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Primary school applications deadline looms

Parents in Stone are being urged to get their primary school applications in as the 15 January 2021 deadline is…

How much do YOU want to pay for police and fire services? The Commissioner wants to know.

Matthew Ellis, the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime, wants Stone locals to speak up loudly and…

• Matthew Ellis

Assaulted male discharged from hospital

Staffordshire Police have confirmed that the 38-year-old man who sustained a serious head injury in an assault in Stone has…

• Staffordshire Police

Stafford Borough provide business support for latest lockdown

Stone businesses in the hospitality, retail and leisure sector could be in line for a new one-off top-up payment announced…

• Covid-19
• Stafford Borough Council

Stone attempted murder arrest following an incident on Tuesday evening

A 43-year-old man, from Stafford, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Stone after a 38-year-old male suffers…

• Staffordshire Police

Stone student raises money for local homelessness charity

Stone student Shauney Conner teamed up with The Shrewsbury Ark this Christmas to raise much-needed funds to provide essential toiletries…

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ALBOS year in review – 2020 roundup

Well, we made it out of 2020, and what a year! Obviously, Covid-19 dominated the news, but for this post,…

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Stone non essential shops to shut as Staffordshire moves to Tier 4

From tomorrow, Thursday December 31st, Staffordshire will be escalated to Tier 4 Level, which means non essential shots will once…

• Covid-19
• staffordshire
• Tier 4

ALBOS Christmas Story – Freddie Saves Christmas

As we celebrate a very different Christmas with our loved ones, the ALBOS team have written and produced this Christmas…

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Stone chemist opening times for Christmas 2020

Pharmacy services will still be available in Stone over the Christmas period, however, there will be much-reduced opening hours.

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Our Beautiful Borough retail mini-site goes live

At the end of the week, Stafford Borough Council launched their retail mini-site shining a spotlight on retail in Stone,…

• Our Beautiful Borough
• Stafford Borough Council

ALBOS presents; A very special Christmas Eve bedtime story

Team ALBOS are proud to announce that this Christmas Eve we will host a very special bedtime story, told by…

• Christmas

Beware of who takes away your garden waste

Following Stafford Borough Council's decision to introduce the £36 annual charge to collect brown bins (garden waste) a number of…

• brown bin
• Stafford Borough Council
• waste

Christ Church in Stone release details of their Christmas Services

Stone's Christ Church has kicked off its Christmas celebrations with their advent windows, now in their 11th year, and have…

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• Christmas

Local train operator rolls out live journey updates and passenger entertainment

Train travelling passengers using London Northwestern Railway services can now access real-time information about their journey to help them travel…

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Winners of Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition announced

The winners of the annual Stone Town Mayor’s Schools “Design a Christmas Card” competition have been announced after hundreds of…

• Mayor's Christmas Card Competition 2020