Local News
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of The Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cllr Barry Panter. It follows a road accident on the evening of Thursday, 13th February. Simon Tagg, Leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, said: “Barry’s friends and colleagues are shocked to hear this news. “We all saw him on […]
A total of £50 million could be spent on building new schools, and maintaining and improving existing ones in Staffordshire over the coming year. Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet will discuss plans that could see scores of primary and secondary schools benefit from maintenance and improvement projects. Last year, schools up and down the county saw […]
Three more shops in Stoke-on-Trent have been forced to close after a Trading Standards operation uncovered the sale of illegal cigarettes and vapes. The closures follow months of investigation, including test purchasing a co-ordinated operation to target illegal cigarettes and vapes being sold in the city. The city council has now used its powers to […]
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Children and Families service will exit government intervention, after achieving substantial improvements in outcomes for children and families. The Department for Education has confirmed consistent progress and recommended lifting the intervention – which has been in place since 2019 following an Ofsted inspection that rated the service as ‘Inadequate’. A subsequent inspection […]
David Williams MP Meets Their Majesties The King and Queen at Buckingham Palace Reception for New MPs David Williams, Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove, was invited to Buckingham Palace earlier this week to meet Their Majesties, King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The monarch spoke with David about his charitable work in […]
JCB today celebrated a major machine milestone with the production of its one millionth backhoe loader. The first JCB backhoe rolled off the production line in Rocester, Staffordshire in 1953. Called the Mark One, it brought the new wonder of hydraulic power to construction equipment for the first time. In the first full year of […]
New chapter for ‘Cathedral of the Potteries’ as heritage organisation set to take on historic Stoke-on-Trent chapel Stoke-on-Trent-based charity Re-form Heritage is set to become the new owner of Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley – and plans to transform the little-used former place of worship into a thriving centre for education and events. The independent […]
A digital system is behind significant improvements in how the council manages its comprehensive tree stock. New software is now being used by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council to plot and effectively manage more than 115,000 trees it is responsible for, at 307 different sites, covering approximately 650 hectares of land. The software is supporting a draft […]
Petition launched to ‘Save Our Borough’ and preserve Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough’s Independence – www.saveourborough.uk A petition has been launched aimed at fighting the Government’s proposed local government reorganisation plans which could mean Newcastle-under-Lyme having to Merge with Stoke-on-Trent. The petition, organised by Borough Council Leader Simon Tagg, will enable the voices of local residents are […]
A new platform to help care workers to access high quality training 24/7 has been launched. The Social Care Academy for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent platform brings together the very best of ‘learn-at-your-own-pace’ adult care training so that care workers and those interested in the sector can find out more and develop their skills and career. […]
