Plans to create a more appealing public space in front of the town hall have been approved by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
The plans will see the removal of the railings and the space opened up lending the possibility for it to be used for socialising and small scale events. The towns heritage in the form of the old mining wheel will be kept.
Kidsgrove Station is included in the government’s proposals to shut down almost all of the 1,007 remaining station offices in England, except at the busiest stations, within three years in an attempt to “modernise” the railway.
The Rail Delivery Group who are responsible for the decision says it wants to modernise customer service, and that the industry is also under pressure from ministers to save money amid huge losses due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Barclays are due to close their Kidsgrove branch on 11 August and have confirmed a new Barclays Local service for customers in Kidsgrove will be available from Monday 14th August 2023 at Kidsgrove Sports Centre.
The Barclays Local will provide face to face support for customers, with colleagues on hand offering financial support and education for customers, without the need to travel. The opening times are as follows:-
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Public consultation on possible future locations for homes, businesses, community facilities and protected green spaces has begun.
The Local Plan determines what can and cannot be built in different places.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has unveiled the first draft of its Local Plan, which will eventually determine which areas are earmarked for different land uses and which are not.
The first round of public consultation is underway and runs until August 14th.
[Read more…]Cheshire East Council has consulted on revised proposals for library services across the borough after listening to feedback about how essential savings can be made over the next four years.
The council is proposing to reduce the current opening hours of libraries across the borough so that all sites are closed for at least 1.5 days during the week. This will mean libraries such as Alsager that are not currently closed in the week will close for a day and a half.
The consultation, which has now finished, follows the approval of the council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) in February, which includes proposals for how the council will balance its budget for the next four years.
[Read more…]Good causes across the Staffordshire Moorlands are set to benefit from the Community Lottery – an exciting new fundraising initiative being launched by the District Council.
Leading lottery management company, Gatherwell, has been appointed by the Council to run the scheme having already launched similar lotteries in other parts of the country.
When the lottery launches in July, people will be able to buy tickets online and choose the good cause they want support through their purchase. Tickets will cost £1 per week. There will be a weekly prize draw with a jackpot of £25,000 and prizes of £2,000, £250 and £25.
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