AltoAround 25 jobs could be created as part of plans for a new attraction at Alton Towers. Theme park bosses want to build a new rollercoaster to replace The Flume, which has been decommissioned.

Full details have not yet been revealed about the new ride, which is called SW8 or Secret Weapon 8, but it is thought it would stand 196 metres high and border Mutiny Bay and Kantaga Canyon. The themed ride will include sound tunnels and screens and would be complete with a maintenance building, station, shop, pre-show building, games unit and food kiosk. Full Story: Staffordshire Newsletter