Gary Porter

Milwaukee

Freelance Photojournalist at Freelance

Freelance multi-media photojournalist. 2011 Pulitzer Prize, formerly Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Articles

AJ Pritchard jokes 'I'll take it' on ITV's The Chase after teammate's hilarious answer

1 week ago | msn.com | Gary Porter

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AJ Pritchard jokes 'I'll take it' on ITV's The Chase after teammate's hilarious answer

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Gary Porter

Stokie AJ Pritchard joked "I'll take it" after a teammate on The Chase got him mixed up with boxer Anthony Joshua when answering a question on a celebrity edition of the hit ITV show. The one-time Strictly Come Dancing professional was on a team containing his former I'm A Celeb campmates Giovanna Fletcher, Russell Watson and Hollie Arnold in Saturday evening's episode.
Driver's death sparks fresh M6 smart motorway concerns as coroner demands action

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Gary Porter

A coroner has raised concerns over smart motorways after the death of a man whose stranded car was hit by a lorry on a section of the M6 without a hard shoulder. Kevin O’Reilly died from a 'large bleed inside the brain' months after the Staffordshire collision near junction 12. His black Mitsubishi had been stranded in lane three of the northbound carriageway after running out of fuel on the morning of June 29, 2023, when it was struck by a Volvo HGV.
IKEA gets planning application approved for new store on North Wales border

1 week ago | msn.com | Gary Porter |Owen Hughes

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New sign unveiled as WHSmith set to disappear from high street forever

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Gary Porter

Iconic retailer WHSmith will soon disappear from the high street forever - and now we've been given a glimpse of the future after proposed new signage for one of its North Staffordshire stores was unveiled. Earlier this year we reported how the stationer had announced a name change after more than two centuries of trading. The retailer, which has a presence in Hanley and Leek, is transforming its identity following a £76 million buyout by Modella Capital, the owners of Hobbycraft.
Stokie mum's 'heartfelt' tribute after losing 19 family members to cancer

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Gary Porter

A Stoke-on-Trent mum-of-two is taking on a 10-mile charity challenge in memory of 19 family members she's lost to cancer. Dougie Mac supporter Paula McDonald, from Smallthorne, is taking part in the charity's 'Moonlight Walk' on June 20. The 56-year-old will be walking in memory of her mum and dad as well as her grandma, cousin, aunties and uncles.
Plans for 'static' homes on fenced-off Stoke-on-Trent land thrown out

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Gary Porter

Plans to build four 'static' homes on land in Burslem have been rejected. The proposed development was earmarked for a fenced-off site near Bycars Road. However, the planning application submitted on behalf of the applicant Mrs M McDonagh has been rejected by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The proposal was for 'four static two bedroomed single storey detached dwellings'.
Inside the new Royal Stoke service helping save lives

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Gary Porter

A new ultrasound screening service at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at the Royal Stoke is set to bring potentially life-saving sickle cell monitoring and diagnostic care closer to home. The 'vital' screening will benefit dozens of patients and their families each year. The transcranial doppler (TCD) service will help to identify the risk of stroke in children as young as two-years-old diagnosed with the disease by detecting early narrowing of blood vessel walls in the brain.
Latest Alton Towers food hygiene verdicts as eight eateries rated

1 week ago | msn.com | Gary Porter

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Tracey 'turning Stoke-on-Trent pink' in memory of dad and sister-in-law

1 week ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Gary Porter

A Dougie Mac supporter will be helping to ‘turn Stoke-on-Trent pink’ in memory of her late dad and sister-in-law. Tracey Harrison, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, will join hundreds of other participants taking on the 10-mile Moonlight Walk through the city streets in aid of the hospice on June 20. She will be walking in memory of her dad Graham Parker, who was cared for by Dougie Mac before his death in November 2021 - just ten days after being diagnosed with cancer.