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Retailers in Staffordshire are being warned that they face further test purchases and strict enforcement action, in a bid to clamp down on the illegal sales of age-restricted products to children. The warning from Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards service follows latest figures from the Central England Trading Standards Authorities The figures, from April 2023 […]
Staffordshire Police are investigating after two people died at the weekend in Stoke-on-Trent. Officers were called at 1pm on Saturday afternoon with a report that the bodies of a man and a woman had been found at a house on Catalina Place, Meir Park. The man and woman, aged in their 70s, were both pronounced dead […]
Work to create a statue of Queen Elizabeth II in Newcastle-under-Lyme has begun – during the week leading up to what would have been her 98th birthday – thanks to two leading companies. Staffordshire digger maker JCB and social impact developer Capital & Centric are jointly funding the statue commissioned by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council to […]
Three people have been arrested following disorder in Newcastle-under-Lyme. A report was received that a group had threatened a man at an address on Romney Avenue, Chesterton, shortly before 10 on Saturday morning. The caller stated that a member of the group had a machete. Firearms officers from Staffordshire Police attended the scene and recovered […]
Staffordshire’s JCB Pothole Pro is on the move around Staffordshire, helping to fix potholes and prepare roads for surface treatments. The machine has recently been used on  Newcastle Road in Hanchurch, and will be moving up and down the county over the next few months to help with Staffordshire’s spring push on pothole repairs. It […]
Councillors have confirmed the appointment of Gordon Mole as the new Chief Executive of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Gordon will take up the key post, which includes the statutory roles of Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer, in the summer after serving his notice as Head of Business and Employability at Fife […]
Two services at Stoke-on-Trent City Council have been shortlisted at the annual MJ Awards, which celebrate excellence in local government The City Council’s ‘Highways Direct Services team’ have been shortlisted for the ‘Best Service Team’ category, and the ‘Communities Together partnership’  has been shortlisted in the ‘Care and Health Integration’ category. The Highways team has […]
More than 100 vehicles have been stopped, 11 vehicles seized and one motorist dealt with for reversing along a motorway slip road, during a two-week crackdown on tailgating on the M6 in Staffordshire. Run by the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG), Operation Proximity kicked off on 11 March and ended on Sunday 24 March, with […]
Five ‘pop-up’ MMR vaccination clinics have been organised across Staffordshire in response to rising cases of measles. Outbreaks have been reported across the country and people who are not vaccinated, are not protected against this infection which can cause serious health problems. Measles is an infection that spreads very easily, especially in nurseries and schools […]
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating 50 years since the organisation first came together. The service was formed on 1 April, 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972; bringing together Stoke-on-Trent Fire Brigade, Burton-on-Trent Fire Brigade and Staffordshire Fire Brigade into a single organisation. The service will be celebrating with a series of events, […]
