Newcastle-under-Lyme has been chosen to work with the Government to develop innovative regeneration plans which could unlock millions of pounds of investment.
The capital investment will come out of the Government’s £3.6 billion Towns Fund, which ministers say will help regenerate places with a ‘proud industrial heritage’ which have fallen behind more prosperous areas. [Read more…]
Kidsgrove residents are being asked to support a pioneering new consultation project being launched by the Borough Council and its project partner Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) to help improve their health and wellbeing.
A unique online mapping system specifically developed for this purpose will be used by Kidsgrove residents as part of a public consultation which will go beyond the ‘surface value’ of sports and leisure provision in Kidsgrove in order to gather data from a wide audience.
As well as providing the data and helping to better understand what sport and physical activities local people would like to access, the initiative will also help to shape future investment into key services, such as leisure facilities, parks and open spaces or other physical activities for the community. [Read more…]
Biddulph residents, supported by Biddulph Town Council, are undertaking the formal pre-submission consultation of the draft Neighbourhood Development Plan and draft Neighbourhood Development Order for Biddulph.
Consultation started on Monday 23 September and runs to Monday 4 November, midday. This is a six-week statutory consultation period and the Town Council welcome comments on the draft documents.
To view the documents, hard copies together with consultation forms can be found at the following locations: [Read more…]
Work on the community garden scheme in Station Road, adjacent to Sainsbury’s, is now underway.
The project will include new fountains, benches and a statue paying tribute to its mining heritage.
This phase – part one of two – is the first 3 circles with the fountains, memorial area and then a quiet area with benches.
The Town Council have been working on a design for the memorial area that includes a sponsored brick scheme, where people can record the names of loved ones that worked in the mining industry. They are keen to hear from anyone who would like more information about this.
The Gardens are expected to be completed by spring next year.
The Biddulph Moor Bonfire & Fireworks Committee with representatives from the community, are once again, holding their Bonfire & Fireworks Spectacular.
The event will take place on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at Biddulph Moor Village Hall on Hot Lane, Biddulph Moor and gates will open at 6:00pm. [Read more…]
Milton Park in Alsager has been recognised as being among the very best in the UK.
Milton Park scooped a Green Flag Award – a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible environmental standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent visitor facilities, over the summer. [Read more…]
One World 2019 returns to the village on Saturday 5th October at Alsager Civic from 9.30am-1pm.
The event will bring back the much loved ‘national stalls’, celebrating the cultural diversity within our Alsager community, and a range of free craft activities and workshops including the incredible story teller, Ian Douglas and ukulele and junk percussion workshops running throughout the morning. These are free of charge and open to all ages so bring the whole family along to join the fun.
We are really pleased to be joined on the day by the team from Two Doors Studio who will be sharing their artistic skills in a range of ways- why not make a Morsbag or have a try at a fused glass art piece? We will be adding to the Alsager bunting too!
We’ve had a fantastic response to our poetry competition. Many thanks to all those who have entered. Winners will be announced at the One World Festival where we will also have a poetry exhibition of all entries in the library.
There will be plentiful tea and coffee and some great home-made cakes, so get the date in your diary and join us for another great Alsager event.
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council reached a decision on Lidl GB’s planning application to bring a new Lidl store to Kidsgrove (on the site currently occupied by Kidsgrove Working Men’s Club), as well as a second, accompanying planning application to relocate the Club to new premises on Meadows Road, Kidsgrove.
Both applications were unanimously approved by members of the Planning Committee. [Read more…]
Firstly, can we say a massive “thank you” to everyone who voted for us in the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.
We are pleased to report that Kidsgrove Sports Centre came 1st, so as a result we will receive £4,000 from Tesco – which will be put towards buying equipment to be used within the centre. [Read more…]
Residents who do not want to keep their garden waste bin are being given the chance to have them collected in by the Borough Council.
While more than 18,000 households have now signed up to the chargeable collection service introduced this year, some people have decided to make alternative arrangements for disposing their garden waste. [Read more…]