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- Martin Murray, Acting Leader of Staffordshire County Council, said: "It is hugely disappointing that, instead of a conversation around genuine devolution and the benefits that could bring to the county, the government are more interested in a conversation around delaying local democracy."
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- 19 December 2025
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- A county council business support programme has helped a Stafford-based community performing arts school to take off and provide confidence-boosting dance classes in its community.
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- 18 December 2025
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- Students at a Staffordshire college have explored their vision for the shaping of a town centre in a workshop event this week.
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- 18 December 2025
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- Staffordshire County Council's Trading Standards service have supported Staffordshire Police and Tamworth Borough Council who have secured a closure order on a second shop in Tamworth town centre.
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- 18 December 2025
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- A major upgrade to a main road junction in Lichfield to provide access to a new housing development has been completed.
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- 15 December 2025
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- Work to prepare a key development site as part of a major regeneration scheme in Stafford has begun.
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- 15 December 2025
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- Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council have been working in partnership with Staffordshire Police and Tamworth Borough Council who have secured a closure order on Ezee Shop on Bolebridge Street in Tamworth.
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- 12 December 2025
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- Concerns about the apparent ad-hoc distribution of large-scale solar energy farms, or battery energy storage systems (BESS), have been backed by members at a meeting of Staffordshire County Council's Full Council.
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- 12 December 2025
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- Work on a scheme to improve pedestrian and road user safety on a main road outside a Kidsgrove high school begins in the new year.
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- 12 December 2025
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- Plans to install a temporary footbridge in Burston, so that a popular footpath can safely reopen, have now been given the green light.
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- 11 December 2025
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- Following the critical incidents declared at the county's hospitals, people in Staffordshire are being reminded to get their flu jab ahead of the Christmas break, along with the steps they can take to stay well and alternatives to visiting A&E.
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- 11 December 2025
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- One of Staffordshire County Council's main libraries is reopening its doors after a major renovation.
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- 11 December 2025
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- Arts Council England has included Staffordshire County Council's library service in a national guide to best practise in working with the local community.
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- 10 December 2025
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- Staffordshire County Council is finalising the design of a drainage improvement scheme to resolve a long-standing flooding problem on a road in Newcastle.
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- 10 December 2025