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Staffordshire’s biggest party of the year, Staffordshire Day, is back on Wednesday 1 May 2024, with a packed programme of events and activities. Every year on 1 May, the county comes alive with events of all shapes and sizes, to celebrate everything that’s great about the county. Events already confirmed for this year include a film […]
A new campaign from the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office is raising awareness of the Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Case Review, a powerful tool allowing repeat victims to request action if they have reported incidents but are unhappy with the response they received. The campaign, which runs across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, includes posters, social media and flyers asking […]
Staffordshire County Council have joined forces with a local non-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 local community events. The organisation makes items available and […]
A Chesterton resident who signed up to access a council’s services online has won 50 per cent off their council tax for the coming year. Paul Smith was the randomly drawn winner after creating an online account for Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council before the 11th February deadline for the ‘Go Digital’ draw. And runner-up Michael Hall, […]
Feeding deer makes them vulnerable to disease, poaching and overpopulation, so rangers on Cannock Chase are urging country park users to stop. Over the years, countryside officers have seen a rise in members of the public feeding the deer roaming around Cannock Chase, which puts the deer at risk of death, disease and dependency on […]
People helping the homeless and vulnerable in Newcastle-under-Lyme have been shortlisted for a national award. The Borough Council’s ‘vulnerability and housing team’ is on the final list for the small team of the year award in a competition organised by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Staff, based at Castle House, work one-to-one with vulnerable residents […]
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this young man. Report from Staffordshire Police ………… The family of a boy who tragically died after being found in Rudyard Lake have issued a heartfelt tribute to him. Sonny Leese Clark, aged 17, who was a local lad from Leek, was spending time with his […]
A woman has sadly died following a house fire in Leek at the weekend. At 10.20 on Saturday night, the emergency services received a call from someone who saw smoke coming out of the windows of a home on James Street. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service forced their way inside and started work to extinguish […]
A healthcare assistant whose quick thinking helped save the life of a distressed member of the public has been praised for his actions. Mick Hibbs was on his way into work at Royal Stoke’s A&E Department when he spotted a gentleman in distress on a bridge, and Despite not being able to reach the stranger […]
While there are people who are struggling to eat, then no good food should be going to waste … but it is, because when a food passes it’s use by date it cannot be sold or passed on by a charitable group. Affordable Foods Stoke are receiving more and more food that they cannot pass […]
