Biddulph Town Council are investigating a scheme to improve the area around the Victoria Centre adjacent to the Sainsbury’s store.

At present the scheme is in Concept Design Stage looking at improvements that could be made to the gardens.

Funds to pay for the scheme would come from £60,000 of Section 106 money given to the Town Council to carry out works in the area left over from the development of Sainsbury’s Store. This money will have to be given back to Sainsbury’s with interest if not expended by the 2018 deadline.  [Read more…]

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service are reminding residents to follow safety advice as part Chimney Safety Week.

This timely reminder comes after a house fire in Biddulph was caused by a stray ember from an open fire. Crews were called to reports of a chimney fire in Park Lane, Knypersley on Thursday September 7. When they arrived they found the ground floor well alight. [Read more…]

Nat West Bank are to close the High Street branch in Biddulph as part of a nationwide raft of closures.

The news is another blow to the town centre that is trying to maintain a positive outlook despite increasingly challenging trading conditions and is expected to have a negative affect to footfall. [Read more…]

Traders fear that recent increases in fees to use the Wharf Road car park in Biddulph could deter visitors to the town and have a detrimental effect on the already ailing high street.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council increased the charges at the Wharf Road car park by up to 50% with effect from 1^st April, [Read more…]

Following the report in our last edition of Biddulph Times the imminent departure of the Biddulph Rotary ‘Trolley Trekkers’ the 3 Rotarians duly set off from Sainsbury’s in Biddulph on Saturday 22nd October. Their aim to push a Sainsbury’s supermarket trolley [Read more…]

Biddulph in Bloom have again been awarded Gold in the The Heart of England in Bloom competition. [Read more…]

Biddulph is leading the way in Staffordshire as the first place in the county to dedicate outdoor recreational space for permanent protection in memory of those who lost their lives during World War 1. [Read more…]

At a ceremony at the Biddulph Victoria Centre, Biddulph Rotary, President Dave Ash presented the Acorn Awards. [Read more…]