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- Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council have seized illegal vapes, illicit cigarettes, and illegal food items, with an estimated retail value of £8000
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- 26 September 2024
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- Work on a major highways improvements scheme on the A53 Buxton Road in Leek has been completed.
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- 25 September 2024
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- Staffordshire County Council highways crews have been working round the clock to help communities affected by torrential downpours.
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- 22 September 2024
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- A key gateway to the M54 in South Staffordshire is to be fully resurfaced. The £480,000 project will see the Cannock Road, Featherstone Interchange junction of the A460 and M54 completely resurfaced over three weeks.
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- 20 September 2024
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- An £8 million investment into defect repairs in Staffordshire is already seeing results. Since May, more than 11,300 potholes have been repaired across the county.
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- 29 August 2024
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- Chasewater Country Park is playing host to an action-packed fun day that promises activities and entertainment for all ages.
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- 27 August 2024
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- Communities near a road west of Burton can find out more about plans to introduce a weight limit on it at two public information events next month
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- 27 August 2024
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- Staffordshire highways crews have been working round the clock as high winds from Storm Lilian hit the county overnight and into this morning (Friday). Winds of up to 52 mph—unusual for this time of year—swept through the county last night, causing power cuts and downed trees.
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- 23 August 2024
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- A major road and transport improvement scheme is moving forward to its next phase with traffic management changes in place from September 1. The scheme will see improvements from the A34 Weeping Cross to the Queensville island. This will be followed by works on the section from Queensville to Queensway next spring.
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- 22 August 2024
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- Students collecting their GCSEs today (Thursday) are being reminded of the many different opportunities available to them.
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- 22 August 2024
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- People in Staffordshire are being invited to make noise for Ukraine as part of Ukraine Independence Day on Saturday 24 August.
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- 21 August 2024
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- Bank holiday bargain hunters are being reminded how to avoid buying counterfeit goods when visiting car boot sales and markets over the weekend.
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- 21 August 2024
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- Around a dozen or more agreed charities will be able to collect donations from their local Staffordshire County Council Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) and use them for their work, under a new scheme.
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- 21 August 2024
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- A major highways improvement scheme in Tamworth is scheduled for early next year.
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- 21 August 2024