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December 4, 2023

Community leader brands high baby mortality rates in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire a 'scandal'

Health|Dec 4, 2023

November 30, 2023

Call blocker proves 'life-changing' for vulnerable resident

Staffordshire|Nov 30, 2023

November 29, 2023

HS2 campaign group celebrates victory and reveals next steps

Stone|Nov 29, 2023

November 24, 2023

Work continuing on Staffordshire History Centre and is set to be finished next summer

Stafford|Nov 24, 2023

Battery energy storage site plans for farmland are rejected

Environment|Nov 24, 2023

November 23, 2023

Plan for 30 homes on empty industrial land in Great Wyrley gets go-ahead

Staffordshire|Nov 23, 2023

November 22, 2023

Concerns about stroke patients making their own way to hospital

Health|Nov 22, 2023

November 20, 2023

Councillors back plans for ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Cannock|Nov 20, 2023

November 17, 2023

Apartment blocks approved in Hednesford

Hednesford|Nov 17, 2023

New Burger King plans for former restaurant turned car showroom

Business|Nov 17, 2023

November 15, 2023

New police firearms training centre in Stafford gets green light, replacing leased site

Stafford|Nov 15, 2023

November 14, 2023

Staffordshire Police’s automatic number plate recognition provision gets funding boost

Crime|Nov 14, 2023

November 9, 2023

Staffordshire hospitals see surge of Covid patients as winter pressures hit

Health|Nov 9, 2023

November 8, 2023

Staffordshire health services face £141 million deficit 'if action isn’t taken'

Staffordshire|Nov 8, 2023

October 30, 2023

Scrapping of HS2 leg 'should benefit Staffordshire more' says councillor

Staffordshire|Oct 30, 2023

Council plans to remove asbestos from allotment site

Stone|Oct 30, 2023

October 27, 2023

Bungalow plan thrown out by councillors following concerns about foul language and anti-social behaviour

Stafford|Oct 27, 2023

October 26, 2023

Tributes paid to veteran Stafford councillor

Stafford|Oct 26, 2023

October 25, 2023

Residents and councillors team up for nature project

Staffordshire|Oct 25, 2023

October 23, 2023

Plans passed for rural Rugeley workshop to become MOT test centre

Rugeley|Oct 23, 2023

Former Cannock nightclub to make way for apartment block

Cannock|Oct 23, 2023

October 20, 2023

Glamping pods plan for farm given the go-ahead

Attractions|Oct 20, 2023

New 80-bed care home given green light despite neighbours fearing it's 'too big'

South Staffordshire|Oct 20, 2023

October 18, 2023

Council introducing policy to support housing tenants to pay their rent

Cannock|Oct 18, 2023

Apartment plans for former council office building in town centre

Stafford|Oct 18, 2023

Scheme which enabled hundreds of households to avoid paying council tax not set to be repeated in 2024

Cannock|Oct 18, 2023

Cabinet chiefs give green light to spend up to £45,000 to upgrade CCTV

Cannock|Oct 18, 2023

October 17, 2023

Two bridges to be replaced in Cannock Chase

Cannock|Oct 17, 2023

October 14, 2023

'For the first two days I just cried' - Town centre road closure causes concerns for businesses

Business|Oct 14, 2023

October 12, 2023

Bleed control kits available in 200 police vehicles in Staffordshire

Crime|Oct 12, 2023

Staffordshire Police asked to record if foreign nationals are involved in offences

Crime|Oct 12, 2023

October 11, 2023

One patient left waiting more than two years for procedure at hospital trust

Health|Oct 11, 2023

October 9, 2023

Cabinet gives green light for council to buy empty former department store

Stafford|Oct 9, 2023

Council move to buy in plants instead of growing its own set to save £46,000 a year

Stafford|Oct 9, 2023

October 6, 2023

Ambitious 'garden community' plans for Stafford will not be affected by scrapping of HS2 line

Stafford|Oct 6, 2023

Two mums fined for failing to register their children at schools

Education|Oct 6, 2023

October 5, 2023

New council leader sets out Labour group priorities

Cannock Chase|Oct 5, 2023

October 4, 2023

Pub asks for permission to keep teepee for events

Staffordshire|Oct 4, 2023

October 2, 2023

HS2 work in Staffordshire continues despite uncertainty about second phase

Lichfield|Oct 2, 2023

September 29, 2023

Decision on ambitious plans to transform Cannock town centre delayed

Cannock Chase|Sep 29, 2023

Councillors told Amazon’s Rugeley site is expected to close in February

Business|Sep 29, 2023

September 27, 2023

Town centre’s landmark shop buildings could be transformed into market and living space

Stafford|Sep 27, 2023

September 21, 2023

Solar farm plans refused permission

Stafford|Sep 21, 2023

September 20, 2023

Town centre regeneration proposals set to be approved by planning committee

Cannock|Sep 20, 2023

Town council considers appointing Student Advisers

Stone|Sep 20, 2023

September 19, 2023

Council to commemorate Stafford Samaritans’ 60th anniversary

Stafford|Sep 19, 2023

Three garage blocks in Burntwood facing the bulldozers

Burntwood|Sep 19, 2023

September 18, 2023

Stafford councillors oppose rail ticket office closures

Stafford|Sep 18, 2023

New £38.50 a year fee to be introduced for garden waste collections

Cannock|Sep 18, 2023

September 15, 2023

Former councillors to become honorary Aldermen

Staffordshire|Sep 15, 2023

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