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Big Win for Barlaston First School!

National Winners - The Owl class (Y4) at Barlaston First School are celebrating their big win in the Rees Jeffreys…

• Barlaston
• Barlaston First School

Low income families to benefit from free food & holiday activities

Free hot meals and access to a range of activities will be available to thousands of Staffordshire school children over…

• Staffordshire County Council
• winter holiday activities and food programme

In Pictures: Stone Christmas Lights 2021

Here's a collection of photos from the Christmas Lights Switch On as well as some in the recent snow!

• Stone Christmas Lights

Stone group gets share of £8k council grant

Stone Scout and Guide Band has received a share of nearly £8,000 from Stafford Borough Council as part of a…

• Community Foundation for Staffordshire
• Stone Scout and Guide Band

Churches Together in Stone – CHRISTMAS SERVICES – December 2021

Here's a roundup of the church services in and around Stone this Christmas time, thanks to Chruches Together in Stone…

• Christmas
• church services

Stafford Borough Council quizzed on Stone leisure facilities proposals

Support for a Stone school’s sporting facilities sparked a series of public questions at Stafford Borough Council’s latest meeting. The…

• Alleyne's Academy
• Alleyne's Academy Sixth Form
• Stafford Borough Council
• Stone Old Alleynians

Avian influenza confirmed in the county as public urged not to touch sick or dead birds

Following confirmation of cases in Staffordshire, people are being reminded to do what they can to help reduce the spread…

• Avian Flu
• Chasewater

Know your rights ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Shoppers are being urged to get to know their rights and avoid being ripped off or scammed while looking to…

• Black Friday
• Cyber Monday
• Online scams

Unwanted electrical gadgets given a new lease of life

Residents in Stone & across Staffordshire are being urged to give their unwanted broken electronic devices a new lease of…

• #DoingOurBit
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• WEEE

Beauticians reminded about new age limits for Botox

Beauticians and health businesses in Stone & across Staffordshire are being reminded about new laws on the use of Botox…

• Botox
• Staffordshire County Council

Santa and his friends at Stone Round Table have released their 2021 sleigh tour dates

Once again, Stone Round Table will be lending a hand to Santa this December as he takes a tour of…

• Christmas
• Santa sleigh
• Stone Round Table

Stone residents won’t see brown bin emptying charge increase

Stone gardeners will be relieved to hear that Stafford Borough Council has agreed that there will be no increase to…

• brown bin
• Stafford Borough Council

Stone shoppers to receive free Christmas parking

Once again the Borough ran Stone Car Parks on Christchurch Way and Crown Street will free to park from 1pm…

• Free Parking
• Stafford Borough Council

Stone Craft and Collectables Market – Saturday 20th November

Every third Saturday of the month sees the Stone Town Council Craft and Collectables market take over the town's High…

• craft and collectables market
• Stone High Street
• Stone Town Council

Local road safety heroes take centre stage in new campaign

Road safety officers, community speed watch volunteers, traffic officers and school crossing patrols are amongst the local heroes taking centre…

• road safety
• Staffordshire County Council
• Staffordshire Police

Stone’s Christ Church Community Advent Calendar map revealed

For the 12th consecutive year, Christ Church is once again coordinating its annual Community Advent Calendar around Stone.