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Celebration time for student firefighters

Published on 16 May, 2012 at 11:10 in News | Viewed 37 times | No Comments
Celebration time for student firefighters

Stone student firefighters will be showing off their skills on Friday to celebrate a £2,000 donation. Staffordshire County Councillors have donated £2,000 to the scheme and to show their appreciation the student firefighters will be showing off their skills at a special event on 18th May at Stone fire station. The families of the...

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Places available at 1st Stone Cubs

Published on 14 May, 2012 at 12:32 in News | Viewed 41 times | No Comments
Places available at 1st Stone Cubs

Some places are now available at a popular cubs’ group in Stone after a number of members left to join the Scouts. 1st Stone Cubs meet on Tuesday evenings in school term time between 6.30pm and 8pm at the pumphouse on Westbridge Park. The group is for boys and girls between eight and 10-and-a-half,...

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Alleyne’s students win Staffordshire title

Published on 13 May, 2012 at 11:10 in Business, News | Viewed 205 times | No Comments
Alleyne’s students win Staffordshire title

A group of business-minded students from Alleyne’s High School beat teams from 49 other schools to be named the best Staffordshire company in this year’s Young Enterprise challenge. The Sock Tree Company now go forward to the West Midlands final at Birmingham University next month, following in the footsteps of Versaleaf from Alleyne’s, who...

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Warning over Olympic torch disruption

Published on 11 May, 2012 at 13:38 in News | Viewed 244 times | 4 Comments
Warning over Olympic torch disruption

Council bosses are urging residents to get in place early when the Olympic Torch passes through the borough later this month – and not to get caught up in traffic as lots of roads are closed. The iconic flame will be travelling through Gnosall, Haughton and Stafford on its 14-mile route on Wednesday 30th...

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Add your voice to superfast broadband call

Published on 10 May, 2012 at 15:29 in News | Viewed 123 times | 4 Comments
Add your voice to superfast broadband call

Residents and businesses in Stone can show their demand for faster, more reliable broadband in a new survey set up by the county council. A demand registration survey is being launched this week following a £7.5m investment by the county council to ensure every property in Staffordshire has access to basic broadband and at...

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Ducklings rescued from Oulton drain

Published on 10 May, 2012 at 15:06 in News | Viewed 175 times | 2 Comments
Ducklings rescued from Oulton drain

This family of newborn ducklings that fell and became trapped in a drain were rescued in Oulton yesterday by a trio of county council highways workers. The five ducklings, thought to be just three days’ old, became trapped in the gulley on Kibblestone Road in Oulton, near Stone, at 8am yesterday. The team were...

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Chance to chat with Stone police

Published on 10 May, 2012 at 10:55 in News | Viewed 123 times | No Comments
Chance to chat with Stone police

  Stone PCSO Jenny Ludlow-Smith has invited people to meet her at Costa on the High Street on Monday for a chat about crime issues in the town. The surgery / meet-and-greet takes place at Costa on Monday 14th May between 11am and noon. It’s a great opportunity to meet Jenny and to pass...

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Appeal for information after burglary

Published on 10 May, 2012 at 7:23 in News | Viewed 174 times | No Comments
Appeal for information after burglary

Police in Stone have appealed for information after an unoccupied property in Beacon Rise, Walton, was burgled. The property, currently undergoing renovations, was broken into sometime between Saturday 5th and Tuesday 8th May when offenders forced a lock on the garden shed before taking a small pickaxe to smash a window in the property...

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Warning after distraction burglaries

Published on 9 May, 2012 at 10:01 in News | Viewed 230 times | No Comments
Warning after distraction burglaries

Staffordshire Police have warned people in Stone to be on their guard against suspicious callers at the door following three recent distraction-type incidents in the county, including one in Barlaston. Relatives and friends of the elderly are encouraged to warn them against opening the door to such callers. The advice comes after an incident in...

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Graffiti pair arrested after chase

Published on 6 May, 2012 at 22:40 in News | Viewed 606 times | 1 Comment
Graffiti pair arrested after chase

The two males who were arrested in Stone in the early hours of Saturday 5th May in connection with the graffiti in and around the town have been bailed until 18th June. The two, aged just 15, were arrested after police were alerted by a female motorist who saw the pair acting suspiciously. The...

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