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Bus changes for Stone start tomorrow, with new Aston Lodge route ready to go
Bus changes affecting Stone and nearby villages are due to begin tomorrow, Monday 30 March 2026, with new stops now…
Author: Jon Cook
29th March 2026
Norton Bridge
Online pledge form launched for Railway Inn community pub campaign
Supporters of the bid to reopen the Railway Inn now have a new way to back the project. Campaign organisers…
Author: Jon Cook
17th February 2026Progress meeting set as Railway Inn group launches pledge campaign
A community group hoping to buy and reopen the former Railway Inn in Norton Bridge has announced a second open…
Author: Jon Cook
8th January 2026Chance for community ownership as group launches bid to save the Railway Inn
Residents in Norton Bridge have begun a new push to bring the former Railway Inn into community ownership. The group…
Author: Jon Cook7th December 2025Railway Inn project releases first survey findings as volunteers step forward
The team working to bring the Railway Inn at Norton Bridge back into use has shared the first look at…
Author: Jon Cook18th November 2025Police appeal after non-stop collision near Norton Bridge
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was injured in a non-stop collision on Eccleshall Road near Norton Bridge.
Author: Jon Cook
5th November 2025Launch of New Norton Bridge Golf Club
A new golf club, based at the former Izaak Walton Golf Club, will officially launch on Friday 17th February 2017.…
Author: Lauren Walker
17th February 2017History message in a bottle
A collection of old glass and stoneware bottles discovered during excavations at Norton Bridge have gone on display. The late…
Author: Andy MacDonald
7th September 2016Norton Bridge rail flyover opens
At 5.11am this morning (29th March), the first train used the new flyover at Norton Bridge, a development that will…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
29th March 2016Heavy rain sees Norton Bridge road diversion extended
A temporary diversion that's in place on the Stone to Eccleshall B5026 road is being extended until early December after heavy…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
16th November 2015Road diversion for Norton Bridge development
A temporary diversion will be in place on the Stone to Eccleshall B5026 road to allow the final stage of…
Author: Jamie Summerfield10th September 2015Churn lid unearthed at Norton Bridge is from Saxon times
Archaeologists have discovered that a wooden butter churn lid unearthed at a major rail development near Stone (more HERE) is from the…
Author: Andy MacDonald
24th May 2015Prehistoric butter churn unearthed at Norton Bridge rail development
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a prehistoric settlement, including woodlands and part of a butter churn, at the major railway…
Author: Jamie Summerfield21st April 2015Have your say on Staffordshire rail upgrade
Network Rail is inviting people in Stone to have their say on plans to upgrade the railway in and around…
Author: Jamie Summerfield17th October 2011Commuters urged to have a say on rail upgrade
Commuters in Stone can have their say on plans to “revolutionise” the West Coast Mainline with proposed £200 million improvements…
Author: Jamie Summerfield11th November 2010
