Firefighters are currently battling a blaze in the city centre. Police shut off Trinity Street this evening from its junction with Marsh Street towards Foundry Street.
Emergency services responded to a fire in Tunstall on Tuesday, August 18, with firefighters and police attending the scene. Parts of the High Street were closed while crews dealt with the incident.
Staffordshire firefighters have thanked the public for their support after a gruelling run of fires across Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and beyond.
Once the beating heart of Stoke-on-Trent, Hanley has faced decades of industrial decline, changing shopping habits and empty shops. But behind the decline lies a city centre still searching for a new identity.
A multi-million-pound regeneration project in Newcastle-under-Lyme ground to a sudden halt after contractors excavating the former Midway multi-storey car park uncovered ancient human skeletal remains hidden beneath the concrete foundations.
Shoppers and traders in Newcastle-under-Lyme say there are now “far too many” vape shops in the town centre, as concerns grow over the changing face of the high street.