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Stapenhill Gardens Receives Green Flag Award

Editor — 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, Councillor David [...]

Stapenhill Gardens Receives Green Flag Award

Burton Stage School Students Celebrate Exam Success

Editor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:17:40 +0000

Fifty nine children from the Burton on Trent area are celebrating this week after passing their Speech and Drama exams. The children aged between five and sixteen from Theatre Cats Stage School which has classes in Burton as well as Derby and Newhall, took Drama exams run by Trinity College London…and every single student passed. They had [...]

Burton Stage School Students Celebrate Exam Success

Footloose is Coming to Burton on Trent in September!

Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:23:39 +0000

Footloose – The Musical! Based on the popular movie Footloose which starred Kevin Bacon and Sarah Jessica Parker, this musical tells the story of a city boy who moves to a small town where dancing is banned. Life in Bomont is peaceful until Ren arrives. Breaking every taboo, Ren brings dance back to the heart of [...]

Footloose is Coming to Burton on Trent in September!

E.S.B.C Announces Management Restructure in Advance of Government Cuts

Editor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:29:55 +0000

East Staffordshire Borough Council is announcing a significant change to its senior management structure designed to improve service provision and meet the challenging financial reductions to be set by Central Government this autumn. Since coming to power in May, the coalition government has announced a raft of fundamental changes to the way local government will be [...]

E.S.B.C Announces Management Restructure in Advance of Government Cuts

Burton Care Home Auctions Off EastEnders Merchandise

Editor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:41:38 +0000

A local care home in Burton on Trent attracted the crowds last Saturday with a spectacular Summer Fayre, where a genuine Dot Cotton EastEnders script, a dress worn by Barbara Windsor, who played Peggy Mitchell on the show and several signed photographs by other cast members were auctioned off. Elder Homes Group Rider House care home [...]

Burton Care Home Auctions Off EastEnders Merchandise

Planning for the Future of Burton Town Centre

Editor — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:54:55 +0000

Two years ago East Staffordshire Borough Council asked a wide range of people how they would like to see their Town Centre develop over the next 15 years. We took note of what people were saying, and with the help of our consultants drew up a draft “Area Action Plan” that took on board the main [...]

Planning for the Future of Burton Town Centre

Midwife Card Launch to Prevent Infant Deaths

Editor — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:05:04 +0000

A new scheme aimed at reducing the number of infant deaths in East Staffordshire has been launched by the borough council. Health Visitors and midwives who regularly visit new or expectant mothers in all types of housing will now carry a pocket-sized version of the Housing Card, which contains a summary of modern housing standards such [...]

Midwife Card Launch to Prevent Infant Deaths

£200,000 Windfall for Local Groups

Editor — Wed, 05 May 2010 07:49:08 +0000

East Staffordshire Borough Council has granted around £207, 000 to community and voluntary groups in the borough this year to help them carry on their vital work in the community. The money is from the Grant Aid scheme, which is available to voluntary and community organisations that provide services and support to the residents of East [...]

£200,000 Windfall for Local Groups

It’s Compost Awareness Week

Editor — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:42:10 +0000

“Give it a Grow” Call for Compost Awareness Week Residents across East Staffordshire are being encouraged to “Give it a Grow” as part of the Council?s work to mark the tenth annual Compost Awareness Week, running from Sunday, May 2nd to Saturday, May 8th. This year, the Recycle Now campaign and East Staffordshire Borough Council are encouraging [...]

It’s Compost Awareness Week

Are You a Green Fingered Burtonian?

Editor — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:18:40 +0000

Applications Open for Brighter Borough The ‘lines are now open’ for green fingered gardeners to apply to take part in this year’s Brighter Borough competition. Residents in East Staffordshire are now being encouraged to get their nominations in for 2010’s best gardens, floral features and young gardening talent as the Council launches its annual Brighter Borough competition, [...]

Are You a Green Fingered Burtonian?

Enjoy East Staffs with a Discount Card

Editor — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:20:48 +0000

Days out in East Staffordshire and the surrounding county could be a little less expensive this summer with an Enjoy Staffordshire Card – now available from the Customer Service Centre, Market Place Burton. Previously this has only been available via the internet or postal application process, but by offering an ‘on the spot’ service applicants will [...]

Enjoy East Staffs with a Discount Card

Council Supports Real Nappy Week with Info Event

Editor — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:14:51 +0000

Parents across East Staffordshire are being encouraged to swap their baby’s disposable nappies for more environmentally friendly ‘real’ ones this month as part of Real Nappy Week, (Monday, April 26th to Sunday, May 2nd) On Tuesday, April 27th, between 10.15am and 10.45am, there will be a chance to get free advice and see a wide range [...]

Council Supports Real Nappy Week with Info Event

Able Too FC Pick Up ‘Best Team’ Award

Editor — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:49:17 +0000

Representatives from East Staffordshire’s Able Too United Football Club travelled to Birmingham last month for the annual West Midlands Disability Sports Awards, sponsored by Npower and the English Federation of Disability Sport. The club had been nominated and reached the final three teams in the ‘Team of the Year’ category; against Warwickshire Bears Wheelchair Basketball Team [...]

