News in Biddulph

Schools in Staffordshire, including those in Biddulph, have been given their own travel plans in an effort to reduce back to school congestion in September.

Staffordshire County Council's Active Travel team is working with 401 schools across the county to try and reduce parents' reliance on the car for getting their children to school.

Staffordshire Police have issued a warning to the public after receiving reports of tool thefts from local farm buildings.

The force has issued advice today (Friday) on how people can keep their valuable tools safe from thieves.

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has called for an immediate end to badger culling in a new statement released today (Friday).

The Trust has called the culling of badgers "ineffective", and states that 2025 is too long to wait for a cattle vaccine to be made widely available.

Local police have assured that anti-social behaviour is not on the rise throughout the Moorlands, after the force received a number of concerns from local residents.

In a statement released today (Friday), Staffordshire Moorlands Police have said "we are doing all we can" to tackle anti-social behaviour across the district.

The RSPCA has responded to claims that they "didn't seem bothered" after being notified of a raccoon living in a Biddulph pond.

Biddulph Nub News reported recently how a young angler spotted the raccoon earlier this week while out fishing at an open cast pond in Knypersley.

Police in Biddulph have advised the town's residents to be aware after receiving reports of local people being targeted by scam phone calls.

Police have reminded the public not to give out any of their personal information on the phone if they feel unsure about the call.

Staffordshire County Council has approved new powers allowing it to impose greater restrictions on businesses who do not comply with Coronavirus restrictions.

The powers, under the new Health Protection Regulations, now give the authority the ability to impose restrictions on a wide range of businesses, including pubs and licensed premises, that it decides aren't doing enough to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Local students and teachers have been thanked for putting up with the changes and uncertainty around results as GCSE grades are handed out today.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, students did not sit any exams this year, and the last few weeks have seen controversy over the way grades have been awarded.

Staffordshire businesses are being reminded that there is still time to enter the Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2021.

Staffordshire's mobile libraries are returning to the roads as part of the local library service's phased reopening.

Two Staffordshire County Council vehicles began their return to smaller communities from Monday (17th August).