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- Illegal vapes, dangerous counterfeit children's toys and thousands of pounds of illicit cigarettes are amongst the items seized by Trading Standards officers in Staffordshire this year.
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- 15 December 2025
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- A major upgrade to a main road junction in Lichfield to provide access to a new housing development has been completed.
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- 15 December 2025
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- Work to prepare a key development site as part of a major regeneration scheme in Stafford has begun.
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- 15 December 2025
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- Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council have been working in partnership with Staffordshire Police and Tamworth Borough Council who have secured a closure order on Ezee Shop on Bolebridge Street in Tamworth.
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- 12 December 2025
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- Staffordshire County Council submitted its final plan to Government today (Friday November 28) for the creation of the two new authorities of Staffordshire East and Staffordshire West.
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- 28 November 2025
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- Staffordshire communities worried about the spread of solar farms and battery storage sites across the county's countryside are invited to join Staffordshire County Council's call for better planning regulations.
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- 28 November 2025
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- An innovative scheme launched by Staffordshire County Council this year, which supplies care leavers with good-quality used furniture to set up homes, has won a national award.
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- 28 November 2025
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- Parents of primary-school-aged children across Staffordshire continue to benefit from more before and after school childcare.
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- 27 November 2025
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- A crossroad in Cheadle has been changed from a 'give way' to a 'stop' junction after safety concerns were raised by the local community.
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- 26 November 2025
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- Avid birch watchers are being invited to along to guided birdwatch walks at Cannock Chase this November, offering the perfect chance to spot some of the beautiful migratory birds arriving for the winter months.
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- 26 November 2025
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- People in Staffordshire can grab a household bargain or Christmas gift and support a community group or charity at the same time at a series of pop-up sales events run by the county council.
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- 25 November 2025
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- A North Staffordshire charity helping people overcome loneliness and complex needs has found the perfect home at one of Staffordshire County Council's enterprise centres.
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- 24 November 2025
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- One million pounds has been saved in just six months by Staffordshire County Council by using cash reserves instead of borrowing.
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- 24 November 2025
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- The County Council's Cabinet Finance Lead has called for the Chancellor to support good councils, protect vital services and back business, farmers and growth in Staffordshire in her budget on Wednesday.
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- 24 November 2025