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Stone town centre road improvement scheme completed after three months of work
Stone town centre roadworks have been completed after three months of repairs and resurfacing across several main routes.
Author: Jon Cook
30th October, 2026
Highways
Which Stone roads need pothole repairs most?
Staffordshire aims to repair 40,000 potholes by March 2027. Which roads and streets in Stone should highways crews tackle next?
Author: Jon Cook
17th July, 2026Stone town centre roadworks set to tackle busy junction potholes
Roadworks are set to begin in Stone town centre, with potholes around the Newcastle Street and Crown Street junction due…
Author: Jon Cook
8th July, 2026Gritters return to Staffordshire roads, but not because of snow
Gritters are returning to Stone roads this week, but not because of snow, as highways crews prepare for hot weather.
Author: Jon Cook
8th July, 2026Stone depot among bases for extra pothole repair crews
Extra pothole repair crews will be based at Stone and other Staffordshire depots as the county council tackles road defects…
Author: Jon Cook22nd June, 2026New county traffic plan aims to cut disruption on roads in Stone and Staffordshire
A new Staffordshire traffic plan aims to reduce roadwork disruption through better coordination, with potential knock on effects for roads…
Author: Jon Cook
19th April, 2026Two weeks of A34 overnight closures between Stone and Stafford as the Pets at Home roundabout is resurfaced again
Overnight closures on the A34 north of Stafford begin Monday 11th August for resurfacing works at the Pets at Home…
Author: Jon Cook
4th August, 2025Three-month pause on new non-urgent roadworks in Staffordshire’s most disrupted areas
Staffordshire County Council introduces three-month pause on new non-essential roadworks in areas facing disruption, with a call for legislative reform.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter30th July, 2025Lichfield Road resurfacing works to begin with closures and parking restrictions in place
Surface treatment works are set to close Lichfield Road in Stone between 4th and 17th July, with key parking restrictions…
Author: Jon Cook
3rd July, 2025Council crews racing ahead with summer road treatment programme
Staffordshire crews have completed over 60 miles of surface dressing since March, helping to extend road life and prevent potholes…
Author: Jon Cook25th June, 2025Stone roads part of 1.7 million square meter surface dressing programme
More than 1.7 million square meters of Staffordshire roads have already been surface-dressed this financial year, and now, thanks to…
Author: Jon Cook1st October, 2024Ten nights of full closure on the A34 between Stone and Stafford
Just when we thought it was completed, surfacing works on the A34 Stone Road between the Redhill roundabout and the…
Author: Jon Cook
17th September, 2024Stafford Borough councillors declare roads emergency
Staffordshire is facing a “roads emergency” because of the “worryingly poor state of repair” of the county’s highways, Stafford councillors…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
13th September, 2024Staffordshire Highways crews focus on fixing for the next 12 months
Staffordshire County Council has said that highways crews will go the extra mile to repair more roads and drainage over…
Author: Jon Cook
29th May, 2024£50 million boost for Staffordshire Highways over the next three years
An extra £50 million will be invested in maintaining and improving Staffordshire’s highways over the next three years, alongside a…
Author: Jon Cook
21st March, 2024Stone residents left confused as road closure signs imply they’ll be locked out for 2 weeks
Residents of Stone's Aston Lodge have been left baffled as signs erected on the estate's loop road warn of a…
Author: Jon Cook
21st February, 2024
