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East Staffordshire Borough Council Releases Performance Results

Chris Towland — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:07:40 +0000

East Staffordshire Borough Council has announced another successful period of performance after meeting both financial and performance targets but continue to look forward with the announcement of a new Arts Strategy. At this week’s (Monday 12th December) meeting of the East Staffordshire Borough Council Cabinet, officers presented the quarterly performance and outturn reports for [...]

East Staffordshire Borough Council Releases Performance Results

2012 Clothing Collection Equals Free Kids Swimming in Burton on Trent

Chris Towland — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:43:30 +0000

Children under 16 from around Burton on Trent East Staffordshire will be able to take advantage of a free swimming offer as the Council teams up with the Star Foundation for a new clothes collection service from January 2012. The Star Foundation, which encourages children to get involved in sports to keep them off the [...]

2012 Clothing Collection Equals Free Kids Swimming in Burton on Trent

The Range Opens in Burton on Trent

Chris Towland — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:46:45 +0000

BRITAIN’S FASTEST GROWING HOME, GARDEN & LEISURE SUPERSTORE NOW OPEN IN BURTON UPON TRENT! Huge crowds of customers saw the Mayor of Burton upon Trent open the new Range store. After the long awaited arrival of the new superstore, The Range has now opened in Burton upon Trent. The new store is located at Wellington [...]

The Range Opens in Burton on Trent

Free Christmas Parking in Burton on Trent

Chris Towland — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:06:04 +0000

Christmas shoppers will be able to get the most out of their retail trips this year as East Staffordshire Borough Council announces its free car parking in the run-up to Christmas. East Staffordshire Borough Council is offering a festive bonus with free parking on all of its pay and display facilities to help support retailers [...]

Free Christmas Parking in Burton on Trent

Johnson Cleaners Selects Burton on Trent to Launch the UK’s First Drive-Thru Dry Cleaners

Chris Towland — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:19:00 +0000

Busy Burton on Trent residents will find their lives suddenly get easier this month when Johnson Cleaners, the UK’s leading dry cleaning service provider, re-launches its drive-in store on Lichfield Street, as the UK’s first ever drive-thru dry cleaners. Following a £130k investment in the original drive-in site, which opened in 1995, the drive-thru will [...]

Johnson Cleaners Selects Burton on Trent to Launch the UK’s First Drive-Thru Dry Cleaners

Strictly Come Fitness and Fun

Dave Gales — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:05:38 +0000

East Staffordshire Borough Council in partnership with South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust Health Fit Project will be providing local people with the opportunity to learn the dances of “Strictly Come Dancing”. The Ballroom/Latin Dance Classes will take place on a Monday evening between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm and on a Wednesday morning 10.00 am [...]

Strictly Come Fitness and Fun

Chair of Planning Committee Steps Down from ESBC

Dave Gales — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:14:16 +0000

East Staffordshire Borough Council would like to announce that David Brookes, Chairman of Planning and Councillor for Yoxall, is stepping down as a Member of the Borough Council with immediate effect. Councillor Brookes, who has been Chairman of Planning Committee for four years and a Councillor since 1997, has made the decision to step down [...]

Chair of Planning Committee Steps Down from ESBC

Get Health Fit in Burton with Activity Try Outs

Dave Gales — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:40:51 +0000

People across Burton on Trent and East Staffordshire can try out a variety of new activities including ballroom/Latin dancing, 50+ Badminton, Zumba, swimming lessons, leading a Health Walk for a nominal fee – or even for free – thanks to a new partnership. East Staffordshire Borough Council has teamed up with South Staffordshire Primary Care [...]

Get Health Fit in Burton with Activity Try Outs

Burton Stage School Students Celebrate Exam Success

Dave Gales — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:18:06 +0000

Forty-eight children from the Burton, Derby and Swadlincote areas are celebrating after passing their Speech and Drama exams with flying colours! The children aged between 6-15 from Theatre Cats Stage School which has classes in Burton, Uttoxeter, Derby and Swadlincote took Drama exams run by Trinity College London…and every single student passed for the third [...]

