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More grafitti bites the dust

Published on 6 May, 2012 at 21:59 in News, Pics | Viewed 401 times | 8 Comments
More grafitti bites the dust

Over 30 people came together to remove graffiti from around the town during the second community clean-up on Sunday 6th May. Residents, Christ Church members, local politicians and PCSOs all turned up to scrub away the graffiti that has hit the town over the last week or so – and all were buoyed at...

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Two arrested over Stone graffiti

Published on 5 May, 2012 at 19:29 in News | Viewed 569 times | 3 Comments
Two arrested over Stone graffiti

Two people have been arrested in Stone in connection with the recent spate of graffiti around the town. Two males were arrested in the early hours of Saturday and they were in custody “helping police with their enquiries”. Fresh graffiti was sprayed in Stafford Road on Friday night but it’s not known where the arrests...

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Housing staff go MAD for community projects

Published on 5 May, 2012 at 13:56 in News | Viewed 54 times | No Comments
Housing staff go MAD for community projects

  Big-hearted staff and board members at a housing provider that operates in Stone are volunteering to go MAD to celebrate the organisation’s 15th birthday. South Staffordshire Housing Association (SSHA) is marking 15 years by launching its Making a Difference (MAD) Days project, which will see more than 55 staff and board members donate their...

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Network Rail ‘yes’ to bridge clean-up

Published on 4 May, 2012 at 17:04 in News | Viewed 239 times | 6 Comments
Network Rail ‘yes’ to bridge clean-up

Stone’s graffiti clean-up team WILL be able to remove graffiti from the railway bridge on Radford Street after owner Network Rail finally gave permission. Organiser Kieran Mcknight had been told earlier this week that the bridge couldn’t be touched during Wednesday’s first community clean-up in the town. Other parts of the town were targeted instead...

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Community graffiti clean-up begins

Published on 2 May, 2012 at 19:55 in News | Viewed 698 times | 8 Comments
Community graffiti clean-up begins

The community clean-up of the graffiti in Stone began today. Organiser Kieran Mcknight explains in this post why he was spurred into action – and why your help is needed for round two on Sunday! On Sunday as I was walking to the morning service at Christ Church I was shocked and disappointed by...

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Passenger numbers soar 152 per cent

Published on 2 May, 2012 at 10:28 in News | Viewed 161 times | 4 Comments
Passenger numbers soar 152 per cent

There has been a staggering 152 per cent rise  in the number of passenger journeys from Stone railway station since trains started to call there again in December 2008. Figures from the Office of Rail Regulation reveal 76,346 outbound passenger journeys from the station in 2010/11, compared to 48,054 in 2009/10 and 12,018 in 2008/9....

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Coast-to-coast ride for Rotary Club president

Published on 1 May, 2012 at 21:26 in News | Viewed 94 times | No Comments
Coast-to-coast ride for Rotary Club president

  Stone Rotary Club president Will Tonge will be cycling the 150-mile coast-to-coast route from Whitehaven to Tynemouth on 5th May to raise money for SANDS, the stillborn and neonatal death charity. Joining local businessman Will on the challenge will be his brother Tim and old school pal Barry Bills and they expect to...

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Jubilee Fund grant for theatre group

Published on 1 May, 2012 at 10:23 in News | Viewed 47 times | No Comments
Jubilee Fund grant for theatre group

A theatre group in Stone will be getting a new portable stage thanks to Stafford Borough Council’s Jubilee Fund. The council has revealed the  first community groups to benefit from its £100,000 Jubilee Fund – and Stone Little Theatre is among them. The award-winning group was formed in 1980, is run by volunteers and based...

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Community clean-up to remove graffiti

Published on 30 Apr, 2012 at 16:24 in News | Viewed 480 times | 6 Comments
Community clean-up to remove graffiti

A community clean-up team will be removing graffiti from the Radford Street railway bridge on Wednesday – and they need your help. Kieron McKnight, the youth and children’s worker at Christ Church, will be attempting to clean the graffiti that was sprayed on to the bridge near Langtrys pub over the weekend. Along with...

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Car park cordoned off after vandalism

Published on 29 Apr, 2012 at 11:27 in News | Viewed 877 times | 9 Comments
Car park cordoned off after vandalism

Police have had to cordon off part of the car park at Westbridge Park this morning after bottles were taken from the recycling bins and smashed, leaving glass all over the car park. This vandalism follows a spate of graffiti that’s been sprayed across the town. Click here for more details on that. It’s been...

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