Stafford Borough Council

11/06/2026

Farmers & Artisan Market is back this Saturday in Market Square! 🛍️
Browse unique handmade goods, enjoy tasty treats, and support local traders.

08/06/2026

Students from Walton Hall Academy have been helping make Victoria Park Stafford look even better with litter picking, designing and planting flower beds - as well as helping feed the reptiles.
And as part of their busy week of work experience they met the Mayor of the Borough and had a chat with the Leader of Stafford Borough Council
They also created 'don't drop litter' posters and even helped write the article that you can see from a link in the comments below.

08/06/2026

A consultation is now underway for residents, businesses and organisations to share their views so a new plan can be developed that will help regulate where things can and cannot be built, can prevent inappropriate development, and help protect the environment, countryside and habitats.
The initial consultation will run until 12 noon on Tuesday 28 July with the evidence helping support a "New Local Plan 2025 to 2045" for Stafford Borough.

You can read more and find out how to have your say from a link in the comments.

05/06/2026

Residents of Highfield & Western Downs (Stafford) are invited to take part in Energetic Communities – a series of friendly, local sessions focused on energy efficiency, retrofit, and building a community energy plan.

💡 Got ideas about reducing energy use?
💬 Want to learn more or just listen in?
👉 Everyone is welcome!

📍 Location: Castle Church Hall, ST16 1DP
🗓 Dates: • 18 June • 16 July • 10 September
🕐 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

🌱 Help shape the future of energy in your community!

Find out more via the link in the comments.

05/06/2026

Don’t miss Stone Farmers’ Market this Saturday!

Come along and enjoy a fantastic selection of delicious treats and handmade goods. Support your local traders, and while you’re here, take a wander through our brilliant independent shops too. Be sure to check out the award-winning Staffordshire cheese.

04/06/2026

The Food Standards Agency have issued the following alert.

If you are a business and have frozen products from Inarah’s Frozen Food Ltd, please email [email protected]

If you have purchased food from this business please dispose it.

More details on the alert can be found via the link in the comments.

Thursday 4th June - Food Alert "For Action": Food Businesses and Consumers who have purchased and sold frozen products by Inarah’s Frozen Foods Ltd https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-fafa-01-2026

02/06/2026

Improvements to a number of cultural and leisure venues have been supported by £200k government funding.
They include the Stafford Gatehouse Theatre Ancient High House and Rowley Park Sports Stadium.
New carpeting, upgrades to heating and ventilation, replacement goal posts and improved accessibilty are part of the range of enhancements being delivered by Freedom Leisure who operate all the sites on behalf of the council.

More from a link in the comments

01/06/2026

A proposal to create a new town council for Stafford will be recommended in a report that will go before councillors in September.
It follows a six week-consultation earlier this year which received responses from around 1,000 people.
A cross-party working group on the borough council has also recommended that the new town council would not include the already parished area of Doxey.
You can read more from a link in the comments

01/06/2026

The carpet beds in Stonefield Park in Stone and Victoria Park Stafford are paying tribute to major milestones of two organisations in our borough.

Victoria Park marks 150 years of Stafford Rangers Football Club and
Stonefield Park - celebrates 50 years of A Handful of Songs

The beds have provided a popular feature in the parks and previously commemorated major events such as - ‘Victory in Europe’ (VE) and ‘Victory over Japan’ (VJ), the coronation of King Charles lll and the platinum jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth ll - as well as honouring the NHS, armed forces and several charities and organisations that do great work to benefit the borough.

More from link in comments

28/05/2026

Dangers of Open Water
Please read below and the link from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/safety-outside/water-safety/

We are reminding people of the dangers of entering open water after a child was rescued from a lake in Stoke-on-Trent.

We were called at 6.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 26 May) to Hanley Park, on Cleveland Road, following reports of a child stranded in a lake.

Three appliances attended the scene alongside colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service.

The child was rescued and received medical treatment at the scene by paramedics.

Read more by clicking the link in the comments ⬇️