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NEWS Highways crews work around the clock as Storm Dennis hits county
Appears in: / Environment/ Staffordshire/ Transport
HIGHWAYS crews in Staffordshire have been working round the clock to deal with the aftermath of Storm Dennis. 44 Flood Warnings and 31 Flood Alerts remain in place today, after the county was battered by...
Chief Fire Officer welcomes decision to increase investment
Appears in: / Environment/ Politics/ Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer, Becci Bryant has welcomed the decision by the Staffordshire Commissioner to increase the local council tax element for fire and rescue. Earlier this week we reported that...
Answer Twycross Zoo’s call for mobile phones this February half term
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FAMILIES looking to meet, help and support conservation all over the world during February Half Term should head to Twycross Zoo and take any unwanted mobile phones with them! Just by walking through the gates...
Coleshill Pub fined after pleading guilty to a string of Food Hygiene offences
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Environment/ North Warwickshire
WESTBOURNE Leisure Ltd, owners of The Norton Public House, Station Road, Coleshill, have been fined £136,000 after inspections uncovered a string of hygiene offences. North Warwickshire Borough Council Environmental Health Officers visited The Norton...
Twycross Zoo forecasts fun this February half term
Appears in: / Environment/ Leisure & Sport/ Young People
WHATEVER the weather, there’s so much to see and do at Twycross Zoo during February half term! Families looking for a fun-filled day out should head to the Midlands conservation charity, where they can see...
Councils urge local businesses to waste less plastic
Appears in: / Business/ EnvironmentHeadline
THROUGH its Joint Waste Services Tamworth Borough and Lichfield District Council's are encouraging businesses across the district to cut down on their use of single-use plastics. With the increasing awareness of the harm it is...
New Style Staffordshire Best Kept Village Relaunched
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Staffordshire
THE Staffordshire Best Kept Village competition has announced major changes for the new decade plus a headline sponsor. Announcing Richard Winterton Auctioneers of Lichfield as the new county-wide sponsor, the competition has also changed its...
“It’s only one more mobile phone”, said seven billion people – Twycross Zoo has its say…
Appears in: / Environment/ Science & Technology/ UK News
TWYCROSS Zoo is pleading with parents to think of all options before buying a mobile phone for their child due to the devastating impact on the habitat of wild bonobos, one of the four great...
St Giles Hospice celebrates amazing Treecycle success
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Health
St Giles Hospice is celebrating after this year’s Treecycle campaign became it's most successful ever. The environmentally-friendly recycling collection picked up 3,200 Christmas trees in return for a small donation to St Giles, raising...
New recycling campaign urges people to make their metals matter
Appears in: / Environment/ Politics/ Staffordshire
PEOPLE from across Staffordshire are invited to join a new campaign to recycle more metal products found in their homes. The ‘Make Your Metals Matter’ campaign wants people to recycle all the metal packaging found...
Lichfield Council supports Big Energy Saving Week 2020
Appears in: / Environment/ StaffordshireHeadline
LICHFIELD District Council is using this year’s Big Energy Saving Week to highlight its energy advice line - Warmer Homes, Greener District. Big Energy Saving Week is running from 20 to 26 January 2020. This...
New operator for recycling centres in Staffordshire
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A NEW operator is taking over the running of Staffordshire’s household waste recycling sites. Amey will take over the day-to-day management responsibility for Staffordshire County Council’s 14 centres, from the current contractor FCC, at the...
Go green and support a local charity by recycling your Christmas cards with St Giles Hospice
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Staffordshire
People can make a New Year’s resolution to protect the environment and support a great local charity at the same time by donating their old Christmas cards to St Giles Hospice. As the decorations get...
Log your support now and help St Giles Hospice break Christmas Treecycle record
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Staffordshire
An army of volunteers will be hitting the streets of Lichfield, Burton, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth and Walsall next week to collect Christmas trees in return for a small donation to St Giles Hospice. Last year...
Tamworth Veterans launch new Outdoor Clothing company
Appears in: / Business/ Environment/ Staffordshire
Muntanji, is a newly founded British Outdoor Clothing Company Headquartered in Birmingham and Created by two Veterans from the British Army who served under the local Tamworth Regiment the Mercians. The Mercian Regiment was formed...
Which Christmas tree is right for you? Find your match with the Tree Team at Cannock Chase
Appears in: / Environment/ Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire
FORESTRY England is making new traditions at Cannock Chase Forest - turning choosing a tree into an unforgettable day out. Christmas begins the moment you pick up your tree. And at Cannock Chase Forest, choosing...
Sign up now open for garden waste collections in 2020
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REGISTRATION is now open for the garden waste service and keen gardeners are being encouraged to sign up if they want their green bins emptied next year. The service, run by the Tamworth Borough Council...
Wildlife Trust set to launch new Tamworth events after securing M6 Toll funding
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE Wildlife Trust is set to launch a series of events to boost its community engagement in Tamworth after scooping an £8,000 prize in a public vote. The charity and it's Wild About Tamworth...
Twycross Zoo’s hair-raising HORRORS will haunt you well beyond Halloween
Appears in: / Environment/ UK NewsHeadline
IN the run-up to Halloween, Twycross Zoo is educating its visitors and teaching them all about the horrors that animals face in the wild. Twycross Zoo which is a conservation charity has created its very...
Have your say on how we protect and improve Cannock Chase
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A PARTNERSHIP that works to protect the habitats of Cannock Chase from accidental damage caused by visitors is seeking views on its plans for how this internationally important landscape will be protected in the future...
New funds to improve River Mease
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Staffordshire
THE water quality and environment of the River Mease, described as one of the UK’s best examples of an unspoilt meandering lowland river, will be improved thanks to new funding secured by The Trent Rivers...
Staffordshire Farmers sentenced for breaching TB rules
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Environment/ Staffordshire
FOUR Staffordshire farmers have been sentenced for conspiring together in the fraudulent trading of calves and breaching TB restriction rules. The parties admitted they had conspired together in moving cattle from premises under Bovine TB...
See Tamworth flooding from the Sky
Appears in: / EnvironmentHeadline
FLOOD water has covered many areas of Tamworth over the last few days, and so we thought we would bring you a view from above so that you can see its extent. This morning, Tamworth...
The latest river levels for Tamworth and Polesworth show water lowering
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THIS morning (Thursday) has seen river levels in Tamworth and Polesworth head a little closer to the typical range. Together with Shoothill Guagemap, we have decided to bring you the river level monitoring that updates...
Staffordshire Farmer Given Jail Sentence for Animal Neglect
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Environment/ Staffordshire
A LIVESTOCK keeper from Stoke-on-Trent has been given an 18-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £1,500 in costs. Daniel Bowd, 28, of Old Stores Cottage, Lower Leigh, Stoke-on-Trent pleaded...
Beloved local beauty spots to take part in national celebrations
Appears in: / Environment/ StaffordshireHeadline
CANNOCK Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is taking part in Landscapes for Life week which takes place 21-29 September 2019. Each year Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty across the UK organise special events...
Suspended sentence for farmer who left lambs to die in freezing conditions
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Environment/ Staffordshire
A UTTOXETER farmer who left livestock to die in a frozen field has been given a 16-week jail sentence, suspended for 12-months. Farmer Stephen Croxall, aged 50, from Kingstone, near Uttoxeter, pleaded guilty to breaching...
Thousands from Midlands Churches Take Part in Climate Action Day
Appears in: / Environment/ Staffordshire/ UK News
THOUSANDS of people from Midlands’ churches – including over 600 at Lichfield Cathedral – called for climate justice this week on Friday 20 September. A climate change emergency has been declared by Parliament and hundreds...