A free music festival will take place as part of celebrations to mark a city's 100th anniversary. The event, in Hanley Park, Stoke-on-Trent, will take place on 7 June to run alongside the People's ...

The parade's finishing point, Hanley Park, is then due to to play host to street food stalls, activities and music acts on a big stage until 18:00, depending on weather conditions.

The procession, featuring huge puppets, live music and dancing, began at 13:00 BST with about 1,000 participants marching for 1.5 miles (2.4km) from College Road to finish at Hanley Park.

Visitors to parks in Stoke-on-Trent in have been issued with a warning over the danger of starting fires. A spate of "deliberate fires" at Hanley Park led to damage and endangered wildlife ...