Environment

Pupils dig deep to save trees

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

SAVE OUR TREES: Pupils have dug deep to help a national campaign aimed at securing the future of a threatened species of tree.

Youngsters from Sandon Business and Enterprise College in Meir, including 12-year-old Nicola Wootton, right, planted an elm tree at the...

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Reach out to help refugees

Thursday, March 11, 2010

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help refugees settle in to their new homes. Individuals would need to give up five hours of their time a month to the Refugee...

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Change blows across policy on wind farms

Friday, March 05, 2010

PLANNING authorities are being urged to look closely at the impact of wind farms on the countryside. The Tory cabinet at Staffordshire County Council...

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Concerns at traffic pollution hotspots

BREATH OF FRESH AIR: The Tunstall Northern Bypass.

Monday, March 01, 2010

AIR quality in Stoke-on-Trent is steadily improving – despite greater numbers of cars using the city's roads. Latest figures show developments...

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Fly-tippers rubbished for making site 'like Beirut'

CLEAR IT UP: Councillors Norma Massey and Paul Roberts with the rubbish that has been left in Tickhill Lane, Dilhorne. Picture: Alex Severn

Monday, March 01, 2010

COMMUNITY leaders say they have been putting up with fly-tippers dumping tonnes of waste near their village for two decades. But councillors have now...

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Red letter day for villagers as they get postbox back

CAMPAIGN: Helen Bradshaw celebrates with other Ridgeway villagers the Royal Mail decision to reinstate the post box they removed. Inset, how we reported the removal. Picture: Malcolm Hart

Monday, February 22, 2010

A TINY village has won its fight to replace an 80-year-old postbx seized by Royal Mail under the cover of darkness. The 28 households of Ridgeway, in...

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More chaos to come as snow hits region's roads

WHITE STUFF: Clockwise from left, brothers Joshua, aged six, and Matthew Ganner, aged four, from Trentham Lakes; Market Place, Leek, under a blanket of snow; a snow plough in Newcastle Road, Leek; and the view from Penkhull looking towards Fenton and Longton. Below, Newcastle Fire Station watch manager Jason Richards with his crew's 10-ft snowman. PIctures: Malcolm Hart and Wesley Webster

Monday, February 22, 2010

MOTORISTS are being warned to prepare for more tricky driving conditions in the week ahead as a weekend of heavy snowfall brought chaos to the roads....

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Teenagers weave platter from hedgerow

Monday, February 22, 2010

WILLING WEAVERS: Teenagers breathed new life into an ancient craft to transform hedgerow cuttings into items of beauty. They wove a rustic platter in...

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Undefined Headline

Monday, February 22, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR: The city went Chinese crackers at the weekend as it was transformed into a riot of colour and noise. Celebrations for Chinese New Year...

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