Staffordshire news and blogs Friday 25 April 2014
News
Burntwood teenager’s fundraising total smashes £2million mark 
Lichfield Live 24 AprStephen Sutton Burntwood teenager Stephen Sutton has seen his incredible fundraising total smash the £2million mark.
Burntwood’s Stephen Sutton smashes £2 million mark for…
Lichfield Mercury 24 AprSTEPHEN Sutton has done it again! After another incredible day of fund-raising and a firestorm of celebrity support over social media, the Stephen's Story appeal went viral, stayed viral and smashed the 2m mark.
Comedian visits fundraising Burntwood teenager in hospital
Lichfield Live 24 AprA Burntwood teenager battling incurable cancer has had a special guest at his bedside.
Stephen Sutton gives thumbs up with Jason Manford when comedian…
Lichfield Mercury 24 AprCOMEDIAN Jason Manford has visited Stephen Sutton in hospital in Birmingham.
Complaints of disruption as Leyfields garage sites redeveloped in…
Tamworth Herald 24 AprBUILDING work to create more than 90 new affordable homes is causing terrible disruption according to residents in Leyfields.
Body-cams for police in Lichfield and Burntwood
Lichfield Mercury 24 AprPOLICE officers in Lichfield and Burntwood are now using body-cams in a scheme funded by police and crime commissioner Matthew Ellis.
Van driver admits careless driving after death of Tamworth man
Tamworth Herald 24 AprA DRIVER who crashed his Mercedes van into the back of a stationary car being driven by a Tamworth man, has admitted causing death by careless driving.
Set of human glass eyes auctioned
BBC News 24 AprA set of 74 antique prosthetic human glass eyes is to be auctioned in Lichfield.
Burntwood teenager Stephen Sutton tells supporters he’s ‘still fighting’
Lichfield Live 24 AprBurntwood teenager Stephen Sutton has insisted he’s “still here and still fighting” as he battles incurable cancer.
Stephen Sutton posts new Facebook update thanking all who have…
Lichfield Mercury 24 AprSTEPHEN Sutton has just posted an emotional Facebook update saying he is "still fighting" and "happy".
Stephen Sutton now at £1.6 million and rising as celebritie…
Lichfield Mercury 24 AprTHE incredible tally for Stephen Sutton has now smashed 1.6m and continues to rise.
Flag of St George flies proudly over buildings – except West Midlands Police HQ
Express & Star 24 AprThe flag of St George was proudly flown on council buildings across Staffordshire and the Black Country – but one police force chose not to participate.
Lichfield wildlife blogger Georgia Locock urges people to look…
Lichfield Mercury 24 AprA TEENAGE wildlife blogger has issued a plea for people to take pride in a Lichfield nature reserve.
143 jobs to go as Wolverhampton manufacturing giant shuts plant
Express & Star 24 AprMore than 140 jobs are to be axed when global manufacturing giant Sandvik Machining Solutions shuts its plant at Featherstone near Wolverhampton, it was announced today.
New direct bus service between Lichfield and Tamworth
Lichfield Mercury 24 AprA NEW bus service between Lichfield and Tamworth is due to start later this month.
New direct bus service between Lichfield and Tamworth
Tamworth Herald 24 AprA NEW bus service between Lichfield and Tamworth is due to start later this month.
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Blogs
Back to Portland to the end!
Stickymackhouse 23 AprI returned to Portland after getting the all clear on the Sunday ready to get back to work on the Monday.
BACK ON LINE (For good) I HOPE!
Stickymackhouse 22 AprWell I have got my laptop back after being re installed.
Waterfall
Lichfield Lore 22 AprI’d heard from enigmatic Lichfield news satirist Five Spires Live that there was a waterfall near to the newly re-opened Horns Inn in Slitting Mill .
Obesity Time-Bomb Weighs Heavy on Worker Health
Cllr Andrew James: Conservative - Mercian Ward 22 AprNew research published by Nuffield Health shows that obesity can have a negative impact on worker health and wellbeing and can lead to depression and discrimination in the workplace.
Manager of the Season Awards (alternative list)
Gavin Drake 22 AprWe’re coming to the tail-end of the English football season and, for many, it’s all over bar the shouting.
Don’t disrupt the bingo!
BrownhillsBob 22 AprToday, reader and longstanding friend of the Brownhills Blog Stuart Cowley mailed me the above wonderful image of Chasetown Working Men's Club Committee from years past, when Stuart's Dad was involved.
Costa Coffee joins Nando’s & Pizza Express at Ventura Park!
Scott Facer 22 AprCosta Coffee is expected to join Nando’s and Pizza Express at Ventura Park.
