Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter

More than a third fail to turn up for free holiday activity programme

Families who book places on free school holiday activity schemes and fail to show up have been branded “disgraceful” by…

“Unauthorised” changes to former Stone church building allowed

A developer can now keep “unauthorised” changes made to a Grade II Listed church being converted into apartments.

• St John's Church

Stone leisure centre pool temperatures to be cut to reduce energy costs

Freedom Leisure, which operates Stone Leisure Centre on behalf of Stafford Borough Council, is to reduce pool and building temperatures…

• Freedom Leisure
• Stafford Borough Council
• Stone Leisure Centre

Stone councillors’ concerns about Stafford Borough’s Local Plan

Plans to build more than 800 new homes in Stone over the next two decades have met with concern from…

• Local Plan
• planning
• Stafford Borough Council
• Stone Town Council

Crown Wharf noise complaint licence review leads to canalside restrictions

Stone's Crown Wharf pub will have to close its canalside drinking area to customers earlier at night after nearby residents…

• Crown Wharf

Community group presents Pop-up cafe proposal for town railway station

A community group providing opportunities and support for adults with learning difficulties hopes to open a ‘pop up cafe’ at…

• Futures2gether
• Stone railway station

Waste reduction and reuse project to help tackle climate change

Residents and businesses in Stone and across Stafford Borough will be encouraged to reduce their waste and re-use items as…

• Stafford Borough Council
• waste

Changes to some Stone polling stations ahead of 2023 elections

Residents in Stone and some other areas of Stafford Borough will be visiting new venues to cast their votes in…

• polling stations

Floating market proposals considered by Stone Town Council

Councillor Steve Walley's proposal for a floating market could see Stone's canal the venue of a floating market in 2023.

• canal
• Steve Walley
• Stone Town Council

Refusal likely for petrol station plans for derelict Darlaston Inn

Safety concerns for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers have led to a recommendation to refuse plans to pull down a derelict…

• Darlaston Inn
• planning
• Stafford Borough Council

The Lamb’s car park management plans spark objection

A Stone pub that brought in a parking enforcement scheme to crackdown on non-customers taking up all its spaces didn’t…

• planning
• The Lamb

Stone traders struggling to use town recycling centre after cross-border “incursions”

Traders have been unable to dispose of waste at Stone's recycling centre after businesses from across the border used it,…

• Staffordshire County Council
• Stone Recycling Centre

Stone Councillors object to shorter A34 Starbucks totem pole plan

Plans for a pole with a lit-up Starbucks logo have been cut down to size after the original proposal was…

• a34
• planning application
• Starbucks

County council trials Pothole Pro machine but it comes in for some criticism

JCB’s award-winning pothole repair machine has been trialled by Staffordshire County Council to help fix local roads – and the…

• JCB
• potholes
• Staffordshire County Council

GP surgery staff and patients encouraged to “be kind”

GP surgery receptionists and patients are being encouraged to be kinder towards one another to reduce abuse against staff and…

• doctors
• GP
• NHS

Town council issues grants for local community groups

Four community groups and charities have been awarded windfalls by Stone Town Council – but a fifth bid was turned…

• grants
• Stone Town Council