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
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
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
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
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 Reporter
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
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
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
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 Reporter
Plans for a drive-through and EV hub near Meaford have been rejected after a planning inspector ruled the scheme was…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Council proposes a new cabinet support role to improve SEND services, prompting debate over cost and responsibilities.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Three Stone community groups receive £500 each from town council to support local music, youth activities and brass band performances.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Two former school leaders who helped make Stone’s Christmas lights switch-on sparkle with song for more than 25 years have…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
A historic Stone factory building is set to make way for more than 100 new homes after councillors gave the…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Council has ended the latest financial year more than £5m in the black despite rising care costs and…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy ReporterStafford Borough Council records highest business rate collection since Covid, but writes off over £200k in unpaid debts deemed irrecoverable.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
