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Churches urged to take the lead on tackling climate change
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CHURCHES throughout the region are being urged to take the lead in becoming greener and tackling climate change. The Diocese of Lichfield is an area with a population of over two million which includes Staffordshire...
Council programme helping people back to work
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HUNDREDS of people are getting their foot on the career ladder thanks to an innovative programme delivered by Staffordshire County Council. The Open Door programme, which was introduced in 2009, helps prepare people for the...
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NEWS Local MP joins campaign to save the George Bryan Centre
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THE Member of Parliament for Tamworth, the Rt. Hon. Christopher Pincher MP has joined the campaign to save the George Bryan Centre in Mile Oak from closure. Christopher Pincher told Tamworth Informed: "When the...
South Staffs Water customers invited to discuss their water bills at roadshows
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SOUTH Staffs Water is holding roadshows so that customers can get advice about their water bills. South Staffs Water household customers will continue to receive the lowest combined water and sewerage bill in England and...
Christopher Pincher MP and Stephen Mangan help launch Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal
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TAMWORTH MP, Christopher Pincher, and actor Stephen Mangan have joined forces this March to help Marie Curie provide care and support to more people living with a terminal illness. Christopher and Marie Curie Ambassador Stephen...
Go orange to support St Giles Hospice on 3rd April
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FAMILIES, friends, fundraisers and businesses are being asked to ‘go orange’ for St Giles Hospice as part of an awareness campaign on Wednesday, 3 April. St Giles is asking the community to join forces in...
‘It’s more than just flowers’ is the message for the 2019 Tamworth in Bloom launch
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THE 2019 Tamworth in Bloom campaign has been launched, revealing a very special theme and message as the town goes for gold for an incredible 10th year in a row. Tamworth Borough Council is celebrating this...
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...
Local people invited to shine the spotlight on local policing
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STAFFORDSHIRE and Stoke-on-Trent residents are being invited to join their local Safer Neighbourhood Panel to shine a spotlight on local policing and make Staffordshire’s Police Service the most open, transparent and ethical in the UK...
Honorary Alderman title posthumously awarded to dedicated Tamworth councillor
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A DEDICATED and passionate Tamworth borough councillor has been posthumously awarded the title of ‘Honorary Alderman’ in recognition of his services to the people of Tamworth. Steve Claymore passed away on Saturday, February 2, aged...
Citizens Advice services to continue after new provider found
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CITIZENS Advice services delivered on behalf of Tamworth Borough Council are set to continue after a new provider has been found to take over the service, it has been confirmed. Citizens Advice South Derbyshire and...
Specsavers is pumped for charity bike ride at Ankerside
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THE team at the Ankerside branch of Specsavers are this week gearing up for charity cycle event in aid of Comic Relief. This Friday from 8am, staff from the popular optical retailer will be donning...
Try STRONG by Zumba for free
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PARTICIPANTS are being invited to take part in a new exciting programme of free STRONG by Zumba sessions starting this week, to help them spring into fitness. Active Tamworth - part of Tamworth Borough Council’s...
New community nature conservation coming to Amington
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A NEW eight-hectare community park and nature area, including wildlife habitats, an orchard and green open spaces, is being created in Amington as part of the redevelopment of the former golf course site. Almost half...
Tamworth MP joins local wildlife group in planting new trees in Dosthill Park
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IN Autumn of last year, local MP Christopher Pincher kickstarted the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project in Tamworth. The scheme is run in partnership with the Wildlife Trust and saw MPs receive 5 trees to...
Assems touring exhibition moves to new town centre location
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A TOURING digital exhibition showcasing the past, present and future of Tamworth Assembly Rooms has moved to its next location in the town. The exhibition features old photographs, memories, press cuttings, flyers and historic architect...
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...
Is your cooking a recipe for disaster?
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STAFFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service launches a campaign today (March 5) to reduce the number of cooking fires. Cooking fires make up more than 25 per cent of accidental dwelling fires across the Service’s area...
Get behind the scenes on a ‘hard hat’ tour of Tamworth Assembly Rooms
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TAMWORTH residents are being invited to take part in free hard hat tours of Tamworth Assembly Rooms to see first-hand what’s been happening behind the scenes at the historic theatre. The Corporation Street entertainment venue...
Be part of the pick and join the Great British Spring Clean
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TAMWORTH residents are being encouraged to grab a litter picker and a black bag and take part in a local community ‘clean up’ as part of this year’s Great British Spring Clean. The Keep Britain...
Christopher Pincher MP champions Royal British Legion work across the region
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CHRISTOPHER Pincher MP recently met with The Royal British Legion’s local Area Team Leader David Fairclough to discuss support for the Armed Forces community. The Royal British Legion is the country’s largest Armed Forces charity...
Don’t miss out on the chance to make your community safer
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LOCAL community groups across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent will soon be able to apply for funding to turn great ideas that will make their area safer into reality. Staffordshire’s Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime...
Indoor car boot event launches at Ankerside this weekend
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Following months of feverish anticipation, things are revving up for the debut car boot sale at Ankerside Shopping Centre in just a few days’ time.From 10am until 2pm on Sunday 3 March, members...
Local Vicar takes stand against illegally blocked Tamworth footpath – by ‘breaking in’
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A VICAR has taken a stand today by ‘breaking in’ to a disused quarry which has a public right of way across it, and has been illegally obstructed. Reverend Oliver Harrison - from the Holy...
Ankerside shoppers raise tens of thousands for charity
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GENEROUS shoppers at Ankerside have donated more than £21,000 to local and national charities following a host of awareness and fundraising days at the Tamworth shopping centre. From tombolas, sporting challenges, coffee mornings, festive...
‘Our founder would be proud of the record amounts we are handing to community groups’ says Tamworth Co-op chief
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TAMWORTH Co-operative Society handed out a record £37,000 to local groups during 2018 and will start giving away more cash in the spring when 13 good causes will benefit from its Community Dividend Fund...
Aztec Escape at Cliff Lakes Announces Charity Partner
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BLOOD cancer charity Cure Leukaemia has become the official charity for ‘Aztec Escape’, an action-packed obstacle course race (OCR) which takes place on Saturday, May 18 at the beautiful Cliff Lakes in Tamworth. Working in...
Would you like to represent your local community?
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ANYONE  interested in representing their community and becoming a local councillor is invited to attend a special meeting at Tamworth Borough Council next month where they can find out more about what’s involved. Preparations are...