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Over 100 bikes security tagged in Stone
Published on 13 May, 2013 at 18:56 in News | Viewed 236 times | No Comments
Over 100 bikes were tagged by Staffordshire Police on Saturday as part of the Immobilise scheme, supported by local officers and Staffordshire County Council officials. Stone PCSOs Jenny Ludlow-Smith and Ian Brewis were on hand at Morrisons all day helping to tag bikes and give advice on staying cycle safe. Also there was Cath...
Police bike tagging event
Published on 8 May, 2013 at 11:59 in What's On? | Viewed 402 times | No Comments
A free bike tagging event is taking place on the car park at Morrisons on Saturday 11th May between 10am and 5pm. Jack Welsh, crime reduction officer for Stafford and Stone, is co-ordinating the event and will be supported on the day by local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and police support volunteers. Staff...
Free anti-theft tags for cycles
Published on 1 May, 2013 at 8:26 in What's On? | Viewed 503 times | 1 Comment
Police in Stone are holding two crime prevention events in May to help prevent the thefts of bicycles and car number plates. Police and Staffordshire County Council will be holding a bike tagging event on Saturday 11th May between 9am and 5pm at Morrisons. They will be offering free Immobitags and registering owners with...
Cyclists urged to out-smart the thieves
Published on 8 Mar, 2013 at 14:14 in News | Viewed 1,103 times | No Comments
Cyclists across Staffordshire have been urged to check their privacy settings on smart phone apps used to record cycle routes after the police revealed that criminals may be using them to identify the location of high-value bikes. Between September and December last year over 370 cycles were stolen in areas including Stone, Stafford, Cannock, Rugeley,...
Your Tour of Britain video and pics!
Thanks to everyone who shared pictures and videos of the Tour of Britain in Stone today, either via email, Facebook or Twitter. Thank you to Anna West, Cyril Watts, Dennis Bettany, Ian Prescott, Jason Kent, Joshua Cope (A Little Bit of Stone’s resident snapper extraordinaire!), Karen Sunnsea, Matt Lee, Neill Harvey-Smith, Peter Wood, Steve...
Choose your spot for the Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain cyclists, including Olympic and Tour de France legend Bradley Wiggins, will be zipping through Stone on Thursday 13th September – and here’s the route they’ll be taking through the town. Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain starts from Trentham Gardens at 10.30am – and it won’t take them long...
Bradley Wiggins to race through Stone
Published on 21 Aug, 2012 at 20:57 in Sport | Viewed 4,648 times | No Comments
Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins will be racing through Stone next month as the Tour of Britain returns to the town. Wiggins – who won gold in the London 2012 time trial following his amazing Tour de France success – confirmed at the weekend that he will be competing...
Flood water no problem for cyclists!
Published on 7 Jul, 2012 at 22:45 in News | Viewed 1,052 times | No Comments
Friday’s flash floods in Stone may have left cars stranded but they proved no problem at all for these two cyclists, who carried on pedalling in three feet of water! The flooded road behind the George and Dragon pub in Meaford saw one car stranded but the cyclists showed how it should be done....
£700,000 boost for canal towpath in Stone
Published on 2 Jul, 2012 at 20:06 in News | Viewed 621 times | 5 Comments
More than £700,000 will be spent on improving the canal towpath between Barlaston and Aston in an ambitious project to encourage cycling and attract tourists. Stafford Borough Council will contribute £261,870 to the ‘Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath Improvement Project’ this year, with the county council contributing £458,000 over the following two years. The...
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...