News in Biddulph

Parkwood Leisure received £182,000 of funding from Staffordshire Moorlands District Council during the lockdown period, even though all of its centres were closed during this time, a Biddulph councillor has said.

The statement was made by Biddulph town and district councillor Connor Brady during a meeting of the district council's Service Delivery Overview & Scrutiny Panel yesterday (Wednesday).

Staffordshire County Council has appointed Alan White as its new leader during a meeting of the council today (Thursday).

The Conservative councillor for Lichfield Rural East was first elected to the authority in 2009 and served as Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Wellbeing since 2017.

Aldi has been in the spotlight in Biddulph this week after an application to build a new supermarket in the town was 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.

Police in Staffordshire and Cheshire are joining forces to target motorcyclists who ride 'anti-socially' across county borders.

They will also be supported by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service for the operation, which takes place today (Thursday, 23rd July), and comes as a direct result of seeing an increase in 'anti-social' biker behaviour.

In her first Trusted Contributor article for Biddulph Nub News, Staffordshire Moorlands MP Karen Bradley discusses how the Coronavirus pandemic has changed proceedings in Parliament.

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.