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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a collision on the A50 near Longton on Sunday night. Officers were called just before 7:30pm to the A50 eastbound carriageway. Upon arrival, a black Lex Moto motorcycle was believed to have been involved in a collision with the roadside barrier. Despite the best efforts […]
Bus passengers travelling around Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle are set to benefit from discounted ticket prices from next month. In partnership with all bus operators across the city, Stoke-on-Trent City Council is introducing a brand-new Affordable Fares scheme which will see existing fares cut by up to 50 per cent. The scheme, which will come into […]
Young bikers from across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are invited to a series of free events to help keep them safe on our roads. The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) is providing free workshops, biker BBQs and a special training day, all designed to help improve young bikers’ riding skills: Pre-Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) workshops, taking […]
The Anti-Bullying Quality Mark is a national scheme which endorses how good schools are at preventing bullying. It challenges them to establish effective, sustainable anti-bullying policies and strategies. Holden Lane Primary School is the first school in England to achieve the ABQM-UK Gold Award because staff, students, families and Governors demonstrated that anti-bullying has had a significant impact on […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information following a deliberate house fire in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Just before 12.40 last Friday afternoon, Police were called to High Street, Silverdale, along with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters extinguished the fire and no one was injured. Police are currently reviewing CCTV footage from the area at the time and […]
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has declared enforcement action against absent and neglectful private-rental landlords across the city. Landlords are reminded they are accountable for waste from their vacant properties. One such property in Burslem was recently cleared after the owner left a considerable amount of illegally dumped waste outside their property. The landlord has been issued […]
A new statue of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been commissioned as part of a town’s 850th anniversary celebrations. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is commissioning the one-and-a-quarter times life size statue to be cast in bronze and placed in the Queens Gardens. Internationally-famous Staffordshire artist Andy Edwards, whose previous works include the landmark Beatles statue […]
We are urging motorists to wear a seatbelt after recent statistics revealed that more than 800 people in Staffordshire were caught not wearing one last year. Officers are gearing up to tackle the issue as part of Operation Lightning and will be proactively stopping people who aren’t wearing seatbelts in a week-long intensification period this […]
Lollipop men and women from across Staffordshire are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the School Crossing Patrol service (SCP). The service was created in 1953 with the first official patrol starting the year after. While the uniform and sign have changed slightly to meet modern standards, and patrols can now stop traffic to cross any […]
Public consultation on possible future locations for homes, businesses, community facilities and protected green spaces in Newcastle-under-Lyme begins today. The Borough Council has unveiled the first draft of its Local Plan, which will eventually determine which areas are earmarked for different land uses and which are not. The first round of public consultation runs for […]
