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Lee Blakeman

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Sep 23, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Lee Blakeman

    Stafford teen lands role of Nia on Thomas the Tank Engine show (opens the original)

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    Earlier this year, young actor Ellie-Mae Siame landed a role in a show about one of the world's most recognisable characters – Thomas the Tank Engine. The 14-year-old is the voice of Nia, the orange and black-coloured engine number 18 in Thomas & Friends: Railway Stories. A full-length YouTube special premiered on Thursday, which has already been viewed more than two million times, and it will be on Netflix from 30 September before a full series airs in 2027. "It was crazy to see how big Thomas

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Lee Blakeman

    Cheshire mum's small business named among best in the UK (opens the original)

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    After her fourth redundancy since 2015, Emma Earley-Bailey had all but given up hope of ever holding on to a job. The last one was particularly difficult as the role was with her own family's business, which was closing because of her father's ill health. "I just thought 'wow, if I'm going to be made redundant from our own business, then I'm never going to be safe in employment'," she told BBC Radio Stoke. Yet it ended up being the start of a new career path for the mother-of-four from Wistaston

  3. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Lee Blakeman

    Keele University graduate 'spurred to go into medicine' by rare condition (opens the original)

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    For years, Carys Havard experienced respiratory issues including breathing difficulties and fainting, but nobody knew what was causing her symptoms, which she was regularly accused of faking. "I always knew deep down that there was something wrong, even if other people around me didn't," she said. "I think that was what spurred me to go into medicine in the first place: 'I'll find out the answer, even if I have to do it myself.'" Having now graduated from Keele University and qualified as a doct

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