Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
Last years Poppy Appeal raised £114,044,92 for the Royal British Legion …. and of that £43,078.77 was raised by Kelvin Chell’s POPPY BADGES!! What a target to beat this year. And they are already available …. here are this years badges – they will be just £3.50 each again!!! THEY ARE FANTASTIC!! Kelvin has […]
Some Poppy Pin Badges are now available!! Including a special VE Day Celebration Badge They are £3.50 each with all profits going to the Royal British Legion again LAST YEAR £43,078.77 was raised by the sale of these badges for the RBL A big shout out to Kelvin Chell who designs, sources and sells these […]
Staffordshire County Council have joined forces with a local not for-profit organisation to correctly recycle care equipment and make it available to those who need it. ‘Grace Cares’, dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in need, is behind the project, with all profits going to support the local community. The organisation makes items available […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information, following a serious assault in Stoke-on-Trent. At around 5.45 on the morning of Sunday 4th February, there was a fight outside the Groove Castle club on Trinity Street in Hanley. A man, in his 20s, was left unconscious. A 17-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of causing […]
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue have welcomed eye-in-the-sky-technology to help crews tackle emergency incidents across the county. Firefighters now have access to two state-of-the-art drones to gather vital aerial intelligence by live-streaming imaging to colleagues on the ground. This makes them a valuable asset in improving safety for crews and the wider public. They provide additional […]
Kelvin Chell has been into the studio to tell us about the Poppy Badges that are being sold this year by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue in aid of The Royal British Legion. Last year the badges raise an amazing £10,920!!! There’s where you can get yours. Rileys Post Office in Halmerend, Audley Post Office, Bignall End Post […]

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are offering those who have always wanted to become a firefighter a unique opportunity. The service is offering another batch of on-call firefighter taster sessions for communities to find out more about what it’s like to be an on-call firefighter in the county. These sessions will give people the chance […]

Newcastle is looking its finest for two rounds of Britain in Bloom judging. Judging took place last Wednesday for this year’s regional round of the competition and – as the 2022 winner in the Heart of England region small city category – the town will be inspected again next week as a finalist in the […]
Staffordshire Police are appealing for information following an assault in Newcastle-under-Lyme which resulted in a man sustaining a fractured jaw. The victim, a man in his 20s, said he was assaulted in the Ironmarket area at just after 3am last Friday. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital by ambulance […]
The world’s first digger, powered by a hydrogen combustion engine, will soon be on UK roads and building sites following recent Government approval, helping to decarbonise the UK’s construction industry. The UK Government has given special dispensation, under a Vehicle Special Order, that allows local construction equipment manufacturer, JCB, to test and use its world-first […]