• Families can enjoy a range of Easter activities at Cannock Chase and Chasewater Country Park.

•Events include environmental games, creative crafts and the imaginative “Chase Creatures” experience for children aged 5–12.

• Visitors are encouraged to have fun while respecting the countryside by sticking to paths and protecting wildlife.

• Staffordshire Libraries staff give their recommended books for Easter.

• Books range from thrillers to cook books to children's stories, all of which can be found in the county's libraries.

• Libraries also act as hubs for local communities and access points for many services and groups.

• Trading Standards warns of Easter food with banned ingredients

• Many products unsafe due to harmful ingredients, unlawful labelling or missing allergy information

• Advice includes only buying from reputable sellers, check packaging and be wary of heavy discounts

• Robin Hall appointed Cabinet Member for Economy and Skills.
• He replaces Martin Murray, who is now Leader of the Council.
• Robin brings with him 30+ years’ senior industry experience.

• New and enhanced bus services in villages near Stone start this week

• Services include Yarnfield, Swynnerton, Cold Meece, Norton, Walton and Aston-by-Stone

• One service restored after being lost several years ago

• Staffordshire History Centre is hosting an array of events over the Easter break

• Events run from Tuesday 31 March to Friday 10 April

• Vicious Victorians Family Fun Day, Amazing Artists Day and Horrid History Day are some of the events happening

• Staffordshire is hosting events across the county for the Easter holidays.

• Events range from Easter activities at Alton Towers and Drayton Manor Resort to Easter Egg hunts at Aston Marina and Apedale Railway.

• Full collection of Staffordshire's offerings can be found on the Visit Staffordshire website.

• Tamworth shop has been closed for selling illegal tobacco products

• Shop closed for one month pending investigations

• Combined effort by Staffordshire County Council and Tamworth Borough Council

• Libraries across Staffordshire will have their own Helpful Bear cuddly toy for children as part of a county council school attendance campaign

• Helpful Bear helps children express their feelings and has a backpack where children can place worries that they have written down

• The cuddly toy and associated workbooks, also available in libraries, have been used in schools successfully in helping children overcome barriers to learning

• Nine native cows have arrived at Moors Gorse to graze the land.

• Cattle grazing is a natural and sustainable way to help care for internationally important heathland.

• Visitors are being reminded to keep dogs on leads and clear up after them.