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Death of a Cannock stalwart

The area has lost one of its leading conservationists. Derek Simkin died last month, aged 91.Read

Post readers have their say on council leader's allowances

Chase residents have labelled the Council ‘out of touch’ after they voted against halving the allowance received by the leader of the council.Read

Allowance is cut by 35%

Councillors have rejected proposals to slash the leader of the district authority’s allowance by 50 per cent, following concerns about spiralling fees.Read

Bridgtown man choked to death on vomit

A man with learning difficulties died when he choked on his own vomit at a Bridgtown care home, despite frantic efforts by staff to save him.Read

M6 Toll dubbed white elephant

The multi-million pound M6 Toll road has been labelled a White Elephant by green campaigners, after research revealed it was losing millions of poundsRead

Council to keep an eye on Shoal Hill Quarry

Huntington councillors say they will remain vigilant after owners of a quarry overturned an appeal to cease operations.Read

Hednesford man refused to leave car to go into court

A Hednesford man refused to budge from the passenger seat of a waiting vehicle on Cannock Court car park to hear magistrates pass sentence on him.Read

Festival fan his drugs in wellies

The very first man to be arrested at this year’s V Festival, appeared in Cannock Court last week.Read

Huntington vicar leading team towards cup glory

Howzat! Huntington vicar Peter Hart will have an interesting sermon to give parishioners next week after starring in a prestigious cricket final today, Thursday (September 2).Read

Addict fined for possession

A long-term heroin user has been fined after a small amount of the Class A drug was discovered in his tobacco tin.Read

Cannock man died as he spoke on the phone

A Cannock man who was a patient at Stafford Hospital died there as he spoke to his daughter on the phone, a coroner has heard.Read

Huge leap in wildlife crime on the Chase

Cannock Chase has become a hotbed for wildlife crime, according to a leading animal expert.Read

Chasetown murder hunt new theory

The mum of a Chasetown man gunned down in his home has pledged exclusively to the Chase Post she will not rest until those who murdered her son are ‘brought to justice’.Read

Carol: now I can fight to get justice for Richard

This week, the shattered family of murder victim Richard Deakin spoke of the ‘nightmare’ of life without him.Read

Huntington mum's fear over release of killer

The Huntington mum of a student brutally murdered 14 years ago has spoken of her fear of the day her daughter’s killer is releasedRead

Hotel guest credit card scam

A man has been charged with a raft of credit card cloning offences that saw him dupe thousands out of Cannock hoteliers and retailers.Read

Cannock man in court for slapping child

A Cannock man has appeared before magistrates charged with cruelty towards a child.Read

Angela's a big Big Brother fan

She’s Big Brother’s biggest fan.Read

Watch out for runaway brides!

If you happen to see a bunch of people (including burly fellas) racing through the streets of Cannock on Saturday (August 28) wearing only wedding dresses, your eyes will not be deceiving you.Read

Daredevil gran takes final leap

Cannock’s 91-year-old super gran, Catherine Matthews, who jumped 13,000ft from the sky for charity, has officially announced her retirement from extreme sports.Read

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Death of a Cannock stalwart

The area has lost one of its leading conservationists. Derek Simkin died last month, aged 91.Read

Post readers have their say on council leader's allowances

Chase residents have labelled the Council ‘out of touch’ after they voted against halving the allowance received by the leader of the council.Read

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Chase Terrace students' record year

Students and staff at Chase Terrace Technology College are celebrating another record-breaking set of GCSE results - following their best ever A level results last week.Read

Bloomin' great gift helps little Abbie

A Cannock Wood youngster has the gift of a life-changing experience - thanks to Burntwood Lions.Read

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