Yoxall will be the first to get faster broadband in area
HUNDREDS of homes in an East Staffordshire village will be first in the area to benefit from a multi-million cash injection to provide superfast fibre optic broadband.
View Article‘We will be watching,’ – Tories’ warning for new administration,
THE ousted leader of East Staffordshire Borough Council made a last stand after being overthrown by his authority colleagues by passing a message to his successor – we will be watching.
View ArticleCharity counts the cost after sofa slasher strikes
A CHARITY shop has been left £1,000 out of pocket after a vandal damaged a range of its furniture.
View ArticleRace event is a pancake party for Swadlincote
IT may look like flippin’ good fun, but there was some real competition behind the pancake races which took place in Swadlincote.
View ArticlePupils dress up to celebrate ‘people who help us’
YOUNGSTERS enjoyed dressing up as soldiers and police officers as part of a project to learn more about ‘people who can help us’.
View ArticleConditional discharge for woman, 22, who falsely claimed £2k in benefits
A YOUNG Burton woman has received a conditional discharge after she admitted falsely claiming more than £2,000 in benefits.
View ArticleBREAKING: Burton body named by police
POLICE have named the man who was found dead in a Burton car park.
View ArticleDomestic abuse campaign success
POLICE and council chiefs have held an online discussion giving young people the chance to speak to experts about domestic abuse.
View ArticleTeenager in court to face 22 charges of damaging cars
A TEENAGER accused of damaging parked cars in Burton has appeared before magistrates.
View ArticleYouths give park a much-needed spring clean
YOUNGSTERS have got stuck in to give a Swadlincote park a new lease of life.
View ArticlePoliticians queue up to back town’s MP in beer duty fight
A CAMPAIGN to freeze beer duty, spearheaded by Burton’s MP, has gained the support of 100 fellow politicians.
View ArticleRecent cases dealt with at Burton Magistrates’ Court
STEPHEN GORDON, 27, of Slater Street, Willenhall, West Midlands.
View ArticleAnnual liberation event set for its best year ever
THE phone lines are open and the race for tickets has begun for a landmark event on the South Derbyshire social calendar.
View ArticleTree planting support bid
THE Woodland Trust is increasing support for landowners in East Staffirdshire to plant trees, hedgerows or larger woods.
View Article‘Questions to be answered’ on future of Ashby hospital
PEOPLE in Ashby concerned about the potential closure of the town’s district have been urged to make their voices heard.
View ArticleYoungsters have flipping great pancake day with demonstration
YOUNGSTERS at a Burton nursery were given an extra treat on Shrove Tuesday with a pancake-making demonstration.
View ArticleVicar set for pastures new after 13 years
A POPULAR Burton vicar is to leave his flock for pastures new, after he was ‘called by God’ to another job.
View ArticleJapan beckons for Scout World Jamboree
A TEENAGER is hoping to raise £3,000 in a bid to experience the very best of the Orient with the World Scout Jamboree 2015 in Japan.
View ArticleWarning over parking despite hospital victory
A 47-YEAR-OLD woman is warning other motorists using Burton’s Queen’s Hospital’s controversial parking system to keep their receipts with them – after managing to get her fine quashed.
View ArticleDelight as children’s centre get top marks from Ofsted chiefs
CHILDREN’S centres in North West Leicestershire are celebrating after receiving a top Ofsted rating.
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