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Fuel and food on the go as new Darlaston service station opens
A new 24-hour petrol station and convenience store has opened at the Darlaston Roundabout, transforming the site of the former…
Author: Jon Cook
9th May 2025
Darlaston Inn
Appeal rules Darlaston Inn to be demolished for new filling station
The demolition and redevelopment of the Darlaston Inn has been approved on appeal. The appeal decision reversed Stafford Borough Council's…
Author: Jon Cook
7th July 2023Refusal likely for petrol station plans for derelict Darlaston Inn
Safety concerns for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers have led to a recommendation to refuse plans to pull down a derelict…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
5th September 2022New Darlaston plans lodged for 24hr fuel station including 10 EV chargers
After being closed for almost 4 years, new plans have been submitted to Stafford Borough Council to bulldoze the Darlaston…
Author: Jon Cook
5th January 2022Stone 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…
Author: Jon Cook
31st December 2019Former Darlaston Inn to become innovative FREE Stone “park and ride”
A cross authority think-tank has been successful in fast-tracking a planning application to redevelop the former Darlaston Inn as an…
Author: Jon Cook
1st April 2019Plans to turn the Darlaston Inn into a petrol station and drive-thru have been refused
Euro Garages plans to knock-down the Darlaston Inn, and Whacky Warehouse has been refused following a recent Stafford Borough Council…
Author: Jon Cook
19th January 2019Plans submitted to demolish Darlaston Inn and create new petrol station and drive-thru restaurant
Following its closure, on the 1st March 2018, a planning application has now been submitted to Stafford Borough Council to…
Author: Jon Cook
9th May 2018Darlaston Inn to call last orders
After a pro-longed period of being for sale, the Fayre and Square pub on the A34 is to close from…
Author: Jon Cook
22nd February 2018Landslide closes A34 overnight
One lane of the A34 northbound after the Darlaston Inn roundabout is likely to be closed all weekend after a…
Author: Jamie Summerfield3rd August 2013Teams brave the Trent for festival raft race
Seventeen teams braved the River Trent on hand-built vessels this morning in the annual raft race, the curtain-raising event for…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
2nd June 2013Swan stops traffic on A34 – no, really
Motorists on the A34 were caught in an hour-long traffic jam on Thursday morning after a stubborn swan waddled on…
Author: Jamie Summerfield22nd December 2011Record year for Stone Festival raft race
Raft racers helped to launch this year's Stone Festival week with one of the largest entries in recent years. Twenty-one…
Author: Jamie Summerfield6th June 2011
