New postings made to the Staffordshire County Council website in the last 7 daysen-gb(c) Staffordshire County Council 2005Bus passengers who want to board a unique new service in Staffordshire Moorlands are being urged to register now - and be in with the chance of winning a prize. Moorlands Connect will replace a number of infrequent and inefficient routes that have fixed services and timetables. It will be launched on Monday, September 6 and anyone who registers before that date will be entered into a prize draw. Passengers just need to call 0300 111 8003 or email moorlandsconnect@staffordshire.gov.uk It is free to ...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/prizesupforgrabsforbuspassengerswhoregisterwithanewservice.htm{D722522B-C0A0-4BDF-A4B5-909271EFBB64}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:44:01 GMTPeople wanting to find out more about their family history can attend a mobile surgery in East Staffordshire this month. The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service is taking its Family History Surgery out on the road to Stretton on Friday September 24. It's an exciting new partnership with the library service and has been helped by local county councillor Liz Staples through the Staffordshire Local Community Fund. Family history is an ever growing popular hobby especially as more records are av...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/archiveservicefamilyhistorysurgeriesgomobile.htm{D3262EB4-AEEA-44B1-802C-E95380857A34}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:28:08 GMTOlder people in Staffordshire can learn about the help and support available to them during an event on September 9. The Staffordshire's Older People's Partnership Board will cover a range of topics relating to care. Representatives from Age UK North Staffordshire and Approach will be giving talks and a free lunch will be provided to guests. Staffordshire County Councillor Matthew Ellis, Cabinet member for Adults and Wellbeing, said: "This session is an excellent way for older people to find out more ...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/freeeventofferssupportandadvicetoolderpeople.htm{777CE608-8D14-4751-82F9-945E555D824C}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:37:31 GMTLibraries across Lichfield will celebrate Local and Community History Month with a whole host of events this September. A programme of events will be available for all ages, which aim to encourage members of the public to take an interest in their local and family history. Highlights will include history walks, tracing your family tree sessions, rag rug making, antiques road shows and lots more. Libraries will also be having displays on aspects of local history, including wartime artefacts throughout t...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/celebratinglocalandcommunityhistorymonthinlichfield.htm{F5791C26-B0CA-46DE-B5E9-059A361E98C7}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:36:02 GMTWombourne Library shall be playing host to Ian Wykes, Cultural Environment Group Leader and Stephen Dean County Archaeologist on Thursday September 16 as they present 'The Staffordshire Hoard: Stafford, Saxon Stories and Secret Gold' From 7pm, Ian and Steve who are employed by Staffordshire County Council will discuss how they led the excavation of treasure which included hilts of swords, fragments from helmets and Christian crosses from the land on 5 July 2009, following its discovery by Terry Herbert. ...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/findoutmoreaboutthehoardatwombournelibrary.htm{562E742E-DEF9-4190-99ED-99533AC22EAD}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:34:17 GMTIn celebration of Local and Community History Month, Shire Hall Library will be providing a free workshop for children on Sunday September 12. Throughout the day, young people will be invited to pop along to library to make their very own Anglo Saxon helmet. County Councillor Mark Heenan said: "This 'hands on' craft event is a great way for children to get involved in this year's Local and Community History month and I am sure that they will thoroughly enjoy this event". The workshop is suitable for f...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/freechildrensworkshopatshirehalllibrary.htm{2C773FAD-F060-4031-BC59-D394B5F67761}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:31:55 GMTBook fans can bag a bargain at Shire Hall Library when a sale of ex-library stock takes place from Saturday September 11 until Saturday September 18. Members of the public are welcome to pop along to the library for the sale which takes place during normal opening hours. County Councillor Mark Heenan, said: "These sales always prove really popular with the local community. Library staff hope that everyone will go along to pick up a bargain." Among the selection on offer will be adult fiction and non-fi...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/bagabargainatstaffordlibrary.htm{68A532DF-F279-4906-8BDB-8C1C6A7E23E7}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:29:41 GMTFlashing speed signs which warn motorists to slow down near schools have been installed at 16 locations across Staffordshire. The electronic speed indication devices are part of a high profile campaign which aims to encourage drivers to reduce their speed to 20mph on the approach to schools. The first wave of the Staffordshire County Council project will be launched when the children go back to class next week and will run until December. Staffordshire County Councillor Mike Maryon, Cabinet member for...