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Highways works Priory Road

County Council to discuss plan to manage Staffordshire’s highways

• 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.

8 April 2026
janet higgins with headteacher and governor of St Leonards

Programme of improvements outlined for Staffordshire schools

• 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.

7 April 2026

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pigs found at Alder Carr Farm

Ten year animal ban and unpaid work for Staffordshire farmer

• Staffordshire farmer banned from keeping animals for 10 years after animal welfare crimes

• Farmer Alexander Blackwell failed to meet needs of hundreds of animals at Alder Carr Farm in Mayfield

• Blackwell also was sentenced for breaching identification and record-keeping requirements

Ryan Procter, Connectivity Project Support Officer at Staffordshire County Council, with Jess Brown, Lauren Marshall-Gee and two of the Active Travel Ambassadors from Outwoods Primary School, Burton as they receive their National Primary School Of The Year award at the Modeshift Annual National Travel Awards.

National active travel award for Staffordshire Primary School

• Staffordshire's Outwoods Primary School has won National Primary School of the Year for encouraging walking and cycling to school

• The Burton school was recognised for its long-term commitment to embed active travel into school life

• Staffordshire County Council has supported the school in achieving this through School Travel Advisors

Tony Screen with car with sold sign

Staffordshire Trading Standards supports used‑car buying advice campaign

• County council supports campaign encouraging people to protect themselves when buying a used car

• The 'Stop Check Go' campaign aims to help people make informed decisions and supporting traders to meet their legal obligations

• Advice includes to avoid paying deposits before viewings, making sure a dealership genuinely exists and checking a vehicle's history

Eight people standing in a woodland area, smiling at the camera, wearing green rangers uniform, gardening gloves and hiking boots.

Winter work helps protect and restore Cannock Chase woodland

• Rangers have carried out important winter work on Cannock Chase, including thinning trees to protect veteran oaks and improve woodland health.

• Training programmes and volunteers supported the work, helping people gain skills while improving the landscape.

• Teams are aiming to replant 40 oak trees at Brocton Coppice by the end of the season.

Highway crews working in Cannock

Scheme to tackle flooding in Cannock completed

• Improvements to reducing flooding have been completed in Cannock

• The £40k scheme is part of the ‘A FAIR (Flood: Aware, Informed, Resilient) Approach to Community Flood Risk’ project

• Work included installing anti-flooding airbricks, deflective railings and floodgates

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