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- Staffordshire is calling on the Government to include the county and its residents in meaningful discussions on the future of any new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester.
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- 16 January 2026
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- A highways improvements scheme at Madeley Park in Newcastle is due to start on Monday 19 January.
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- 16 January 2026
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- People looking to improve their health in the new year are being reminded to rely on trusted sources for advice, not from social media or online influencers.
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- 15 January 2026
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- A new visitor mascot for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has been launched at a major tourism conference at Uttoxeter Racecourse today.
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- 15 January 2026
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- Illegal vapes, dangerous counterfeit children's toys and thousands of pounds of illicit cigarettes are amongst the items seized by Trading Standards officers in Staffordshire this year.
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- 15 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