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Lockdown 3 Appeal Launched To Help Vulnerable and Isolated Across Tamworth
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THE Community Foundation for Staffordshire has launched a special appeal to raise funds to support vulnerable and isolated people and communities across Tamworth and the county during the third lockdown. After the success of the...
New Year campaign to recruit foster families
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PEOPLE interested in fostering are being asked to help give a child a new start in 2021 as part of a countywide campaign. Every day in Staffordshire more than 700 children live with over 420...
Teen arrested on suspicion of drug dealing on Tamworth street
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A SIXTEEN-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after he was found with drugs, cash and a mobile phone on a street in Bolehall. On Monday 11 January at around 1140 GMT...
Deadline for primary school applications looms
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TIME is running out for parents to get their primary school applications in before the 15 January 2021 deadline. Last year, the county council offered nine out of 10 parents their first choice primary school...
10 tips for how to effectively homeschool
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SOCIAL media feeds are full right now with images and stories of people frantically trying to home school their children and sharing advice, but what is best? Well, if you had a hundred home educators...
St Giles helps school staff to support bereaved students
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TEACHERS from across Tamworth, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield have received vital training to help young people facing loss and living with bereavement. Phoenix, the children and young people’s bereavement service for St Giles Hospice, has...
What you can and cannot do during the national lockdown
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THE announcement has been made that the third National Lockdown will begin in England, with it becoming law from Wednesday morning (6 January). But where does that leave us and what are the rules? Firstly...
Staffordshire schools plan for new term
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LOCAL schools will be supported as much as possible by Staffordshire County Council during the partial closures of the next few weeks, the County Council have said. Following the Department for Education announcement of a...
Two jailed in connection with county lines drug dealing in Atherstone
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TWO men have been jailed in connection with county lines drug dealing offences in Atherstone. Jervius Dunkley-Hale, 24, and Aaron Robinson, 24, both from Birmingham, appeared at Warwick Crown Court for sentencing on Thursday, 17 December...
Serious case review published in relation to death of Staffordshire children
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A SERIOUS case review of the tragic deaths of four children in Staffordshire has been published today. Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board commissioned the review in February 2019, after four children died in a house fire...
Campaign helping parents and their tots with early learning hits 1,000 sign ups
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A NEW campaign to help young children reach their full potential has now signed up 1,000 families. The Hungry Little Minds Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent campaign gives parents access to fun, easy activities to help...
Santa’s coming! Santa sleigh routes for 2020 revealed
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THE sleigh has been brought out of storage, the boots are being dusted off and the elves are getting organised in time for Tamworth’s biggest and most popular Christmas fundraising tradition. The annual Santa Sleigh...
Flax Hill pupil, announced as the winner of Tamworth MP’s Christmas Card competition
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MP for Tamworth Christopher Pincher thanks schoolchildren for designs in Christmas Card Competition 2020 as he announces the winners and runners up. The Christmas Card competition has seen primary school children across Tamworth create a...
Tamworth teenager jailed for seven years after drugs and weapons find
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He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply MDMA and cannabis. Officers found weapons including machetes, knives, a crossbow, a baseball bat and a disguised stun gun. A TAMWORTH teenager has been...
You can now speak to Santa LIVE from your home!
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THIS year is the year where many of us have gone 'virtual' more than ever, and this includes Santa! Meeting Father Christmas in his grotto is one of the most magical experiences of the festive...
Surviving Winter Campaign launched to help vulnerable people across Tamworth during Winter
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A NEW local campaign has been created to help the vulnerable eat and keep warm during the winter months across Tamworth. ‘Surviving Winter’ wants to combat food and fuel poverty with the programme aiming to...
Construction of Tamworth’s newest Primary School has begun
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CONSTRUCTION has officially begun on Tamworth’s newest primary school. Contractors G F Tomlinson Building Ltd have started work on the new Anker Valley Primary School, which is due to open in September 202. The school...
Just a few days to apply for secondary school place remain
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PARENTS now have less than a week to apply for a secondary school place in Staffordshire. Admission applications to secondary schools close on October 31, meaning parents still have time to make that all-important decision...
Beacon Park’s Halloween puzzle trail offers fun this half-term
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CHILDREN are invited to follow a spooky trail at Beacon Park and to download some extra activities for double the Halloween fun. From spotting the odd ghost out to solving the spell ingredient anagrams, follow...
Meet slithering snakes and creepy crawlies at Drayton Manor’s More Treat Than Trick Halloween event
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TAMWORTH'S local theme park has an extra creepy offering for brave families this Halloween – the chance to get up close and personal with snakes and creepy crawlies! From Saturday 17 October to Saturday 31 October...
HiB launches new Training Academy
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HiB has launched an exciting new training programme to support new and existing employees. The scheme, which focuses on providing apprenticeship opportunities and qualifications, has recently been unveiled and has been named the HiB Academy...
Local Teams sports teams receive sponsorship from pet care company
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Animals at Home (North Warwickshire), a local provider of pet care and pet transport services have announced their sponsorship of two community sports teams. Founded in 2019, Animals at Home provide all manner of services...
Free sporting and creative activities on offer for young local people
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FREE sporting and creative activities for young people are being offered at Tamworth parks every week, as part of an incentive to encourage youngsters to learn new skillsets and try something new. The free activities are...
Riverside Studios announces Collaboration with Tamworth Assembly Rooms
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A LOCAL performing arts and specialist education hub has joined forces with the Tamworth Arts and Events team. Riverside Studios in Kingsbury will be collaborating with Tamworth Arts and Events which will see industry professionals...
The Wilnecote School Goes Virtual for Year 6 Pupils and Parents
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THIS year, schools across the country are having to come up with creative ways to show all the exciting opportunities available to families. The Wilnecote School is currently putting together it's virtual Open Evening to...
£1,500 on offer for companies taking on new young employees
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LOCAL employers are being encouraged to come together to apply to a new Kickstart Scheme that funds businesses to create six-month job placements for young people who are out of work. Launched this month by...
PHE Launches Mental Health Campaign to Support Children, Young People and Their Parents
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Half of parents in the West Midlands say their children's mental wellbeing has been one of their biggest worries during COVID New Public Health England (PHE) data shows that half of parents (50%) surveyed in...
UK Parliament launches free online workshops for community and youth groups across West Midlands
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UK Parliament’s local outreach officers have now taken their community and youth group workshops online. Their sessions are designed to show groups in the West Midlands how the House of Commons and House of Lords...