Twycross vet performs life-saving op on gorilla
A ZOO boss is back in the UK after performing life-saving surgery on a gorilla at an African primate sanctuary.
View Article2012 record year for firm
A BURTON based firm has cause for celebration after achieving a record number of sales in its history.
View ArticleCoffee morning YMCA information event
A HOMELESS charity is launching a series of coffee mornings in a bid to appeal to the elderly in villages.
View ArticleBack to the 80s for garden centre staff
STAFF at a Burton garden centre have been sent back to the 80s by displaying an array of colourful costumes to raise more than £200 for charity.
View ArticleLast orders after more than 30 years in charge
A LANDLORD at a popular Burton pub is calling it a day after more than 30 years in the job.
View ArticleNHS volunteers needed to help
NHS bosses are appealing for volunteers to work in collaboration with care staff to help assess patient areas in its five community hospitals.
View ArticlePhone pest, 63, in rant at newsman after court story
A PHONE pest who sent an abusive text message to a reporter has been handed a 12-month community order.
View ArticleNemesis officers join sniffer dogs in town centre crackdown
SUSPICIOUS motorists and potential criminals have been targeted following another crackdown on Burton’s drug dealers.
View ArticleCookery show postponed
A COOKERY roadshow, which shows how sumptuous snacks can be made from leftover grub, has been postponed.
View ArticleHomes scheme divides opinion
FIRST-TIME buyers desperate to take their first steps onto the property ladder are to set to receive a helping hand from the Government.
View ArticleRise of the rat forces council to issue advice
FEARS raised over the sight of rats across East Staffordshire has seen council chiefs issue advice on how to deal with the problematic vermin.
View ArticleHusband and wife team ordered to pay
HUSBAND and wife bosses of two former mobility companies have been ordered to pay back £170,000 of their criminal gains, or face hefty jail terms.
View ArticleCycling grant win for disabled children
A SPORTS Development Team has received £79,074 from their grant aid application to Staffordshire County Council’s Aiming High Capital Fund.
View ArticlePupils try their hand at being a reporter for a day
BUDDING young reporters at an East Staffordshire secondary school took part in a special event as part of a national journalism project.
View ArticleDementia care centres project given approval
Dementia care centres project given approval
View ArticleJunior academy gets extension nod
A JUNIOR academy has been given permission to extend its building.
View ArticleCouncil hits back at development claims
COUNCIL chiefs have categorically denied giving their consent for houses to be built on historic land in North West Leicestershire.
View Article‘Sad day’ as the county court shuts indefinitely
BURTON county court has closed its doors for the final time – bringing to an end years of uncertainty surrounding its future.
View ArticlePair admit to Co-op raids
TWO men who robbed two Burton supermarkets have pleaded guilty at crown court.
View ArticleTeenage tumour victim takes fight to Parliament
A SCHOOLGIRL battling her way back to recovery after self-diagnosing her own brain tumour has taken her battle to make symptoms of the condition more widely known to Parliament.
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