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Over the last three years Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has planted 14,947 trees at 21 green spaces, while residents and businesses have planted another 9,995 saplings though a Britain in Bloom campaign. As well as promising to break the 25,000 mark this winter, the council is committed to keeping existing trees fit and healthy. David Hutchison, […]
Police are issuing a warning to those taking part in illegal street racing after officers intercepted a car meet in Stoke-on-Trent recently. On Friday 30 September, proactive officers went to Reginald Mitchell Way, Tunstall, and found around 40 vehicles in attendance. They had arranged to meet on social media and were seen driving dangerously and […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information after quad bike riders damaged a golf club green in Stoke-on-Trent. Officers were called to the premises, off High Lane in Burslem, last Tuesday night following reports of criminal damage. On arrival, officers discovered tyre tracks on the surface of the green. The incident happened between 2.30 on the […]
Free support and stop smoking aids such as patches, gum and inhalators are being made available free of charge to people in Staffordshire looking to quit smoking. The support is being offered as part of Stoptober, the national quit smoking campaign which runs throughout October. This year’s theme is ‘When you stop smoking good things […]
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) is delighted to share the news that THREE of its alumni from the ‘Class of 23’ have been shortlisted in the Association of Colleges (AoC) Student of the Year Awards. This is an incredible achievement and testament to the student’s hard work and personal journeys each has embarked on […]
Clean energy solar panels are being considered for council land. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is set to develop detailed plans for a field of solar panels after an initial review said there is potential to place them on authority-owned land. The site under consideration neighbours Keele Cemetery, next to the A525. Following a Government commitment to […]
It is all systems go for Staffordshire’s gritters as they are put through their paces ahead of the winter season. The third week of October traditionally marks the start of Staffordshire County Council’s gritting operations, and Saturday saw the county’s gritters test their routes for the first time this season. Now they are ready to […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information after officers found a cannabis grow following a flat fire in Stoke-on-Trent. Their colleagues from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service notified them of a house fire at 10.20pm on Tuesday at a flat on Leek Road. The blaze was extinguished just after 11.15 and 20 cannabis plants were later […]
The man who died after he was found injured at a flat in Blurton has been named by Police. Lee Jones, 49, from Silverdale, was found with injuries inside a property on Garsdale Crescent on Thursday 28 September. He was taken to hospital by ambulance but he sadly died in hospital the next day. A […]
Newcastle’s historic market is to receive significant investment to maintain its place in the heart of the town. Refurbished stalls and rent-free stalls for traders on Mondays are all included in the £390,000 proposal by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. If approved, all the work will be scheduled for completion by next spring. Stephen Sweeney, Deputy Leader […]
