Environment
We’re responsible for the environmental issues that affect your quality of life.
This includes looking at the suitability of major planning developments like waste disposal sites and mineral extraction, We also oversee the disposal of domestic rubbish at waste disposal sites.
- Description
- Cattle will return to Cannock Chase this month, as part of a project to restore heathland habitats in an environmentally friendly way.
- Date:
- 20 March 2024
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- A 12-month permit for all Staffordshire County Council's country park car parks will rise by £2 to £38, the equivalent of half a penny a day, after being frozen for five years.
- Date:
- 15 March 2024
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- Feeding deer makes them vulnerable to disease, poaching and overpopulation, so rangers are urging country park users to buck the trend.
- Date:
- 28 February 2024
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- Staffordshire County Council have joined forces with a local non-profit organisation to correctly recycle care equipment and make it available to those who need it.
- Date:
- 27 February 2024
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- The main car park at Deep Hayes Country Park has temporarily closed so that rangers can remove diseased trees that are at risk of falling.
- Date:
- 19 February 2024
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- Residents are being asked to take extra care when walking their dogs in Cannock Chase in the next few weeks, as vulnerable adders emerge from hibernation.
- Date:
- 14 February 2024
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- A secondary school in Staffordshire has been crowned Modeshift STARS' 'School of the region' for encouraging active and sustainable travel.
- Date:
- 06 February 2024
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- Combat the January blues by exploring six new walking trails in Staffordshire's stunning Cannock Chase National Landscape.
- Date:
- 18 January 2024