News in Biddulph

Moorlands MP Karen Bradley has welcomed an extra £5.3m of funding to help local councils support services throughout the Coronavirus pandemic.

An extra £5,164,264 will be provided for Staffordshire County Council, with an extra £138,920 also being given to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

Local residents, councillors and police have been keeping local beauty spots clean by joining in with community litter picking events.

The Brown Edge Community Litter Pick took place on Saturday, 18th July from 10am - 12pm, with all local residents being invited and encouraged to join in.

The lockdown period has emphasised the importance of relationships to many people, local charity Relate North Staffs has found.

New research from the charity found that around 60% of respondents said it has made them realise relationships are the most important thing in their lives, and 47% of respondents who have parents feel emotionally closer to them.

A planning application made by Aldi to build a new supermarket in Biddulph has been recommended for approval by town councillors, subject to a range of concerns.

The German supermarket giant submitted an application to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council last month to build a new store on the site of the former Meadows Special School off Tunstall Road.

Local residents are being encouraged to take part in the Staffordshire Summer Reads Challenge, with a chance for participants to win prizes and have their reviews published.

The challenge, being organised by Staffordshire County Council's Libraries service, is asking people to read any four books over the summer and submit short reviews.

Seventy-eight people have now died from Coronavirus in the Staffordshire Moorlands, the latest figures have shown.

Two more people from the district died from the virus in the week ending Friday, July 10th, according to the new weekly statistics released earlier today (Tuesday).

The Leader of Staffordshire County Council, Philip Atkins, is to stand down as Leader after 11 years in charge of the local authority and five years as Leader of the Opposition.

A county councillor and representative for Uttoxeter Rural division in East Staffordshire since 1987, Cllr Atkins was awarded an OBE in The Queen's Birthday Honours in 2016, for services to local government over more than three decades, including on district and parish councils.

Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them after a bike was stolen from Biddulph town centre.

Police were called to Biddulph High Street on Sunday, July 12th, to reports that a bike had been stolen outside the Lai Wah Chinese takeaway.

Staffordshire Police have welcomed a fall of around 20 per cent for burglaries, robberies, and violence with injury offences recorded in the county.

The latest statistics released today (July 17) show a trend of reducing crime in Staffordshire, with another drop in overall crime following on from reductions in the previous quarterly reported data.

A planning application made by Aldi to build a new supermarket in Biddulph will be discussed by town councillors tomorrow (Tuesday).

The German supermarket giant submitted an application to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council last month to build a new store on the site of the former Meadows Special School off Tunstall Road.