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A five month compliance period for Walleys Quarry to stop smell nuisance from the landfill site ended this week. Since the Abatement Notice was first served in August 2021 there has been a significant reduction in odours. Despite marked improvements in the overall situation the Borough Council is still closely monitoring the landfill site and […]
Work has started on a road resurfacing programme in part Hanley city centre. Sections of Albion Square will be resurfaced as part of efforts to improve the key transport route for shoppers and businesses. The works will last for up to six weeks, will require the full closure of the carriageway within Albion Square. The […]
A new generation of street sweepers may be on the streets soon to increase the amount of cleaning done in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Borough Council’s Cabinet is being asked to approve the decision, which would put five new sweepers on the Borough’s streets by the summer. The decision would also see the authority’s fleet of 14 […]
Financial support and practical advice for people facing the cost of living crisis will continue in the coming year in Newcastle under Lyme The Borough Council is preparing to distribute around £212,000 in 2023/24 to eligible residents as part of the Council Tax Support Fund. And at the same time the authority is preparing to […]
The report of the investigation into the removal of a significant city statue was released last week, as works have been announced to fully restore it. The ‘Capo’ brick sculpture of the head of Josiah Wedgwood was very seriously damaged during works to expand the Marina Way roundabout at Festival Park, at the end of […]
There are only a few days left to nominate someone young or old who makes a difference for Newcastle’s first ‘community heroes’ awards. Entries have flowing in for the inaugural ‘Newcastle Heroes’ awards, part of the year-long celebrations of the 850th anniversary of Newcastle-under-Lyme’s incorporation as a borough, but the deadline for submissions is 5pm […]
Staffordshire Day, is back for 2023 with a packed programme of exciting events and activities. This year, the theme is Our theme for 2023 is Learn Something New, throwing the spotlight on the new skills you can pick up at our attractions, the incredible creativity which sets us apart from other counties, and the hidden […]
Four teenage boys have been arrested after a number of buses and a car were damaged in Newcastle. Police were called to Reliance Bus Works on Parkhouse Road East at 9.30 on the morning of Monday 9 January after windows were smashed on eight buses and names had been spray-painted onto them. Some of the […]
Rough sleepers in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are receiving lifesaving COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to the outreach work of the NHS vaccination team. Since December, more than forty people from the homeless community have been vaccinated at shelters and support venues such as the Macari Centre and the Salvation Army. The NHS Targeted Vaccination Team focused efforts […]
A woman has admitted deliberately starting a fire in a disused flat in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Sarah Salt, 44, from the Porthill was jailed for 27 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to arson at an earlier hearing. The court heard how crews from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports, shortly after […]
