Dave Knapper

Stoke-on-Trent

Chief Reporter at The Sentinel (Stoke)

Chief Reporter at StokeonTrentLive/The Sentinel, beleaguered Stoke City fan, and owner of two ‘challenging’ German Shepherds.

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Work underway to transform Cheshire village pub that sat empty for four years

5 days ago | msn.com | Dave Knapper

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Work underway to transform Cheshire village pub that sat empty for four years

5 days ago | cheshire-live.co.uk | Dave Knapper

Work has got underway to overhaul a Cheshire village pub that has lain empty for at least four years. Caging had gone up around Rode Heath's Royal Oak with the windows and doors boarded up. But the Sandbach Road venue is set for a fresh chapter after being snapped up. The team at Congleton's Brownlow Inn have confirmed they have taken it on - and want it to be a venue locals will be proud of. The pub has been shut since at least 2021. Work is now underway on transforming it.
Stunning 'occasion wear' shop set to open in old North Staffordshire laundrette

6 days ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Dave Knapper

A former North Staffordshire laundrette has gone from driers to dresses after being transformed into an 'occasion wear' shop. And The Guest List is ready to open up in Leek - with a familiar face behind the venture. It comes after the one-time laundrette at the junction of West Street and Picton Street has been transformed. It will now play host outfits for mother of the bridge, 'occasion wear', wedding guest attire and prom dresses.
Solar lighting to illuminate three-mile stretch of this Stoke-on-Trent canal

6 days ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Dave Knapper

Solar lighting is being installed along a three-mile stretch of a Stoke-on-Trent canal. Other changes on the Trent and Mersey Canal, between Stoke and Trentham, will see overgrown hedges cut back and 'significant' repairs to the towpath. Stoke-on-Trent City Council hopes the work will improve not only the appearance but the safety of the length of waterway.
Work underway to overhaul village pub sat empty for four years

6 days ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Dave Knapper

Work has got underway to overhaul a village pub sat empty for at least four years. Caging had gone up around Rode Heath's Royal Oak with the windows and doors boarded up. But the Sandbach Road venue is set for a fresh chapter after being snapped up. The team at Congleton's Brownlow Inn have confirmed they have taken it on - and want it to be a venue locals will be proud of. The pub has been shut since at least 2021. Work is now underway on transforming it.
Police swarm Bentilee in 'nuisance biker' blitz as plane sent up

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Dave Knapper

Police swarmed a city estate in an blitz on nuisance bikers - in an operation that saw the plane circling the neighbourhood. Officers with the road crime team hit the streets of Bentilee today where they seized three bikes and made a number of arrests. It comes as the force continues to try and put the brakes on off-road bikes, and those being ridden illegally, from plaguing estates, key roads and beauty spots across the Potteries and North Staffordshire.
Family's tribute to 'much-loved' grandfather who died days after A53 collision

1 week ago | msn.com | Dave Knapper

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Family's tribute to 'much-loved' grandfather who died days after A53 collision

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Dave Knapper

Grieving relatives of a pedestrian who died after a collision on the A53 have today paid tribute to the 'much-loved' dad and grandfather. Former college lecturer Raymond Austin had been taken to hospital following the incident on Leek Road in Endon. However as reported by StokeonTrentLive the 91-year-old sadly passed away. Today his family have paid tribute to the 'avid rambler' from Endon as they continue to come to terms with the tragedy.
Easter weekend gridlock fears as roadworks start in town centre

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Dave Knapper

Gas pipes are being replaced in a North Staffordshire town - which has triggered traffic gridlock. And residents have raised concerns over how it will play out in Cheadle over the Easter break. Families will often pass through the town while on the way to attractions such as Alton Towers. But traffic has been growing in Cheadle this week after gas works got underway. Temporary lights have gone up on Tape Street, near to Queen Street.
Arson investigation over 'campfire of waste' in North Staffordshire woods

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Dave Knapper

Firefighters tackled a campfire made up of household waste near a North Staffordshire estate. Now police are treating the Westbury Park blaze as arson as residents have raised concerns over how the fire could have spread. Emergency services were called to the wooded area off Prestbury Avenue at around 7.20pm on Sunday (April 13). At the time families said smoke was drifting towards the M6. Sunday's blaze isn't in isolation, with claims fires have been set in the wooded area before.