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New £200k fund for community groups launches
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Politics/ Staffordshire
DOZENS of groups and organisations working with vulnerable communities in Staffordshire are set to benefit from a new county council fund launched today (Monday 12 October 2020). The £200k #DoingOurBit Community Grants Scheme is now...
MP joins Tamworth Police on patrol for Operation Disrupt
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ON Friday, Tamworth’s MP Christopher Pincher joined Chief Inspector Paul Talbot and his team on duty in Tamworth as part of Operation Disrupt. Part of a major crackdown, launched to tackle high threat and harm...
Local MP Christopher Pincher urges residents across Tamworth to get flu vaccine this winter
Appears in: / Health/ Politics/ Staffordshire
Largest ever flu vaccination campaign launched in England Everyone over the age of 50 to be offered a flu vaccine Local MP urges eligible constituents to take up the vaccine LOCAL MP Christopher Pincher has...
Local MP Christopher Pincher raises a mug in support of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning
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CHRISTOPHER Pincher, Member of Parliament for Tamworth has raised a mug in support of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning and is encouraging everyone to do the same. Now in its 30th year, the charity fundraiser usually sees...
Residents told to put bins out earlier to guarantee collection
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RESIDENTS who live in Tamworth and Lichfield will need to put their bins out by 6am on their collection day from now on to guarantee them being emptied. Through the Lichfield and Tamworth Joint Waste...
Funding awarded to help prevent homelessness
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Vulnerable people across the Lichfield district who were housed during the pandemic will continue to be supported. Lichfield District Council is one of 274 councils that have successfully bid for Next Steps Accommodation funding from...
Tamworth MP calls on businesses to sign up to the landmark Kickstart employment scheme
Appears in: / Education & Employment/ Politics/ UK News
New £2 billion Kickstart scheme will create thousands of new jobs for young people across United Kingdom, as part of the Coronavirus recovery Those on Universal Credit aged between 16-24 will be offered six-month work placements...
Christopher Pincher MP celebrates success of Eat Out to Help Out scheme in Tamworth
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Over 100 million meals have been claimed under the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme - 67,000 meals claimed under the scheme in Tamworth and local villages MORE than 67,000 meals were claimed...
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...
Council and Leisure Leagues clash over football pitch use
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TAMWORTH Borough Council has issued a public statement following allegations from Leisure Leagues that they are not being allowed to use pitches at Tamworth Enterprise College. The row started yesterday (4 September) when Leisure Leagues...
Tamworth businesses and jobs sector receives over £62 million in Government support through the Covid-19 pandemic
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Christopher Pincher MP has welcomed the announcement that the Government-owned British Business Bank has issued its 75,000th loan through its Start Up Loans programme. This total is in addition to the Coronavirus financial support...
Tamworth MP welcomes business recovery campaign success as new data shows rising traffic levels on region’s roads
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TAMWORTH MP Christopher Pincher has welcomed the success of a new campaign to help boost the Midlands business recovery as new data from the M6toll reveals a surge in traffic levels on the region’s roads...
Christopher Pincher MP visits local PPE manufacturer, Summit Systems
Appears in: / Business/ Politics/ Staffordshire
CHRISTOPHER Pincher MP visited Summit Systems on the Vanguard Industrial Estate to see their screens being produced to help in the battle against Coronavirus. The screens are flexible, fit on any desk or workplace and...
MP welcomes an extra £1 million for County to crack down on burglary and theft
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Politics/ Staffordshire
TAMWORTH MP, Christopher Pincher has welcomed the announcement that Staffordshire will receive £1,010,000 in extra funding as part of the Government’s £25 million Safer Streets Fund. The Safer Streets Fund forms part of...
Council encourages residents to recycle right
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THROUGH its shared waste service with Lichfield District Council, Tamworth Borough Council is once again urging its residents to ‘recycle right’ and waste less. After a recent increase in loads being rejected by the recycling...
Tamworth MP visits new housing site and puts Tamworth’s questions to the CEO
Appears in: / Politics/ Property/ Staffordshire
LAST Friday, Local MP Christopher Pincher, visited the Dunstall Park site along Dunstall Lane to see the progress, meet builders and apprentices and talk with senior management about concerns raised in casework by local residents...
New Leader and Deputy for Staffordshire County Council
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STAFFORDSHIRE County Council has appointed Alan White as its new leader during a meeting of the council today (Thursday 23 July). The Conservative councillor for Lichfield Rural East was first elected to the authority in...
Local MP Christopher Pincher welcomes cafes and restaurants using pavements for safe spacing
Appears in: / Business/ Politics/ Staffordshire
The planning freedoms came into force at midnight on Wednesday. LEGISLATION signed into law by local MP Christopher Pincher, in his capacity as the Government Housing and Planning Minister, has seen businesses across Tamworth capitalise...
Staffordshire County Council leader to stand down
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THE Leader of Staffordshire County Council, Philip Atkins, is to stand down as Leader after 11 years in charge of the local authority and five years as Leader of the Opposition. A county councillor and...
Restaurants urged to sign up to trade boosting summer support scheme
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STAFFORDSHIRE restaurant owners can now sign up to a Government-funded initiative to boost trade over August and protect jobs in the sector. The Eat Out to Help Out scheme will offer customers a 50 per...
Entries for Tamworth MP’s Summer of Small Businesses opened
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LAST summer, Tamworth MP Christopher Pincher ran a campaign alongside the Mayor of Tamworth and Tamworth Have a Heart to highlight a different defibrillator each day. This summer the MP is highlighting our local, small...
Tamworth MP spearheads Government announcement for prioritised social housing for military veterans
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HOUSING Minister and Tamworth MP, Christopher Pincher announced improved access to social housing for members of the Armed Forces and veterans suffering from mental ill-health. New measures to ensure access to social housing is improved...
Millions of pounds given to Tamworth businesses to help during COVID-19 crisis
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MORE than £11million in grant funding has now been paid to hundreds of small rateable businesses in Tamworth as part of the Government’s coronavirus support package. Tamworth Borough Council’s Economic Development and Revenues teams have...
Join a ‘Virtual Bloom’ celebration this July
Appears in: / Environment/ Politics/ Staffordshire
THE 2020 Tamworth in Bloom campaign may have been cancelled this year due to Covid-19 crisis, but Tamworth’s Bloom team are asking residents to join their ‘online virtual tour'. The Tamworth in Bloom team will...
Deputy Commissioner thanks Specials for their contribution in keeping Tamworth safe
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Politics/ Staffordshire
DEPUTY Staffordshire Commissioner Sue Arnold spent the day with the Specials and neighbourhood policing team at Tamworth, to thank them for the work they are doing to support communities during the coronavirus pandemic. As part...
Getting Tamworth re-opened for business
Appears in: / Business/ Politics/ Staffordshire
WITH the United Kingdom COVID Alert system rating moving from Level 4 to Level 3, it has led to a continued slow reduction in restrictions and part of that has been the re-opening of Tamworth...
Tamworth’s new Mayor named at the town’s first ever virtual ‘Mayor-making’
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TAMWORTH has this week welcomed Cllr Rosemary Claymore as the new mayor and she has the ambition of promoting the amazing people and pride in the town. The ‘virtual’ chains were handed over by outgoing...
Council Cabinet roles redefined for Lichfield District
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LICHFIELD district council has announced changes to the current Cabinet structure to provide more executive capacity and better align with the new strategic priorities and recovery plans. Councillor Iain Eadie will remain as Deputy Leader...