The owner of a new marketing agency business in Stone says she is “really impressed” after receiving free legal help from Staffordshire County Council’s Get Started and Grow scheme.

Staffordshire’s foster families were thanked, during a special film screening and celebration event, for their work in providing loving homes for the county’s children in care.

Residents worried about being able to afford to heat their homes this winter can find a warm welcome at all libraries across Staffordshire.

Pupils from two schools in Kidsgrove are urging drivers to switch off their engines in a campaign to reduce air pollution around their schools.

Poets of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in the Big Green Staffordshire Poetry Competition as part of this year’s Staffordshire Day celebrations.

Smokers in Staffordshire are being urged to give up smoking ahead of a national campaign, highlighting that smokers are more likely to develop dementia.

A shopkeeper from Newcastle-under-Lyme has been fined and given a 12-month Community Order for selling illicit tobacco.

Staffordshire businesses can help improve the health of their teams, reducing absence and boosting productivity through county council support.

Free healthy meals and access to a range of activities including swimming, will benefit children this summer.

A machine designed by legendary Staffordshire digger maker JCB to help speed up pothole repairs is being trialled in the county, after a previous trial last year.