Twyfords buildings could be demolished

Permission has been granted for the demolition of two derelict former factory buildings on a site that was struck by a fire more than 10 years ago.

The Old Twyford Buildings, on Garner Street in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, could soon be knocked down following a successful application by WS Storage Solutions Limited.

The site forms part of the Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone along the A500, where authorities are working to invest in infrastructure and remediation of brownfield land to ensure it can be redeveloped.

Until 2022, the building was stuffed full of industrial material in huge bales, with holes cut into the concrete in order to pack them in.

The building had to be cleared at a cost of more than £10m according to former MP Jo Gideon