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.

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 14^th 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:-

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 14^th.

Kidsgrove Sports Centre will reopen on the 25^th July!

It is a momentous occasion and the accumulation of 5 years of hard work, dedication and passion from our community – without which, none of this would have been possible. It has been nearly 5 years since the centre was closed. It is fair to say those following years have been a rollercoaster, however despite all of the challenges and obstacles in our way we have reached our stated aim and one our community has been longing for.

Kidsgrove Sports Centre has undergone a £7.5million refurbishment, along with considerable additional investment from many a wide range of funding partners and will now be owned and operated under a charity ownership model. This means that there are no shareholders to please or profit making. Instead every single £1 spent in Kidsgrove Sports Centre, will go back into the centre and our community! We are passionate about our community and providing the opportunities for everyone to improve their physical and mental well-being, which is why we have tried to ensure that despite being a new facility, with rising costs, it is affordable to as many people as possible. 

Space 2022 is getting ready to blast off – with all finishing touches being finalised ahead of the launch of the summer programme.

The Space summer programme brings together public, voluntary and private sector organisations to provide enjoyable positive activities for young people that increase their skills, improve their health and wellbeing and create opportunities, while also aiming to reduce levels of anti-social behaviour during the school summer holidays.

In 2021, over 6,000 young people, aged between 8 and 17, enjoyed over 1,400 activities funded by the Staffordshire Commissioner as part of the Space programme. There were over 17,600 attendances at events, equating to over 35,333 hours.