Children across Staffordshire are being invited to name 10 new gritting vehicles as the county council prepares its highways fleet for winter. Entries can be submitted online.
Guinness World Record holder and ADHD mentor Andy Stone returns to his hometown of Stafford on 30th November to share his journey from addiction and depression to extraordinary endurance achievements, alongside practical advice on understanding ADHD.
A Staffordshire family has exceeded its £50,000 fundraising target to provide more than 100 generators to Ukrainian households, schools and care homes ahead of winter.
Classic cars, retro vehicles and more than 40 independent traders will take over Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre for a free day out, with a new People’s Choice award giving visitors the chance to vote for their favourite vehicle.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has formally ended its agreement with the developer behind plans to transform Tunstall Library and Baths, with £3.5 million in Levelling Up funding redirected or allocated to other project costs.
A commemorative JCB digger pin badge created by a retired Staffordshire firefighter has raised £12,500 for the Royal British Legion, with thousands sold to supporters around the world.
Staffordshire Moorlands councillors have backed plans for up to five homes off Cheadle Road in Cheddleton, despite concerns about the development’s impact on the countryside.
The owner of Campbell Road Lorry Park has accused Stoke-on-Trent City Council of moving the goalposts over a planning application, while council officers insist drainage, ecology and highways concerns remain unresolved.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is facing mounting financial pressures as rising children’s and adults’ social care costs push its projected overspend to £10.8 million, despite millions in exceptional government support.
NHS leaders have outlined plans to ease winter pressures across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, including additional GP appointments, vaccination campaigns and measures to reduce A&E attendances, as councillors raise concerns about ambulance delays.
Plans to transform a Grade II-listed barn at Blackbrook Hall near Lichfield into 10 bedrooms for wedding guests have been approved, supporting the expansion of a newly established countryside wedding venue.
