Longton

The 150-year-old market wins the honour after fending off competition from six other sites.

Stoke-on-Trent is 100 years old, and BBC Radio Stoke is gathering local stories for an exhibition.

Longton's annual event recalls a bizarre bet with the pig made by the town's mayor in the 1880s.

The bank plans to close several branches in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire later this year.

Officers are called to Longton on Saturday night, where a wounded man is found.

Football coach Paul Fiddler is described as a "legend" by Lytham Town FC.

NHS England has yet to approve the project due to there being 'no funding route', trust bosses said.

An inquest hears that Craig Pointon was struck by a van driven by a colleague.