This year’s Real Nappy week is fast approaching launching on the 16th April and running up to the 22nd April 2012.  In the UK almost eight million nappies are thrown away every day, and these are mostly landfilled or incinerated.  Once in landfill they can take hundreds of years to decompose. Real nappies are an [...]

In a bid to tackle dog fouling in Burton on Trent and East Staffordshire, the Uniformed Services department of East Staffordshire Borough Council is establishing dog fouling initiatives throughout the Borough. Neighbourhood Wardens and Parks Officers have already been educating dog owners by working late evenings and early mornings. Under section 59 of the Clean [...]

Here are the Results of Burton Competitive Music Festival that was held at The Brewhouse Arts Centre on Sunday 3rd March 2012.   Overall Junior Winner of the BADAC Trophy The John Taylor Barbershop Quartet Overall Senior Winner of the John and Coral Gould Quaich Sharon Plummer Mabel Millin Award for the most promising non-winner [...]

Generous residents in East Staffordshire have already recycled enough unwanted clothing in two months to provide hundreds of free swimming vouchers over the next year. The Star Foundation, which is working with East Staffordshire Borough Council on this new fundraising scheme to pay for a ‘Community Swimming Fund’, has collected over 6.5 tons of unwanted [...]

** What’s On in Burton on Trent and Area This Weekend ** As usual, details of all the events mentioned below and other events over the next month can be found on the InBurton What’s On page. If you’re a Facebook user, please show your support for your favourite events by clicking the ‘Like’ button [...]