• Four-day highways scheme in Biddulph to start Monday 23 February.

• Scheme will improve road safety on A527 Congleton Road by reducing speed limit and installing new road markings for higher visibility.

• Road will be closed 8am to 4pm each day of works with diversion in place.

• Residents can now enter a competition to design a Staffy statue for a major new public art trail.

• A copy of Staffy's outline can be downloaded online or collected from any Staffordshire library.

• Up to three winners will be picked, whose designs will be brought to life by professional local artists.

• Public invited to information event on Doxey Road regeneration scheme.

• Event will take place on Friday 27 February between 3pm and 7pm at Stafford's St Thomas & St Andrews Church.

• People will have chance to ask questions and make comments on the preparation and regeneration works.

• Staffordshire County Council agrees three-year Community Safety Strategy.
• The plan, the first of its kind for the council, sets out how the council and its partners will protect people and reduce crime.
• The four priorities are protecting vulnerable people, safer and stronger places, prevention, and effective partnership with clear accountability.

• Staffordshire County Council are supporting a campaign to help people against rogue roofers.

• Fraudulent tradespeople usually target elderly residents, homeowners with older properties or places with high property values.

• Advice being offered by Trading Standards includes being wary of periods of high demand, of cheap quotes and of cold callers or uninvited visitors.

• Crews will be starting improvements between Endon and Brown Edge to make the roads safer.

• Work will begin on Monday 23 February and is due to take four to five days to complete.

• Improvements include new 30mph signs and safety camera, upgraded Give Way sign and new road markings.

• Phase two of the Borough Road cycleway works is now complete and remains on track for a May finish.

• There will now be a two-week pause on the project to allow for other essential road repairs on Stapenhill Road.

• Work on the cycleway will restart at the beginning of March.

• Staffordshire County Council's archives and heritage service offers residents help and resources to explore their family history.

• Staff and volunteers can help researchers at Staffordshire History Centre and the Access Point in Lichfield Library on certain Tuesday mornings In February and March.

• People can use FindMyPast, a genealogy website containing countless historical records, to track their family histories.

• Repairs being carried out at A519 Newcastle Road between Mill Meece and Cotes Heath.

• Work starts today (Monday 16 February) and is expected to take five days to complete.

• Rolling road closure in effect between 8am and 4pm daily.

• Highways crew responsible for gritting highest village in England visits local school in Staffordshire Moorlands.

• The crew showed Blackshaw Moor First School pupils their gritter and explained how grit works

• School staff say that the children loved the experience, while the gritting crew enjoyed the children's enthusiasm and questions