BBC News Stoke & Staffordshire

The team began for a boy who has cerebral palsy but is hosting children with other disabilities.

Bellway Homes is clearing a former General Electric site in Stafford for 359 homes.

The resident says about 20 people arrived over two weeks to collect a motorhome or car they had part-paid for.

Highway improvements along the A34 near Stone are set to last for up to 15 weeks.

Under the plan, views are sought from relatives of 11 men featured in Lichfield's Garden of Remembrance.

People are advised to avoid the area where a "large number of burnt trees" are unstable.

Stoke City defender Tom Edwards says this pre-season is "his most important" as he hopes to show boss Alex Neil he has a future at the club.

The men, aged 63 and 56, died at the scene of the crash at Otherton Airfield, say police.

Esther Brennan, whose son Theo died at university, says student need better protection.

Suzanne Henry died after being found critically injured at a house in Madeley, Staffordshire.

Oliver Freckleton was stabbed to death in Burton-upon-Trent the day before he turned 20.

The Staffordshire force says officers spend too much time responding to mental health call-outs.

The collection of 761 cards could make £3,500 when they are sold, auctioneers say.

The 16-year-olds were on foot when they were hit by the van on Monday.

Businessman Simon Davies hopes to transform the derelict factory into an events venue.

Several groups including a football academy and a disability support group use the site.

Highway improvements along the A34 near Stone are due to start on 7 June and last for 15 weeks.

The artwork reduced to rubble by mistake will need new bricks, a council says.

The 2016 arrival says asylum seekers' plans to "better" themselves are spoiled by government stalling.