Councillors in Staffordshire have voted to overturn the county council's climate emergency declaration. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Roberts Bakery announced on Monday that it was intending to appoint an administrator to help "secure the best possible outcome" and save as many jobs as possible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The rebuilt Capo sculpture, depicting Burslem-born potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood, will be unveiled in early autumn according to city council leader Jane Ashworth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lichfield District Council said it had rejected Cocker Hoop Creative Limited's application to hold the Lichfield Food Festival in August and that it would also reject any future applications from the company. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The organisers of a food and drink festival in Staffordshire have paused trader applications while an "urgent internal review" is undertaken. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Officially, brew-tifully amazing! Stoke- on- Trent is now a Guinness World Record holder in its centenary year of celebration! www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article...

Work has started on a museum which will tell the story of part of the country's industrial transport heritage, according to a charity. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A man and a business have been charged in relation to an enormous fly-tipping incident in Lichfield earlier this year. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Percy the peacock – who lives in Cotes Heath near Swynnerton - is particularly vocal during the spring mating season, according to owner Jane Ackroyd. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Staff at a university in Staffordshire have voted to strike in a dispute over the merger of two departments and the possibility of job losses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Three men have been jailed for two attacks on refuse workers in Stoke-on-Trent. The video footage of this incident is quite staggering. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Plans for a new adventure golf course have been approved for Beacon Park in Lichfield. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The University of Derby has announced plans to transfer the Leek campus of Buxton and Leek College to Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A former MP is among 13 contestants to have entered the Celebrity Big Brother house for the reality TV show's latest series. Sir Michael Fabricant was an MP in Staffordshire for more than 30 years, most recently for the Lichfield constituency. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Absolutely astonishing footage of this Amazon lorry crashing over a roundabout. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Coventry cycle path to be completed after extremely lengthy process. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Stepping back from this I wonder if we take too long to build essential infrastructure? And why that is?

Birmingham City Council has been denied permission to increase council tax by nearly 10% but has instead been given approval to raise it by 7.5% from April. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Birmingham City Council is planning to cut about £148m of spending while increasing council tax by 7.49% in the coming financial year. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"We cannot balance our budget for next year without borrowing a significant amount." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lichfield's MP has called for those behind a "genuinely staggering" mound of illegally dumped waste that blocked a road in his constituency to be jailed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Karen Bradley, who represents the Staffordshire Moorlands, said she was concerned the government wanted to force the area to become part of a "Greater Stoke-on-Trent" against the will of residents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Plans to turn a former quarry in Staffordshire into a holiday park have been given the go-ahead after more than a decade of objections from locals. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In the photo here of Heaney by the names to the left but cropped out are two inducted for cycling. One is my Grandad Roy Swinnerton. For a shiny penny can any of the #CyclingBlueSky crowd name the other?

A man has been arrested following a large fire at a building in Stoke-on-Trent from which three people were rescued. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Critical incidents at two hospitals in Staffordshire have been stood down, hospital bosses said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A man who murdered his wife has died in jail, according to the firm that runs the prison. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Talks have taken place with "interested parties" hoping to save a theatre and museum in Staffordshire, a council leader has said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Investigators searching for culprits who illegally dumped a huge pile of waste on a rural Staffordshire road say inquiries are "pointing in one direction". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Nothing lasts forever!" But... the Capo sculpture has now been rebuilt, according to Cllr Jane Ashworth... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Snow Patrol have been announced as headliners for a forest gig taking place in Staffordshire this summer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Plans have been submitted to transform two town centre brownfield sites in Staffordshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A man has been charged with drug and money laundering offences after a police investigation into drug sales on the so-called dark web. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A man who shot and blinded a police officer has been told he will be detained indefinitely in a secure mental health unit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An investigation has been launched after graffiti bearing offensive Nazi symbolism appeared on the side of buildings in Staffordshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nathan Heaney is to be inducted into Stoke-on-Trent’s sporting hall of fame He joins the likes of Sir Stanley Matthews, Eddie Hall, Jazmin Sawyers, Phil The Power Taylor and Gordon Banks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

High winds have brought down more than 20 trees and forced a number of roads to be closed in part of Staffordshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A developer's plans to temporarily rent out student flats as serviced accommodation have been refused due a lack of car parking spaces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thirteen new bus routes have been announced for Stoke-on-Trent as part of plans to improve public transport in the city. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Using a town centre hotel to house homeless people will not be ruled out, despite hundreds of objections. More than 500 people signed a petition - launched by former MP Jonathan Gullis - calling on the city council to find alternative solutions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A man has died in a crash involving a van and a motorbike in Rugeley. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A funeral is due to take place for a couple from Burntwood, who died during flash flooding in Spain. Don Turner, 78, and his wife, Terri, 74, were found dead in their car after heavy downpours struck Valencia in late October. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Decision makers at a local authority in Staffordshire have asked for more information before deciding whether or not to buy their current headquarters. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Members of a brass band in Cheshire that is more than a century old fear they could be left without a rehearsal space after a change of use at their current venue. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How would you feel about asking your local council for help by using WhatsApp? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tamworth Borough Council says it has completed a deal to take over the Ankerside Shopping Centre. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tamworth's football fans say their side's FA Cup third-round clash with Tottenham will put the town on the map. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Time has been called on Alton Towers' oldest current ride, which is closing for good after 44 years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Residents in Staffordshire face a 4.99% tax increase from the county council next year. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...