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Free Christmas car parking in Stone

Published on 15 Nov, 2010 at 22:25 in News | Viewed 43 times | No Comments
Free Christmas car parking in Stone

Car parking will be free in Stone town centre on the two Saturday afternoons before Christmas after Stafford Borough Council decided to waive charges in the run-up to Christmas. The council has chosen two key afternoons before the big day to waive parking charges for motorists in a move that will provide a timely boost to...

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Free vehicle winter safety checks in Stone

Published on 15 Nov, 2010 at 13:24 in News | Viewed 38 times | No Comments
Free vehicle winter safety checks in Stone

Free vehicle winter safety checks are being held at Morrisons supermarket  on Thursday 18th November. Officers from Stone Neighbourhood Policing Unit (NPU), working with the Roads Policing Team, will be on hand at the store in Mill Street between noon and 4pm, checking vehicles and giving advice and guidance to motorists. Officers will also...

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Win a spa day for two at Moddershall Oaks

Published on 14 Nov, 2010 at 19:46 in News | Viewed 29 times | No Comments
Win a spa day for two at Moddershall Oaks

Kind people in Stone are being given the chance to win a spa day for two at Moddershall Oaks. The prize is being offered by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service to mark National Kindness Day, which fell on 13th November. People can nominate themselves or others for the prize by showing how their actions...

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Armed robber gets nine years in jail

Published on 12 Nov, 2010 at 23:58 in News | Viewed 88 times | No Comments
Armed robber gets nine years in jail

A prolific armed robber who targeted the Thomson travel agents in Stone’s High Street has been jailed for a series of raids on travel agencies in Staffordshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire. Gary Gilboy, of Mentmore Crescent, Liverpool, was arrested after raiding Co-Op Travel in Hanley on 3rd September. Gilboy had previously pleaded guilty to six...

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Resurfacing work underway on Whitemill Lane

Published on 12 Nov, 2010 at 20:18 in News | Viewed 26 times | No Comments
Resurfacing work underway on Whitemill Lane

Work started this week on the resurfacing of Whitemill Lane in Walton after years of campaigning by local people. Residents have battled for years to get roads resurfaced on the former Air Ministry estate in Walton. They said that potholes were a danger to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. After the works were announced, Derek...

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Fire service works with religious groups

Published on 12 Nov, 2010 at 19:57 in News | Viewed 44 times | No Comments
Fire service works with religious groups

A Stone reverend was among 80 people who attended a multi-faith fire safety awareness event at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s headquarters in the town on Thursday 11th November. The attendees were from organisations representing a wide range of faith groups including Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. The death of an elderly lady in a...

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Roses of Swynnerton remembered

Published on 11 Nov, 2010 at 20:39 in News | Viewed 97 times | 8 Comments
Roses of Swynnerton remembered

A special Armistice Day service was held in Swynnerton on Thursday 11th November for the women who helped to keep Britain fighting during the Second World War. Dubbed the Roses of Swynnerton, they worked at the old Royal Ordnance munitions factory, which was based in the village near Stone. Construction of the factory (officially Filling...

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Commuters urged to have a say on rail upgrade

Published on 11 Nov, 2010 at 11:00 in News | Viewed 78 times | No Comments
Commuters urged to have a say on rail upgrade

Commuters in Stone can have their say on plans to “revolutionise” the West Coast Mainline with proposed £200 million improvements to a junction near the town. Network Rail wants to revamp the Norton Bridge junction, which it describes as “like a roundabout in the middle of the M6”. Trains on the slow line to...

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Winter weather gritting alerts on Twitter

Published on 10 Nov, 2010 at 20:04 in News | Viewed 196 times | No Comments
Winter weather gritting alerts on Twitter

Motorists in Stone can get regular updates on winter weather conditions and road gritting activity this winter via Twitter. The updates will include the areas across the county where council officers will be gritting and any expected adverse conditions like ice and snow. This is the first time Staffordshire County Council has given regular...

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Police appeal to find missing teenager

Published on 10 Nov, 2010 at 15:35 in News | Viewed 288 times | No Comments
Police appeal to find missing teenager

Officers from Stafford CID have appealed for help in locating a 15- year-old girl missing from a village near Stone. Leanne Foreman left her address in Stocking Gate Lane, Coton Clansford, at around 12.15am on Tuesday 9th November. The youngster, who has links to Nottingham, may have travelled to the area in the early...

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