New mayor the second in family to hold role

Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by car

Charges brought over fly-tipping that blocked road

Runners prepare for Amazon ultra-marathon

Police officer admits inappropriate relationships

More shops to be bought by council to redevelop

Empty properties targeted in cannabis crackdown

'Significant spike' in deliberate fires

Delays 'risk derailing station improvement work'

Butterfly habitats created to help rare species

Your photos: Stunning blooms and a curious horse

Maternity care for black women must improve - MP

Health check finds teacher's silent heart attack

Staffordshire Police officer had 'sexual relationship with vulnerable woman' - Stoke on Trent Live

Action threatened over fire-damaged building in Stoke-on-Trent - BBC