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• A series of highway improvements start in Leek from Monday 9 March and last six weeks.
• Crews will work overnight and night-time closures are expected between 8pm and 6am.
• Works are preparatory ahead of preventative treatment scheduled for next year.

• Concern over loss of good farming land
• Campaign for a national strategy
• Sign the petition for balanced land use

• People who smoke are being urged to join Staffordshire’s Big Quitathon on National No Smoking Day, 11 March 2026.
• The free programme offers personalised support and proven stop smoking aids to help people quit for good.
• Residents can sign up quickly by text, phone or online.

• Tree giveaway events see 3,500 handed out across Staffordshire

• Initiative delivered by the county council and Staffordshire Sustainability Board

• Households play an active role in improving local environment and boosting biodiversity

• The Ignite programme, teaching enterprise skills to young people, has returned for its sixth year.

• New to the programme is a Dragon's Den-style competition, where students will be invited to put together a business plan and pitch it to a panel of judges, with prizes up for grabs.

• Ignite has helped more than 30,000 young people across Staffordshire to develop business skills.

• Latest Rescue Me pop-up sales events set to take place across county this month

• Over £14,500 raised for local charities and organisations in 2025

• Good quality items used from Staffordshire's Household Waste Recycling Centres