Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Staffordshire

Two men arrested over Crooked House pub fire released on bail

Suspects, aged 66 and 33, released by Staffordshire police investigating Himley blaze

The Guardian - UK

Two men arrested over fire at Crooked House pub in Himley

Staffordshire police say pair, aged 66 and 33, arrested on suspicion of arson at slanted pub

The Guardian - UK

The discovery that sheds new light on the Knights Templar

Ancient graves lying forgotten in a Staffordshire churchyard could belong to eight Knights Templar from the 12th century.

The Week

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The Staffordshire Panther: is the British countryside really teeming with big cats?

Even Royal Marine snipers couldn’t hunt down the Beast of Exmoor in the 1980s. But, according to a new documentary, this latest big cat sighting is supported by clear photographic evidence

The Guardian - UK

Other plans by Crooked House owners have caused anger in Midlands

ATE Farms and associated firms attracted dozens of complaints before pub burned down in Staffordshire

The Guardian - UK

Crooked House rebuild would be ‘very complicated and costly endeavour’

Black Country Living Museum, which displays recreated historical buildings, says it is not able to save demolished Staffordshire pub

The Guardian - UK

Change planning laws to protect historic pub buildings, campaigners say

Call for government to act amid anger over demolition of Crooked House pub in Staffordshire

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Staffordshire police treating fire at Crooked House pub as arson

Blaze at famous pub nine days after it was sold to new owners sparked outrage and calls for it to be rebuilt

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s gobsmacking’: locals demand answers to demolition of Crooked House pub

‘Wonkiest pub in Britain’ caught fire after being sold, before being demolished without South Staffordshire council consent

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands mayor calls for Crooked House pub to be rebuilt ‘brick by brick’

Andy Street issues plea after Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ reduced to rubble after being gutted by fire

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘reviewing all evidence’ on cause of Crooked House pub fire

Staffordshire force investigating how blaze took hold of West Midlands site days after it was sold

The Guardian - UK

Man tackling 100 triathlons over 100 days for friend with muscular dystrophy

Tom Smee, from Staffordshire, hopes to fund home renovations for his childhood friend who lives with the deteriorating muscle condition.

The Independent UK

Polar bears’ personalities start to show after move to Staffordshire park

Head keeper Yaz Walker noticed the bear cubs are ‘bizarrely enjoying playing with traffic cones’ in their new five-acre habitat in Staffordshire.

The Independent UK

Distressing moment man caught on doorbell camera dragging and hitting puppy

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A doorbell camera has captured a man repeatedly hitting a bulldog-type puppy in Hanley, Staffordshire after it refused to walk on its lead, with the RSPCA confirming it is investigating

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Why earthquakes happen all the time in Britain but not in Ireland

The village of Tean in Staffordshire, England, was hit by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake on June 28 2023. The tremors caused windows and doors to rattle in the surrounding area.

Evening Standard

3.3 magnitude earthquake hits Staffordshire causing houses to shake

Residents reported a rumbling sound, and a ‘very large shake’

Manchester Evening News

Earthquake hits Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire as people feel houses 'rumble and shake'

The 3.3 magnitude quake hit the area on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Violent thug kicked, punched and strangled partner in series of vicious attacks

Jay Goldstraw became jealous of his lover and accused her of fancying another man before one attack at an address in Werrington, Staffordshire, during which the yob pushed the woman against a wardrobe

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Brit holidaymaker dies after 'trying to drink all 21 cocktails on hotel bar menu'

An inquest into the death of Timothy Southern, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, heard that the 53-year-old died after taking part in a marathon drinking contest at his hotel in Jamaica

Daily Mirror

Untouched house frozen in time which is like stepping back into the 1960s

In a house in in Dresden, Staffordshire, time has stood still as it appears to be out of the 1960s with original decoration remaining after the occupant died

Daily Mirror

'I'm a road expert and I'm sharing the rule which forces councils to fix potholes'

Staffordshire County Council filled in 15 of the car-ruining nuisances near Oakland Holiday Camp in Brewood, Staffordshirethanks to advice given by expert Mr Pothole

The Guardian - UK

Woman arrested after two people found dead in Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire police visited residential property after being called to an incident at a car wash

The Independent UK

Devastated families of two ‘beautiful’ girls killed in car crash pay tribute

Martha Swift and Sylvie Bates, both 16, died in a devastating car crash last month in Lichfield, Staffordshire

The Independent UK

Two dead in light aircraft crash

Staffordshire Police said the victims, aged 56 and 63, died at the scene at Otherton Airfield, Penkridge on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

Man's devastating final 19-word 999 call before falling to his death from bridge

Nicholas Boulton from Staffordshire had called twice for an ambulance before jumping to his death on the A500, but none could be sent due to there not being any available

1 … 3 4 5 6

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Staffordshire County Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.