Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire County Council Care Leavers team members have won two national awards. Nicole Brooks won PA (Personal Advisor) of the Year, while the Lichfield team won Team of the Year. The awards recognise the work of Personal Advisors in supporting those aged 16 to 25 leaving care. Staff in Staffordshire County Council’s Care Leavers team […]
Staffy, the new Staffordshire and Stoke‑on‑Trent visitor mascot, launched at Big Tourism Conference Partners ready for major UK investor conference – with key opportunities promoted County council expands enterprise centre facilities for small businesses An ambitious vision to grow Staffordshire’s visitor economy and standing as a leading investor destination gathered pace this month as the […]
More than fifty of the area’s best tourism, hospitality and leisure businesses will go head-to-head at the 2026 Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Tourism Awards. Sponsored by the University of Staffordshire, the awards received a record 155 entries from across the region. This number has been whittled down to 51 to help decide the shortlist of finalists […]
All 62 county councillors in Staffordshire have jointly called for the Prime Minister to scrap local government reorganisation (LGR) in Staffordshire. In a letter to the PM led by county council leader Ian Cooper, they say that whilst supporting devolution to transfer decision making to local areas, structural reorganisation of councils is unnecessary in Staffordshire […]
Following a central government proposal to reorganise local government, Stoke-on-Trent City Council have published a paper promoting the creation of a North Staffordshire Unitary Authority, which would merge Stoke-on-Trent, the Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough into one single council, believing it can be a catalyst for sustained economic growth. For the people of Newcastle, this […]
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, […]
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 […]
Members of the public are being urged to help identify key species that should be prioritised for conservation within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. This initiative is part of the plans to develop a new long-term strategy to recover, protect and enhance nature and wildlife. Led by Staffordshire County Council, the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for […]
An extra £50 million will be invested in maintaining and improving Staffordshire’s highways over the next three years, alongside a total of £53 million being spent on a range of major projects in 24/25. This extra investment will see 34 road reconstruction schemes planned to be completed between 2024 and 27, plus more than 450 […]
Nine out of 10 parents will learn today (Friday) that they have been allocated their first-choice secondary school in Staffordshire. Of the 8,482 offers made for a Staffordshire secondary school at age 11, 90.8% per cent were for a first-choice school. National and regional average is around 83 per cent. Nearly 99 per cent have […]
