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Latest on plans to raise state retirement age for women

Hear the latest development in plans to raise the state retirement age for women from 65 to 66. Hear why Stoke-on-Trent is one of the cheapest places to rent a house - and if that's all good news.

Plans to raise the state pension age from 65 to 66 in 2020 are to be delayed by six months, following concerns that many thousands of women would be unfairly disadvantaged.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has revealed it's paid almost £22,000 to Waterworld to cover legal costs following a dispute with the business's owner Mo Chaudry - we'll have all the details.

Stoke-on-Trent is the eigth most affordable place in the country to rent a house, according to a housing charity. Is that necessarily good news?

Who's your rock? Who couldn't you survive without? ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Stoke's Lamont Howie finds out how love really can conquer all.

Find out why one transport charity fears for the future of our bus services after council spending cuts reduced the money available to the operators of some routes.

We're gripped by a baking craze, and the latest "must-have" is the cake stand - made here in Stoke-on-Trent. We'll be taking a look at its history.

The Race Against Drivetime quiz - can the listeners across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire beat the Drivetime team by getting all the answers to a challenging question before 5pm?

Between 5p and 6pm, we'll give you a full round-up of the day's news and events, the latest in sport and keep you regularly updated on the traffic and travel situation across the area.

At 6pm, it's Decades - three tracks from a particular era. Monday features the 1960s, Tuesday is the 1970s, Wednesday it's the turn of the 1980s and on Thursday we have three from the 1990s. On Fridays, we take three songs from the Noughties.

There's also the Magic Musical Moment - your choice of a classic song from the musicals, and you choose the tune to fit the headline in our feature, ‘And Finally’

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Thu 13 Oct 2011 16:00

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  • Thu 13 Oct 2011 16:00