But the two girls - aged 13 and 14 - were decoy profiles planted by a paedophile hunter group - and Heathcote was busted.

Circus stage hand Oskar Glin has been jailed after raping an unconscious woman. The 39-year-old was working for Gandeys Circus during performances at Trentham Gardens when he carried out the rape in ...

Martin Rogerson, Cabinet Member for Health and Care at Staffordshire County Council, said: "Keeping Staffordshire’s residents ...

Stoke return home to the bet365 Stadium (Saturday, 12.30pm) after a tough fortnight in the Championship; letting a lead slip ...

Food giant Nestlé has reformulated its Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband bars in a cost-cutting move - which means the sweet ...

A poll has revealed that half of secondary pupils have dodged thanks to anxiety. The survey of 2,000 UK secondary students ...

British travellers planning to head into Europe in the winter months have been issued with a fresh warning by the Foreign ...

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Rebekah Hicks said: “The northwest of the UK is set for a very wet weekend, with persistent ...

Ashley Phillips returns from suspension and Lewis Baker is the only player in Stoke’s treatment room at the moment. That is a ...

It comes after StokeonTrentLive readers had reported seeing smoke rising into the sky in the Sneyd Hill area.

There are almost 3,000 spaces run by the borough council in Stafford, and more than 250 in Stone, where motorists will be ...

A pedestrian struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash passed away at Stoke-on-Trent's main hospital. Paramedics treated the ...