Nat West Bank are to close the High Street branch in Biddulph as part of a nationwide raft of closures.
The news is another blow to the town centre that is trying to maintain a positive outlook despite increasingly challenging trading conditions and is expected to have a negative affect to footfall. [Read more…]
Traders fear that recent increases in fees to use the Wharf Road car park in Biddulph could deter visitors to the town and have a detrimental effect on the already ailing high street.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council increased the charges at the Wharf Road car park by up to 50% with effect from 1st April, [Read more…]
Residents in Alsager will benefit from a range of new high-quality sports and leisure facilities at the former MMU site, with additional upgraded provision at the town’s adjacent leisure centre.
Formerly the Manchester Metropolitan University campus, the land is now owned by [Read more…]
Alsager Town Council is set to progress with the planned refurbishment of Alsager Civic which will improve major elements of the building such as a New Heating System, Insulated Roof Recovery, New UPVC Double Glazing Windows, and Kitchen Upgrade, thanks to a £50,000 grant from funding body WREN.
The money, awarded by WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund, will be used to upgrade the Heating System which includes new automated energy efficient boilers, new energy efficient heat emitters, and associated plumbing and mechanical works. [Read more…]
TENANTS living on one of Newcastle’s most deprived estates are being urged to report any problems with their properties to the Borough Council.
The message to tenants on Galley’s Bank – known locally as ‘the Miners’ Estate’ – in Kidsgrove, is part of a multi-agency initiative there.
There have been long-running concerns over housing conditions, [Read more…]
Victory for local campaigners as funding for new footbridge is confirmed.
The Department of Transport confirmed this week that long-awaited plans for improvements to Kidsgrove Train Station are set to go ahead on schedule.
Local residents have been campaigning for months to secure improvements, including a new pedestrian bridge, in order to improve transport networks in the town. [Read more…]
Following the report in our last edition of Biddulph Times the imminent departure of the Biddulph Rotary ‘Trolley Trekkers’ the 3 Rotarians duly set off from Sainsbury’s in Biddulph on Saturday 22nd October. Their aim to push a Sainsbury’s supermarket trolley [Read more…]
Kids grove and Alsager stations are set to lose the direct trains service to London Euston as a rail franchise is put out to tender. [Read more…]
The plans for the development on the former MMU site has been approved by the Strategic Planning Board. [Read more…]
Biddulph in Bloom have again been awarded Gold in the The Heart of England in Bloom competition. [Read more…]