Article continues below A notice published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council states: "The order is to allow for the completion of the excavation of footway and carriageway to lay HV (high-voltage) cables ...

Article continues below A spokeswoman said: "We are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was assaulted in the street in Stoke-on-Trent. We were called by colleagues from West Midlands ...