Majority of Staffs Parents Offered Top Choice of Primary School

Majority of Staffs Parents Offered Top Choice of Primary School

The majority of parents in Staffordshire will find out today (April 16) that they have been allocated their first-choice primary school. Nearly 95 per cent of parents will find out that they have been allocated a place at their top preferred primary school, with more than 99 per cent being offered one of their top three. The national average last year was 92.6% for 1st preferences. Figures revealed today show that out of a total 8,517 places allocated, 8,089 received […]

16 April 2026

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Reminder Not to Burn Waste Following Increase in Incidents

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue are reminding residents to avoid burning household and garden waste after we attended several controlled burns recently. Crews were called at 5.50pm on Sunday (12 April), to a home in the Garmelow area of Stafford following reports of a controlled burn which had spread to a fence. The fire was out when crews got to the scene, but the occupier had suffered a minor burn which did not require medical treatment. On Tuesday 7 April, crews […]

15 April 2026

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Programme of Improvements for Staffordshire Schools Approved

A plan for maintenance and repairs at Staffordshire schools over the next year has been approved. The Capital Programme for Schools 2026/27 will see upgraded facilities for schools, including refurbished playgrounds, updated toilet blocks and repaired roofs. The programme will also include upgrades to make schools more sustainable, replacing inefficient heating systems with more environmentally friendly options and improving insulation. Over 60 mainstream and special schools will benefit from the programme, helping to ensure that buildings remain safe, warm and dry. These […]

15 April 2026

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New Vic Theatre’s Chair of the Board of Trustees To Stand Down

New Vic Theatre’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, Bryan Carnes MBE, has announced he will be standing down from the role at the end of 2026, concluding almost 25 years of dedicated service to the theatre, in a year that marks the theatre’s 40th anniversary. After joining the Board as a Trustee in May 2001, Bryan was appointed Chair in September 2015, providing leadership, strategic vision, and an unwavering commitment to the theatre’s mission over the course of the […]

15 April 2026

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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 […]

10 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 […]

10 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 […]

10 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 […]

10 April 2026

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Staffordshire Police Road Crime Team to Feature in Channel 5’s Motorway Cops

Staffordshire Police’s road crime team is set to appear in a new series of Channel 5’s hit documentary Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders, giving viewers a behind‑the‑scenes look at the fast‑paced and often challenging work carried out to keep the county’s roads safe. Film crews have spent several months exclusively with officers from the road crime team, capturing real‑time responses to incidents ranging from high‑speed pursuits and drink‑drive stops to arrests of wanted offenders and attendance at serious collisions. The […]

1 April 2026

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