Tag: Tunstall
Fish moved after water level drops at Tunstall Park lake
Work has begun to rescue fish from Tunstall Park lake.
Environment Agency staff have moved in after a collapsed mineshaft caused the water level to drop.
Police close Tunstall Park over subsidence fears
Police have closed Tunstall Park after fears about subsidence in the area.
Engineers were called to the area yesterday after water began draining from the lake following the collapse of an old mineshaft.
No plan to rescue fish from leaking lake at Tunstall Park
Fish won’t be rescued from a lake in Tunstall Park – despite the water level dropping.
A collapsed mineshaft has been blamed for the leak and there had been concerns for wildlife in the lake.
Special cycles spin into action at Westport Lake
Specialist cycles for disabled and elderly people will soon be available at Westport Lake. Planning permission has been granted for a volunteer-run cycle hire scheme, aimed at improving the lives of people wo can’t use normal bikes.
Vandals attack cars and shop on Stoke-on-Trent estate
Vandals went on a wrecking spree in Tunstall, damaged cars and smashing a corner shop window.
Sixteen cars had tyres slashed or wing mirrors damaged and Greenway Convenience Store had window smashed after a rock was thrown through it.
Youth attacked and robbed man, 65, in Tunstall High Street
A 65-year-old was attacked and robbed in a Stoke-on-Trent street by a youth who asked him for a cigarette.
The robbery happened in broad daylight as the victim walked along High Street in Tunstall, opposite Lidl supermarket.
Tunstall school goes dotty for Children in Need
Students and teachers at a Tunstall school have gone dotty for Children in Need.
The Ormiston Horizon Academy held a non-uniform day, where youngsters paid 50p to “show their spots and raise lots”.
Britain’s oldest man shares wartime memories
Tunstall-born Reg Dean, Britain’s oldest man, was already 36 at the start of World War Two and volunteered in Burma as an army chaplain.
He took time out of his 110th birthday celebration to tell StaffsLive’s Paul Creeney about his memories of the time.
Jason Mayer jailed for life for Tunstall knife murder
A Stoke-on-Trent killer who stabbed his victim to death is starting a life sentence behind bars.
Jason Mayer, 42, of no fixed address but from Stoke, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court after pleading guilty to the murder of Kelvin Williams, from Tunstall.
Britain’s oldest man from Tunstall celebrates 110th birthday
Tunstall-born Reg Dean – Britain’s oldest man – has celebrated his 110th birthday.
And the former rector and teacher has not let ill health get in the way of his celebrations.
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