Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK)

Man Named [Edition 2]

POLICE have named the man found dead at a flat. The body of 58-year-old William Gregory Marsden was found in the hall on the ground floor of a house in Vale View, Porthill, Newcastle, on Tuesday morning.

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Sign Up for Swim Class

YOUNGSTERS have the chance to make a splash by signing up to the latest round of swimming lessons. Parents are encouraged to enrol children aged four and over at their local pool.

All Round Service and Rapport Won Pub Team Their Top Title ; the Locomotive Advertisement Feature

THE AWARD of The Sentinel Publican of the Year title to Angela and Wayne Lear (pictured) coincided with the fourth anniversary of the couple's move into The Locomotive at Heron Cross. The fact that it was judged on votes from people who thought they were very worthy of the title proves just how much of a closeknit community they serve. Everyone who frequents The Locomotive seems to be a part of a great big affectionate family where nothing is too much trouble to help another. From the great s...

Tree Is Top-Notch Classroom ; Pupils Aim to Create House in Branches for Wide Variety of Activities

PUPILS will be on top of the world if their ideas for a school tree house come true. Children at New Ford Primary School, in Smallthorne, have been busy drawing colourful pictures of what their house among the branches might look like.

The Sentinel has Once Again

THE Sentinel has once again teamed up with Barclays to reward schools in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire. All primary, secondary, special schools and colleges are being invited to take part in the Class Act campaign, in a bid to win one of three Pounds 5,000 prizes. Teachers are invited to nominate a project, of any kind, at their school which is in need of funding.

From Exams to Aslan and a Magical Trip Into Narnia ; the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Narnia Is Coming to the New Vic with an Adaptation of Cs Lewis's Classic. Zita Collinson Talks to Jack Blumenau, Who Plays Edmund

SIX months ago Jack Blumenau was sitting in an exam hall, preparing to take his finals as he neared the end of his degree. The 22-year-old was in the midst of studies at the London School of Economics and had no idea what the immediate future was to hold.

Barry Finds Stardom in Opera Roles ; Singer Got Break in New York After Living in Packmoor

Opera star Barry Banks has come a long way since his beginnings with a youth choir in Stoke-on-Trent. The performer, who is currently wowing audiences in America, spoke to reporter BARRY Banks has performed for the Royal Family and appeared on the world's most famous stages with New York's Metropolitan Opera and the English National Opera. His life as one of the most in-demand opera singers is a long way from his humble beginnings.

Colourful Victory Is Only Half Job Done ; Vale Sentinel

ONE of the reasons we love football so much is that it is full of larger-thanlife characters. You have the showmen, the villains and the cheats. You have the gobby managers, the egos and those for whom appropriate adjectives are unacceptable in a family newspaper.

Taylor Sold On System ; Wing-Back Happy to Answer Boss's Emergency Centre-Half Call

WING-BACK Kris Taylor says he has relished answering Micky Adams's defensive SOS by mixing it with the big boys in the heart of the Port Vale defence. The 25-year-old first filled in at centre-half during the Johnstone's Paint Trophy defeat at Bradford City 10 days ago after Gareth Owen fractured a cheekbone.

United Battling to Keep Mighty Marren ; Vodkat Division One

NORTON United are confident of hanging on to Mike Marren in the face of competition from rivals Stone Dominoes. Dominoes have made an official approach for the midfielder, who recently scored four goals in two games as a makeshift striker. Norton manager Dave Johnson said: "Mike has told me he is definitely staying, so I would be very surprised if he changes his mind."

Town Face Life Without 'Safe Hands' Keeper

RUNAWAY leaders Newcastle Town have been dealt a blow by the loss of star goalkeeper Danny Read for at least couple of months. Read, winner of two Safe Hands awards already this season, has been ordered to rest after being plagued by a persistent groin problem.

Castle Spirit Crucial for Johnson's Scoring Run

JORDAN Johnson became the first local non-league player to top 20 goals this week - and he's not even a striker. Newcastle Town deploy the 23-year-old in a right wing-back role and he admits he could not be happier.

Dominoes to Try Again ; Fa Vase

STONE Dominoes are hoping it will be third time lucky with their outstanding second-round tie at Bootle. Last Saturday's scheduled visit was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and the midweek rearrangement met the same fate.

Choristers Ready to Add Polish to Gala Showpiece ; Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir Soothing Welsh Voices, Rousing Brass and a Stunning Soprano Unite This Weekend to Raise Money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Writes Liz Rowley

THE RHOS Orpheus Male Voice Choir must be good if several of its members are prepared to travel the 80-mile round trip from Stoke-on- Trent to Rhosllannerchrugog twice a week. The picturesque village, just four miles south-west of Wrexham, North Wales, has been home to the impressive choir since 1957 and secretary Brinley Jones says things are still going strong.

Touch of Class

VERDI'S Requiem can be heard in Hanley tomorrow night when the Ceramic City Choir, Leek Phoenix Singers, pictured right, and Orchestra de Camera perform the powerful work at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Call 0844 871 7649 for tickets or pay on the door. At the same venue tomorrow lunchtime, organist Donald Mackenzie makes a welcome return to the Potteries to perform as part of the Organ Prom series. It starts at noon. Tickets cost Pounds 4.50. Call 0844 871 7649. And Wetley Rocks Male Voice C...

Folk Scene

THERE are three top-class concerts this week, representing different aspects of folk music, ranging from early English sounds to the more mainstream music of icon Bob Dylan. On Tuesday, Sandbach Folk Club, which meets at The Market Tavern every week, has as its guest The Time Bandits, who are an Anglo- European folk and Renaissance group consisting of Helen Armstrong (violin, cello and vocals), Ian Jones (Melodeon, flute), Helen de Lemos (bagpipes, recorder, whistle and saxophone) and Jamie M...

School Kicks Out Club Over Unruly Members

A YOUTH club faces an uncertain future after being told it can no longer use a school's gym to stage its weekly five-a-side football classes. Westbury Park, Clayton and Redgate Youth Activities Club has been running the two-hour Thursday evening sessions at Clayton Hall Business and Language College for the last 11 years. They are usually attended by up to 40 boys and girls, aged between seven and 15.