Author: Hitmix Local News
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The winning poets of Staffordshire County Councils  Big Green Staffordshire Poetry Competition were celebrated at Stafford Library’s Green Library event, showcasing some of the remarkable local talent and creativity in the community. Stafford Library hosted The Green Library event with the help of Staffordshire Poet Laureate Dawn Jutton and Young Poet Laureate Mina Tideswell. People […]
Possible locations for homes, businesses, community facilities and protected green spaces are all being proposed in a community plan. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is unveiling the first draft of its Local Plan, which will eventually determine which areas are earmarked for different uses and which are not. If approved, an eight-week public consultation would begin in […]
The 97th Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent has officially been appointed. Councillor Majid Khan was selected as the city’s latest Lord Mayor during Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s annual council meeting yesterday. Councillor Khan was first elected as a Labour councillor in Tunstall in 2010 and was re-elected the following year to represent his current Etruria and Hanley […]
‘The Card’ – Written by Arnold Bennett – adapted by Deborah McAndrew and Directed by Conrad Nelson New Vic Theatre and Claybody Theatre Photo credits – Mark Douet A simply joyous production!  ‘The Card’ was written by Arnold Bennett in 1911, made into a film in 1952 starring Alec Guinness and Petula Clark, and visited a […]
A major roundabout near the M6 Toll which is used by many Staffordshire residents will be undergoing a £350,000 refurbishment. The A5195 Burntwood Way roundabout, at the junction of T6 on the M6 Toll, will undergo a two-week resurfacing programme in June. As well as resurfacing, the scheme will include reinstating road markings, resettling kerbs, […]
Officers are continuing to investigate an assault in Stoke-on-Trent where a woman sadly died. We were called to Kingsdale Close, Meir, just before 5pm on Friday (18 May) after receiving reports of an assault. Officers found a 46-year-old woman and a man in his 30s inside. Whist officers were arresting the man downstairs, the woman […]
Do you have any football boots that no longer fit – have your youngsters grown out of theirs and they are just taking up space in a cupboard? Newcastle Town Football Club are asking for donations of your unwanted football boots – there is always someone who can’t afford a pair of their own who […]
Shops and traders in Staffordshire who sell knives are being reminded of their responsibilities as part of a national campaign to reduce knife crime. The Ditch the Blade campaign which is now moving into its second week through to 28 May is being co-ordinated by Staffordshire Police. Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards service is playing […]
Changes to the disposal of trade and bulky waste are to be introduced at Staffordshire’s Household Waste Recycling Centres to help curb queues for residents.  Members of the county council’s Cabinet approved the introduction of permits for van/trailers at their meeting on Wednesday The changes follow public consultation and now require Staffordshire residents with vans […]
The Card – produced by Claybody Theatre – adapted by Deborah McAndrew and Directed by Conrad Nelson A feelgood play full of music and fun – a washerwoman’s son becomes the Mayor of Bursley – he is a Card, a character, a one off – and it’s all based on Arnold Bennett’s esteemed Novel and […]
