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Time for Voodoo at festival launch

Time for Voodoo at festival launch

Europe’s finest Jimi Hendrix tribute act will be kick-starting this year’s Stone Music and Arts Festival at the launch party at the Crown Hotel. The launch party – featuring Are You Experienced? and...

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Stone miss out in gripping finish

Stone miss out in gripping finish

Stone 1st X1 just missed out in what was a gripping finish to their fixture against Longton. Longton won the toss and chose to bowl and openers Dawson and Luke Cheadle soon perished,...

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Culinary kudos for Aston Marina chef

Culinary kudos for Aston Marina chef

A Stone chef has been named as runner-up in the Taste of Staffordshire Young Chef of Tomorrow competition which celebrates the culinary expertise of the county’s very best young chefs. Rosanna Moseley from...

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Celebration time for student firefighters

Celebration time for student firefighters

Stone student firefighters will be showing off their skills on Friday to celebrate a £2,000 donation. Staffordshire County Councillors have donated £2,000 to the scheme and to show their appreciation the student firefighters...

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Lymestone Vaults will be open soon

Lymestone Vaults will be open soon

Stone the Crows! The first Lymestone Brewery boozer will be open soon after owners Brad and Viv were granted a premises licence for a historic pub site in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ‘Lymestone Vaults’ will be...

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Celebration time for student firefighters
Celebration time for student firefighters

Stone student firefighters will be showing off their skills on Friday to celebrate...

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Sport

Stone miss out in gripping finish
Stone miss out in gripping finish

Stone 1st X1 just missed out in what was a gripping finish to...

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  • Local neighbours undone by Womble
  • Stone 1st XI chalk up first win
  • Silverware for the Star!
  • Mixed results for Stone cricketers
  • Duncan Goodhew makes a splash in Stone!
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  • Last-gasp defeat for Stone under-13s
  • Cricket season gets under way
  • Stone canoeist heading for London 2012!
  • Good luck to Stone’s Olympic hopefuls!
  • Screamer sends Star shooting to the top
  • Ollie, 15, to carry Olympic torch

Business

Alleyne’s students win Staffordshire title
Alleyne’s students win Staffordshire title

A group of business-minded students from Alleyne’s High School beat teams from 49...

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  • Coming soon! The Stone Business Directory
  • Fancy discount for hospice drag race!
  • Totally Locally Stone to launch soon
  • Stone traders to go Totally Locally
  • Business on the menu for ladies who lunch
  • High Street empty shop update
  • Work starts on old Joule’s wine shop
  • First Lymestone pub could be open soon
  • Monkeying around pays off for Stone students
  • Young entrepreneurs do battle in Stone!
  • Traders launch petition for free parking
  • 25th anniversary for Regent Travel

Food & Drink Festival

Food festival under starter’s orders
Food festival under starter’s orders

  The organisers of the Stone Food and Drink Festival are making sure...

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  • Festival restored to Companies House register
  • Chairman: Festival will go ahead as planned
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  • Video: Saturday festival farmers’ market
  • In pictures: Best of Staffordshire beer festival
  • Pictures: Fun in the sun at Westbridge Park
  • My Staffordshire Recipe winner revealed
  • Video: Food festival official opening
  • In pictures: Festival farmers’ market
  • A right rum deal at Touchstone Wines!

Food & drink

Culinary kudos for Aston Marina chef
Culinary kudos for Aston Marina chef

A Stone chef has been named as runner-up in the Taste of Staffordshire...

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  • Lymestone Vaults will be open soon
  • Jack Taylor’s Dish Of The Month
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  • Royal Exchange marks Titanic centenary
  • First Lymestone pub could be open soon
  • Brewer Brad calls for beer duty freeze
  • Sounds like Stone farmers’ market
  • Win Sunday lunch at Moddershall Oaks
  • Granvilles bids for 2am alcohol licence
  • 60 jobs up for grabs at new Wayfarer
  • Crown & Anchor named best bar none
  • Swan With Two Necks takes on Wayfarer

Diamond Jubilee

Stone send-off for President
Stone send-off for President

One of the world’s only working steam narrowboat paid a visit to Stone...

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  • Diamond Jubilee boat heads for Stone
  • Stone stop-off for Diamond Jubilee boat
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What's On?

Plant and shrub sale at Alleyne’s
Plant and shrub sale at Alleyne’s

Alleyne’s High School hold their annual plant and shrub sale on Saturday 26th...

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Pics

More grafitti bites the dust
More grafitti bites the dust

Over 30 people came together to remove graffiti from around the town during...

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  • Stone send-off for President
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  • In Pictures: Advent Window story walk
  • Marvellous motors stop off in Stone
  • In pictures: Christmas lights switch-on
  • Thousands at service of remembrance
  • Anniversary bonfire event goes with a bang!

Music

Time for Voodoo at festival launch
Time for Voodoo at festival launch

Europe’s finest Jimi Hendrix tribute act will be kick-starting this year’s Stone Music...

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  • Music festival has competition on a plate
  • Calling all buskers!
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  • Music festival kicks off in style
  • Launch gig to get festival up and running
  • Festival programme drops through letterboxes
  • Calling all buskers!
  • Full music festival line-up is announced
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History

History Monthly: Crown Meadow
History Monthly: Crown Meadow

Cock fighting, steam fire engines, mail coach horses and more. Crown Meadow in...

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  • Murder features in new exhibition
  • History Monthly: Fatal coach accident
  • Origins of town to be recreated
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  • Bit of Medieval Stone found in Surrey field

Stone in Bloom

‘Give a pound’ call for Stone in Bloom
‘Give a pound’ call for Stone in Bloom

People in Stone are being urged to give a pound to help the...

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  • Bloom success in the spotlight
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  • Can you help Stone in Bloom’s gold medal efforts?
  • Jeanette’s knitted garden for Stone in Bloom
  • Help make Stone spick and span for Bloom judges
  • Best garden competition is launched

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