Remember 15 years ago
0 Comments | Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK), Jul 24, 2010
A YOUNG man was killed when his 12-bore shotgun went off as he was unloading it from the boot of his car at Blackbrook, near Newcastle…an Audlem lady celebrated her 80th birthday with a hot- air balloon flight.
ARSONISTS put lives at risk when they started a blaze at a Sikh temple in Stoke…a wildlife expert asked to capture a large grass snake at Meir Heath was shocked to discover a 9ft Burmese python in a quarry.
THE long-established Shelton-based Pottery firm Royal Winton, which collapsed with debts of Pounds 1 million, was rescued by ceramics company Bullers…Staffordshire Police helped to smash an international paedophile ring dealing in child pornography.
A ROW blew up over Stoke-on-Trent’s only grant-maintained school getting nearly Pounds 1 million more than similarsized schools in the county… people in a Hanley red light area blockaded streets to deter kerb crawlers.
STOKE City’s chief executive attacked fans for destabilising the club by spreading rumours about takeovers and bankruptcy…North Staffordshire tribute band Stoned Again were on a roll performing the hits of Jagger and Co.