Town and parish councils across the UK provide low-level public services and have an important role to play in informing and influencing larger councils. They are often also allowed to do anything any reasonable person might and have the capacity to widely influence their specific area. Their work matters, and it is paid for from your council taxes. Town & Parish clerks are employed by the council to ensure the work gets done and the legal framework is maintained. Former Coun

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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

By volunteering just a few hours each week (for as little as four weeks) you can help transform the lives of children and parents in local communities across the Staffordshire Moorlands. Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands is running its next Volunteer Prep course starts on Tuesday 3rd February at its office in Leek, Earl Street on Tuesday 3rd February If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please visit: www.homestartsm.org.uk  or email: info@homestartsm.org.uk or cal

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

A new gallery, co-funded by NERC, has welcomed more than two million visitors since opening at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in April last year. Fixing Our Broken Planet is now the museum’s second most visited space, after the iconic dinosaur exhibits. With projections of 2.5 to three million visitors in its first year, the gallery is proving to be a major success in engaging the public with environmental science. Professor Louise Heathwaite, Executive Chair of the Natural

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

Friends of Cecilly Brook and Hales Hall Pool Looking after and improving a local nature reserve or LNR takes time, patience, and dedication. Cecilly Brook Nature Reserve and Hales Hall Pool are two local beauty spots that are free for everyone to enjoy at any time. You'll find peace, beauty, and nature all around, and if you'd like to do a little more than enjoy the spaces, there is a wealth of opportunities for you to support the important work of upkeep. This is also a grea

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

For Younger Visitors  Mary the Mole Goes Digging  Get your hands messy, rhyme and wiggle as we dig down and discover the treasures beneath our feet. Sensory hands on story time for ages 1-6 When:  Saturday 14 February, 10.30am Location:  Staffordshire History Centre, Eastgate Street, Stafford Cost:  Free, no booking required Toy Time Travellers  Travel back in time through play, get hands on with historical objects and help fix a toy emergency! Sensory hands on story time for

Cecilly Brook is a beautiful part of Cheadle's charm. Meandering its way from north to south, this ever-changing area, with rippling water and overhanging trees, delights young and old alike. The accessibility and upkeep are thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers keen to nurture nature for the good of residents, visitors, and most importantly, all the species who call Cecilly Brook home. They are local heroes, and today we'd like to tell you a little about their work. The

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

Funding is now available to deliver inspiring, fully funded summer activities for 8–17 year-olds across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The Staffordshire Space Programme works with voluntary and private sector organisations to help young people build skills, improve wellbeing and access positive opportunities. Since 2016, the programme has helped contribute to an 81.9% reduction in anti-social behaviour. Summer 2026 is now open for provider applications. You could help deli

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