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Learners, staff and governors are celebrating as Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Adult and Community Learning (post 16) team is rated ‘Good’ across all areas in its recent Ofsted inspection. The Adult and Community Learning (post 16) service, which offers language and numeracy training and vocational courses offering a direct route to employment opportunities, was inspected by […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information following a deliberate motorbike fire in Stoke-on-Trent. At 8am last Sunday Officers were called to Clare Street, Basford, along with their colleagues from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters extinguished a blue Triumph motorbike which was well alight outside of the building. After an inspection of the scene, the […]
Public tennis courts in six parks across Stoke-on-Trent are set to benefit from a major investment programme to serve up significant improvements to facilities. Work is underway at courts in Burslem Park and Queen’s Park, in a programme that will see a total of 16 tennis courts transformed in Stoke-on-Trent City Council-run parks. In addition […]
Staffordshire Police are reminding drivers of keyless cars and vans to ensure their vehicles are kept secure at all times.  It comes following two recent keyless thefts in Newcastle-under-Lyme Inspector James Howard, of the Newcastle local policing team, said: “If you have a keyless vehicle, consider purchasing a key security pouch (also known as a Faraday pouch) […]
Staffordshire Police and Trading Standards teams are asking retailers to consider how they store and display knives, as well as who they sell them to, as part of a new Responsible Retailer Scheme they are launching this week, on behalf of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA). A Responsible Retailer Pack containing best […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information after four mountain bikes, were stolen from a property in Newcastle-under-Lyme back in June. Officers were called to an address on Watlands Avenue on Sunday 25 June and the victim reported that four Niner mountain bikes, worth £45,000, had been stolen from the property between 10.30pm on Saturday night […]
Staffordshire Police are asking drivers and road users to take care on the roads as part of their ‘SaferSummerRoads campaign’. Officers across Staffordshire are carrying out a three-week long campaign this month looking to target motorists who are putting others at risk through speeding and poor road safety awareness. The initiative will involve a series […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information following reports of a teenage boy assaulted in Stoke-on-Trent last month. Police received reports of a boy who was assaulted on a field on Arbourfield Drive, Berry Hill, between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on Thursday (20 July). The boy sustained facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. The […]
An important new strategy which will help older people in Stoke-on-Trent live well at home for longer is set to be adopted by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The Older People’s Housing Strategy 2023-2028 has been developed on the back of new research which found that the number of people aged 65 and over in Stoke-on-Trent is […]
People in Staffordshire are being invited to have their say on proposals for new boundaries for council divisions in the county. The Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBC) is the independent body that draws boundaries and divisions for councils. It is reviewing Staffordshire to make sure councillors will represent about the same number of electors, and […]
