Staffordshire County Council is planning to increase council tax by 3.99 per cent for the 2026/27 financial year, under the…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Councillors have raised concerns over a decision by Staffordshire County Council to stop funding some return home interviews for children…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Extra security was put in place at Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet meeting this week, following the suspension of a previous…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Crime fiction continues to dominate borrowing across Staffordshire libraries, with familiar authors once again filling the most borrowed lists for…
Author: Jon Cook
A full council meeting in Stafford was brought to a standstill on Thursday morning after anti racism campaigners disrupted proceedings…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
The temporary footbridge planned for Burston will not be installed before Christmas, despite approval now being granted. Persistent wet weather…
Author: Jon Cook
Ian Cooper has resigned as leader of Staffordshire County Council, a few days after he was removed from Reform UK…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Reform UK has revoked the membership of Staffordshire County Council leader Ian Cooper. The decision follows an internal investigation linked…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Reform UK is investigating social media accounts linked to Staffordshire council leader Ian Cooper after Hope Not Hate highlighted a…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy ReporterPothole repairs across Staffordshire have fallen since the spring elections, prompting fresh criticism from Conservative figures who say the new…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire councillors have urged the Government to set out a clear position on solar farms and battery storage schemes, following…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire’s finance lead calls on the Chancellor to support local services and growth ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday…
Author: Jon Cook
Stone would sit in a new western authority under Staffordshire County Council’s preferred east–west split, which leaders say offers a…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Council’s new Reform UK leadership has halted county farm sales and ruled out renewable projects on productive farmland.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
A former deputy leader says a Reform UK report on its first 100 days at Staffordshire County Council is “misleading”…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Council leaders have confirmed their final proposals for local government reorganisation will go before Cabinet on Monday 4…
Author: Jon Cook
