No 977
Wednesday 5th February 2014
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Free entry for kids this half term Two tokens to collect Local arrests lead to CONSTRUCTION drug supply charges CHARITY HELPS EX-CONS REBUILD LIVES DETECTIVES have charged four people with drug supply offences in Blythe Bridge and nearby Stone. The arrests were made in August 2013 after warrants were executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act as part of the force’s ongoing Operation Nemesis initiative. Staci Holder, 29, and Lee Poynter, 30, both of Green Close, Blythe Bridge, were
charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs - cocaine. Grant Holder, 30, of Wedgwood Avenue, Stone, and Lee Ward, 24, of Wedgewood Avenue, Stone, were also both charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs - cocaine and conspiring to supply class B drugs - cannabis resin. All four have been released on bail to appear before Magistrates at Newcastle on Thursday 20th February.
Former prisoner shuns life of crime to help others FOLLOWING a seven year stint behind bars, an exoffender is now working hard to assist other local prisoners as they leave prison and reintegrate with the local community. After a difficult start in life, Simon Edwards of Meir was left facing a seven year prison sentence for armed robbery. His formative years had been extremely turbulant and unstable, much of which was spent in and out of various care settings with intermittent contact with his biological parents. This tough start in life had left him feeling confused and
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