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Road verges in built-up areas of Newcastle under Lyme will be cut more often if a new deal is approved. The Borough Council is poised to take on the cutting of road verges in urban areas within its boundaries. The proposal comes because residents want the verges cut more often than at present by Staffordshire […]
Council Leaders are committed to improving Staffordshire children’s services after a critical inspection report. Staffordshire County Council is prioritising improvements after an Ofsted inspection of children’s services found that the service ‘required improvement to be good’. Following its inspection in November 2023, Ofsted praised provision for the 1,345 children and young people in care. However, […]
Next steps are being set out by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council following consultation on the first draft of the Local Plan governing development in the area until 2040. Thousands of comments on the possible future location of homes, businesses, community facilities and protected green spaces are being reviewed. Submissions during the consultation focused on proposals for […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information following a fire at a car dealership in Cobridge at the weekend. Officers went to the Mercedes dealership on Cobridge Road, just after 3am on Sunday.. Four cars were found well-alight and the fire, which was later deemed to be caused deliberately, was extinguished by fire crews. A male […]
Chief Executive Tracy Bullock today announced she was retiring from her position at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). Tracy, who has worked at UHNM for more than five years and in the NHS for over 40 years has been open about her health challenges since being diagnosed with a long-term health condition […]
We are urging residents across Staffordshire to Be Warm, Be Safe this New Year, as low temperatures and high heating costs continue across the county. As the cost of living increases, so too does the need to heat your home cheaply. However, this can bring with it some serious dangers. And with more people looking […]
As part of Staffordshire County Councils work to understand and support communities across the county, they’ve launched a new survey that’s designed to get to the heart of what matters to Staffordshire residents. They want to hear your ideas and stories about what’s happening in your local area, so that they can encourage more people […]
Police are reminding people to ‘Buy Safe, Charge Safe’, following another explosion caused by a lithium-ion battery. On Monday there was an explosion at a house on Wellesley Street in Shelton due to a faulty e-bike battery. One of the people in the house was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation, and another with burns […]
Staffordshire County Council is making good on its investment in highways across the county, after completing eight major resurfacing schemes this financial year. After announcing an investment of £30 million into maintaining and improving the county’s highways over the next two years back in 2023, crews have been hard at work making that investment a […]
Children and families in Stoke-on-Trent will have access to a brand new, state-of-the art soft play facility in Hanley Market thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been awarded £9,477,820 from the UKSPF to deliver projects which support local businesses, improve local spaces and assist residents with employment and […]
