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Wildlife Trust backs calls for introduction of a Natural History GCSE

The county’s largest nature conservation charity, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, is backing calls for a Natural History GCSE to be introduced…

• education
• staffordshire wildlife trust

Crown Street to reopen after technical issues halt works

Following a week of disruption, the works to bring sewer and power ducting to the new Crown Wharf have been…

• Canal Cruising
• Crown Street
• Crown Wharf
• roadworks

Deadline for primary and first school applications looms

Time is running out for Stone parents to get their primary and first school applications in before the 15 January…

New collection for batteries and waste electrical items

A recycling service for broken small electrical items and batteries is now available alongside the normal waste and recycling services.…

• Electrical recycling

Stone Leisure Centre to introduce paid parking from this month

Freedom Leisure is introducing paid parking at Stone Leisure Centre later this month.

• Freedom Leisure
• Stone Leisure Centre

Local NHS commissioners look to improve postcode lottery for services

NHS leaders are looking to end the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent postcode lottery and need patient views on a range of…

• NHS

“An accident waiting to happen” as construction traffic defy directions

Following a report from an ALBOS reader, we contacted Highways England about smart motorways traffic defying traffic routing notifications and…

• a34
• Highways England
• Smart Motorways
• Yarnfield
• Yarnfield Lane

Stafford Borough Council increase Stone car parking charges

As part of a county-wide review of Stafford Borough Council run car parks, Crown Street and Christchurch Way car parks…

• Christchurch Way car park
• Crown Street Car Park
• parking
• Stafford Borough Council

Stone 2019 – A Year in Review

As we say goodbye to 2019 we reflect on the changes we've seen in the town and look at the…

• 800 Degrees Pizzeria
• Charile's Cat Cafe
• Darlaston Inn
• Freerange Kidswear
• stone festival
• Stone Independents
• Stone Leisure Centre
• Stone Music Festival
• Stone Town Council

Part of new service will be access to online support

After having their say on support services, children and young people in Staffordshire will have access to online support for…

• Staffordshire County Council

New agency help children’s lives

An innovative project is set to be approved Which will improve the lives of children needing adoption or long term…

• Together4Children

Make fibre connection your New Year’s resolution

Staffordshire residents are being urged to improve their access to a broad range of services and opportunities by getting connected…

New report into work of Staffordshire fire service welcomed by Staffordshire Commissioner

A report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), which praises the work of Staffordshire Fire…

• HMICFRS

Major excavation to close Crown Street for up to 10 days

Major excavation works get underway on the 6th January which will mean that that Crown Street will be completely closed,…

• Canal Cruising Company
• Crown Street
• Crown Wharf

Parogon sews seeds with Christ Church C.E. First School

Winners of the 2019 Parogon Garden Design competition Theo Looker (age 6) and Poppy Dean (age 9) from Christ Church…

Stone couple, Sid and Yvonne Wagner, celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary

Congratulations to Stone couple, Sid and Yvonne Wagner, who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today, 19th December 2019.

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