The official Biddulph 2015 calendar is now on sale. This year the calendar celebrates the achievements of Biddulph in Bloom and consists of 12 beautiful photos, of Biddulph and the surrounding area. The calendar costs £3:50 and can be purchased from Wains, Chapter 1, Birthday Greetings, Brammers, Mothershaws and Council Connect.

Work on exciting new sports facilities at Halls Road playing fields in Gillow Heath is due to start at the end of July.

Plans for the scheme were passed in 2012 and will see the construction of a new multi-use games area, tennis courts, exercise stations and a new playground together with resurfacing and an extension to the car park to include 20 extra spaces and improvements to the footpaths.

Thornton Contractors Ltd has been awarded the contract and start on site on Monday 28 July. The work is expected to take up to 16 weeks to complete and the playing fields will remain open throughout but access to some areas may be restricted.

It follows further good news for Biddulph after planning approval was granted last week for a synthetic bowling green at St Lawrence recreation ground. [Read more…]

Plans for the bowling green on St Lawrence’s recreation ground have been approved by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

Bowlers have been without a home since the Labour Club was demolished to make way for the Sainsbury’s development in 2010.

The new floodlit all weather surface and pavillion will be built on the old tennis courts adjacent to St Lawrence’s Church and work is expected to start in the next few weeks. The grassed area will remain open to the public along with a footpath to the cemetery.

Residents are still being urged to make their voices heard to stop the plans to close Bemersley Tip, Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands.

Campaigners believe that to close Bemersley Tip will cause much inconvenience to residents and will increase fly tipping.

Staffordshire County Council are proposing to start consultation to close Bemersley Tip. However, the Report on which the Council is using to form the basis of that consultation is flawed because of the many mistakes within it.

On 16^th April 2014, the Cabinet withdrew this item from their cabinet discussions, but made it clear that it was not withdrawing the item, it was only going to defer the discussions, therefore action is needed now, please sign the petition.

The ePetition, which has been signed by 296 people, runs to 05/05/2015 and can be found at http://moderngov.staffordshire.gov.uk/ieLogon.aspx?RPID=34898446&HPID=34898446&Forms=1

The police in Biddulph could be relocating to Princess Street after declaring their current position in the Town Hall as not fit for purpose.

The new location under consideration is next to the Fire Station and if ambulance crews can be encouraged to work from the same site all three emergency service would be located together.

[Read more…]

Karen Bradley was delighted to host her third jobs and skills fair, and the second to be held in Biddulph, at Victoria Hall in the Methodist Church on Friday 4th April.

She said:

“It was great to get so many organisations who have jobs on offer or can help people find work together in one room for job seekers in Biddulph to talk to.  We have very low unemployment in the Moorlands, but I am always looking for practical ways to help people who need jobs, so it was great to see people coming to get advice or swap details with potential employers at the Jobs Fair.” [Read more…]

Since the New Year there have been 13 reported thefts from vehicles, including seven reported over the weekend.

Officers have stepped-up patrols in the area to deter would-be thieves and are urging motorists to make sure they secure their vehicles and remove valuables. [Read more…]

Fairtrade Biddulph, Community Fairtrade Fortnight Event, 

Biddulph Town Hall, Saturday 8^th March 10.00am – 12.00 noon.

This annual festival is gradually becoming one of those community events that are deeply ingrained in the life of the town. [Read more…]

Complaints about revving engines and wheel spinning at Biddulph Sainsbury’s car park late a night have led to police warning young drivers that they may have their car seized.

Some ‘Boy Racers’ have been congregating on the car park late at night and creating a disturbance until the early hours. [Read more…]

Time may soon be up for motorists who park their cars all day in one of the town centre’s side streets.

Parking bays with a one hour maximum stay limit could be introduced to Stringer Street to stop drivers leaving their cars there all day following complaints from traders and residents about parked cars blocking the street. [Read more…]