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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]