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From Staffordshire & Cheshire

Stoke

6 Items

Secret Staffordshire
Letters From The Front
Hear memories of the last days of WWII through the letters of people from Staffordshire.
05 May 2025,12 mins
Crime Next Door
The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
1. The Perfect Detective
Detective Chief Superintendent Robert 'Bob' Booth is tested by the rarest of crimes.
02 Dec 2025,32 mins
The trouble with rubble in Mow Cop
How boulders are dividing opinion in the fight against anti-social behaviour.
4 mins
Should Staffordshire have an elected mayor?
Stoke-on-Trent businessman Mo Chaudry has welcomed the idea of the county having a mayor.
5 mins
The spitfire and a field of knitted poppies
Hear about an incredible poppy display at the Potteries Museum.
5 mins
Need To Know Cheshire
The battle to save a Cheshire church
How an opera star is amongst those trying to save St Mary's Church in Astbury.
27 Oct 2026,5 mins