Staffordshire News:
Staffordshire council care workers in NHS transfer
Hundreds of council workers in Staffordshire will transfer to the NHS in a shake-up of care in the community which will save £30 million a year.
Staffordshire crime rates fall by 9%
All crime in Staffordshire has plummeted by nine per cent, official Home Office figures have revealed. The force saw significant reductions in robbery, violence and house burglaries during the 12 months from September 2010.
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Man Charged With 18-Month-Old Boy's Murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a toddler in Staffordshire, police have said.
Staffordshire level crossing tragedy: Man dies after being struck by express train
The unidentified man was hit by a CrossCountry train travelling from Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly at the Wedgwood Station level crossing at Barlaston, near Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire author hopes to raise smiles with e-book
An author from Staffordshire has launched a book to help banish those January blues.
McDonald’s creating 180 Staffordshire jobs
Around 180 jobs are being created in Staffordshire in a recruitment drive by fast food giant McDonald’s.
Jail over £131m-a-year fake cigarettes racket
Two men from Staffordshire were today behind bars for their role in a counterfeit cigarette racket capable of making up to 625 million counterfeit cigarettes and five million pouches of fake hand rolling tobacco a year.
Weekly bin rounds stay as councils bid for cash
Weekly bin collections are to be protected in parts of the West Midlands as councils bid for millions of pounds of Government cash to maintain the number of rounds. Fortnightly rounds will stay in South Staffordshire.
VIDEO: Staffordshire's Saxon hoard
TV historian Dan Snow travels across the old Kingdom of Mercia unravelling the secrets of one of Britain's most significant discoveries - the Staffordshire Hoard.