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- With many families choosing to holiday locally, Staffordshire's tourism team has revealed some of its top days out and places to visit during the warm weather and school Summer holidays.Staffordshire is attraction central, the best playground in the country, with hundreds of exciting places just waiting to be explored. And with wall to wall sunshine forecast over the next week, there is something for everyone.
- Date:
- 11 August 2022
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- Visitors to Burton now have the option to pay for their parking by mobile phone when they park in on-street spaces in the town. Staffordshire County Council has partnered with PayByPhone in the project which will be available at all on-street parking locations across the town.
- Date:
- 10 August 2022
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- Letting agents in Staffordshire are being reminded of their responsibilities in protecting tenants' and landlords' money in a new regional project.Staffordshire County Council's Trading Standards service have teamed up with the Central England Trading Standards Authorities group to check how compliant letting agents are in the county.
- Date:
- 9 August 2022
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- People in Staffordshire are being urged to grab a jab at their nearest walk-in vaccine clinic this week.
- Date:
- 9 August 2022
- Description
- With many families choosing to holiday locally, Staffordshire's tourism team has revealed some of its top days out and places to visit during the warm weather and school Summer holidays.Staffordshire is attraction central, the best playground in the country, with hundreds of exciting places just waiting to be explored. And with wall to wall sunshine forecast over the next week, there is something for everyone.
- Date:
- 11 August 2022
- Description
- Visitors to Burton now have the option to pay for their parking by mobile phone when they park in on-street spaces in the town. Staffordshire County Council has partnered with PayByPhone in the project which will be available at all on-street parking locations across the town.
- Date:
- 10 August 2022
- Description
- Letting agents in Staffordshire are being reminded of their responsibilities in protecting tenants' and landlords' money in a new regional project.Staffordshire County Council's Trading Standards service have teamed up with the Central England Trading Standards Authorities group to check how compliant letting agents are in the county.
- Date:
- 9 August 2022
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- People in Staffordshire are being urged to grab a jab at their nearest walk-in vaccine clinic this week.
- Date:
- 9 August 2022
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- Staffordshire is celebrating the success of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and the county hosting two events. The Games, which draw to an end today, saw over 5000 top international athletes take part in over 280 events over 11 days.
- Date:
- 8 August 2022
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- Staffordshire has been celebrating the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games this week, as the county hosted two events and top international athletes.
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- 4 August 2022
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- A young man with Asperger's syndrome has found his ideal job thanks to a successful work experience programme delivered by Staffordshire County Council.Twenty-six-year-old Luke Harrison is the latest person to benefit from the 'Open Door' programme, having secured a job as a Business Support Assistant at the local authority.
- Date:
- 2 August 2022
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- People are being encouraged to follow sensible precautions and enjoy a safe summer.
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- 2 August 2022
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- A planning application to allow waste carrying vehicles to park on an internal road at Walleys Quarry, Newcastle, is now live and able to view on the county council's website.
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- 29 July 2022
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- Operations to tackle the illegal sale of vapes and e-cigarettes in Staffordshire are underway following an increase in seizures.Trading Standards officers with Staffordshire County Council are responding to a rise in the availability and sale of illegal and unregulated vape products across the county.
- Date:
- 27 July 2022