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Tens of thousands of pupils are back at schools and colleges across Staffordshire and Cheshire today. It’s the first part of the Government’s easing of lockdown rules. All schools have been supported with measures to reduce the risks of Covid-19 including the wearing of face coverings in communal areas and classrooms for staff and year […]
The Environment Agency says Red Industries have breached their permit at Walleys Quarry in Silverdale. It comes after they found water which had drained from the landfill waste and collected on site had the potential to cause odour and the failure to manage it properly The Agency says they’ve told the operator to take action […]
Space, the programme of fun and educational activities provided for young people in Staffordshire will return this summer, after its continued success even during the pandemic. Last summer, thousands of young people between the ages of 8 and 17 got to enjoy more than 500 activities at around 50 locations all conducted in a Covid-safe way. […]
Kidsgrove is getting 17 million pounds from the Government’s Town Deal Fund. The cash is for a range of major projects to make it a more desirable place to work, live, visit and invest. The Town Deal is on top of the three quarters of a million pounds of advanced funding to boost residents’ health […]
A number of catalytic converters have been stolen from vehicles over a two week period last month in Tunstall and Burslem. Police have launched an investigation and motorists are being urged to arrange for the device to be marked, where possible, in an effort to deter thieves and help police track them down. […]
Around 700 oil-filled heaters are going into Staffordshire homes as part of an ongoing project to keep the most vulnerable warm throughout winter. And they are being issued at an opportune time as the Fire and Rescue Service reiterated they were safer to use than electricity-powered heaters after a fire in a bungalow was caused […]
There’s been a fall in the number of fires attended by the fire service in Staffordshire, according to latest figures. They were sent to nearly eight and a half thousand incidents between April 2019 and March 2020, around a thousand fewer than in the previous year. Accidental house fires – including deaths and […]
More than nine out of 10 parents have learned that they’ve been allocated their first-choice secondary school in Staffordshire. Of the 8020 offers made, 94.6 per cent were given their first-choice school, up from 93 per cent last year. Nearly 97 per cent have been allocated one of their top three preferred schools. Parents were […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was targeted in a distraction burglary in Newcastle. Two men, one claiming to be a police officer conned their way into a property on Dartmouth Avenue before 11 o’clock on Saturday morning. A large amount of cash was stolen. Officers are urging people who saw anything […]
People in Newcastle are facing a small increase in council tax after councillors approved its budget for the forthcoming twelve months. It means the majority of residents are set to pay less than NINE PENCE more per week for a wide range of services. The local authority is having to make 1.3 million pounds savings […]
