Local News
Ken Jervis Kia (Stoke-on-Trent) has secured the ‘Customer Experience’ award at the 2025 Kia Dealer Excellence Awards. The awards were announced during the annual Kia National Dealer Conference in Liverpool, which took place on Tuesday 13 January. Ken Jervis Kia continues its outstanding work in this category, having won the same accolade in the 2013, […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s proposed below-inflation council tax increase will still allow millions of pounds to be spent in the borough. Under proposals being considered by the Borough Council for 2026/27, 95 per cent of the borough’s households will pay no more than 10 pence a week extra – while many properties will pay less. The […]
How much would you be prepared to pay for Policing and Fire & Rescue services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to keep our communities safe? Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams is responsible for setting the budgets for both services, and is keen to hear your thoughts on the contribution you […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has no intention of voluntarily cancelling the planned 2026 election. Council Leader Simon Tagg made his position clear in response to a letter from Alison McGovern, Minister of State for Local Government, in which she invites councils to ask for permission to postpone elections planned for May. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is scheduled […]
Residents and community groups can further contribute to cleaner, safer and friendlier communities – and increased levels of pride – across Newcastle-under-Lyme. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is launching a new Civic Pride events programme for 2026 – part of a wider strategy outlining how residents, partners and other stakeholders can get involved in decision-making and local […]
Officers have used VR headsets in schools across Staffordshire as part of our #DitchTheBlade campaign promoting anti-knife education in schools. The campaign, which has been running this week (17 November) has seen officers visit a number of schools across the county. So far this year, around 500 year seven students have participated in the three-day […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has backed a proposal to create a unitary authority on existing borough boundaries if local government reorganisation is forced on Staffordshire. But members at the meeting of Full Council also voted in favour of writing to the Ministry of Local Government, Housing and Communities to say that Government plans to replace Staffordshire’s […]
John Pass Jewellers and Newcastle-under-Lyme School team up to give Adoption Matters families a truly magical Polar Express adventure On Saturday 15 November, adopter families from Stoke-on-Trent based children’s charity, Adoption Matters, embarked on a magical Polar Express journey from Froghall Station, along the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire, all made possible through the […]
With retailers playing a critical role in preventing underage access to knives and other age-restricted goods, they are being reminded about their responsibilities in a new campaign. Trading Standards officers from Staffordshire County Council are working with Staffordshire Police to prevent underage knife sales. This is to help reduce serious incidents and to keep communities […]
People aged between 40 and 74 living in Staffordshire are being encouraged to book a free NHS Health Check. Staffordshire County Council is making it easier than ever for residents to look after their health, with the checks now available at convenient community locations and mobile van services. The NHS Health Checks, delivered by Everyone […]
