Politics

Stone Rural County Councillor calls for urgent Covid task force

An urgent task force has been called for to be assembled by Staffordshire County Council to visit pubs and restaurants…

• Covid-19

Stone Conservative Branch survey draws over 300 responses

At the beginning of June we shared the Stone Conservative Branch survey, as they aimed to find out the views…

• Stone Conservative Branch
• survey

Stone Town Council to hold second “virtual” meeting

Stone Town Council will once again be running a virtual meeting of their planning, management and general purpose committees on…

• Stone Town Council

Staffordshire County Council appoints New Leader and Deputy

A meeting of Staffordshire County Council on Thursday 23 July has appointed Alan White as its new leader. First elected…

• Staffordshire County Council

Electoral letters hitting doorsteps from next week

From next week, households will be receiving letters to make sure the electoral register in Stafford Borough is up to…

• Electoral Register

Staffordshire County Council leader to stand down

After 11 years in charge of the local authority and five years as Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of…

• Philip Atkins
• Staffordshire County Council

Budget breaks welcomed by County leader

Staffordshire County Council’s Leader has welcomed bonuses for firms, a boost for young job seekers, eat out discounts and a…

• Covid-19
• funding
• Staffordshire County Council

Stone Town Council to live stream council meeting for the first time

Tonight, 7th July, Stone Town Council will be live streaming, for the first time, their General Purpose Committee meeting on…

• Stone Town Council

Measures to advance equality and inclusion outlined by County Council

Staffordshire County Council is increasing gender equality in its workplace, with a mentoring scheme for new parents, support for people…

• Gender equality
• Staffordshire County Council

Claim your vote – don’t miss the boat

This month, more than 60,000 households will be contacted to make sure Stafford Borough’s electoral register is up to date.…

• Stafford Borough Council
• vote

Stone Conservative Branch launch survey about realising Stone’s potential

The Stone Branch Conservatives have created a survey to find out the views and priorities of local people, the results…

• Stone Conservatives
• survey

Chance to zoom in on council Covid-19 response

Some of the highlights regarding the work of the authority during the coronavirus, including more than £20 million for small…

• Covid-19
• Stafford Borough Council

Coronavirus response on Council’s agenda

A meeting next week will see senior councillors in Stafford will be giving an update on the local authority’s response…

• Covid-19
• Stafford Borough Council

Easier access to advice and guidance for carers

Staffordshire county council’s cabinet agreed to remodel services that support carers so that they will get easier access to advice…

• Carer services
• Staffordshire County Council

Near full employment figures for county as skills and apprenticeship drive continues

Staffordshire continues to see near full employment, and supporting people to gain the skills they need to access higher value…

• Staffordshire County Council

Future funding set out by Staffordshire Commissioner

Proposals for the amount to be paid locally towards police and fire and rescue services has been discussed by Staffordshire’s…