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/flashingspeedsignsoutside16staffordshireschools.htm{76613523-34FF-47B7-B4EC-6290FD76CD02}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:50 GMTKinver Library is offering locals the chance to meet local author, Katherine Dixson on Tuesday September 14. Visitors to the library will be able to see Katherine throughout the day, between 10-11.30am, 2-3pm and 6-7pm as she talks about her new book 'A Year of Living Musically' and her first year as chairman of a regional choral society. Katherine, who lives in Kinver, decided to combine her two passions, amateur music making and creative writing, resulting in her first book which is structured around ...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/ayearoflivingmusicallywithkatherinedixson.htm{EF7AE0F9-0C53-427F-B470-ADD459E502E0}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:24:47 GMTHighways crews are set to start the second phase of a scheme to make Uttoxeter a more pedestrian friendly town. Staffordshire County Council's team is putting a range of measures in place to improve accessibility in the picturesque High Street. The aim of the project is to make it easier for shoppers, residents and school children to safely and easily get out and about in the area they live in. The next part of the project will begin on Monday, September 13. It will see the creation of a mini rounda...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/secondphaseofuttoxetersimprovementschemestarts.htm{451ADE0C-B3F7-45FB-AED7-2FF04FDEBE95}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:22:13 GMTThe next round of applications for the Staffordshire Cares Community Wellbeing Fund has been launched today. Community groups and parish councils across Staffordshire can apply for up to £10,000 to help provide locally focussed services which improve the health, independence and wellbeing of older people and vulnerable adults. The funding scheme started earlier this year and has already provided money for 46 new or expanded services which are tailored to the needs of the local older population. A...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/nextroundofcommunityfundinghasbeenlaunched.htm{0898D060-B6E2-4991-BA2A-538761E8D70D}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:19:41 GMTOutline proposals to save almost £6.5 million transforming education, learning and skills in Rugeley are unveiled today. The proposal is an affordable alternative to plans to create an innovative learning campus for the town. It would be a combined home for the town's two high schools - Hagley Park Sports College and Fair Oak Business Enterprise College - as well as the Aelfgar Sixth Form Centre. The project was formerly to have been financed using the wasteful BSF (Building Schools for the Future) p...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/planstotransformlearninginrugeleysave£6.5million.htm{59674E04-2F76-428E-9979-B23727383020}Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:16:49 GMTThe Switchover Help Scheme is run by the BBC, under an agreement with the Government, to offer practical help at switchover to older and disabled people who may face barriers in switching to digital TV. The Switchover Help Scheme can help you convert your TV to digital if you: · Are aged 75 or over, or · Get or could get Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Constant Attendance or Mobility Supplement, or · Have lived in a care home for six months or more, or · Are regis...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/switchoverschemetohelpchangetodigitaltv.htm{E6F30CFA-A5E4-484B-94CE-BAA1EDDAE62D}Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:20:44 GMTUp to 1000 race-ready runners will be on their marks on Sunday 12 September, thanks to funding from three of their local councillors. Competitors at this year's Lichfield 10K Road Race and Fun Run will be right on time with new chip timing technology that records the exact race times clocked by competitors. It's the first time Lichfield Running Club will have the opportunity to use the new system, which uses special radio frequency identification to record the precise moment at which every athlete cross...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/timingjustrightforcouncillorfunding.htm{371984A2-13AA-450D-B1D0-C498324D4382}Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:22:49 GMTLibraries across Staffordshire have had an overwhelming response to their Summer Reading Challenge. Now, the task is for all those avid readers to complete the challenge.Nearly 12,000 young people aged 4 - 12 years old have already signed up this year's challenge, which takes a 'Space Hop' theme. The quest involves inviting children to help the young crew 'Ex Libris' set up the first library on the moon. Youngsters need to read their way through six library books before Saturday September 11, getting a h...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/youngstersurgedtocompletetheirsummerreadingchallenge.htm{396E9537-A2F6-49E4-A7CB-2249BE60A994}Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:18:44 GMTForty budding artists have been brightening up a corner of Chesterton, in anticipation of the building of a brand new 'Vision Centre.' Young people from Chesterton Youth Club and the surrounding area have been working with community artists to create a mural to Chesterton. The piece of art will cover hoardings around the building site of the new centre, and has been designed in full consultation with the community. On July 27 young people held a 'consultation day', where a design along the theme of Past,...