• People asked not to dispose of gas cannisters in household waste bins

• Rise in incidents where cannisters have exploded during waste processing

• Advice is to take cannisters to HWRCs or return to supplier

• Staffordshire County Council using Animal Penalty Notices to deliver earlier and proportionate methods of tackling animal welfare breaches

• Seven penalty notices have been issued in last 12 months

• Notices issued where there were failures to protect animals from suffering, injury or death, breaking movement rules and for poor record keeping

• New campaign launches to support parents/carers of children aged two to five.

• The Mini Moments campaign provides free activities via email to help children's confidence, connection with parents/carers, learning and development.

• Activities designed to fit around normal family routines.

• Safety repairs have been completed on Barnhurst Lane

• The road has now reopened

• Repairs took 10 days to complete and used an innovative ‘screeding’ method

• Worthington Way, in Burton, is getting resurfaced next month.

• Resurfacing will take place overnight, with roads staying open in the day, to minimise disruption.

• Work has been carefully coordinated with the Derby Road resurfacing scheme

• Medical centre plan being shared with public
• Development being built on land provided by county council
• Project also includes care home and sports pitches

• Major road scheme for new Stafford commercial development gets under way next month

• Junction and road widening at site close to the M6 J14

• Scheme scheduled to last 39 weeks with one-way order in place

• The Borough Road cycleway construction is now in the final stage.

• Work has now started on Wellington Street, Waterloo Street and Byrkley Street.

• Utility issues that were raised last month have now been resolved, with no delay to the overall project.

• Waste minimisation roadshow tours Staffordshire primary schools

• Children gain insight into where their waste goes and how they can reduce it

• Roadshow now going out to county libraries

• Staffy was created by a Stoke-on-Trent animation studio using a blend of traditional creativity and innovative modern technology.

• The character is the result of collaboration between local artists, businesses and the community, combining skills like sketching, sculpting, digital design and 3D animation.

• Staffy now fronts Staffordshire’s tourism campaign, including the Staffy Trail, helping showcase the county as the nation’s playground.