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Staffordshire County Council sends good luck wishes to the England’s football squad ahead of World Cup People urged to support their local pubs and restaurants during the tournament Good luck wishes from Staffordshire are being sent to the England squad ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off today.  The tournament, taking place

Balanced budget for 2025/26 despite rising costs Success for strong, detailed management Millions spent on new infrastructure Staffordshire County Council has successfully balanced its books, while spending two thirds of its budget on vulnerable residents, and investing in infrastructure. A final report on the authority’s financial performance for 2025/26 shows that the council delivered within

LNER has revealed further details of its special service to mark the start of Harry Styles’ UK concerts. Named the ‘Together, Together’ Train, it aims to treat people with kindness by raising funds for numerous charities across the LNER route. The train will depart Edinburgh Waverley at 08:30, bound for London King’s Cross on Friday 12 June 2026. Taking place during Pride Month, and onboard ‘Together’ – the specially liveried LNER Azuma train celebrating a commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion -customers,

The Staffy Trail launches ‘Get Moving’ week from 30 May, encouraging people to explore the trail by walking, running and cycling. New Strava routes across Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Tamworth make it easy to get active while discovering Staffordshire. Visitors are encouraged to stop off at local cafés and businesses along the way and make a

A Wolverhampton based charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care has been named as Weston Park’s 40th anniversary charity of the year. Compton Care offers vital support to people living with complex and life limiting conditions, and to their families. It costs £10 million every year to run Compton Care’s clinical services, of

A four-year plan for continued support of domestic abuse victims via safe accommodation services to be proposed. The proposal will be discussed at the council’s next Cabinet, which is Wednesday 20 May. The plan involves continued partnership with three specialist organisations for the next four years. A four-year plan for the continued support of domestic abuse

Young Hugo Dale is planning on spending his school holidays climbing three of Britain’s highest mountains to raise money for Dougie Mac. Eight-year-old Hugo, from Meir Heath, along with his dad, Matt, are to take on the Three Peaks Challenge at the end of May and scale the three tallest mountains in England, Scotland and

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is offering the chance to win a £3,000 top prize in its Summer Raffle, as the charity marks 35 years of lifesaving service. Every £1 ticket sold will keep the charity’s helicopters in the sky and critical care cars on the road, providing vital pre-hospital emergency across Staffordshire, 24 hours a day,