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Dates for your diary Thursday 15th January 2026 saw Cheadle Historical Society members and visitors gather together, filling the New Life building on Tape Street. They'd come out on a dark, cold evening to listen to Philip Brough, a Cheadle historian and long-term friend of the Society. His presentation, The Biggest Aspidistra, was a story of the British transmitting propaganda to Germany, one of Britain's best-kept secrets. Millions are aware of Lord Haw-Haw, but our success

Staffordshire Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Leek. Officers were called at 1:20 am today (Thursday, 29 January) to Asda on Springfield Road following reports of a burglary.  The suspects took an ATM using a piece of plant machinery before leaving the scene in two Nissan pickups. All the vehicles involved had been reported as stolen on Tuesday, 27 and Wednesday, 28 January.  The two Nissans were later found burnt out on Tongue Lane, Brown Edge, at

The Office for National Statistics has today announced the decision to introduce supermarket scanner data into consumer inflation statistics. It represents a change in the measurement of consumer prices. Mike Hardie, director for price transformation, explains: "For a number of years, we have been developing and trialing the use of supermarket checkout and online sales data to replace physical price collection for our headline inflation statistics. As this process has involve

31st January 18:00 - 20:00 Local officers from the Staffordshire Moorlands Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding an online chat on 31st January between 18:00 - 20:00pm giving residents the opportunity to ask any questions or raise any concerns. Please feel free to join and engage with your local officers. Join here Staffordshire Moorlands Online Police Surgery. - created 28th January 2026

ChatHealth is a safe and confidential text messaging service, connecting young people and parents/carers in Staffordshire with health professionals from the Families Health and Wellbeing Service, which supports 0 to 19 years in Staffordshire. It's organized by the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. You can contact the service by: Young people - text 07520 6157 Parents/ carers - text 07520 615722   The ChatHealth text messaging service allows young people be

Deep Hayes Country Park 10am and 2pm on Tuesday 17 February Moorlands residents are being invited to take part in a county-wide tree planting scheme aimed at enriching their gardens and community spaces. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Staffordshire County Council will be handing out a mix of hawthorn, rowan, hazel, silver birch, crab apple and whitebeam trees at Deep Hayes Country Park between 10am and 2pm on Tuesday 17 February. It is aimed at encouraging peopl

If you’ve witnessed anything locally or been the victim of unsafe goods, or exploitation, you can now report it to Staffordshire County Council - anonymously. Have you experienced any of the following: Supplying age restricted products to children Sale of counterfeit or illegally imported tobacco, cigarettes, vapes Supplying unsafe and/or counterfeit goods. Food Allergens / Labelling Exploitation of vulnerable residents Farm Animal Welfare Please let them know so that then ca

Funding of £300,000 has been awarded to a collaboration of agencies in the Staffordshire Moorlands to help them support people struggling with low-level anxiety. The group comprising of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, the Moorlands Rural and Leek and Biddulph Primary Care Networks, Support Staffordshire, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, the County Council, MyActive, and other partners to deliver the project to improve the health of Moorlands res

Saturday 24th of January saw the presence of a police car parked on CheadleHigh Street with the officer proactively collecting information from local businesses about the town’s crime wave. The officer said that a police presence in crime areas is part of the way police tackle petty crime. He assured our reporter that this type of crime is of importance to the police and that told us thatt he has been drafted in from his normal beat at Longton for this project. Good to see t

Stafffordshire Police are urging people to check their homes are secure following recent reports of burglaries in the Staffordshire Moorlands area. Thieves have been trying door handles to try and take advantage of insecure properties, usually in the early hours and through the night. Here are some thinks to check: Close and lock all your doors and windows, even if you’re only going out for a few minutes Double-lock any door Make sure that any valuables are out of sight Keep

Staffordshire Police are making residents aware of a recent increase in key safe boxes being forcibly broken into. Offenders are targeting poorly secured key safes and using the obtained keys to commit burglaries at later times. Police approved key safe as fitted by n-able What you can do to protect your property: Review your existing key safe – older or low-quality models are particularly vulnerable. If a key safe is required, use a high-quality, police-approved model. Ensur

A stolen bay tree was discovered abandoned outside someones house and they returned it to the shop. Thanks go out to them for their neighbourly action. More thefts: At the Fruit & Veg shop On Saturday, 10th January, another theft occurred in a Cheadle shop. This time at Fresh Produce, a popular fruit, veg, and plant store on the Tape Street car park. We were told that a man looked around the trees and plants, then pulled up a face mask and ran away with a potted bay tree. CCT

If you’re venturing into the town centre today, Saturday the 24th of January, you’ll notice that a few shops are closed due to unforeseen circumstances. Included are Boots on the High Street and the Bread Basket. We told that this is due to a power outage and we spotted a couple of National Grid vehicles so we hope the disruption doesn’t take too long to fix.

Make sure you submit a Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) report for a workplace accident where necessary. RIDDOR puts duties on employers, the self-employed and those in control of work premises to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences. The Health & Safety Executive's website has further information about RIDDOR , including: the types of incident that must be reported

On the 5th of January, Cheadle Town Council had its first meeting of 2026, where, among other things the town’s assets were discussed. Background Local government reorganisation (LGR) will see Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC) and Staffordshire County Council (SCC) dissolved in favour of a single council by 2028. We are told this is to make local government more efficient. Town and Parish Councils could take on assets currently managed on behalf of the public wh

A large new notice board was sited at the top of Tape Street Car Park last week. The new addition will provide a prominent space for local community organisations to provide vital information for residents and visitors. Project managed by former town councillor Paul Keeling, this has taken an extraordinarily long time to complete, and without his tenacity and creativity, we would not have it at all. We're grateful to him and to Leek Building Society, who sponsored its creatio

Long-awaited work to redevelop the Nicholson Institute in Leek will start this month. The Nicholson Institute in Leek The £3.8 million improvement programme, led by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, will deliver major improvements to the Grade II listed building including: Refurbishing the entire lower ground floor and bringing it back into use as a flexible, multi-purpose space for events, activities, and community functions Redesigning the library to create an acces

Staffordshire Police are warning people to be extra vigilant this month and not fall victim to social media or local selling scams, after a number of counterfeit notes were found in circulation in Staffordshire. After Christmas, many individuals are trying to sell unwanted gifts or are searching for bargains themselves and s ellers often use social media platforms to advertise items, and at the point of sale, could be handed counterfeit notes by fraudulent buyers as payment.

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent's position as a leading location to invest and do business will again be showcased at a national investor event in May. A delegation will be returning to promote the area at UKREiiF (UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum) in Leeds next May to over 16,000 attendees. The three-day event is in its fifth year and brings together local and regional public sector organisations with government, investors, funders, developers, housebuil