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…]
Goldenhill Golf Course may be opening again as a deal to sell it off is believed to be near completion.
The course which includes a driving range, clubhouse and shop was closed in 2011 and has been available to lease from Stoke City Council since but has fallen into a state of decline becoming a target for travellers and vandals in recent years. [Read more…]
Last year, plans for investment at Kidsgrove Railway Station were delayed by Network Rail.
But now Cllr Kyle Robinson has confirmed that following on from meetings with Network Rail, East Midlands Trains and Ruth Smeeth MP, the project is moving forward once again. [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…]