Able Too FC Pick Up ‘Best Team’ Award

Prize Bonanza for Mayor’s Raffle

Editor — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:56:00 +0000

A multitude of prizes from health spa days to umbrellas are up for grabs as part of a charity raffle being held by this year’s outgoing Mayor of East Staffordshire, Councillor Geoff Morrison. Items have been donated from all over the borough, from businesses and individuals, to create one of the biggest raffle prize giveaways ever [...]

Prize Bonanza for Mayor’s Raffle

Free Fun this Easter Holiday

Editor — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:49:46 +0000

Children aged between three and seven-years-old are being invited to take part in some free Easter holiday activities next week. The Council’s Green Spaces team will be at parks around East Staffordshire this Easter holiday holding Minibeasts sessions, including storytelling, minibeast hunts, art activities and more. On Tuesday, April 6th the team will be at Burton’s Branston [...]

Free Fun this Easter Holiday

Council Tax Payment Advice Available in Burton

Editor — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:31:16 +0000

Council Tax Payment and Benefits Advice Surgeries at CSC Despite this year’s Council Tax being one of the lowest in recent years, some households may still be struggling to pay. On Friday March 26th and Wednesday, March 31st, the Council’s Revenues and Benefits team will be holding a surgery in Burton’s Customer Service Centre to talk to [...]

Council Tax Payment Advice Available in Burton

East Staffordshire Borough Council Easter Closing

Editor — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:03:26 +0000

Council’s Easter Closing East Staffordshire Borough Council has announced the opening times for its premises over the Easter period 2010. The Town Hall and Miller’s Lane offices will be closed from 5.00pm on Thursday, April 1st until 9.00am on Tuesday, April 6th, 2008. People can still pay Council Tax and Business Rates on the 24/7 phone line – [...]

East Staffordshire Borough Council Easter Closing

Coopers Square Shopping Centre Celebrates 40 Years

Editor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:35:51 +0000

Coopers Square shopping centre is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary in style on Wednesday 24 March and the local community is invited to help mark the special milestone for the shopping centre that helped to transform Burton town centre four decades ago. The official opening of Coopers Square by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra on [...]

Coopers Square Shopping Centre Celebrates 40 Years

Pink Poo Highlights Foul Play in Brizlincote Valley

Editor — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:10:19 +0000

East Staffordshire Borough Council’s Enforcement Team have been overwhelmed by the public expressions of concern about dog fouling and will be out and about in the Brizlincote Valley this month to highlight the problem of dog fouling – literally. On March 4th and 19th the team will be conducting a survey to count the amount of [...]

Pink Poo Highlights Foul Play in Brizlincote Valley

Have Your Say on The Arts in Burton on Trent

Editor — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:53:30 +0000

Plan to Develop Arts Goes to Public Residents across Burton on Trent and East Staffordshire are being encouraged to have their say on new proposals to develop the borough?s Arts scene. The Council?s Arts East Staffs, based at Burton?s Brewhouse Arts Centre, is currently developing a strategy to deliver a more focused arts service for the next [...]

Have Your Say on The Arts in Burton on Trent

Chances to Volunteer for Woodland Work

Editor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:47:46 +0000

With spring on the way, ESBC is looking for volunteers to step up and help out with two projects to improve local woodlands. On Sunday, February 28th join the Burton Conservation Volunteers in Tower Woods, Brizlincote Valley, Burton, from 10.30am to 4.00pm, for a day of woodland management. Practical work includes crown lifting, formative pruning and habitat [...]

Chances to Volunteer for Woodland Work

Need Ideas for the Half Term Holiday?

Editor — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:53:15 +0000

February Fun for Half Term Hols Children from across Burton on Trent and East Staffordshire can get creative this February half term with a series of fun workshops from the Council’s Green Spaces team. On Tuesday, February 16th, help celebrate Chinese New Year with free workshops at Burton and Uttoxeter libraries, then on Wednesday you can try [...]

Need Ideas for the Half Term Holiday?

Tourism Turnaround Planned for Burton on Trent

Editor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:35:14 +0000

Proposals to turn Burton on Trent and East Staffordshire into a tourism hotspot were put before the Council’s Cabinet members at a meeting yesterday. The report details how key tourism projects, such regular large-scale events and the creation of new attractions, could support the development of a visitor economy in East Staffordshire and also discusses how [...]

Tourism Turnaround Planned for Burton on Trent

Join in with Sport Relief 2010 in Burton on Trent

Editor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:28:11 +0000

Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2010 On Sunday 21st March 2010, East Staffordshire Borough Council will ‘rise to the challenge’ and will hold its 3rd Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2010 in aid of Sport Relief. The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2010 will take place at Shobnall Leisure Complex, Burton upon Trent, from 12.00pm to 4.00pm (first race is [...]

Join in with Sport Relief 2010 in Burton on Trent

New Gardening Courses in Burton on Trent

Editor — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:51:02 +0000

Gardening Courses Available for Green Fingered Residents Green fingered residents from across East Staffordshire are being invited to sign up for the Council’s short gardening courses next month. To herald the start of the new gardening season, East Staffordshire Borough Council’s Horticultural Team is hosting several short courses at the Greenhouse Gardening Centre, Stapenhill in March. These include [...]

