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Champion boxer Nathan Heaney has joined Olympic swimmers Norman Wainwright and Bob Leivers as new members of Stoke-on-Trent’s Sporting Hall of Fame. The Stoke-on-Trent born and bred Middleweight champion was added to the ranks of local sporting legends at a ceremony at Stoke Town Hall today (January 23) Nathan has been ranked as high as […]
A new car park in Newcastle town centre is opening to serve residents, shoppers, workers and visitors – both now and well into the future. Castle car park – which replaces the ageing Midway – opens its doors to the public for the first time at 7am tomorrow, Friday, 24 January, and is available 24 […]
The way people report potholes and other highways issues in Staffordshire has been completely revamped. The county council’s ReportIt system has undergone a transformation to make it easier for residents to report highways issues. The new system is more user friendly, and gives people the option of having their own account where they can track […]
The Leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has urged a quicker resolution to the Walleys Quarry closure process in the face of soaring numbers of complaints. The Environment Agency has reported receiving 3,878 complaints between 6th and 12th January. Over the same period the EA said that the percentage of time Hydrogen Sulphide readings were above […]
People looking to improve their health and wellbeing are being urged to be cautious of quick fix diet scams and to only rely on trusted health advice sources. Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards service is encouraging people not to waste their money on ineffective diet or weight loss products. Typical scam items include diet pills, […]
Four candidates are standing in a by-election for a seat on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. The seat in the Town ward is being contested after the previous councillor stood down. Voting will take place in the ward on Thursday, 23rd January and ballots will be counted shortly after polling stations close at 10pm. With one person […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is throwing its weight behind the Environment Agency’s legal fight against the operators of Walleys Quarry – as odour complaint figures soar. Site operators Walleys Quarry Ltd is mounting a legal challenge to the EA’s order to close the landfill after years of foul gas odours plaguing nearby communities. Now Cabinet is […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has vowed to fight government plans to scrap historic local authority areas, which have consistently shown that they are best placed to deliver local services to their community. The new Government’s proposed local government reorganisation suggests that Borough Councils like Newcastle-under-Lyme would be abolished in favour of much larger unitary authorities, which […]
Highways crews in Staffordshire, had a great Christmas surprise, with the delivery of 24 brand new fleet vehicles. The new vehicles include 18 7.5 tonne tippers, 5 ‘hotboxes’ which can store hot bitumen ready for use on the county’s roads, and one 18 tonne tipper. Taking into account the requests of the crews on the […]
Staffordshire Police have arrested 154 people and carried out more than 1,500 roadside tests as part of intensified efforts to prevent deaths and serious injuries caused by drink and drug driving in Staffordshire. On 1 December a month-long intensification campaign was launched called Operation Limit. Officers from Staffordshires road crime team (RCT) have supported the […]
