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January 20, 2022
Calling time on pub after difficult few years
The owner of a much-loved pub in the Moorlands is putting the business up for sale after two years of sector uncertainty and hardship. Matt Pitt has run the Red Lion in Boundary, near Cheadle, for 15 years and has built up a pristine reputation for the pub for its homemade, hand-made food and welcomely custom.
January 20, 2022
Council agree tax increase
Cheadle Town Council has finalised its precept rate for the 2022/23 financial year ahead of it being submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC) where council tax will be determined. Pre-Christmas, the town council initially aimed to raise the precept by 4.5 per cent in line with what inflation was forecasted to be ahead of April.
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January 20, 2022
Honorary plaque for former firefighter
An ex-firefighter has been given an honorary plaque and badge from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service upon turning 90 last week. Jack Allen was presented with a special certificate, card and veteran’s badge on his birthday last Tuesday (January 11) by Chief Fire Officer Rob Barber at Jack’s home in Cheadle.
January 20, 2022
Could you be a dog foster carer?
An animal welfare society in the Moorlands is appealing for people to become dog foster carers. The call is being made by the long-standing charity of Cheadle Animal Welfare Society.
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January 20, 2022
“He was one in a million”
The son of a popular Moorlands community figure has paid tribute to his father after he sadly passed away last month. Roy Colclough passed away on December 21, aged 80, after a lifetime of dedication to the area.
January 20, 2022
Tribute to a much-loved community stalwart
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Moorlands community stalwart who sadly passed away aged 88 last month. Brenda Stubbs tragically died after a fire in her home in Alton on Friday, December 10. Here her long-term friend Chris Mellor pays tribute to Brenda:
