The pair were previously convicted of intentionally causing a public nuisance, preventing lawful burial, and carrying on business with intent to defraud creditors. Elkin was additionally convicted of ...

Three people have been jailed for killing an elderly couple who died in a fire at their home that had been started deliberately. Paul Smith, then 40, and Lee Owens, 46, of no fixed abode, set fire to ...

A man responsible for an XL Bully dog that mauled a grandmother to death at a property in Essex has been found guilty of a dangerous dog offence. On February 3 2024, Ashley Warren left 68-year-old ...

A highways scheme to improve road safety in Biddulph is due to start on Monday 23 February. The A527 Congleton Road scheme will see an extension of the 30mph speed limit beginning at the junction with ...

A Halesowen forge has been fined £750,000 after an employee sustained fatal injuries when he became entangled in a 20-metre ...

For the first time, Staffordshire County Council has set out its own organisational approach to community safety built around ...

A drop-in public information event on work being planned to prepare a key development site as part of a major regeneration ...

Producer output (factory gate) prices rose by 2.5% in the year to January 2026, which is down from a revised increase of 3.1% in the year to December 2025 (Figure 1). Monthly output prices were ...

A former Bolton Council worker has been jailed for defrauding almost £900,000 in DWP benefits from vulnerable adults whose finances he was employed to protect.

Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards team are backing a new campaign warning people about the risks of rogue ...

Staffordshire County Council has announced a new Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources. Councillor Sean Bagguley, who ...

The £1.2 million scheme, delivered by Staffordshire County Council, will see a new two-way cycle track built along Borough ...