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Major works to transform Station Road, outside Stoke-on-Trent’s main line railway station, are set to start after a period of detailed planning. The Station Road improvements will create an exciting and safer public realm to greet people as they arrive into and depart from the city. In addition to benefitting pedestrians, the scheme will make […]
We have celebrated 15 firefighters and support staff, with 200 years of service between them, for their dedication and commitment to communities in Staffordshire. Fifteen attendees were recognised at a ceremony held at our headquarters in Stone on Monday (29 April). They were given Good Conduct Medals and Long Service Certificates by Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Graham Morley, and Chief […]
Conservative candidate Ben Adams has been re-elected as the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime, after beating Labour candidate Alastair Watson and the Liberal Democrat candidate Alec Sandiford. The result has just been announced at the count in Burton-on-Trent, with Mr Adams receiving 73,500 votes, with an overall turnout of 19.23%. Mr […]
A handful of inspirational residents who have achieved great things are celebrating after being recognised for their selfless dedication, commitment and excellence. The four main winners of the Council’s second Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Heroes Awards were unveiled at a ceremony held at Castle House. The annual event – launched last year as part of the borough’s […]
Police are appealing for information after two men were attacked inside a house in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The incident, which is being treated as isolated, was reported at 8.30 on the evening of Wednesday 17 April. Both victims were inside an address on Mount Pleasant when two masked men forced their way inside and assaulted the victims […]
The Government is being asked to grant permission for Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council to take legal action against the operators of Walleys Quarry. Earlier this month Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council notified Walleys Quarry Ltd, a subsidiary of Red Industries Ltd, that the site operator had failed to properly control emissions from the landfill in Silverdale and was […]
Staffordshire Police have arrested a teenage boy and seized an off-road bike as part of their continued efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour across Stoke-on-Trent. Just after 2pm on Sunday, Officers went to the BP petrol station off James Brindley Way in Tunstall after spotting an orange KTM motorbike without any registration plates. The boy who […]
Two newly designated conservation areas in Stoke-on-Trent have now been announced to help preserve the city’s historic character. Following a consultation process Stoke-on-Trent City Council has unveiled new conservation areas in Winton Square, Stoke and Albert Square, Fenton. This follows on from 2022 where residents were encouraged to have their say in a consultation exercise […]
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 […]
