It’s been an eventful experience over the past 9 months, trying to bring about the reopening of Kidsgrove Sports Centre. However, we can now say that it is planned the centre will reopen within the next 6 months!
Since the centre was closed by Newcastle Borough Council in June last year, we have faced numerous challenges. [Read more…]
The precept – the part of your council tax bill which goes to Kidsgrove Town Council – will rise by 88% for 2018.
The increase is to pay for a new Ranger Service and extra administrative staff which will bring spending to £228,177 per annum, up from £120,424 in 2017.
The Ranger Service will cost £42,500 and another £70,000 will go towards administration staff which may include staff being brought in from Crewe Town Council in the future. Currently the Town Clerk for Kidsgrove is shared with Crewe on an interim basis until September.
Newcastle Borough Council are currently running a ‘Satisfaction with Recycling Services’ survey on their website.
The recycling service collects materials weekly and in separate boxes in order to maximise both the amounts collected and the value of it. This income subsidises other services and protects budgets for other Council services. [Read more…]
The Town Council voted as part of its budget setting process to invest in a ‘Kidsgrove Ranger’ who is expected to start in April.
So what will the Ranger do we hear you ask? [Read more…]
Did you know the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) gave out £63,900 to groups in your area last year?
From celebrating the history of Clough Hall Park to remembering how women in Staffordshire kitchens helped win the First World War, get involved in your area’s heritage this April. [Read more…]
The G.E.C. Retired Club will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary at the Congleton Road Community Centre in Butt Lane on Saturday 12th of May from 1 to 5pm. [Read more…]
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council are working together on a new Joint Local Plan which is now ready for public consultation. The Joint Local Plan will shape where new housing, roads and development will take place in the future between 2013 and 2033.
Cabinet members at both authorities have agreed to send the document, which identifies a number of potential sites in Kidsgrove for possible housing and employment developments, out for a month-long public consultation. [Read more…]
Plans are being drawn up to reduce congestion and improve air quality at a traffic blackspot.
The A50 Liverpool Road junction in the centre of Kidsgrove is known for long delays at peak times. [Read more…]
The Co-operative Bank have announced they intend to close their Kidsgrove branch this spring as part of their plans to close 27 branches nationwide.
A statement by the Co-op states the reasons for closure, “As part of our decision to close we assessed how many customers used our Kidsgrove branch and the type of transactions they were undertaking and the type of products they hold with us.
“As a result of the changes in how customers bank with us, we are experiencing fewer visits to our branches, making some of them unsustainable. This is why we have unfortunately chosen to close our Kidsgrove branch on 8 May 2018.” [Read more…]
The future of Kidsgrove 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…]