Uttoxeter news
July 7, 2022
Plans put forward for new housing development
A planning application has been submitted for a 137 house residential development in East Staffordshire. The site address for this application is the Land to the West of Uttoxeter, Bramshall Meadows, A50 Bypass, Uttoxeter.
June 30, 2022
Petition calling for trained carers on school transport
An East Staffordshire mum has started a petition calling for trained carers to be placed on school transport for special educational needs students. Roxy Long, who lives in Uttoxeter with her seven-year-old son Freddie, has started the petition, set to be submitted to Staffordshire County Council, following concerns over treatment of her son while he was in a taxi being transported to Fountains School in Burton-upon-Trent.
June 30, 2022
Thieves target businesses
Police are warning retail workers and shoppers to be vigilant following an increase in reports of thieves targeting cashier tills at supermarkets across Staffordshire – including in Uttoxeter. The force is also appealing for witnesses after another business's safe got raided by thieves.
June 30, 2022
Olympian appearance for JCB road race
A road race is set to take place in Staffordshire with a guest appearance from an Olympian and Commonwealth Games athlete. It is almost 40 years since the first ever JCB Lakeside 5 and Fun Run was staged – and now it is back after a two year pause due to Covid on Thursday, July 14.
June 24, 2022
“I feel that I am not being heard”
A Uttoxeter mum has raised concerns about repairs not being carried out at her Trent & Dove Housing property. Kelsey Clowes lives with her three young children in Uttoxeter.
June 24, 2022
Man sentenced after drugs discovered
A man has been sentenced after officers discovered over £2,500 worth of drugs and £1,350 in cash in East Staffordshire. Jacob Brook, aged 28 of Ashleigh Drive in Uttoxeter, was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday, June 8, suspended for 24-months, after admitting possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B and driving a motor vehicle dangerously.
June 16, 2022
Top awards for public houses
Two public houses in East Staffordshire have received top awards for the area. The Uttoxeter & District branch of Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) presented their Pub of the Year awards recently.
June 16, 2022
Illegal tobacco seized at retailers
Officers from Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards service, joined by Police and East Staffordshire Licensing officers, have made seizures of illegal tobacco. The raids, on Monday, June 6 at five independent retailers in East Staffordshire, resulted in seizures of 27,178 illegal cigarettes, 2.65kg of illegal hand rolling tobacco and 455 illegal disposable vapes. The haul has a retail value of around £17,500.
June 9, 2022
Abseil challenge for 93-year-old Kay
A 93-year-old woman in East Staffordshire is set to abseil down a tower to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. Kay Harland, from Uttoxeter, is hoping to raise £1,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, a cause that is very close to her heart.
June 9, 2022
Tribute act lined up for party entertainment
A tribute act is set to provide the entertainment for a community extravaganza in East Staffordshire this weekend. The Springsteen tribute band ‘Glory Days’ will be at Uttoxeter’s Party on the Pitch, a charity event which begins on Friday (June 10) at Oldfields Sports and Social Club.
June 2, 2022
Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Uttoxeter
Her Majesty the Queen is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this weekend and communities across the nation are hosting many events and activities. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated across the Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on February 6, 1952.
May 26, 2022
Digging deep with donation to reserve
A nature reserve which has become a haven for endangered wildlife is celebrating the next stage of its growth thanks to a donation from digger giant JCB. The 11-acre Tean Valley Meadow Nature Reserve at Hollington Lane, Stramshall, near Uttoxeter, has been awarded £15,000 in a three-year support package from JCB.
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