Greater demand but less money for advice bureau
AN advice service in South Derbyshire has seen a 30 per cent increase in clients over the last year - but suffered funding cuts of more than 23,000.
View ArticleCommunity hospital plan for shut Stanhope Centre
HEALTH chiefs have announced plans to breathe new life into the Margaret Stanhope Centre - by re-opening it as a community-style hospital.
View ArticleRoad rage thug freed to appeal
AN elderly motorist who suffered head injuries during a road rage attack in Burton has expressed outrage after her attacker was freed - five days into a 16-week jail sentence.
View ArticleFirefighters’ warning as kitchen blazes increase
FIRE officials are warning residents in Burton to take care while cooking after reporting a rise in kitchen fires across Staffordshire.
View ArticleMaking the most of our canals and rivers
PEOPLE in East Staffordshire are being urged to support a new initiative which aims to transform canals and rivers.
View ArticleOwners sought as ‘friendly’ dog left tied to goalpost
THE RSPCA is appealing for information after a dog was found abandoned in a Burton park.
View ArticleJoe was a true fighter from the day he was born . . .
WEIGHING little more than 3lbs when he was born, it was clear there was a courageous streak in Joe Cooke right from the start.
View ArticleFirst-time drug dealer escapes prison term
A FIRST-TIME drug dealer was caught by police in Burton with bags of cannabis worth more than 700, a court has heard.
View ArticleApplication for Red House Farmhomes submitted
A HOUSING development set to change the face of an area of Burton has moved a step closer after a planning application was formally lodged.
View ArticleMasked raider had taken safe key from girlfriend
A MASKED intruder tried to rob a petrol station with the key to a safe which he had illicitly taken from his girlfriend, the manageress.
View ArticleLansdowne Infants School photo
DUE to a production error in today's First Class school reception classes pullout in the Burton Mail, a photo of Etwall Primary School was duplicated, replacing one of the Lansdowne Infants School...
View ArticleGovernment is accused of ‘bullying the disabled’
DISABLED people and their families in Burton and South Derbyshire will be hit hard by the Government's welfare reforms, experts have warned.
View ArticleCouncil seeks a new deal for housing the homeless
A COUNCIL is hoping to agree a partnership with a charitable organisation to reduce its costs in providing accommodation for the homeless.
View ArticleCommunity transport grants decisions made
A DECISION on funding bids worth nearly 325,000 for community transport schemes in South Derbyshire has now been made.
View ArticleHead ready for ‘exciting challenge’ of new school
THE head teacher given the job of running Burton's newest school has spoken of the 'exciting challenge' ahead.
View ArticleFirms left high and dry as pub struggles
A HISTORIC East Staffordshire pub which has been frequented by royalty has been placed into administration - with several firms facing the possibility of being left thousands of pounds out of pocket as
View ArticleSunday road closures as next phase of work starts
AN investment of nearly 300,000 to improve the roads in Burton will see a series of road closures put in place as part of the next phase of works.
View Article£40,000 drop in revenue from illegal parking fines
A COUNCIL has revealed that it has seen a drop of more than 40,000 in income from drivers parking illegally.
View ArticleRethink over school cash ‘does not go far enough’
EDUCATION chiefs in Staffordshire have welcomed a government rethink on school funding reforms, but warn that the measures still do not go far enough.
View ArticleBullivant staff the latest to sign up for sleep-out
A SOUTH Derbyshire-based engineering firm has joined the growing list of participants in this year's YMCA sponsored sleep-out.
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