Stafford 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
Plans have come forward to demolish a former Stone swimming pool building to make way for new facilities for a…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
More than £730,000 has been given to Stafford Borough Council to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping in the area in…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Jason Metters succeeded Philip Leason as the new Stone Mayor at the town council’s annual meeting on Tuesday, 13th May.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Stafford councillors warn that new government planning rules could sideline local voices and lead to unchecked housing developments.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
More than £70,000 has been given to Stafford Borough Council for measures to tackle crime and keep residents safe. Antisocial…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy ReporterStone Community Hub is among six local food banks set to benefit from fresh council funding that will keep vital…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Stafford Borough Council’s leader has agreed to raise rural communities’ concerns about agricultural inheritance tax changes with the area’s MPs…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
More than 50 people have objected to plans to build houses on a patch of green space in Stone.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
A Stone school’s bid to revive its library has been given a boost as part of the latest round of…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Stone remains a safe place to visit, the town’s chief inspector has said, following antisocial behaviour and violence in Westbridge…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
A Stone community leader has called on Staffordshire County Council to install cameras to catch motorists flouting a High Street…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans for Stafford Borough Council to buy its Civic Centre have moved forward – despite the authority facing the axe…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Six councils, including Stafford Borough Council, are considering joining forces to create a new unitary authority to provide services for…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Ambulance crews in Staffordshire faced delays totalling more than 1,800 hours in a single week while handing over patients to…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire county councillors have backed draft proposals for a new unitary authority to oversee services for residents.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
