Lee Blakeman
Sport Presenter and Commentator at BBC
Presenter at BBC Radio Stoke
Football Reporter at BBC Radio 5 Live
Breakfast Presenter @BBCRadioStoke Weekdays 0600-1000 | Football Commentator & Reporter @5LiveSport
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2 days ago |
bbc.co.uk | Alex McIntyre |Lee Blakeman
Image caption, Hundreds of fans turned up for the unveiling of Lemmy's statueThe sculptor who created the statue of heavy metal legend Lemmy Kilmister has praised the hundreds of fans who turned out for its unveiling, describing the crowd as a "sea of love". The 2.25m bronze-cast statue of the Motörhead frontman was uncovered in the singer's hometown of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, during a ceremony on Friday.
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5 days ago |
bbc.co.uk | Alex McIntyre |Lee Blakeman
Image caption, A statue of Motörhead frontman Lemmy has been unveiled in his hometownA statue of legendary heavy metal frontman Lemmy Kilmister has been unveiled in the late singer's hometown. Hundreds of music fans flocked into Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, throughout Friday before the black-coloured 2.25m bronze-cast statue was uncovered in Market Place shortly before 17:00 BST.
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Oprah Flash |Lee Blakeman
Media caption, 'A good business, it shouldn't be going to the wall'Leaders in the ceramics sector in Staffordshire say they remain hopeful there is a future for the industry despite the collapse of Moorcroft Pottery. It is the third ceramics company in the county to shut since the start of the year but bosses from local firms TG Green & Co Limited and Emma Bridgewater both have said all is not lost.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Richard Price |Lee Blakeman
Image caption, Savana CEO Sophia Baker said the charity needed to raise nearly £1m a year to run its servicesA charity that provides counselling and support to people affected by sexual violence and abuse has closed its doors after almost 40 years. Bosses at Savana, based in Stoke-on-Trent, said they could no longer afford to keep the service running. Some 30 members of staff are expected to lose their jobs. One woman told the BBC that the charity had helped her "so much".
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Alex McIntyre |Lee Blakeman
Alex McIntyre - BBC News, West Midlands and Lee Blakeman - BBC Radio StokeWed, April 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM UTC2 min readA mum is preparing to stage the last play her son watched before he was killed in a crash last year. Cat Hunter, from Nantwich, Cheshire, set up Mokushla Theatre Company in memory of her son Luke, who died in a road accident on 14 July, aged 19. She will stage murder mystery Room 13 and prequel The Hartley Wedding, both written by her, at Reaseheath Hall in Nantwich on 26 April.
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