Watch Hayley Coles talk about this year's record numbers and what Staffordshire's libraries offer here

A planning application for a waste treatment facility near Stafford will still be heard by a county council committee next week despite an appeal being made by the applicant.

Thousands of young children and families in East Staffordshire are thriving thanks to help and support from their family hub.

A scheme to provide new cycleways and footways in Newcastle town centre – providing continuity from existing routes and link to Keele University and Stoke-on-Trent railway station – has been completed ahead of schedule.

A historic Staffordshire football club is celebrating its 150th year with new energy and cost-saving floodlights thanks to a county council grant.

Staffordshire’s top UK visitor attractions, hidden gems and a rich history and heritage are all being celebrated this World Tourism Day along with a further increase in annual visitor numbers.

Staffordshire’s education leader has largely welcomed a House of Commons report recommending reform to the provision of Special Educational Needs.

People interested in films, documentaries and the big screen are invited to the Pocket Film Festival when it returns to Staffordshire next week.

Major investment in one of Staffordshire’s key development sites and an increase in visitor numbers published recently demonstrate key areas of growth which are set to continue, the county council’s economy has said.

Cabinet members at Staffordshire County Council have backed a new option for how local councils could be organised in the future.