A man has been arrested in connection with the fire and police are appealing for further information. Stop Press: Staffordshire Moorlands police have said: "We have arrested a man in connection with the fire in Leek.We were called at 9.35pm on last night (Friday 27 March) to reports that The Big Mill on Mill Street, Leek, was on fire. Officers put various road closures in place within the cordon and supported residents who had been evacuated from their homes as a precaution.

Long-awaited work to redevelop the Nicholson Institute in Leek will start this month. The Nicholson Institute in Leek The £3.8 million improvement programme, led by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, will deliver major improvements to the Grade II listed building including: Refurbishing the entire lower ground floor and bringing it back into use as a flexible, multi-purpose space for events, activities, and community functions Redesigning the library to create an acces