A hearing into the death of the one-year-old took place at County Buildings in Stafford on Tuesday.
Staffordshire Police says the dedicated Stoke-on-Trent team has also seized more than £5,000 worth of monkey dust and carried out 160 stop and searches since September 2025.
A total of 134 staff are taking voluntary redundancy and 11 compulsory redundancies have been confirmed so far at the local integrated care board. The ICB says it cannot yet rule out more.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed crews are responding to a fire at a house on Percy Road in Hanley on Thursday night.
A resident has urged parents to talk to their children about lights, helmets and visible clothing after describing a close call between a car and a teenager on an e-scooter near Kidsgrove.
Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following a reported rape near Bucknall Old Road in Hanley.
Stoke-on-Trent could consider restrictions on face coverings such as balaclavas as council leader Jane Ashworth responds to growing concerns over anti-social behaviour across the city.
Burslem residents are being urged to remain vigilant after a parcel was reportedly found ripped open and abandoned in the street, with concerns raised over what happened before it was left behind.
Residents have reacted with anger after bright yellow graffiti appeared across a brick wall on church grounds in Smallthorne, with locals branding the damage “disgusting” and “disrespectful”.
A 19-year-old Stoke-on-Trent woman has died following a serious road collision in Staffordshire. Harriet Boyles suffered serious injuries in the crash and later died in hospital.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is considering selling part of a 16.6-acre green space at Arnold Grove for housing to help fund a £1.4m expansion of Bradwell Crematorium.
Stoke-on-Trent could reach 23°C today as a late September warm spell brings unusually mild conditions before temperatures drop on Wednesday.
A Hanley man has been charged with aggravated burglary and arson following an incident at an address in Abbey Hulton.
Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a teenage boy was assaulted by a group of individuals at Hanley Bus Station, suffering facial injuries.
What is really behind the recent spate of fires at historic buildings in Stoke-on-Trent?