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Council ends financial year in surplus
Stafford Borough Council reports a £400,000 surplus for 2024/25, with funds added to its working balances following a strong year-end…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
22nd October 2025
Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire ends joint plan for electric vehicle infrastructure as council backs local approach
Staffordshire County Councillor Andrew Mynors says the county’s electric vehicle plans must “meet the needs of residents across Staffordshire, as…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter20th October 2025Plan for 140 new homes off Marlborough Road submitted
A proposal to build up to 140 homes in Stone has gone in to Stafford Borough Council. Developer Taylor Wimpey…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
16th October 2025Reform-led council axes climate emergency status in Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Councillor Andrew Mynors, who represents part of Stone under the Stafford Trent Valley division, has led a successful…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
15th October 2025Stone Town Council backs the south and opposes the north in council authorities shake‑up
Stone councillors have backed proposals for the town to be included in a new southern Staffordshire council – and have…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
9th October 2025Council tax and business rate arrears worth £45k written off in Stafford Borough
Stafford Borough Council has written off more than £45,000 in unpaid council tax and business rates after debts were deemed…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter30th September 2025Cabinet backs east and west model while pledging to fight for a united Staffordshire
Senior councillors have agreed to put forward plans for two new unitary authorities covering east and west Staffordshire – but…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
19th September 2025Council set to spend up to £142k on political assistant posts in Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Council plans to spend up to £142,010 on hiring two one-year political assistants, with one assigned to the…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
19th September 2025Black cabs cleared for Stafford Borough as taxi rules updated
Black cabs will be permitted in Stafford Borough after a change in taxi licensing policy was approved to allow two…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
12th September 2025More than 80 new homes have been proposed for land on the edge of a Barlaston.
Inglewood Investment Company Limited is seeking permission for up to 81 homes on land east of Old Road in Barlaston.…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
12th September 2025Yarnfield calls for clarity as council split plans unfold
Parish councillors in Yarnfield say they are “on the battle front” of council reorganisation plans and are calling for clearer…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
9th September 2025Planning application lands for 240 new homes on the edge of Stone
As expected, plans have been submitted by Richborough Estate for a 240-home development for land south of Eccleshall Road. We…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter4th September 2025Alleyne’s granted permission to sub-let former swimming pool site to football club
Plans to create new facilities for a Stone football club have moved forward after Alleyne’s Academy was given the green light…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
26th August 2025Borough councillors hit out at proposals that could see Stone split from Stafford in new authority
Stafford Borough councillors have hit out at proposals that could see Stone and surrounding villages split up from the county…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
26th August 2025Public consultation leads to planning bid for Cotes Heath solar farm
Plans have been submitted for a 24-hectare solar farm near Cotes Heath, set to generate power for over 7,000 homes…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
11th August 2025Three-month pause on new non-urgent roadworks in Staffordshire’s most disrupted areas
Staffordshire County Council introduces three-month pause on new non-essential roadworks in areas facing disruption, with a call for legislative reform.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter30th July 2025
