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Christmas lights and illuminated inflatables including snowmen and penguins in the garden of a house. Lights are strewn across the lawn, with a fence in the foreground

'Scrooge' landlord bids to limit Christmas lights

Michael Stonier's Christmas lights went up in September and some neighbours are not happy about it.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A motorway with vehicles stuck in long queues on one side. There are cars and trucks in the queues.

M6 carriageway shut after fire and diesel spill

Drivers were warned it was causing delays of up to two hours.

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A tall, brick-built building with metal letters spelling out the word 'library' above a set of glass automatic doors. The building is situated next to another tall building and there are trees and street lights visible nearby.

Call for volunteers to help boost library hours

Stoke-on-Trent City Council hopes volunteers will help it expand library services.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A red air ambulance helicopter, in flight, with trees behind. The helicopter has the letters AA on the front of it.

Woman dies after being hit by car

Emergency services were called to Blurton Road in Blurton just after 11:30 GMT on Monday.

DJ Danny Stubbs wearing a black T-shirt, stood at a dj desk. He appears to be stood on a stage, with bright lights shining from the area to the front.

DJ's last track released as charity single

Danny Stubbs died from cancer in August, and his final track will raise money for research.

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five men - two in high visibility jackets, the rest in dark-coloured clothing - stand with construction machinery and Stoke City branded boards behind them. Two of the men are holding shovels.

'I love the club and want us to be successful'

Construction work on a £12m new pavilion for Stoke City’s first team has begun.

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Shops and buildings can be seen either side of the main pedestrian route on Parliament Row. A police car and cordon is visible and shoppers stop to look at the scene. A police officer is in the foreground watching the scene.

Man pleads not guilty to city centre stabbing

Seyed Pouria has been released on bail, and will next appear in court on 19 January.

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A police mughsot shows a man with a shaved head in a pink top against a grey background.

Man jailed over single punch manslaughter

Benjamin Grosvenor suffered a bleed on the brain after the attack, and died two years later.

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The charred remains of a building, next to a wall. There are houses in the background and a house on the other side of the wall. There are fence panels - some of which are also burned - and in the foreground are some paving slabs which are overgrown with vegetation.

Investigation launched into bowling pavilion fire

Emergency services are called to Werrington Road in Bucknall shortly after 19:00 GMT on Thursday.

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