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Getting fired up about apprenticeships
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service will be spreading the word about fire service apprenticeships during National Apprenticeship Week which starts…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
26th February 2014
Jamie Summerfield
I founded A Little Bit of Stone in August 2010. I'm a journalist and communications professional with a passion for community news
Stone MS-UK centre to close in March
The Stone-based MS-UK Staffordshire centre will be closing in March after the national MS-UK charity withdrew funding. The volunteers who…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
26th February 2014Wildlife in the spotlight at Trust talk
Nature lovers are being given the chance to find out more about the county's wildlife at a special talk on…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
26th February 2014Gas cylinders explode in Oulton Heath blaze
Butane cylinders and oil drums exploded in a fire at an outbuilding in Oulton Heath in the early hours of…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
26th February 2014Drop-in police surgery at Stone Costa
A police drop-in surgery is being held at Costa in Stone High Street on Friday 7th March. Local officers will…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
25th February 2014Healthy eating award for Giggles & Wiggles
Giggles and Wiggles nursery in Stone has achieved top marks in a scheme to improve the health of youngsters. Children…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
24th February 2014Free debt help on your doorstep in Stone
When financial trouble hits, it’s easy to feel alone. It can seem like no-one can help or that no-one wants…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
23rd February 2014Volunteers needed at Downs Banks beauty spot
The National Trust is looking for volunteers to help install fencing at Downs Banks. Meeting one Sunday every month for…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
22nd February 2014Stone Old Alleynians back in action at last!
Stone Old Alleynians played their first league game since the 14th December thanks to the recent bad weather but lost…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
21st February 2014Stone Town Council freezes Council Tax
Stone Town Council voted to freeze its share of our Council Tax bill at a meeting on 13th February. The…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
20th February 2014Wife-carrying contest for 2014 Stone Festival!
A great new event has been added to the Stone Festival line-up this year - Lymestone Brewery's wife-carrying contest! The…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
20th February 2014Valentine’s baby for Sarah and Alex!
Huge congratulations to Sarah Nadin and Alex Preston, whose first child Luna Bella was born at their Oulton home on…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
19th February 2014Campaigners: Don’t cut Stone bus services
Almost 2,000 people in Stone have signed a petition calling for bus services in the town to be protected. Staffordshire…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
19th February 2014Paddlers out in force for Stone mini slaloms
You may have noticed how busy Stafford and Stone Canoe Club has been on several recent Sundays down on the…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
19th February 2014Landlady Rita to leave Langtrys in July
The landlady of Langtrys will be leaving the pub in July. Rita Durkin shocked locals when she posted this update…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
17th February 2014Cricket club pavilion destroyed in storms
The roof of the top pavilion at Little Stoke Cricket Club in Stone was blown right off in the storms…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
14th February 2014
