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Martin Murray pouring a pint with World Cup England flag bunting above

Staffordshire to cheer on the Three Lions ahead of World Cup

• Staffordshire County Council sends good luck wishes to the England's football squad ahead of World Cup

• People urged to support their local pubs and restaurants during the tournament

11 June 2026

Hayley Coles holding poetry books in library

Search on for county’s next Poets Laureate

• Search launched for the next Staffordshire Poet Laureate and Staffordshire Young Poet Laureate

• Staffordshire Poet Laureate is two-year role, while Staffordshire Young Poet Laureate lasts one year

• Closing date is Friday 7 August for Staffordshire Poet Laureate and Friday 21 August for Staffordshire Young Poet Laureate

10 June 2026

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Business owners have one more week to apply for free website development help

Hope has become reality for a Staffordshire business owner in need of a new website thanks to government-funded support.

9th February 2024

Chair for new tourism partnership sought

A new partnership to boost tourism and grow the visitor economy in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is looking to appoint its first chair.

2nd February 2024

Businesses invited to sign up for free HR support while they still can

Staffordshire businesses are being urged to secure one of this year’s remaining places for government-funded HR support, with the deadline fast approaching.

24th January 2024

High praise from happy children for county council's winter holiday activity scheme

Thousands of children from low-income families enjoyed a week of fun, friends and food as part of Staffordshire’s Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) winter programme.

16th January 2024

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