In Brief: News from Ipstones, Bucknall, Meir and Weston Coyney
IPSTONES: Hundreds of visitors are expected to converge on a village later this month for a traditional agricultural show. The 59th Ipstones Agricultural Show will be held on the recreation ground at...
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WESTON COYNEY: Stephen Henry Rigby, aged 31, of no fixed address, will be at North Staffordshire Magistrates Court on September 15 to face proceedings to commit him to Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court via...
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SHELTON: The case against Binh Le, aged 55, of no fixed address, was adjourned by North Staffordshire magistrates until September 23 pending committal to Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. Le is accused of...
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Care-home OAPs overstretch A&E
HUNDREDS of frail pensioners in private nursing homes are being needlessly sent to North Staffordshire's under-pressure accident unit. Figures obtained by The Sentinel show a quarter of the 1,400...
View ArticleUnion takes action over care firm's cash crisis
UNION leaders have written to the Prime Minister to demand urgent talks over the future of a care home chain which is battling financial problems. It comes as Southern Cross, Britain's biggest care...
View ArticleRents slashed to resolve care homes crisis
CARE homes giant Southern Cross has announced that it is to slash its rent payments in a bid to resolve its financial difficulties.The firm, which owns almost 750 homes including 12 across North...
View ArticleResidents may be forced to move
CARE home giant Southern Cross Healthcare has announced it is slashing 3,000 jobs nationwide.The company, which runs 10 homes across South Cheshire and North Staffordshire, said the move was essential...
View ArticleFears that some troubled care homes may be closed
EMBATTLED care home giant Southern Cross is planning to return 132 of its properties to landlords.Union UNISON has warned that the move could pose "real danger" to residents' lives.It comes days after...
View ArticleDancing helps Maud boogie on to the big 100
CENTENARIAN Maud Gibson puts her longevity down to two things – love and dancing.Maud, who celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday, only gave up modern sequence dancing when she was in her 90s.And her...
View ArticleGrandad 'choked to death' on meal
A FAMILY are taking legal action after a grandfather choked to death on meatballs at a care home.Thomas Plant, who suffered dementia and sometimes had difficulty eating, died at Westfield Lodge Nursing...
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Weston Coyney care home warned after OAP's death
A NURSING home will be advised to reconsider its dining arrangements after a dementia sufferer choked to death on meatballs.And the family of 79-year-old Thomas Plant have confirmed they will press...
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BRADNOP: Families are being invited to spend the night at a nature reserve as part of a special camping event.The Big Wild Sleepout is being held at the RSPB Coombes Valley reserve, in Bradnop, near...
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