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NEWS Twcyross Zoo offering super-affordable day out for families with under 5’s
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MAKING memories and spending quality time together is so important for parents and their little ones, which is why Twycross Zoo is offering a fantastic day out that won’t break the bank! Available from...
Exciting festival of drama starts next week in Tamworth
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AN exciting five-night run of theatre gets underway next week with the 2019 Tamworth Hastilow Drama Festival, featuring a series of one-act plays by the region’s best amateur dramatic groups. Adult and youth theatre companies...
Staffordshire’s children’s social services rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted
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VULNERABLE children in Staffordshire continue to be well looked after by the county council’s social services. An Ofsted inspection of children’s social care services published today confirms that the authority has retained its overall rating...
MP champions Government support of the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
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THE School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS) is a Government programme that entitles every child aged 4-6 in fully state-funded schools to a piece of fruit or vegetable each school day. Across England, this equates...
Grab a bargain this World Book day for the Wind in the Willows outdoor theatre production
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CELEBRATE World Book Day today and grab a bargain ticket price of £5 per person to the Wind in the Willows performance, coming to Dosthill Park this June. This year World Book Day has the theme...
Christopher Pincher MP encourages Tamworth schools to enter national Carbon Monoxide awareness competition
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PRIMARY schools across Tamworth are being encouraged to take part in a national competition to raise awareness of the dangers of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Local MP, Christopher Pincher, is writing to local schools to encourage...
Tamworth High Schools – how do they perform?
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WITH parents across the Borough and surrounding areas finding out whether their children got their first choice of High School today - we wanted to let you all know how each School scored in...
Apprenticeship Success for Tamworth Business
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TAMWORTH-BASED Apollo Chemicals is celebrating the success of its apprenticeship programme as it's first ever apprentice completes his training and two more start their journey. Based on Amington Industrial Estate, Apollo Chemicals is the UK’s...
Nine out of 10 Staffordshire parents allocated their first choice secondary school
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ACROSS Staffordshire, more than nine out of 10 parents will learn today (Friday) that they have been allocated their first choice secondary school. Of the 7917 applications made for transfer at age 11, nearly 92...
Local theme park gears up for a fun-filled 2019 – with tickets on sale now!
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TAMWORTH'S local theme park is gearing up for a fun-filled season, as it announces its 2019 tickets are on sale now. Day tickets, family passes and new and improved season tickets for Drayton Manor Park...
Local MP Christopher Pincher gets behind National Apprenticeship Week 2019
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LOCAL Tamworth MP Christopher Pincher is supporting National Apprenticeship Week 2019 (NAW2019), highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships to employers, individuals, local communities and the wider economy in a week-long celebration of apprenticeships. The ‘Blaze a Trail’...
World Book Day at Ankerside’s Stay & Play
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IN celebration of World Book Day on Thursday 7 March, children visiting Ankerside’s Stay & Play this week are invited to come along to the activities dressed as their favourite, fictional character. From 9...
McDonalds joins forces with local school to keep their community clean
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STAFF from McDonalds Ventura Park branch joined forces with local school children from William Macgregor School on the Glascote Road to help clean up their local environment last week.Bianca Carvel who is a shift manager at...
Choo-choo-choose Thomas Land at Drayton Manor Park this February half term!
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THE region’s most popular theme park has the perfect way to keep your half term on track this February. Drayton Manor Park is inviting families from across the UK to spend their half-term break (9th–...
Huge savings arrive at Twycross Zoo for half-term!
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TWYCROSS Zoo is calling for visitors to grab their wellies and waterproofs for a fun-filled, family day out this February half-term, whatever the weather! Book now and take advantage of super savings with tickets for...
Families with a spare room sought in new fostering campaign
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PUT your spare room to good use and give a local child a forever home is the message from a former foster child. 23-year-old Isobelle from Stafford spent 4 of her teenage years living with...
Tamworth MP Supports Campaign To Help Young People Build Good Mental Health 
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AT Westminster, Christopher Pincher joined young people and mental health experts from leading charity, Action for Children, to support the parliamentary launch of Build Sound Minds – a campaign to help children and teenagers build good...
Tamworth is the best place for miles if you’re under 26!
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NEW analysis from BBC's Newsbeat has suggested that Tamworth is the best place to live for miles around if you are under 26; beating both neighbouring North Warwickshire and Lichfield. The analysis ranks 378 local...
One in four parents in the West Midlands lack confidence weaning their children
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One in four mums in the West Midlands region lack confidence introducing solid foods to their baby, new research has suggested. Public Health England (PHE) has launched its first ever Start4Life campaign to help...
Enjoy more special events at Tamworth Castle
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HUNT for dragons, seek out their eggs and step back in time to learn about medieval life, in a variety of fun-packed family activities this season at Tamworth Castle. Half-term fun begins on February 16...
Ankerside is whipping up a treat at Stay and Play
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ANKERSIDE Shopping Centre is prepping for its first Stay & Play activity of the year, which will have a culinary theme where youngsters can make a tasty teddy bear snack. From 9.30am to 11...
4 of 5 Tamworth High Schools performing below average
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FIGURES released by the Department for Education have placed four of the five High Schools in Tamworth in the 'below average' category. The latest figures were released by the Department for Education this week...
Midlands Media Students Awards back on the calendar
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THE talents of the Midlands’ next-generation journalists and photographers are to be showcased at an awards ceremony hosted by Birmingham Press Club. The Press Club is to revive the Midlands Media Students’ Awards, after a...
Twycross Zoo to host a Home Schooler Day Out!
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Building on its award-winning schools' programme, Twycross Zoo is now gearing up for its first ever, Home Schoolers Days on Wednesday 23rd January and Wednesday 30th January, with tickets from just £5.50! A BBC...
Pledge for better working to support children with Special Educational Needs
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STAFFORDSHIRE County Council will bring partners and families together to improve services for children with special needs following a review. A joint report by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission into the delivery of Special...
Rawlett School to be expanded
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A TAMWORTH Secondary school will be expanded to accommodate 300 more pupils, it has been announced. Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet has made the decision to expand The Rawlett School, an AET Academy, and increase the...
Tamworth man speaks of years of being bullied – in the hope of helping others
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A BRAVE man from Tamworth has spoken out about years of being on the receiving end of bullies, in the hope that it may help other people or better still, prevent bullying. Mike Jewkes, who...
Youth volunteer group lends a hand to nature reserves
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YOUNG people are being given the chance to learn new skills and gain vital work experience by volunteering on nature reserves across the Tamworth area at a series of free sessions. ‘Youth Action’ has been...