New Gardening Courses in Burton on Trent

TV Play Garden Finds New Home in Burton on Trent (Photos)

Editor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:02:45 +0000

Arts East Staffs are proud to announce that James Mays’ unique Plasticine Garden is to be a permanent feature in East Staffordshire. Principal Arts Manager, Rachel Huyton, requested ownership of it following its departure from Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire earlier this year. The aim is to link the garden to creative workshops within Cultural Services, encouraging families [...]

TV Play Garden Finds New Home in Burton on Trent (Photos)

Tetra Banks Removed from Burton Car Parks

Editor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:50:47 +0000

Improved kerbside recycling collections in Burton on Trent mean some of the recycling banks in the borough’s supermarket car parks are set to be removed next month. Waxed cartons – known as Tetra Paks – can now be recycled through the blue wheeled bin recycling scheme in East Staffordshire and also through the Council’s own mixed [...]

Tetra Banks Removed from Burton Car Parks

Burton Artists – Display Your Work at The Brewhouse

Editor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:23:45 +0000

Brewhouse Call for Artists Burton’s Brewhouse Arts Centre is searching for artists work to become part of a special exhibition this spring. The Burton and District Arts Council (BADAC) is holding its 10th biennial Small Pictures and Artwork exhibition at the Brewhouse from Saturday, March 20th to Saturday, April 10th, 2010. The exhibition is open to both amateur [...]

Burton Artists – Display Your Work at The Brewhouse

Have Your Say on Dog Control Orders

Editor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:26:24 +0000

Residents from across Burton on Trent are being encouraged to have their say on how the Council promotes responsible dog ownership and help create a cleaner, safer and healthier environment for all. As part of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, Dog Control Orders enable Local Authorities like East Staffordshire Borough Council to issue fines [...]

Have Your Say on Dog Control Orders

Successful Showcase for Burton Stage School

Editor — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:06:16 +0000

Students from a stage school in Burton on Trent, Uttoxeter, Derby and Newhall have recently come together to provide a showcase for friends and family at The William Allitt School in Newhall, Derbyshire. There were 3 performances on the day from intermediate, younger and older students. Each performance was to a packed audience. The students worked [...]

Successful Showcase for Burton Stage School

Council Services Affected by Snow

Editor — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:03:08 +0000

Due to the extreme weather conditions that have hit the area in the last few hours, East Staffordshire Borough Council has been forced to temporarily close or suspend some of its services today, Wednesday, January 6th. Bin Collections Waste collection vehicles are still out today but are struggling to access some rural areas and side streets so [...]

Council Services Affected by Snow

Burton on Trent Christmas Waste and Recycling Collections

Editor — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:59:55 +0000

Households across East Staffordshire should now have received their 2009/10 Waste and Recycling Collection Calendars, including details for collections over the festive period. During the Christmas and New Year period the refuse and recycling collections in East Staffordshire will change slightly and this year the changes will affect every property within the borough. There will be no [...]

Burton on Trent Christmas Waste and Recycling Collections

Burton Voters Urged to Check Register Before General Election

Editor — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:39:41 +0000

Voters across Burton on Trent and East Staffordshire are being encouraged to check their name is included in the newly published Register of Electors this year, particularly as a General Parliamentary Election is due to be held no later than June 2010. The Electoral Registration Officer has published a revised version of the full Register of [...]

Burton Voters Urged to Check Register Before General Election

No Butts for Burton Hospital Litter Campaign

Editor — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:09 +0000

Patients, staff and visitors to Burton’s Queen’s Hospital are being encouraged to bin their cigarette litter as part of an awareness campaign on site this month. Officers from the Council’s Enforcement team are working with the hospital to spend time around the building’s main entrances raising awareness of the consequences of dropping litter – including a [...]

No Butts for Burton Hospital Litter Campaign

Free Christmas Parking for Late Night Shoppers in Burton

Editor — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:49:09 +0000

Shop Late, Park Early, For FREE! Late night Christmas shoppers will be able to start their evening even earlier this year as the 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 [...]

Free Christmas Parking for Late Night Shoppers in Burton

Burton Albion Kicks Off Council Campaign

Editor — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:28:57 +0000

Burton Albion Football Club has teamed up with East Staffordshire Borough Council to throw its support behind a national campaign to end domestic violence. Wednesday, November 25th is the international Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the day is marked by the national White Ribbon Campaign. This year borough councils across Staffordshire are asking [...]

Burton Albion Kicks Off Council Campaign

Burton on Trent Business Owner is Nominated for National Award

Editor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:17 +0000

David Messenger, Managing Director of the Elder Homes Group, which runs the Burton Bridge and Trent Court care home in Staffordshire has been shortlisted for the Care Entrepreneur of the Year Award of 2009, organised by Caring Times magazine! The annual awards ceremony celebrates excellence in long term care. This category not only looks for the [...]

Burton on Trent Business Owner is Nominated for National Award