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Space 2020  – The show will go on!
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SPACE 2020 is getting ready to blast off - with all finishing touches being finalised ahead of the launch of the redesigned summer programme. Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime, Matthew Ellis...
Here’s how to get that ‘summer feeling’ back, with discounted Drayton Manor tickets for the holidays!
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OUR local theme park, Drayton Manor Park, is offering discounts of up to 28 per cent off tickets this summer, but you’ll have to be quick to get your hands on them! The family-favourite theme...
High Sheriff to ride 300 miles around Staffordshire to promote county as staycation destination and raise money for charity
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Their journey will raise money for the Community Foundation for Staffordshire. THE High Sheriff of Staffordshire, Charlie Bagot Jewitt, along with a ‘posse’ of five other cycle riders, aged 16 to 60, are cycling 300 miles...
£1M Distributed Across Staffordshire In Three Months To Help Charities And Voluntary Groups During Coronavirus
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THE Community Foundation for Staffordshire has announced that they have distributed over £1,000,000 to charities and voluntary groups across the county in three months to support the organisations during COVID-19. The Foundation has used...
Extra help for children delivered during pandemic
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AN additional £1.3 million has been spent keeping vulnerable children and families in Staffordshire safe during the Coronavirus lockdown. Staffordshire County Council’s Children and Families Services department invested heavily to cope with the unprecedented...
Children urged to join Silly Squad for Summer Reading Challenge
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CHILDREN from across Staffordshire are invited to join Silly Squad as part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. Supported by Staffordshire County Council’s Libraries Service, the Summer Reading Challenge is the annual campaign to encourage...
Immunisation drive-through clinics ensure young people continue to receive vaccinations
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THE School Age Immunisation Service is providing drive-through immunisation clinics to ensure young people are continuing to receive vaccinations during COVID-19. The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) service will be running the drive-through immunisation...
Club for people with special needs gets cash boost from Tamworth Co-op shoppers during lockdown
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A CHARITY whose members have been forced into self-isolation by the coronavirus pandemic has received a welcome boost with a £500 donation from Tamworth Co-op shoppers. Customers of the fashion outlet in the former department...
Schools in Staffordshire step-up to the challenge of re-opening to more students
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AROUND three-quarters of the county’s 313 primary schools in Staffordshire are expected to open to more pupils today (June 1), with nearly all primary schools expected to open in the next two weeks. Social distancing...
Bolehall shoppers’ dividends help girl footballers to reach their training goals
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ONE of Tamworth’s best-known and long-established junior football clubs has netted a much-needed donation from kind-hearted shoppers at Bolehall Co-op. St John’s Junior Football Club will use the £500 grant to buy new training equipment...
Tamworth’s demand for delectable doughnuts sees PROJECT D launch delivery service
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DELICIOUS doughnuts which have been enjoyed by Love Island contestants, fashionistas and even members of the Royal family are now being delivered directly to the doors of households in Tamworth. The brightly-coloured handcrafted treats are...
Online arts event connects Artists across the UK
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TAMWORTH based Urban arts group New Urban Era hosted their first online street art event Saturday 9th May that included 8 Artists painting live and 3 DJ's provided the music. Artists included Tamworths Wingy and...
Online Introduction to Autism workshop developed to support families
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AN NHS service supporting autistic children and young people in South Staffordshire and their families has developed a new online workshop in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s interim Children...
Vital contribution of hundreds of foster families in Staffordshire highlighted during coronavirus pandemic
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EVERY day almost 400 foster families across Staffordshire provide a loving and stable home to around 700 children and young people, and this commitment from families is ongoing during the coronavirus outbreak. This year’s Foster...
Top Ten Tips For Charities & Voluntary groups Applying For Emergency Funding During Covid-19
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During COVID-19 charities are losing fund-raising income. New community support groups formed due to Coronavirus are expanding and would benefit from financial support... here are some questions and answers... What emergency financial funding is available...
Tamworth Urban arts festival to go ahead – but not as we know it
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Nue will go live on their Facebook page on Saturday TAMWORTH Urban arts Group New Urban Era will stream possibly the first-ever online live  Graffiti event this Saturday with 8 Artists taking part. Nue will...
Tamworth Primary Academy create Birthday cards for Colonel Tom
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The artwork can be seen in the window at Bradly Scott Windows on Watling Street, who has previously displayed the Academy's artwork celebrating the NHS and key workers. PUPILS at Tamworth's Three Peaks Primary Academy...
Writing competition launched for Tamworth children
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CALLING all young story writers! Do you have a creative imagination? Do you enjoy writing short stories and would love to have your story read out by a local author? Then we have the competition...
COVID-19 bereavement: how to help children cope
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AS the Conoravirus death toll continues to rise, more and more youngsters are having to cope with the loss of a loved one. Former primary school teacher Catherine Lynch of education resources and lesson plan...
New Urban Era are spreading colour around the Town
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NEW Urban Era has been working on projects to keep families entertained during the Coronavirus crisis including video tutorials on social media from local Beatboxer Crmpts and Dancer Helen Martin. The Tamworth arts group have...
Ninety-nine percent of parents offered top choice primary school
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THE majority of parents in Staffordshire will find out today (April 16) that they have been allocated their top preferred primary school. 94 per cent of parents will find out that they have been allocated a...
Staffordshire’s investment in schools earmarked to continue
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MILLIONS of pounds are to be spent this year building new schools and upgrading others in Staffordshire. More than £26 million is being allocated to refurbish classrooms, improve facilities and reduce energy emissions, as well as...
Staffordshire Police supports national coronavirus online safety push
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PARENTS, children and young people are being urged to ensure they know how to stay safe online after warnings of an increased risk of child sex offending during the coronavirus crisis. Following the assessment by...
Praise for keeping schools open for key workers
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TEACHERS, nursery workers and other childcare professionals have been praised for doing a great job supporting the response to the current Coronavirus crisis. Philip White, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Learning and Employability, said...
Dance teacher from Tamworth convicted for further sexual abuse of pupils
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A former dance teacher who taught in Birmingham has been convicted of further sexual offences against his former pupils after previously receiving a five-year sentence in 2018. Neil Harris, of Dosthill, taught at a dance...
Get in your child’s good books for World Book Day
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TIME to take World Book Day back to its roots? A UK childcare provider is sharing its top tips to unleash a child’s creativity through storytelling and crafts. One of children’s most loved traditions, World...
Call to nominate Heroes for the FA & McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards
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THE FA, McDonald’s UK and Sir Geoff Hurst are looking to celebrate grassroots football volunteers in the 2020 FA & McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards Nominations are officially open for this year’s FA &amp...
Police are working to safeguard children from County Lines criminal gangs
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POLICE in Staffordshire have launched a crackdown on gangs who exploit children in the county through County Line drug dealing and other criminality. Working alongside Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Staffordshire County Council, particularly Children’s Services...