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Star FC want Food and Drink Festival moved
Published on 24 Sep, 2011 at 0:19 in News | Viewed 305 times | 4 Comments
A Sunday league football team from Stone has hit out at the siting of the Food and Drink Festival on Westbridge Park and has called for it to be held somewhere else in the town. Simon Marson, the player-manager of Star FC, says his club was left out of pocket after the Westbridge Park...
Train window smashed by object thrown from bridge
Stone residents have been urged to provide information after an object was thrown at a train just after it passed through a level crossing in the town, breaking the driver’s windscreen. The object is thought to have been thrown from the bridge over the railway near Langtry’s pub. The train was passing through the...
Groups can bid for £10k community funding
Published on 23 Sep, 2011 at 11:10 in News | Viewed 108 times | No Comments
Groups and clubs in Stone can apply for up to £10,000 from the Community Wellbeing Fund. The latest round of the county-wide fund offers up to £10,000 to small local community groups, clubs, parish councils, village halls and others that can establish new projects that benefit older and potentially vulnerable people. The funding is...
Band’s charity single for Children In Need
Stone band Lost Scenes have recorded a charity single for this year’s Children In Need to raise even more money as they gear up for their Cycle Gigathon. The four band members will be cycling over 200 miles and performing more than 30 acoustic gigs in just one week to raise money for Children...
Appeal after motorcyclist dies in crash
Published on 22 Sep, 2011 at 13:36 in News | Viewed 286 times | No Comments
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision near Stone this morning. Emergency services were called to Uttoxeter Road, Coton, Milwich, at around 8.40am following reports of a road traffic collision involving a blue Triumph motorcycle and a yellow articulated HGV. The male motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The stretch...
Hats off to bottletop knitters!
Published on 22 Sep, 2011 at 9:29 in News | Viewed 106 times | No Comments
Knitters and crocheters from Stone did their bit to make winter warmer for older people across the UK by taking part in The Big Knit last week. Yarn Gathering, the town’s yarn store in Radford Street, invited knitters to raise money for Age UK at Costa Coffee on Thursday 15th September by knitting bottle-top...
Nominate a Stone local hero for county awards
Published on 21 Sep, 2011 at 22:00 in News | Viewed 128 times | No Comments
Stone is full of local heroes making a real difference to the town – and now you can nominate one of them for Staffordshire’s annual awards ceremony for top volunteers. The Volunteer Staffordshire Awards 2012 Gala Celebration evening will take place next March where the winners will be announced. Everyone who has nominated a volunteer...
Town council to save £30k a year in share trial
Published on 20 Sep, 2011 at 10:11 in News | Viewed 290 times | 4 Comments
Stone Town Council will be sharing the legal expertise of Stafford Borough Council following the retirement of council clerk David Turner, a move that is expected to save the town council at least £30,000 a year. The legal services manager at the borough council will be carrying out duties for the town council following...
Win a spa day for two at Moddershall Oaks
Published on 16 Sep, 2011 at 9:01 in News | Viewed 462 times | No Comments
A Little Bit of Stone has teamed up with Moddershall Oaks to offer a chance to win a Spa Day for two – including lunch, treatment and use of the spa facilities – at one of the finest luxury spas in the Midlands. Transformed from a country property into a boutique spa with luxury...
Parking troubles for motorcyclists
Published on 15 Sep, 2011 at 12:03 in News | Viewed 176 times | No Comments
Motorcyclist Cyril Unsworth is furious that the only motorcycle parking bay in Stone seems to have more rubbish in it than motorbikes. He said: “I am not usually a person to moan but one thing really gets me going. As a motorcyclist I always try to use motorcycle bays and not take up a parking...
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