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Skeletal remains found at former car park site

Richard PriceWest Midlands
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A police cordon has been put in place around part of The Midway in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Skeletal remains, thought to be human, have been found on a construction site in Staffordshire.

A police cordon has been put in place around part of The Midway - a former car park - in Newcastle-under-Lyme while officers investigate.

The Staffordshire force said it was alerted at about 13:35 BST on Wednesday.

Developer Capital & Centric is currently turning the 1960s multi-storey car park site into 111 flats.

The firm has described the scheme as the first of its kind in the UK, and says once completed the development will also include a social hub with a gym and mini-cinema.

News imageA police officer with their back to the camera close to a road is standing near silver gates and there are vertical silver beams behind the gates and to the right of them on the photo. The next storey is partly visible at the top of the image.
Staffordshire Police said it was alerted to the discovery at about 13:35 BST on Wednesday

It is one of the three main regeneration projects currently taking shape in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and along with schemes at the Ryecroft and York Place is set to bring a total of 330 new homes.

The Midway, which had been described as "ageing and outdated", has effectively been replaced by the new Castle Car Park, which opened in January 2025.

News imageCapital&Centric A computer-generated image of a town from above. In the foreground is a five-storey building with many red roofs on top.Capital&Centric
The former Midway multi-storey car park is being turned into 111 flats

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