Building a brighter future for a better tomorrow Chase Terrace Academy in Burntwood is appealing to the local community to get behind its latest lockdown project. The school has joined forces with Taylor Wimpey West Midlands to launch a legacy art project to mark the pandemic. The school is inviting…
Amanda Milling MP has welcomed the Government’s Vaccines Delivery Plan – the biggest vaccination programme in British history – that sets ambitious targets as the government continues to ramp up its vaccine rollout. Already in Staffordshire, 92,326 vaccinations have been administered, as part of plans to vaccinate the top 4…
Users of Staffordshire’s 3,000 grit bins and salt piles are being reminded a little goes a long way, as wintry weather is expected to return soon. Strategically located across the county’s highways network, most are restocked regularly while others in quieter locations are filled in autumn with enough for the…
More than 40 good causes from across Lichfield District were introduced to Lichfield Community Lottery, which encourages local people to support the causes they care most about. Lichfield District Council officially launched Lichfield Community Lottery on Monday 18 January. Fifty people from 44 local good causes, including charities, youth groups,…
A determined ten-year-old with mobility issues is tackling a challenging five mile walk to raise funds for a disabled children’s charity so other children in desperate need of equipment can also be helped. Kaci, who has the most severe form of Cerebral Palsy, usually needs a walking frame or a wheelchair…
The leaders of Staffordshire’s county, borough and district councils have joined forces to appeal for all workers who can’t work from home to book a regular Covid test – as part of the rollout of mass testing of people without symptoms. With new Community Testing Centres open across the county,…
Staffordshire residents with no Covid symptoms urged to get tested after cases hit record high in the county Residents who need to be out and about in Staffordshire during the lockdown are being urged to have regular Covid-19 tests, even if they don’t have symptoms. Staffordshire County Council now plans…
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children based in Cannock and Rotary District International with local Cannock and Lichfield have joined forces to give children in the area a festive treat. A high volume of advent calendars were given to Newlife by a leading donor – so the charity’s co-founder and…
Popular visitor destination, Cannock Chase Forest, have announced they are instructing their festive food partner to cease trading at the site from Monday 7 December to help reduce the number of people coming to the site following another weekend of record visitor numbers. Visits to green spaces have surged in recent months,…
People will be able to pay to park using their mobile phones across Cannock Chase Council’s car parks using a new online service ‘PayByPhone’. Cannock Chase Council will be rolling out the new service from 1 December 2020. Users simply need to register on the PayByPhone’s website. Once you have…
