entin el ▁from ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁and ▁the ▁Express ▁and ▁Star ▁from ▁Wol ver ham pton . ▁The ▁week ly ▁Staff ord shire ▁News letter ▁and ▁the ▁month ly ▁Stone ▁and ▁E cc lesh all ▁Gazette ▁also ▁cover ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Mag az ines ▁ ▁The ▁Stone ▁and ▁E cc lesh all ▁Gazette ▁ ▁Community ▁news ▁website ▁ ▁Stone ▁has ▁an ▁independent ▁community ▁news ▁website ▁called ▁A ▁Little ▁Bit ▁Of ▁Stone ▁which ▁del ivers ▁up ▁to ▁date ▁news ▁and ▁information ▁for ▁the ▁residents ▁and ▁visitors ▁of ▁Stone . ▁The ▁website ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁active ▁social ▁media ▁accounts ▁on ▁Facebook , Tw itter , ▁Inst agram ▁and ▁YouTube . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Stone ▁railway ▁station , ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line , ▁serves ▁the ▁town . ▁An ▁hour ly ▁semi - fast ▁direct ▁service ▁has ▁been ▁operated ▁by ▁London ▁Mid land ▁and ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Tra ins ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁This ▁runs ▁south ▁to ▁London ▁E ust on ▁via ▁Staff ord ▁and ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁Valley ▁line , ▁and ▁north ▁to ▁Cre we ▁via ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁numbers ▁have ▁ris en ▁ 1 5 2 ▁per ▁cent ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁three ▁more ▁services ▁per ▁day ▁are ▁being ▁planned ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁demand . ▁ ▁Stone ' s ▁main ▁bus ▁service ▁is ▁the ▁First ▁Pot ter ies ' ▁route ▁ 1 0 1 ▁ ▁which