be throwing it all away, we should be repairing it and keeping it going."
Full story: https://bbc.in/4pdskxk

27/12/2025

Your photos: Christmas... wrapped
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Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best pictures from the last week.

27/12/2025

Lizzie Abou Chedid was a flight attendant before lockdown led to her following her dancing dream.
Full story: https://bbc.in/49gsQVv

27/12/2025

As researchers document a decline in children enjoying reading, libraries, schools and councils are doing everything they can to get youngsters reading early.
Full story: https://bbc.in/495nuOd

27/12/2025

Martin Dickinson said most people who take part or attend the memorial service have a military connection and the event has built on these bonds.
Full story: https://bbc.in/48VnvnH

26/12/2025

Extensive repair work will be carried out at Bethesda Chapel after charity Re-Form Heritage secured more than £500,000 of funding from Historic England.

The Bethesda Chapel, which closed for worship 40 years ago, is due to get a new lease of life.

26/12/2025

It has more than 30 churches in the West Midlands.

Full story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9yw2ep83o

26/12/2025

Geoff Thomas was part of the Tour 21 team which took on the same route as the Tour de France during June and July.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3z0yp7g9no

Ex-England footballer Geoff Thomas, who has raised millions for charity, has grown to love cycling.

26/12/2025

We've scoured the archives to bring you Christmas news down the years - are you up to the challenge?

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25/12/2025

Eight new markers have been created for a heritage trail, marking Stoke-on-Trent's centenary.