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Dates Announced for Changes to Food and Garden Waste Collections

With Councils across England now required to collect food waste each week, the District Council has announced that preparations are underway to commence this service in the Moorlands at the end of June when residents will need to present any food waste separately from garden waste. At the same time, the Council and its waste and recycling collection partner Alliance Environmental Services (AES) will be introducing an opt-in subscription scheme for collecting household garden waste. Everyone wishing to continue to […]

today10 April 2026

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New Deputy Chief Fire Officer Appointed

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service have appointed a new Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO) following a rigorous selection process. Michelle Hickmott has been appointed as DCFO and will take up her new role in June, when Chief Fire Officer Rob Barber retires from the service and current DCFO Glynn Luznyj takes his post. Michelle brings with her more than two decades of experience within the fire and rescue sector, having served in Warwickshire, London and at The Fire Service College. In […]

today10 April 2026

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Children Turning 10 Can Win Fun Day Out In Staffordshire Day Prize Draw

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Staffordshire Day, children turning ten this year are being invited to enter a special birthday prize draw for a chance to win a fun day out for all the family. Staffordshire Day, taking place on 1 May, marks ten years of celebrating everything that makes the county unique and the birthday of the county’s new visitor mascot, Staffy. To mark this occasion, children also celebrating a tenth birthday this year are being invited to share their dream […]

today10 April 2026

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Cheadle Driver Jailed for Dangerous Driving

A woman, who hit 80mph on a 60mph road in Cheadle before crashing, has been jailed. Faye Dawson, 50, from Cheadle, was sentenced to one-year-and-two-months in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court recently, after pleading guilty to dangerous driving at a previous hearing. She was also disqualified from driving for four years-and-seven months. It happened on Friday 7 March last year when Dawson lost control of the Vauxhall Corsa she was driving on Delphouse Road. There were five passengers in the car […]

today10 April 2026

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View from the Wings – A Moorlands Radio Podcast Ep.8

Welcome to the latest episode of A View from the Wings - the arts & entertainment podcast produced by Moorlands Radio. Carol is back! So her and Dave chat about tribute acts and the role they play for fans of the originals. They chat Sunny Afternoon, Good Golly Miss Molly, the all important What's Ons and much more. Sit back with a brew and have a listen.

today10 April 2026

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Theatre Reviews

Theatre Review: Good Golly Miss Molly @ The New Vic

The New Vic continues to celebrate its forty years in a new building by bringing back Good Golly Miss Molly. And Goodness Gracious it is still able to produce Great Balls of Fire as a piece of musical theatre even though it is around four decades since it was first shown to the public. Relevance to the 2020s remains as communities still have to fight for the preservation of their communities against developers and planning authorities. The play opens with […]

today9 April 2026

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Theatre Review: Sunny Afternoon @ The Regent

It is ten years since Sunny Afternoon made its first UK tour and I was unable to catch a performance at that time. My friend constantly teased me for missing that opportunity as he thought that the show was never likely to do the rounds again. I am so glad that he was wrong because this is a piece of musical theatre that is well worth waiting for. Whether you are an avid follower of the Kinks or just love […]

today8 April 2026

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Moorlands Sport Extra Season 4 Episode 27

This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra is out. We catch up with Newcastle Town assistant manager Paul Wright following their 3-1 win over Shifnal Town last weekend. It’s a big weekend for Port Vale as they head to Chelsea in the quarter-final of FA Cup. Dave Stringer previews the tie with manager Jon Brady and goal scoring hero Ben Waine. Elsewhere Speedway returns to Buxton this week eight years after it’s departure and we hear from organiser Laurence Rodgers. […]

today2 April 2026

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A View from the Wings S1 Ep.7

Welcome to the Easter edition of A View from the Wings. We don't hear the lovely Carol Lovatt this week as she's a little under the weather but hopefully she will be back in time for the next episode. We've dragged Tony 'the Wizz' Walley from his technical duties to co-host with the legend that is Dave Stringer. On this weeks episode we her interviews with Jospeh O'Brien who plays Stoke-on-Trent's favourite son Robbie Williams in a brand new tribute […]

today2 April 2026

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