TYNSEL PARKES

A victory for parent power

CHILDREN left heartbroken after missing out on places at a popular Uttoxeter school have been granted a reprieve after an ʻemotional ʼ meeting. After a behind-closed-doors meeting on Friday with

Work starts on safety measures in street

GEOFF MORRISON

WORK has started on a safety scheme in a notoriously dangerous Uttoxeter road as part of an �80,000 project in the town. Staffordshire County Council's Highways team began work on Monday in Stone

Action group set to tackle the ‘Big Society’ challenge

DAVE DENNY

A UTTOXETER man has heeded David Cameronʼs calls for a ʻBig Societyʼ by setting up the townʼs very own community action group. Prime Minister David Cameron launched his drive to empower communities

JCB follows profit boost with massive new order

JCB

ROCESTER-based digger giant JCB is celebrating after winning a huge new order. A multi-million pound deal has been secured with one of the country's leading plant hire firms and includes more than 80

Son of Uttoxeter man dies in tumble dryer tragedy

SONNY GIBSON

A UTTOXETER father in is mourning following the tragic death of his toddler son who was found in a tumble dryer. Four-year-old Sonny Gibson was found dead by his mother and a police officer at their

Thieves are told that their number is up

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UTTOXETER residents are being encouraged to help themselves as the area sees in increase in registration plate thefts. Since the beginning of the year, nine registration plates have been stolen in the

MP gives his backing to ‘Shergar’ cancer event

RUN FOR HOME

UTTOXETER'S MP Andrew Griffiths is being joined by the townʼs secondary school, charities and businesses in supporting a charity race to bring state of the art breast cancer equipment to the area. The

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RACING

Double win for McCoy

IRISH raiders and Grand National winning trainer Gordon Elliott teamed up with champion jockey Tony McCoy to become an irresistible force at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Monday evening. The track rounded

Town score too slowly in defeat

UTTOXETER CC

UTTOXETER took on Spondon with high hopes of making further progress in the league but learnt a harsh lesson, losing a game after scoring 253 runs. The day got off to a steady start with the away side

Friendly halted by nasty injury

Rocester FC

ROCESTER continued their pre-season preparations with a fine 3-0 win against Stafford town — although the Romansʼ



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