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‘Spring into work’ at Stone library
Published on 17 May, 2013 at 9:01 in What's On? | Viewed 130 times | No Comments
Stone Library is hosting a ‘Spring into Work’ drop-in event on Tuesday 21st May to give local jobseekers the boost they need to find work. The event has been organised by the National Careers Service, Signposts and Staffordshire County Council and will be held between 10am and noon. This FREE drop-in event is aimed...
Reminders over MMR catch-up programme
Published on 16 May, 2013 at 9:56 in News | Viewed 211 times | No Comments
GP surgeries in Stone will be writing to parents of teenagers over the next few weeks to offer the MMR vaccination as part of a national catch-up programme. The public health department at Staffordshire County Council is urging parents to look out for the letters and take action if they need to. The Department...
Hunt is on for Young Poet Laureate
Published on 10 May, 2013 at 10:24 in News | Viewed 232 times | No Comments
The hunt is on for a new Young Poet Laureate for Staffordshire – please encourage youngsters in Stone to enter! Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council have joined forces to recruit the new Young Poet Laureate, who will hold the post for a year. The competition aims to showcase the excellent skills of...
Stone stays blue as Tories hold seats
Published on 3 May, 2013 at 12:32 in News | Viewed 622 times | 2 Comments
The Conservatives held both Stone seats in the Staffordshire County Council elections, but a strong UKIP showing saw their share of the vote reduced. Philip Jones retained the Stone Urban seat, with Ian Parry taking Stone Rural. There was a strong showing from UKIP in both seats, with UKIP candidates finishing second. The...
Controversy over Stone Rural election leaflet
A UKIP candidate’s election leafet has caused outrage among people in the town and the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) community across the country. The flyer is a campaigning leaflet for David Nixon, UKIP’s candidate in the Stone Rural ward for the county council elections on 2nd May, where he is challenging Ian...
County elections: Stone Rural candidates
Published on 26 Apr, 2013 at 12:18 in News | Viewed 1,687 times | No Comments
We’ll go to the polls on Thursday 2nd May to elect a councillor to Staffordshire County Council for the Stone Urban and Stone Rural wards. Here are the candidates’ appeals for your vote for the Stone Rural ward. Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm. Lloyd Brown (Labour) I am delighted to have...
County elections: Stone Urban candidates
Published on 26 Apr, 2013 at 11:50 in News | Viewed 1,513 times | No Comments
We’ll go to the polls on Thursday 2nd May to elect a councillor to Staffordshire County Council for the Stone Urban and Stone Rural wards. Here are the candidates’ appeals for your vote for the Stone Urban ward. Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm. Andrew Illsley (UKIP) I have lived in Stone...
County elections 2013 – Stone candidates
Here are the candidates who are contesting the Stone Urban and Stone Rural seats in the Staffordshire County Council elections on 2nd May. STONE URBAN Andrew Illsley – UKIP Philip Jones – Conservative Rob Kenney – Independent Christopher Malvern – Labour David Smithwick – Independent STONE RURAL Lloyd Brown – Labour Jill Hood –...
UKIP leader Nigel Farage in town
UKIP leader Nigel Farage visited Stone today as part of his tour of the West Midlands ahead of the county council elections on 2nd May. He was in the town centre – and had a quick pint in Wetherspoons – before moving on to Yarlet and Marston for a protest against HS2. The candidates...
Make sure you can vote on May 2nd
Residents in Stone are being urged not to miss out on the chance to vote in next month’s elections. Voters will be going to the polls on Thursday 2nd May to elect councillors to Staffordshire County Council. With the deadline to register looming (17th April) people are being reminded to make sure they are...