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Alert over Spanish lottery scam

RESIDENTS are being warned to be on their guard for a scam that promises to award them substantial amounts of money on a Spanish lottery Staffordshire County Council are telling people not to be duped by Loteria International, which promises riches but ends up plundering cash from the "winning" bank accounts. Read

Driving the message home

PARENTS are urged to check whether luxury limousines are properly licensed before booking them for their children's prom. Read

Net a place on scheme

CHASETOWN FA Cup hero Lee Evans has helped launch a new course aimed at developing budding footballers skills. Read

'Selfish' thieves are putting lives at risk

THIEVES pinching iron drain covers and grids from roads were today warned they are putting innocent lives at risk. Read

Charity boost in drive on drinking

A CHILDREN's charity today threw its weight behind a council's fight to combat under-age drinking. Read

Desert island delight

THEATRE lovers will be welcome aboard when a classic tale is brought to life later this month. Read

Jade statue stolen in raid

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after raiders broke into a restaurant and stole a statue. Read

Learning with the X Factor

THE X Factor's Dannii Minogue is just one of a host of celebrities to be caricatured in the hope of highlighting tthe importance of education to teenagers. Read

New hope in pub fight

A COMPANY today insisted it had not not decided to sell a historic pub in a Staffordshire village. Read

Teenager 'obsessed' with woman

A TAMWORTH teenager obsessed with an older woman started a blaze outside her flat in the early hours after piling wheelie bins outside her front door, a judge was told. Read

Watch out for bogus council staff

PEOPLE are being warned to be on their guard against conmen posing as council officials. Read

Anger over cuts to green plan

A COUNCILLOR has accused an authority of going back on its own green agenda by slashing funding to an environmental scheme. Read

Blitz launched on air gun menaces

AN AIRGUN amnesty was being launched today in a bid to stop anti-social behaviour and make communities safer. Read

Quenching a thirst to recycle

RESIDENTS will be able to do even more to help the environment following the installation of drinks carton recycling banks. Read

Unions 'agree to pay review'

COUNCIL bosses have welcomed a decision by trade unions to ballot members over whether to approve job evaluation proposals. Read

Brothers are life and soul of party

THEATRE chiefs are inviting soul brothers and sisters to a rhythm and blues extravaganza next week. Read

Force wins praise for tolerance

POLICE chiefs are celebrating after their force was named one of the country's most gay-friendly employers for the third time in a row. Read

Homes of the future

COULD this be a glimpse of what could become the future of modern living in the Midlands? Read

Residents bid to halt Tesco in Little Aston

FURIOUS residents are fighting plans to build a new convenience store at a "dangerous" traffic light junction. Read

Wife fined for false tax claim

COUNCIL chiefs warned they would continue to prosecute benefit cheats after a woman was dragged through the courts. Read

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