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Digby digs deep to help hospice's £4m appeal

AN APPEAL to raise millions to build a new in-patient unit at a hospice has been given a huge boost by a Government minister. Read

Hospitals face deaths probe

HEALTH watchdogs are investigating the high death rates at a Staffordshire NHS trust. Read

Museum opens after big facelift

A NEWLY refurbished museum at a Staffordshire beauty spot will re-open to the public on Friday after a six-month revamp. Read

Small is beautiful at school

A RURAL school in Staffordshire with fewer than 40 pupils has been praised by Government inspectors for ensuring its children achieve well. Read

We won't abandon you teens

LEISURE bosses today assured worried users of a Staffordshire youth centre which is set to be sold off that services will not be withdrawn. Read

Mobility joy for battling toddler

A TODDLER who suffers from a rare disease has been given a new lease of life to help her enjoy the outdoors with her family. Read

School begins to make the grade

A CANNOCK secondary school has officially shed its "must do better" tag after Government inspectors said it was making major progress. Read

'Bright future' for farms says report

A REPORT painting a "bright future" for a county's farming community and its influence on the county's growth will be delivered next week. Read

Archaeologists find historic ditch in Lichfield

ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on the site of a planned shopping and leisure complex have unearthed an historic ditch. Read

Top marks for merger school

A SCHOOL formed through the merger of three others has received a glowing first Ofsted report. Read

Teen locked up for attack on horse

A TEENAGER who laughed while repeatedly throwing a meat cleaver at a horse has been sent to a young offenders' institution for five months. Read

Eileen Baker

Mum slams gran in crash tragedy

THE devastated mother of a 22-year-old motorcyclist killed in a road accident described a widowed grandmother as "cold, callous and unsympathetic" after she was cleared of causing her son's death by dangerous driving. Read

Eileen Baker

Gran 'passed eye test after tragedy'

A 75-year-old great-grandmother driver accused of killing a motorcyclist in a road accident told a jury she could not remember her optician telling her off for not wearing glasses while driving. Read

Alert after OAP falls victim to conman

FAMILIES are being urged to be on their guard against a conman posing as a water board official. Read

Museum of Cannock Chase makeover completed

A MAJOR £200,000 facelift of a beauty spot's museum has finally been completed. Read

School results celebrated across Staffordshire

YOUNGSTERS across Staffordshire are celebrating after achieving above average Key Stage 3 results. Read

Could YOU be Brum's next top model?

DO you have what it takes to be Birmingham’s Next Top Model? Read

Cemetery safety issues up for discussion

AN OPEN day in Staffordshire offers residents a chance to see how the safety of headstones is tested in cemeteries. Read

Litter pickers discover stolen goods

COMMUNITY spirited residents were shocked to discover items believed to have been from a robbery while out on a litter pick in their area. Read

Residents warned over bogus water officials

VULNERABLE residents are being warned to be on their guard against conmen posing as water company officials. Read

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