• £500k highways scheme completed at Madeley Park in Newcastle

• Improvements included resurfacing road and repairing kerbs and ironworks

• Residents can sign up to council's monthly highway newsletters for updates

• Over 375 students are to benefit from work experience provided through new three-year project.

• The Future Ready Fund provides high-quality placements for students and employer engagement.

• The project is delivered by the Careers and Enterprise Company and supported by JPMorganChase.

• New courses have launched to help adults aged 19 and above develop new skills and improve wellbeing.

• Courses include digital skills, English and Maths, nature-based learning, creative skills and more.

• Courses are available both online and in person across Staffordshire.

• Cabinet will consider a Traffic and Network Management Plan for Staffordshire’s 4,000+ miles of roads.

• It aims to better coordinate roadworks and events with utilities and neighbours to cut disruption.

• The plan backs wider transport goals and will be discussed on 15 April.

• Plan for improving and repairing Staffordshire schools over 2026/27 period to be discussed at Cabinet on Wednesday 15 April.

• Capital Programme for Schools 2026/27 will see facility upgrades and building repairs at over 60 schools.

• Improvements also include sustainability upgrades to improve insulation and be better for the environment.

• Screen Staffordshire hosts premier of new police show filmed in county

• 100 people attend event at Stafford's Gatehouse Theatre

• The film office helps with locations, permissions, crew, suppliers and any other production needs

• Latest dates for Rescue Me pop-up sales event announced

• Good quality used items for sale from Staffordshire's household waste and recycling centres

• £14,500 raised for local charities and community groups last year

• Trading Standards officers warn against fake goods at car boot sales this Bank Holiday weekend

• Counterfeit goods, such as fake cosmetics, clothes and electrical goods, often contain health risks and present fire hazards

• Profits from fake products can also fund activities of organised crime

• The long-awaited Staffy Trail is expected to generate at least £600,000 for Staffordshire's visitor economy.

• The trail, featuring 10 Staffy sculptures and 40 mystery stops, is expected to attract more than 30,000 visitors.

• Spanning multiple locations, the Staffy Trail will be the first of its kind in the region.

• £400k road works start 7 April and will last around 4 weeks
• Works include repairs to kerbs and ironwork, then full resurfacing on Walsall Road
• Traffic lights will be in place 7–17 April, with overnight closures from 20 April (diversions signed)