All news by author: Rachel Alexander

One mum was left fuming after her 19-year-old disabled daughter was told she couldn't be in the Crown and Cushion, in Biddulph, but the pub has since quickly changed its rule

Lee Dowling from Stoke on Trent lost his marriage, home and career when he became addicted to crack cocaine after going to a party. He now wants to inspire others to get help

Alison Hough, a lecturer from Audley, Staffordshire, has benefited from ground-breaking treatment, which involved a 17-hour operation to remove a cancerous tumour

Aiden and Lucas Pickerill, aged only two-and-a-half, were diagnosed with NRROS at the Royal Stoke University Hospital last month

The 51-year-old victim has sustained gruesome injuries following the attack, which happened as he walked his own dog - a Weimaraner - in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent

Police were called to reports of a knifeman at Barlaston Health Centre in Stoke on Trent after a patient reportedly walked into the GP and threatened a staff member with a knife

Laura Whittingham, who worked as a nurse at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, died in her sleep despite everything being 'normal' the night before at her home in Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent

Natasha Bailey, 31, had to make the heart-wrenching decision to euthanise Luna, her five-and-a-half-month-old Cane Corso, after she contracted parvovirus

Mum Zoe Wilson had been 'perfectly fine' before a sudden stroke in the middle of the night last Monday, which left her in hospital and in need of blood clot operations before a second stroke on Friday

Janice Swandle, 42, says she told Stoke on Trent City Council in April the family was moving house and autistic daughter Sophie Swandle, 11, would need a school she could walk to

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, which is in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, has apologised to Kelly Bowman and her family after her son was "starved" during a lunchtime

Hollie Love transformed a cancer unit at the Royal Stoke University Hospital into a makeshift wedding venue after she was told her partner Martin had days left to live

Clare Kidd coughed up £550 to bring the mongrel over from Spain but, days later, found Olive had "something wrong with her leg" and rushed the pooch to a vet in Staffordshire

Little Reggie Bebbington was taken to the GP earlier this year after his parents spotted a lump on his belly - now he's had chemotherapy and had a kidney removed and is waiting for radiotherapy treatment

The 77-year-old found himself in Winton Square Car Park as he tried to avoid busy Winton Square, in Station Road

Jason Russell said he needs his support parrot Miley for help when going out in public, but during a recent trip to McDonald's he was told the bird wasn't welcome as it was a 'contamination risk'

DNA tests have confirmed that a corpse recently found on a glacier southeast of the famed Matterhorn peak is that of a German mountaineer who disappeared 37 years ago

Cancer patient Kim Culley said he was slapped with a £25 fine after parking on double yellow lines to avoid missing end-of-line treatment at hospital

A family has lost three of their dogs in just six days, while a fourth dog is fighting for its life after catching parvovirus, an infection attacking cells in a dog's intestines

A man in Staffordshire has attempted to track down a would-be motorbike thief after he captured someone allegedly trying to steal his Suzuki on CCTV. Will Grieve left a warning note

Police were called to Ormiston Horizon Academy after students banned from a leavers' event due to poor behaviour and attendance showed up anyway and refused to leave

The 29-year-old gamer and content creator relies on a fast internet connection to do his job, so much so that he only rented his current home after assurances from Virgin Media he would be connected

Ben Beecroft has kept a caravan outside his Sneyd Green home, in Stoke-on-Trent, for the past four winters but the latest model has parked in the spot has incurred the wrath of neighbours

The Discovery Academy school in Stoke-on-Trent has been slammed for their "disgusting" and "ridiculous rules" after they installed metal barriers in toilets to crack down on phone use and vandalism

Kerry Riley has taken son Tjay out of Knutton St Mary's Academy in Stoke after a row over a dinner lady she had 'issues' with spiralled out of hand and saw her banned from school premises