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A man was found dead in a Newcastle-under-Lyme park and a woman was arrested on suspicion of murder early on Sunday morning. Officers were called to Queen Elizabeth Park on Silverdale Road, before 7.45, and sadly, the body of a man in his 50s was found at the scene. A 30-year-old woman, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, was […]
On Friday, The Environment Agency issued a Regulation 37 suspension notice to Walleys Quarry Limited, which requires the company to take immediate actions to remove the risk of serious pollution from emissions of landfill gas to the air. This notice requires Walleys Quarry to stop the acceptance and disposal of waste except for inert wastes […]
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 […]
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 […]
