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Avoid variant hot-spot areas advise Council
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AS England enters Stage Three of the Government’s roadmap, health chiefs at Staffordshire County Council are advising residents against travel to areas that have high levels of the Indian variant. The Indian variant is thought...
New Staffordshire Commissioner takes oath to both emergency services
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THE new Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime, Ben Adams took the oath on Friday to both services, officially marking the start of his three-year term in office. In a ceremony held...
National figures reveal overall crime reduction in Staffordshire
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FIGURES revealed recently show that robbery, theft and burglary have fallen significantly across Staffordshire up to the year ending December 2020. Staffordshire has seen a 16 per cent decrease in robbery and a 20 per...
Food shoppers bring windfall joy to three North Warwickshire organisations
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THREE North Warwickshire organisations operating at the heart of their communities have been celebrating windfalls thanks to the generosity of local food shoppers. The money was allocated from Tamworth Co-op’s Community Dividend Fund, which hands...
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NEWS Volunteers brighten up Tamworth station during Mental Health Awareness Week
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TAMWORTH railway station has been made a little brighter last week thanks to team work between community-minded volunteers and adults with additional support needs. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week (May 10-16), a group...
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NEWS Lichfield Council to hand over more than £100k to developer
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MORE than £100,000 of taxpayers’ money is set to be handed over to a developer by a Staffordshire council as part of an agreement to cancel a contract. Kerry Ashdown - Local Democracy Reporter...
Councillors voice objections to quarry for HS2 concrete supply near Alrewas
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COMMUNITY leaders have once again spoken out against plans for a new quarry to supply concrete for the high speed rail project passing through Staffordshire. Kerry Ashdown - Local Democracy Reporter Lichfield District Council raised...
Accommodation plan to save Polesworth club
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THE owners of an ailing social club in North Warwickshire want to transform the building by adding a number of bedrooms to provide bed and breakfast accommodation. David Lawrence - Local Democracy Reporter Westbourne Leisure...
Hug with caution as restrictions ease
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PUBLIC health experts from the West Midlands are urging people to exercise care and common sense as we arrive at the next milestone along the road map on Monday. Angela Cartwright, Consultant at Public Health...
Warning to farmers about tractor GPS device thefts
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FARMERS are being urged to be remove GPS devices from tractors overnight following recent thefts in other counties. Advice to prevent thefts of GPS devices includes: Removing GPS guidance receivers, aerials and antenna globes from...
Families urged to apply for Green Homes funding
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FAMILIES in Staffordshire are being encouraged to apply for funding to help make their homes more green and energy-efficient. The additional £4.2 million funding from the Government’s Warmer Homes initiative follows the successful delivery of...
Family urge people to support St Giles summer raffle after dad’s unique’ care at hospice
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THE daughters of a Staffordshire musician who spent his final days at St Giles Hospice are calling on people to support the charity by backing its summer raffle. Claire Barton and her sister Melanie Floyd...
Conservative Party strengthens its grip on Staffordshire County Council
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THE Conservative Party has retained control of Staffordshire County Council with an increased majority. With all 62 seats contested, the Conservatives won 57 compared to Labour’s four, with the remaining seat being taken by an...
Conservative candidate Andy Street has been declared West Midlands Mayor
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Conservative candidate Andy Street has been declared West Midlands Mayor, with the West Midlands following the pattern seen across the country today (May 8). Mark Cardwell and Jane Haynes - Local Democracy Reporters Liam Byrne...
Tories win all ten available Tamworth Council seats
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WITH the votes counted and verified, we can now bring you the full results of the Tamworth Borough Council election. All ten wards had one seat each up for grabs - one-third of the...
Ben Adams elected as Staffordshire Police and Fire Commissioner
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CONSERVATIVE Candidate Ben Adams has been elected as the new Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime after beating four other candidates. The result has been announced at the count in Burton-on-Trent, with...
Tories strengthen hold on Warwickshire
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THE Conservatives have strengthened their hold on Warwickshire County Council with their leader saying the party will ‘continue to deliver common sense politics’. David Lawrence - Local Democracy Reporter Cllr Izzi Seccombe spoke after retaining...
Call for spoilt ballot paper acknowledgement
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A COMMUNITY leader has called for spoilt ballot papers to be acknowledged as voters go to the polls in Staffordshire. Kerry Ashdown - Local Democracy Reporter Louise Nixon, who represents the Coton ward on Stafford Borough...
Drive-in movies return to the Castle Grounds for second year
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TAMWORTH movie lovers are being invited to enjoy outdoor cinema with the return of the drive-in event planned for the summer. Last year, due to the pandemic, the traditional annual open air cinema event in...
Council reluctantly returns to ‘in person’ meetings
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LICHFIELD District Council is looking at ways of continuing to broadcast live council meetings online following rule changes Changes to national guidelines governing council meetings mean that all council meetings will need to return to...
Police patrols to reassure public on polling day
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OFFICERS from Staffordshire Police are carrying out an increased number of patrols today (6 May) as the people in the region look to take to the polls. Police will be more visible around polling stations...
Narrowboat in Tamworth is a floating jewellery workshop
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A FLOATING jewellery workshop has arrived in Tamworth by way of a Narrowboat close to Fazeley Junction on the Coventry Canal. Rich MacKenzie runs 'by Bike & Boat' and travels the waterways making and...
Everything you need to know about Tomorrows elections
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RESIDENTS are being encouraged to use their vote and have their say on who they want to represent them, in this week’s local elections taking place on Thursday, May 6. Tamworth people are being asked...
Tamworth Mass Covid Testing Results
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EIGHT Tamworth residents who unknowingly had Covid-19 and risked spreading it to the wider community were identified as part of a recent testing pilot. The residents and all their close contacts were contacted by the...
Behind the cordon - looking at what happens when a road is closed following a collision
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STAFFORDSHIRE Police has given us an insight into what happens 'Behind the Cordon' when a road is closed following a road traffic collision (RTC). Behind the cordon, there is a lot going on - and...
Thousands join online activities for Staffordshire Day celebrations
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A FILM festival, a virtual market to support local businesses, love letters and author talks were amongst the events for today’s Staffordshire Day celebrations. Thousands of people from across the county joined over 50 online...
Police appeal for witnesses to collision in Polesworth
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POLICE in Warwickshire are appealing for information following a collision involving two vehicles on the B5000 in North Warwickshire. Police are investigating the circumstances of the two vehicle collision that occurred at approximately 1230pm...
CCTV appeal after bike stolen from Tamworth Petrol Station
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DO you recognise this man? Police officers would like to speak to him in relation to the theft of a pushbike in Tamworth on 18 April. A teenager had his pushbike stolen from the BP...

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