Burton Stage School Students Celebrate Exam Success

Holiday Activities Across East Staffordshire for Summer

Dave Gales — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:17:02 +0000

There’s no excuse for children to be bored this summer with a range of healthy activities available across the borough throughout the school holiday. The activities started Monday, July 25th, and East Staffordshire Borough Council’s Sports Development team and Leisure Centres will be offering a full six weeks of summer fun. The Sport in the [...]

Holiday Activities Across East Staffordshire for Summer

Special Offers for Meadowside Leisure Centre Refurb Anniversary

Dave Gales — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:55:27 +0000

Burton’s Meadowside Leisure Centre will be celebrating the first anniversary of its refurbishment this August with some special offers for users. Fitness fans from around East Staffordshire are being invited to help celebrates the first anniversary of the ‘new-look’ Meadowside Leisure Centre on Thursday, August 18th. To celebrate the event, the centre will be offering [...]

Special Offers for Meadowside Leisure Centre Refurb Anniversary

Wardens Launch Litter Lout Crackdown in Burton

Dave Gales — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:46:00 +0000

Litter louts in Burton will be facing fines this summer as the Council’s team of Neighbourhood Wardens launch a crackdown in the Town Centre. From Friday, July 1st, all six wardens will be in and around the Town Centre on various Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in a new initiative to tackle the problem of littering. [...]

Wardens Launch Litter Lout Crackdown in Burton

Play Area Refurbishment Finished in Brizlincote Valley

Dave Gales — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:10:45 +0000

Young children in one of Burton’s wards have got a new place to play after the Council refurbished equipment in one of the community’s small parks. The toddler play area in Clifton Way, Brizlincote has had new equipment installed including a swing, slide and roundabout as part of ESBC’s ongoing programme of play area improvements. [...]

Play Area Refurbishment Finished in Brizlincote Valley

Council Confirms Sale of Bretby Crematorium

Dave Gales — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:10:12 +0000

East Staffordshire Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council have confirmed the sale of Bretby Crematorium to Midlands Co-operative Society. Spokespeople for both Councils, in a joint statement said: “Having listened to residents’ concern, over the last few weeks East Staffordshire Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council have been negotiating with Midlands Co-operative Society [...]

Council Confirms Sale of Bretby Crematorium

Burton Police Station and Magistrates Court Open Day

Rachel Stretton — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:45:21 +0000

Burton is to celebrate 100 years of law and order as the police station and magistrates’ court throw open their doors to the public. The family event takes place on Saturday, April 9, from 10.30am until 4pm and is free of charge. The Horninglow Street court opened in December 1910, but officials are keen to [...]

Burton Police Station and Magistrates Court Open Day

Cheapest Petrol Prices Burton on Trent and Swadlincote

Chris Towland — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:38:38 +0000

Here’s the cheapest petrol and diesel I could find today in Burton on Trent and Swadlincote: Unleaded 124.9p Morrisons: Swadlincote Sainsbury’s: Swadlincote Total: Woodville 125.9p Y-Pass A38 Willington 126.9p Morrisons: Burton . Diesel 129.9p Sainsburys: Swadlincote Morrisons Swadlincote Y-Pass A38 Willington 130.9p Jet Parkgate Services: A511 Near Newhall Tweet Follow InBurton on Twitter for all [...]

Cheapest Petrol Prices Burton on Trent and Swadlincote

Litter Louts Ruining Burton Washlands

Chris Towland — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:24:43 +0000

Litter louts are being called upon to think twice before irresponsibly dumping their rubbish onto Burton’s washlands. Reports have come into the Council this week of certain parts of the washlands that have become litter ‘hot spots’, in particular the area around the Ferry Bridge at the back of Burton College, and around Anglesey Bridge, [...]

Litter Louts Ruining Burton Washlands

SELF HELP COURSE APPEALING FOR PARTICIPANTS

Chris Towland — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:46:54 +0000

South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) is appealing to people living in Burton and surrounding areas to take advantage of joining a self help group to cope better with long term conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and depression. The PCT is running a Chronic Disease Self Management course, which is a six week programme designed [...]

SELF HELP COURSE APPEALING FOR PARTICIPANTS

InBurton Free Xmas Draw – Win a Digital Camera!

