Stoke-on-Trent youngster Esmée met Prince Harry in London on Monday as she received the 'Inspiration Child Age 4-6 Award' at the 2025 WellChild Awards. The six-year-old was born at 28 weeks and has had 35 operations, including major surgery on her brain, lungs and bowel.
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- 'We're overwhelmed by all the love Esmée was shown'
- HRH The Countess of Wessex has been in Uttoxeter today to receive a cheque for £300,000. The money’s been raised by the staff at @JCBmachines for the NSPCC.
00:00 - Former @stokecity manager @LouMacari10 has donated £25,000 to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank through his charity The Macari Foundation
- A man accused of shoplifting in Hanley says he's seeking legal advice, after being questioned about a bulge in his trousers. Steve Whitehurst says he even dropped his trousers to security staff at Scotts menswear to prove he hadn't stolen anything.The store is investigating.
- He’s here! And he’s perfect! Back in Boslem and totally worth the wait. Welcome home @robbiewilliams ❤️ #RobbieWilliams #Robbiehomecoming @OfficialPVFC
00:00 - #Lemmy plaque: Black Sabbath's @tonyiommi 'honoured' to be unveiling in #Stoke-on-Trent bbc.in/2t6hmPl
- . @OFFICIALWMAS says angry notes, like one left on an ambulance in #Stoke on Trent, are becoming a regular occurance
- Reading football fans have donated more than £3000 to the John Rudge Statue Appeal, to apologise after more than a thousand supporters invaded the pitch on Saturday causing the game to be abandoned. @ValeSupporters say their generosity is amazing.Heartwarming stuff. To thank the Port Vale fans who supported our protest in getting the game abandoned, Reading fans have donated well over £2,000 to a fundraiser for a statue of a legendary ex-manager set up by @ValeSupporters. Solidarity 🤝 #readingfc #pvfc
- Jonathan Gullis loses Stoke-on-Trent North. The Conservatives deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis has lost his seat in Stoke-on-Trent North to Labour’s David Williams.
- The moment a terminally-ill bride from Leek arrives at her special hospital wedding ceremony @UHNM_NHS Congratulations Tracey and Robert 👰🏻🤵🏻💕
00:00 - Former @stokecity manager @LouMacari10 has been telling BBC Radio Stoke why he's donated twenty four thousand pounds to Stoke on Trent foodbank. He's made the donation, which will help feed thousands of cash-strapped families, via his Macari Foundation.
- 🥊 'A world title at Stoke, that’s something dreams are made of’ Stoke-on-Trent Boxer @NathanHeaney reduced to tears by the support of the city bbc.in/3MYaOx3
00:00New British middleweight champion targets world title shot in StokeFrom bbc.co.uk












