ST GEORGE’S DAY PARADE Sunday, 21 April, 2024 Great to see Newcastle under Lyme District Scouts parading through the town centre prior to a service at St Giles’s, which they have kindly invited me to. St George’s Day itself is this Tuesday. Do you think it should be a bank holiday? Local News
COUNCIL ACTION ON ABATEMENT NOTICE 9th April 2024 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is preparing legal action against the operators of Walley’s Quarry landfill site for alleged breaches of the Abatement... Local News
PENSION UPLIFT TODAY / ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK 8th April 2024 Today pensioners are £900 a year better off after an 8.5% rise to the State Pension, thanks to the Triple Lock. This follows a 10.1% rise last year, and we have... Local News
POLICE TACKLING RURAL CRIME 8th April 2024 Staffordshire Police and Cheshire Constabulary are working together to remind residents in rural communities to be vigilant following a spate of burglaries. It... Local News
BOROUGH HEROES AWARD NOMINATIONS 7th April 2024 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Heroes Awards, launched by the Borough Council last year as part of our 850th anniversary celebrations, is back for a second year... Local News
WESTBURY PARK RESIDENTS’ MEETING 6th April 2024 On Thursday evening I hosted my latest neighbourhood meeting at Newcastle Baptist Church alongside local Borough Councillor Andy Parker. It was a pleasure to... Local News
SCOUTS GANG SHOW 5th April 2024 I’m just out of a brilliant evening’s entertainment at the Mitchell Arts Centre watching “Castle Capers” - the 50th Anniversary Gang Show put on by Newcastle’s... Local News
WASTE CRIME CONVICTIONS 5th April 2024 I am very pleased to see that the Environment Agency have successfully convicted 5 individuals and 3 companies of illegal waste crimes in a prosecution brought... Local News
THORP PRECAST 5th April 2024 I recently visited Thorp Precast Limited, one of our major manufacturing firms here in Newcastle, located on Apedale Road in Chesterton. Thorp Precast designs... Local News
EXPANSION OF CHILDCARE 3rd April 2024 Thousands of working parents of two-year-olds are now able to access 15 hours a week of government-funded childcare. Here’s how it works - From right now... Westminster News