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January 14, 2021

Holly and David Step Up for Dementia

A YOUNG couple are stepping up for dementia, by taking on a walking challenge. Holly Kinman and her boyfriend David Hill, have challenged themselves to walk 850,000 steps each before the end of March. The pair are raising money for Alzheimer’s Society as part of their lockdown exercise plans.

Lisa’s getting ready to Brave the Shave

A JCB worker is planning to brave the shave next month to mark World Cancer Day. Lisa Humphreys is planning to shear her locks in support of a ‘very special family,’ who received devastating news just as the UK entered the first lockdown last year.

Political debate in Uttoxeter Deserves Better group

POLITICAL debate is at the heart of a new Facebook group launched in Uttoxeter – by a councillor from Branston. Within 24 hours, the group had more than 350 members – double the amount of people who responded to the two-week consultation on the Uttoxeter Masterplan in September.

Green-fingered Graham’s passion for PR

A BUSINESSMAN who turned a passion for gardening into a career spanning more than 40 years, has moved his company base to Uttoxeter.

Town band plan to bring back the music in 2021

Sound it from the rooftops - the rousing tones of Uttoxeter's Brass Band, muffled by the onslaught of coronavirus - could be about to ring out more joyfully than ever in 2021 as the group begins work to rebuild from the impact of the pandemic.

Masterplan debate at town council

A CONTROVERSIAL Masterplan for Uttoxeter has been defended at a meeting of Uttoxeter Town Council. East Staffordshire Borough Council (ESBC) is due to adopt the masterplan at a meeting on Monday, December 21.

East Staffs in ‘first wave’ of mass testing

EAST Staffordshire is one of 67 councils to be in the first wave of mass testing in the fight against coronavirus. Large scale community testing was expected to begin from Monday as part of the UK Government’s Covid-19 Winter Plan.

Support plan for shops as second lockdown ends

SHOPS across the Uttoxeter area – and England – will be allowed to reopen today (Wednesday, December 2) as the second Covid-19 lockdown comes to an end.