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Neighbouring Council adopts Local Plan Allocations Document
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The Full Council of neighbouring Lichfield District has approved the plan that sets out the detail of where development will take place across the district. At the meeting of the Lichfield District Council (LDC) Full...
Community Safety Partnership launches fun activities thanks to Space funding
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TAMWORTH Community Safety Partnership has unveiled a host of FREE activities for young people to promote safety and crime prevention over the summer months, after it secured £14,000 funding from the Staffordshire Police &...
Councillors and tenants give seal of approval to new council homes
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WILNECOTE councillors and tenant representatives have given their seal of approval to brand new homes built in Tinkers Green before they are handed over to new families this month. Keys to the first six two-bedroom...
Countdown is on to Tamworth in Bloom judging day
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THERE is less than a week to go until the Heart of England in Bloom judges arrive to view Tamworth’s fabulous floral displays, community projects and wildlife habitats. Local community groups and residents are invited...
Deadline extended for 10th Midlands Family Business Awards
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FAMILY-OWNED businesses now have an additional two weeks to enter the 2019 Midlands Family Business Awards as the deadline has been extended to Friday 26 July. The extension will cater for the high volume of...
Closing Date Approaching for Biodiversity Project Grants
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SOUTH Staffs Water’s grants for projects that enhance biodiversity is closing for applications at the end of July. The South Staffs Water PEBBLE fund, ‘Projects that Explore Biodiversity Benefits in the Local Environment’, offers grants...
Plans to revitalise Tamworth town centre will continue
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PLANS  to revitalise Tamworth town centre will continue, despite the news that the town has not made it through to the next stage in its bid for funding from the Future High Streets Fund. It...
Tesco CEO and Tamworth MP urge charities to apply for Tesco Centenary funding
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TAMWORTH MP, Christopher Pincher is encouraging charities and community groups in Tamworth to apply for a share of a new £100,000 funding pot being offered by Tesco to mark its Centenary year. Mr Pincher...
Health partnership organises additional listening events in Tamworth following high public demand
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TOGETHER We’re Better (TWB), the health and care partnership for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, has organised additional listening events for local people in response to public demand. Last month’s events in Stafford (3 June) and Tamworth...
Police have said that Anti-social behaviour in Tamworth has seen an eight per cent drop
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STAFFORDSHIRE Police have today said that Anti-social behaviour has dropped eight per cent over a 12 month period in Tamworth thanks to partnership work and hotspot targeting. Police say that officers from the neighbourhood policing...
Summer of FREE sporting activities returning to Tamworth
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CHILDREN aged two and over are being invited to take part in another exciting programme of free sports and activities this summer. Tamworth Borough Council’s Sports Development Team has unveiled its brand new programme of...
West Midlands Residents Revealed Among The Most Likely To Speak To Neighbours
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A NEW study has found that British residents are getting friendlier with their neighbours, with two-thirds admitting they speak to their neighbours regularly and a further two in five revealing they know the majority of...
Community and voluntary groups invited to discuss ‘What’s Next?’ for Tamworth town centre
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PEOPLE who run community, voluntary and charitable groups in Tamworth are being invited to share their views on Tamworth town centre and how it should evolve for the future as part of an ongoing consultation...
Wigginton Park hoping to take gold in regional In Bloom competition
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ONE of Tamworth’s best-loved parks is hoping to claim gold, in a Heart of England in Bloom category. Wigginton Park is competing for the fourth year in the parks & open spaces category of...
Bannatyne Tamworth Supports Charity Football Match in Aid of Pancreatic Cancer
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THE Bannatyne Health Club in Tamworth has donated a prize to a charity football match to help raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK. The club, on Bonehill Road, is offering a spa day for two...
Christopher Pincher MP says ‘No one should be turned away because of their assistance dog’
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TAMWORTH MP, Christopher Pincher is supporting a campaign to tackle discrimination against guide dog owners at an event in Parliament organised by the charity Guide Dogs. On Wednesday, 19 June, more than a hundred guide...
Crowds flock to Castle Grounds for annual Tamworth Urban Arts and Sports Festival
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IT may have been a week ago but people are still talking about Tamworth Urban Arts and Sports Festival - and you still have a chance to see the artwork in Ankerside! Tamworth Urban...
Ground is cut for new Staffordshire Regiment memorial
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THE ground has been cut for the installation of a new Staffordshire Regiment memorial in Tamworth Castle Grounds. The statue is of Tamworth’s favourite regimental mascot, C/Sgt Watchman V - mascot of the Staffordshire Regiment...
Come rain or shine Wind in the Willows entertained families at Dosthill Park
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RAINY showers could not spoil a special outdoor theatre performance that took place on Sunday, June 16 at Dosthill Park. The much-loved classic children’s story was brought to life in a picturesque setting where the...
Tamworth in Bloom Judging Route Is Revealed     
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A YEAR of hard work, planning and planting will soon reach its climax when the Heart of England in Bloom judges take a tour of the borough on Tuesday, July 16. Residents are being encouraged...
New domestic abuse service helps 237 Tamworth residents and thousands more in Staffordshire
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AROUND 3,000 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent residents seek help from new domestic abuse service in six month period, including 237 from Tamworth. Nearly 3,000 people from Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have sought help from...
Drayton Manor Park is offering FREE entry to personnel of the British Armed Forces
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THE Midlands’ most popular theme park is celebrating the work of the British Armed Forces by offering free entry to veterans and serving personnel. Ahead of Armed Forces Day (Saturday 29 June), Staffordshire-based Drayton Manor...
Countdown to ‘take off’ for new flower bed in the Castle Grounds
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THE countdown is on to the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, and to celebrate, Tamworth Borough Council is planting a brand new raised flower bed, in the Castle Grounds with an...
Trio of community groups share cash raised by Tamworth Co-op supermarket shoppers
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AN award-winning charity which helps people suffering acute mental distress is one of three Tamworth organisations receiving a much-needed injection of cash, thanks to shoppers. Customers at the Co-op supermarket in Church Street have given...
Have your say on life in Tamworth – join the Citizens Panel
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ARE you interested in sharing your views on life in Tamworth, council spending, local services and other important issues? Tamworth Borough Council is looking for more people to join its database of residents, businesses and...
Showcasing #amazingtamworth with Mayor’s ‘Not a Selfie’ photo competition
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THE Mayor of Tamworth is encouraging people to notice and celebrate the world around them as part of a new ‘Not a Selfie’ photographic competition on social media. As part of his mayoral year, Richard...
Still time to enter this year’s Tamworth in Bloom resident’s competition
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IT may have been raining and pouring but one thing loving it is our gardens! Is your garden bursting into colour and growth ready for this year’s Tamworth in Bloom garden competition? Garden enthusiasts are...
Tamworth barber’s headshave party raises £8,100 for St Giles Hospice
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A TAMWORTH barber’s shop has raised more than FOUR times its £2,000 target for St Giles Hospice after the community got behind its charity headshave extravaganza. Staff and customers at Menzair, in Lower Gungate...