Nine of out ten families offered first choice primary school
Connect Cannock 21 AprNine out of 10 parents in Staffordshire have been offered their first choice primary school, despite rises in pupil numbers putting pressure on school places.
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Blogs
Another good days Birding in North Warwickshire
Bob the Birder 24 AprThursday 24th April 2014 Another interesting days birding centred around two County semi rarities.
Steam Locomotives of a More Leisurely Era – 1925 – ‘Garratt’ London & North Eastern Railway
Chasewater Stuff's Blog 24 AprSteam Locomotives of a More Leisurely Era 1925 – ‘Garratt’ London North Eastern Railway The engine as running in 1947 The largest and most powerful locomotive ever to run in the British Isles.
Hypergrace – sound or is a warp factor?
Vic the Vicar 24 AprI've today come across Joseph Prince and find him, like the Curate's egg to not be all bad and yet whilst I like much of his Christology and his emphasis on grace there is something that just doesn't quite sit comfortably with me.
Tuesday.
Narrowboat Oakfield 24 AprPlover and Elizabath came cruising by with several other boats including Paddy and Ruth on Comfortably Numb and Echoes.
Stalking Awareness Day – Working Without Fear
Female Imagination 24 AprAs part of National Stalking Awareness Day police are trying to build a bigger support network for victims.
Three standing bishops
Staffordshire Daily Photo 24 AprThese three standing stones in Checkley Churchyard are known as the 'Three Bishops' because (the story goes) they were erected, about a thousand years ago, in memory of a nearby battle in which three bishops are said to have died.
Morning Prayer – Apr 24
Vic the Vicar 24 AprEaster Season Thursday of Easter Week Psalm 114 When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of a strange tongue, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
Classic car show coming to Catton Hall
Lichfield Live 24 AprVintage vehicles will be on show at an event near Lichfield.
Made me laugh – Sleighed
Vic the Vicar 24 AprAnd realise that the schoolboy sense of humour might be mine forever: definitely not one to be drinking whilst watching...
It’s just a ride – April Dérive this Friday
Lichweeled 24 AprThe second Lichfield Critical Mass ride takes place this Friday evening, meeting at 6:30pm at Speakers Corner on Dam Street in Lichfield for a fun, leaderless event.
Next Kids Spring/Summer Preview Event
Fashionmommy's Blog 24 AprThe range of kids clothing at Next is always a big hit with both myself and Joe.
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Sport
West Bromwich Albion fan ready to face his boyhood heroes
Tamworth Herald 24 AprBAGGIES fan Richard Peniket says that he is relishing the chance to face West Bromwich Albion next Tuesday.
TONIGHT’S COLTS GAME IS OFF
Burntwood Rugby Club 24 AprSutton Coldfield have made a last minute withdrawal from the competition, so we proceed to semi-final next Thursday, 7.30 kick off.
Junior Presentation Evening
Cannock Hockey Club 24 AprCANNOCK JUNIOR HOCKEY CLUB Invite you to attend the Junior Presenttion Evening on FRIDAY 9TH MAY 2014 AT CANNOCK HOCKEY CLUB PLEASE ARRIVE FROM 6.30PM FOR A 7PM START Should you be ...
Tamworth CC target another memorable campaign
Tamworth Herald 24 AprTAMWORTH CC all-rounder Stuart Burrows says confidence at the club is high as the side prepare for life in Birmingham League Two.
Burntwood Town FC still hoping to climb the table
Lichfield Live 24 AprBurntwood Town FC will be desperate to upset the odds and secure three points this weekend.
Over 35′s 9v9 Summer League
Staffordshire FA 24 AprStaffordshire FA have organised a ‘veterans’ (over 35) summer league which will take place on the outdoor 3G pitch at St.
Alrewas begin well at new level with a draw
Tamworth Herald 24 AprALREWAS CC FIRST XI (253-2) drew with OCKBROOK AND BORROWASH (179-5)PROMOTED Alrewas got life in Derbyshire Two off to a satisfactory start with a winning draw at home to Ockbrook and Borrowash.
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Business
143 jobs to go as Wolverhampton manufacturing giant shuts plant
Express & Star 24 AprMore than 140 jobs are to be axed when global manufacturing giant Sandvik Machining Solutions shuts its plant at Featherstone near Wolverhampton, it was announced today.
Eastside plans for HS2 college and Unite centre
Birmingham Post 24 AprA college for apprentices and a training centre for trade union Unite could provide another boost to Birmingham's Eastside area...
St Modwen resi scheme in Staffs green-lighted
TheBusinessDesk 23 AprDEVELOPER St Modwen has secured outline planning permission for a residential scheme at Little Haywood in Staffordshire.
