Stafford Borough councillors have hit out at proposals that could see Stone and surrounding villages split up from the county…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
New funding and support schemes are now open to Stone businesses, with grants, training and mentoring on offer. Apply early…
Author: Jon Cook
Plans for a drive-through and EV hub near Meaford have been rejected after a planning inspector ruled the scheme was…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Residents, businesses and organisations from Stone and across Southern and Mid Staffordshire are being asked for their views to help shape the…
Author: Jon Cook
A proposed fare rise for Hackney Carriages in Stafford Borough could push taxi prices to the highest in the county,…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter and Jon Cook
A historic Stone factory building is set to make way for more than 100 new homes after councillors gave the…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Stafford Borough Council has teamed up with a national wildlife charity to help protect one of Britain’s best-loved garden visitors.…
Author: Jon Cook
Stafford Borough Council records highest business rate collection since Covid, but writes off over £200k in unpaid debts deemed irrecoverable.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
A new carpet bed at Stonefield Park marks the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII with a striking floral…
Author: Jon Cook
Stafford Borough Council has refused an application to build three houses on protected green space between Downing Gardens and Friars…
Author: Jon Cook
More than £730,000 has been given to Stafford Borough Council to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping in the area in…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
An appeal has been launched against the refusal of a planning application for a large electric vehicle (EV) charging hub…
Author: Jon CookStafford councillors warn that new government planning rules could sideline local voices and lead to unchecked housing developments.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
More than £70,000 has been given to Stafford Borough Council for measures to tackle crime and keep residents safe. Antisocial…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy ReporterStone Community Hub is among six local food banks set to benefit from fresh council funding that will keep vital…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Stafford Borough Council’s leader has agreed to raise rural communities’ concerns about agricultural inheritance tax changes with the area’s MPs…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
