Author: Hitmix Local News
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People helping the homeless and vulnerable in Newcastle-under-Lyme have been shortlisted for a national award. The Borough Council’s ‘vulnerability and housing team’ is on the final list for the small team of the year award in a competition organised by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Staff, based at Castle House, work one-to-one with vulnerable residents […]
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this young man. Report from Staffordshire Police ………… The family of a boy who tragically died after being found in Rudyard Lake have issued a heartfelt tribute to him. Sonny Leese Clark, aged 17, who was a local lad from Leek, was spending time with his […]
A woman has sadly died following a house fire in Leek at the weekend. At 10.20 on Saturday night, the emergency services received a call from someone who saw smoke coming out of the windows of a home on James Street. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service forced their way inside and started work to extinguish […]
A healthcare assistant whose quick thinking helped save the life of a distressed member of the public has been praised for his actions. Mick Hibbs was on his way into work at Royal Stoke’s A&E Department when he spotted a gentleman in distress on a bridge, and Despite not being able to reach the stranger […]
While there are people who are struggling to eat, then no good food should be going to waste … but it is, because when a food passes it’s use by date it cannot be sold or passed on by a charitable group. Affordable Foods Stoke are receiving more and more food that they cannot pass […]
Something else under cover is the Emmaus Warehouse on Etruria Road ST1 5NT … always good for a browse to raise funds that all go back for people struggling to make ends meet in the community. They are open Monday to Friday 9 – 5 and Saturday 10 til 4. And at the moment they […]
If you like a market, on Saturday, Tunstall Market have a few visitors in attendance … they have Chase from Paw Patrol and also Endon Storm Troopers in attendance. Lovely for the children while you get to browse the stalls. There will also be two young men Stan and Chris with their Owls. And if […]
This Sunday in Newcastle down there on the Stones, local charity ‘Greyhound Gap’ are holding a fun dog show and charity market. A great day out for all the family especially your dogs. There will be stalls, cakes, tombolas, collars and leads, treats, coats allsorts for your four legged friends. It is from 12 til […]
Improvement works to a junction in Trent Vale, along the A34, covering Newcastle Road, Clayton Lane, and Godwin Way, will start next Monday, 26 February. Works will take approximately eight weeks and see improvements to network efficiency, junction operation, and the introduction of pedestrian crossings at the junction of Godwin Way and the north side […]
Household Waste Recycling Centres across Staffordshire could be running more efficiently with the help of 11 new high tech JCBs. Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet has agreed to the procurement of the machines, which will be used primarily to compact material in waste containers and increase on-site capacity. In March 2021 Staffordshire’s HWRCs were brought back […]