Vehicle hire firm with Midlands’ branches appoints assets director
Dudley News 23 AprNORTHGATE Vehicle Hire, which has branches in Cannock, Stoke, Birmingham and Kidderminster, has appointed Mark Goss as asset procurement director as the company sets to expand and build on its growth plans.
2 Sisters founder Ranjit Boparan becomes Birmingham’s first billionaire
Birmingham Post 21 AprIt represents a remarkable rise for Mr Boparan, who started at a butcher’s shop in Bilston and now lives in Little Aston, and went on to take over household names like Northern Foods and Harry Ramsden’s...
Agreement over new Business Improvement District in Lichfield
Lichfield Live 15 AprAn improved city centre could be on the way after an agreement was reached to create a Business Improvement District in Lichfield.
‘Model T’ of BSA guns reborn for modern era
Birmingham Post 11 AprA Tamworth gun shop is set to launch a 21st century prototype of the “Model T Ford of the firearms world” – in conjunction with world-famous BSA.
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Staffordshire at Westminster »
Business of the House | Commons debates
TWFY: Christopher Pincher MP (Conservative) Tamworth 10 AprAs this is export week, will the Leader of the House grant time to discuss the value of local export drives such as the one that I am organising in Tamworth with UK Trade Investment, and the help that local retail banks can provide in sponsoring...
Public Houses | Business, Innovation and Skills | Written Answers
TWFY: Aidan Burley MP (Conservative) Cannock 9 AprTo ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what timetable he has adopted for the introduction of a Statutory Code and Adjudicator in the public house sector.
Pupils: Per Capita Costs | Education | Written Answers
TWFY: Gavin Williamson MP (Conservative) South Staffordshire 7 AprTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what the (a) total and (b) average funding per head is under the basic funding formula for pupils in Somerset in 2014-15.
Business of the House | Commons debates
TWFY: Mchael Fabricant MP (Conservative) Lichfield 3 AprYou, Mr Speaker, will know that the Government Whips Office normally operates like a well-oiled machine, yet on this occasion it appears that the Whips believe that there is no interest in HS2 and Second Reading can be held on just one day...
Business of the House | Commons debates
TWFY: Christopher Pincher MP (Conservative) Tamworth 3 AprMay I associate myself with calls for a second day to debate the HS2 Bill on Second Reading? May I also ask the Leader of the House for a debate on university technical colleges, which are a tremendous way for young people to gain the industry...
Energy Markets (Competition) | Energy and Climate Change | Commons debates
TWFY: Christopher Pincher MP (Conservative) Tamworth 3 AprThere is already a cash gap between what the big six are planning to spend on infrastructure and the amount that needs to be spent.
Planning Permission: Staffordshire | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers
TWFY: Gavin Williamson MP (Conservative) South Staffordshire 3 AprTo ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning appeals resulted in local authority decisions being overturned by the planning inspector in South Staffordshire in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and...
More Staffordshire at Westminster
- Trentham/Barlaston Ring 15thApril 2014
on flickr 15 Apr 14
Wedgwood Hall
UK news
- Scottish independence: Depending on the pollster, it looks like a photo finish
- Exclusive: Labour takes on bad bosses in bid to save the Union with Scotland and end ‘epidemic’ of zero-hours contracts
- Exclusive: Labour will veer left in bid to save the Union with Scotland and end ‘epidemic’ of zero-hours contracts
- Firefighters plan May Bank Holiday strike
- Campaigners call for 30-hour working week to allow for healthier, fairer society – and more time for fun
- Mark Shand death was an accident
- ‘King of Acid’ rave pioneer given five-year sentence for £1.25m bank cyber-fraud scheme
- Hacking trial: Andy Coulson tells jury he regrets publishing details of David Blunkett's affair with Kimberley Quinn
- Are Britain's streets really the safest they’ve been for 30 years?
- Cornwall is celebrating after being granted minority status – but what of other English counties' claims to independence?
International news
- Israel suspends peace talks with Palestinians
- Russian jets hold drills near Ukraine border
- Move to curb foreign fighters in Syria
- UN fund pays $990m in Kuwait compensation
- Mali coup leader faces possible death penalty
- Afghan election run-off looks likely
- Pakistani jets attack Taliban bases
- Marshall Islands sues nuclear powers
- Palestinian unity deal: What is at stake?
- 'Never keep silent': Tunisia confronts racism
- New MERS deaths reported in Saudi Arabia
- UK asks Muslim women to help curb Syria trips
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Some of the students! 
Stickymackhouse 23 AprThis series of pictures contains a picture of a Yorkshire minor who could not go back down the mine because of the illness which a lot of miners suffered from.