A local charity is celebrating after receiving over £1200 from the Co-op Local Community Fund.
Support Staffordshire’s Community Transport Scheme was one of three local groups that received the funding through the Co-op donating one per cent to charity on purchases of their branded products. [Read more…]
The future of Biddulph Library will be decided after a three month long consultation by Staffordshire County Council.
The consultation is over the best way forward for Staffordshire’s libraries in an effort to save a further £1.3 million by 2021. People will be asked to comment on options for each of the remaining 20 libraries, specifically: [Read more…]
On Saturday 3rd February, from 11am until 3pm at the Alsager Civic, Alsager Partnership will be showcasing an exhibition ALL ABOUT HEALTH & WELLBEING.
The day itself promises to be jam-packed with information delivered by almost 30 health, wellbeing and fitness providers that will help you discover how you can make your family’s lives healthier, improve your general wellbeing and explore ways to be more active. [Read more…]
New proposals aimed at tackling the scourge of fly tipping have been welcomed by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
There were over one million fly tipping incidents in England last year alone and now the Government is proposing to give councils the power to issue fines of up to £400 – rather than take people to court – if their waste ends up in illegal tips. [Read more…]
From 15th January a small charge for the disposal of rubble was introduced at Cheshire East Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) including the Hassall Road site in Alsager.
Cheshire East Council say “We have a statutory duty to accept household waste, free of charge but waste created from home improvements, repairs and alterations to your home or domestic property is not classed as household waste and therefore we have no legal duty to accept it.
“We have introduced the charging scheme to allow you to continue to dispose of materials for which you may otherwise need to hire a skip or source another outlet. Our alternative option is to refuse to accept any rubble at the HWRCs .” [Read more…]
The swimming pool area at Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre will be closed later this month whilst repairs are carried out. The rest of the centre will remain open as normal.
The essential maintenance to the support columns in the pool hall, which has been commissioned by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, will start on Monday 15 January and is due to be complete by 23 February. [Read more…]
Couch to 10k…. blow away the Christmas cobwebs and start 2018 with a bang.
Gold Events have again organised a Kidsgrove 10k and Fun Run for the New Year set in Clough Hall and Bathpool parks on 21st January 2018, 10:00am. [Read more…]
The Kidsgrove town bus service – D&G buses route 80 – is set to lose its subsidy as part of Staffordshire County Council’s funding cuts which means it could be axed unless operators choose to run as a commercial service.
Staffordshire County Council is slashing its bus subsidy budget by £1.4 million, meaning support will be withdrawn from dozens of services. More than half-a-million bus journeys a year will be affected by council funding cuts. [Read more…]
Plans to build 14 new homes in Kidsgrove town centre have been recommended for approval.
The triangle shaped site is on the junction of Heathcote Street and Kinnersley Street and approximately 0.32 hectares size. It is regarded as a suitable location for new housing which would be beneficial for Kidsgrove town centre as it will tidy up an unsightly plot of land which is currently vacant having been used for parking and historically was occupied by terraced residential properties of which only one remains. [Read more…]
Conditional Report
An independent report comissioned by Kidsgrove Town Council into the current condition of the Sports Centre has been released.
Basic repairs are quoted to be around £300,000 with further work likely to be necessary in the coming years which could add up to £2.4 million which the consultants say would be better put towards the cost of building a new centre to higher standards. [Read more…]