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/youngpeoplemakepublicartforchesterton.htm{02AF4999-0AC6-4146-9D37-F496FE19C887}Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:15:18 GMTA major contract to provide vital tailored health and social support for people with HIV and AIDS has been awarded to Staffordshire Buddies. The charity will be taking on the contract from October 1. It will replace four separate contracts previously awarded by Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust and a joint agreement between North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Primary Care Trusts. The streamlined service will encourage people to create th...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/majorcontractforhivandaidsisawarded.htm{5A6864E1-4B99-4176-B4DC-8CBF9DFA77F4}Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:16:41 GMTTwo brand new mini coaches that will be used to provide a unique and flexible service to the Staffordshire Moorlands have been unveiled. Moorlands Connect will replace a number of infrequent and inefficient services that have fixed routes and timetables. It will provide excellent value for money for the taxpayer as it will offer a flexible service based on local passengers' needs. The route will be plotted daily in line with telephone bookings made by customers. The service will start on September ...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/moorlandsconnectminicoachesareunveiled.htm{FEB5E296-EA14-474C-B06C-807293D2522C}Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:13:38 GMTLibraries across the Cannock district will celebrate Local and Community History Month with a whole host of events this September. A programme of events will be available for all ages, which aim to encourage members of the public to take an interest in their local and family history. Highlights will include Family and Local History Open Days, displays, craft activities, antique evaluations, and a 'Fabulous Fifties' talk by the History Wardrobe Company. Libraries across the district will also be hosting...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/celebratinglocalandcommunityhistorymonthincannock.htm{29B2AD2E-59C0-4477-9D87-020E8C9851CD}Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:10:43 GMTMarked and unmarked police cars and bikes will be out in force across the county when the second Operation Octane of 2010 is launched. Safety camera vehicles will be clocking the speeds of motorcyclists and Staffordshire Police will be monitoring rider behaviour both on the ground and from their eye in the sky, the Air Support Unit. Staffordshire County Council's road safety team will be linking up with Staffordshire Police to spearhead the initiative which aims to reduce the number of bikers who are ki...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/crackdownonrecklessriders.htm{168C0F3C-AFC6-4479-9B70-1C7FA91F3131}Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:34:25 GMTA key junction between Lichfield and Burntwood will open to traffic tomorrow following the early completion of a major safety boosting project. Staffordshire County Council pulled out all the stops to finish the upgrade at the Pipehill junction three weeks ahead of schedule. The key crossroads - between the A5190 Lichfield Road and the A461 Walsall Road - was earmarked as a priority area after 18 injury accidents were recorded over five years, two of them serious. The potentially lifesaving scheme is ...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/press/junctionbetweenlichfieldandburntwoodopens.htm{4DCFC869-178D-48F0-B475-009646493667}Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:02:18 GMTThe ultimate goal is to see the town’s two high schools – Hagley Park Sports College and Fair Oak Business and Enterprise College, together with the Aelfgar Sixth Form Centre – brought together onto a newly developed single site built to modern and efficient standards. The ambitious plan was originally to have been funded by the bureaucratic and costly former-Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project. But Staffordshire County Council is now working with the schools to plan for an affo...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/rugeleypetition.htm{6CB20011-BD4A-4457-9677-ED733D7C36D7}Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:41:50 GMTThe Green Shoots podcast gives web surfers the opportunity to find out about climate change activities happening across Staffordshire in a quick, 5 minute broadcast. It can be subscribed to, downloaded or enjoyed online by visiting www.staffsoc3.org.uk and following the podcast link on the home page. ITunes users can find the podcast by searching for 'Green Shoots'. The first edition features news about the County Council's smart metering programme and the Tutbury Eco Power project. Staffordshire County...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/climatechangepodcast.htm{2C57E2D7-79F5-4E70-A7E2-976887887D34}Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:01:23 GMTThat's why they want business on board now. The council's are publishing their proposals today on the web, and want companies to sign up to be involved as the project goes forward. The fast pace of change set by Government means the councils have to get their initial proposals into Government by the beginning of September. The new business promotion partnership will provide a local focus for economic regeneration - working across local and regional borders representing business in pushing for a better dea...http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/Staffordshire+and+Stoke-on-Trent+on+enterprise+drive.htm{4763F6D5-458B-4492-B5C6-6659E9C98C1A}Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:53:05 GMT