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This Valentine’s Day make sure you avoid counterfeit goods

Shoppers looking for gifts for their loved ones this Valentine’s Day are being urged to be on the lookout for…

• counterfeit goods
• Valentine's Day

Borough Care to create fifty new jobs in Stone as care home development nears completion

A not-for-profit care home group will open the doors of Shoemaker Place this Spring and as well as it creating…

• Shoemaker Place

Communities urged to join Queen’s Jubilee celebrations

People from Stone & across Staffordshire are being invited to join in the celebrations and organise their own celebration events…

• Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Councils join forces to tackle climate change

To help tackle climate change in the county, Councils from across Staffordshire have joined forces to form the Staffordshire Sustainability Board.

• Climate Change
• Staffordshire Sustainability Board

Young Stone apprentice learns valuable skills

With National Apprenticeships Week next week, Abdullah Bilal, a first year Make UK apprentice with Hitachi Energy in Stone, has…

• National Apprenticeships Week 2022

We meet the Stone Festival Committee to find out more about this year’s festival

On a chilly January evening, it was a pleasure to be invited along to meet the Stone Festival Committee to…

• stone festival

More than 5,000 children exposed to domestic abuse

More than 5,000 children have been exposed to domestic abuse in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent during the past year.

• domestic abuse
• Staffordshire Police

Stone residents advised about changes to Highway Code

Road users in Stone are being advised about important changes to the Highway Code which came into effect on 29…

• roads
• Staffordshire County Council

Mental health support service helps people “Step On” into employment

Over 334 people have found work, and many more given the vital skills they need to help them get back…

As restrictions ease, there’s still time to get jabbed

People in Stone & Staffordshire still in need of a vaccine are being reminded that it’s not too late to…

• Covid-19
• Vaccination

Local cyclist and printing company come together to launch new book – Lots of Latitude

Long-standing readers of A Little Bit of Stone may remember that we featured several amazing articles in 2015 about cycle-touring…

• Gordon Taylor
• Panda Press

County prepares to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Staffordshire will mark Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow, Thursday 27th January, with a series of events and activities.

• Holocaust Memorial Day

New roundabout to be built on A34 to support new Pets at Home distribution centre

Hot on the heels of a year of works on the A34 at Redhill, a new roundabout will be installed…

• a34
• roadworks

Stone residents looking for a new career urged to consider fostering

As part of its New Year campaign to fill the urgent need for foster families, Staffordshire County Council is asking…

• fostering
• Staffordshire County Council

ABB Stonefield works site on Outlon Road goes up for sale

This week the almost 10-acre ABB Stonefield Works Site on Oulton Road went up for sale - with offers invited,…

• ABB

Wedding fever comes to the Crown Hotel

Practically Perfect Events are bringing wedding fever to Stone, with a Wedding Fayre this March, held right in the centre…

• Crown Hotel
• Wedding Fayre