August 4, 2022
One final public consultation is currently being carried out surrounding a proposed speed reduction along a highway in the Moorlands. In February, we reported that Staffordshire County Council had been reviewing the safety of it’s highway network and one of the forthcoming proposals was to reduce the speed limit to 30 miles-per-hour along another 250-metre section of Ashbourne Road in Cheadle.
August 4, 2022
A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to a burglary in the Moorlands. Steven Walker, 44, of Newfield Street, Tunstall, has been jailed for three years after the burglary incident which happened in Boundary on Thursday, June 2.
August 4, 2022
The Local Government Ombudsman has received and dealt with two complaints regarding Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC). The two complaints have been detailed in the Local Government Ombudsman’s latest report which outlines complaints it has received and dealt with for the year between April 2021 and March 2022.
August 4, 2022
A councillor is calling for plans to make a green corridor along a former railway line to be moved along. Last summer we reported that Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC) Cabinet had given the go ahead for the authority to begin the process of an Asset Transfer of the Cheadle to Cresswell Disused Railway line from the Department for Transport to the ownership of SMDC.
August 4, 2022
Residents in a Moorlands town have come together to enjoy a community picnic. The Bring & Share Community Picnic took place at Tean Road Recreation Ground in Cheadle last Tuesday (July 26).
August 4, 2022
Villagers in the Moorlands have been getting creative to take part in a fun community initiative. The Draycott-in-the-Moors Scarecrow Festival 2022 took place recently and saw lots of imaginative creations.