Chris Towland — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:22:38 +0000

Win a sparkly new Kodak Easyshare C183 Digital Camera AND help Burton on Trent to get superfast Internet Broadband in the InBurton Christmas Draw! Here’s a few details of the camera you could win One-button upload to email, Kodak Gallery, Youtube™, Facebook and Flickr sites Better pictures automatically with Kodak Smart Capture technology Find photos [...]

InBurton Free Xmas Draw – Win a Digital Camera!

Shobnall Leisure Complex and Meadowside Leisure Centre Christmas Opening Hours

Chris Towland — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:30:23 +0000

The festive opening hours for East Staffordshire Borough Council’s leisure centres will be as follows: Shobnall Leisure Complex Christmas Opening Hours: December 24th to December 26th – CLOSED December 27th to December 31st – 9.00am to 6.00pm January 1st – CLOSED January 2nd – Open as normal January 3rd – 9.00am to 6.00pm . Meadowside [...]

Shobnall Leisure Complex and Meadowside Leisure Centre Christmas Opening Hours

Community Wardens Get Power Assisted Bikes

Chris Towland — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:17:15 +0000

The streets of East Staffordshire now have a super-charged presence on the street as the Community Wardens take possession of their new power-assisted bike Back in June, Warden Lee Evans trialled the power-assisted bike – from Lichfield-based electric bike specialist PowaStation – as part of Team Green Britain Bike Week. Instead of driving to the [...]

Community Wardens Get Power Assisted Bikes

ESBC Reaction to Yesterday’s Spending Review

Chris Towland — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:37:04 +0000

Councillor Richard Grosvenor, Leader of the Council, said: “East Staffordshire Borough Council has been preparing for the spending cuts for several months now. “We have already been working on various scenarios in our budget discussions since May, and we have already taken action in that time, such as our recent restructure, that will help with [...]

ESBC Reaction to Yesterday’s Spending Review

Changes to ESBC Bus Pass Scheme

Chris Towland — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:44:11 +0000

East Staffordshire residents who will turn 60-years-old and want to apply for a free bus pass after Wednesday, October 6th, will no longer be able to get them from the Borough Council’s Customer Service Centres (CSCs) If your birthday is after Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 then East Staffordshire Borough Council will not be dealing with [...]

Changes to ESBC Bus Pass Scheme

Leisure Centres Go Off Peak for Weekend Fitness

Chris Towland — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:27:14 +0000

People from all over Burton on Trent and East Staffordshire are being encouraged to take up a new sport this autumn as the Borough Council’s leisure centres introduce a very attractive new offer for weekend activities. Shobnall Leisure Complex, Meadowside Leisure Centre and Uttoxeter Leisure Centre are getting ready to launch a joint promotion for [...]

Leisure Centres Go Off Peak for Weekend Fitness

Bargates Shopping Centre Deal Finally Agreed!

Chris Towland — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:22:12 +0000

Deal Struck for Bargates Future East Staffordshire Borough Council is delighted to announce that Tesco’s Board Members have agreed the sale of the Bargates site to the Council to allow it to finally deliver much-needed development in the area. The dilapidated shopping centre known as Bargates (and more recently renamed The Riverside Centre’ sits next [...]

Bargates Shopping Centre Deal Finally Agreed!

Burton upon Trent Wins Blooming Gold Again!

Chris Towland — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:12:45 +0000

Burton upon Trent has achieved the Gold Award for the Heart of England In Bloom Campaign for the third year running. Because of its population size, Burton is entered into the Small City Category for the awards, a notoriously competitive section. The town, supported by the community, won its first Gold award in 2003, and [...]

Burton upon Trent Wins Blooming Gold Again!

Stapenhill Gardens Receives Green Flag Award

Chris Towland — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:52:20 +0000

Flowers in Stapenhill Gardens Burton on Trent Burton’s historic Stapenhill Gardens have been added to the growing list of East Staffordshire’s Green Flag sites in this year’s round of prestigious awards. The award-winning gardens celebrated its new Green Flag status on Wednesday, July 28th with a special flag raising ceremony attended by East Staffordshire Mayor, [...]

Stapenhill Gardens Receives Green Flag Award