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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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- 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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- Ambitious plans to grow the region's visitor economy through a new partnership have taken a step forward following the appointment of a new Chair, Deputy Chair and board members.
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- 21 November 2025
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- Staffordshire County Council is investing more in SEND services to help children and young people. As well as increasing the pace of processing EHCP reports, the authority is investing in early intervention to address needs before issues escalate.
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- 20 November 2025
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- Staffordshire County Council is proposing the need for a national policy regarding the distribution of solar farms and the battery storage facilities, which also recognises how much land is needed for food production.
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- 19 November 2025
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- Staffordshire has marked another successful month in one of its key business support programmes whilst welcoming major investment by a flagship company.
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- 19 November 2025
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- All remaining repairs to Shobnall Road in Burton have now been successfully completed, with the addition of a new crossing to improve safety for families on the school run and for cyclists.
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- 19 November 2025
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- Staffordshire County Council has called for increased transparency for the role of the Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC), in the first meeting held after the government announced it was abolishing it.
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- 18 November 2025
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- Staffordshire's gritting crews rolled out for the very first time this season, as temperatures plummeted across the county.
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- 17 November 2025
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- A better skilled working population will position Staffordshire as a magnet for investment, innovation and inclusive growth, the county council's deputy leader has said.
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- 17 November 2025
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- Staffordshire County Council's highways crews dealt with more than twice the usual number of call-outs due to Storm Claudia.
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- 16 November 2025
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- Businesses and organisations which have enabled young people leaving care to find employment have been recognised by Staffordshire County Council.
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- 14 November 2025