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BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Road and canal upgrades proposed for Kidsgrove town centre
Upgrades to roads and canal towpaths have been proposed as part of plans to improve a town centre.A number of projects have been put forward for Kidsgrove in Staffordshire, which also include a community learning centre and office funding would be allocated by the Kidsgrove Town Deal Board, which was awarded money from the government's Towns Fund Simon Tagg, leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, said the proposals followed previous projects in the town which had "made a practical difference to people's lives". "The new proposals are intended to have the same effect, helping residents and businesses take a step forward," he proposal would see improvements to the roads and public realm around Meadows Road, Station Road, Market Street, The Avenue and Heathcote Street. It would also expand work already being carried out to link the Trent and Mersey Canal to the town centre by improving towpaths and linking to the Kings enterprise units for small businesses would be created at The Meadows and the community learning centre would be based at the Kings borough council and Town Deal Board has not yet confirmed how much the projects would cost. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- BBC News
Four arrested in Staffordshire on suspicion of drug offences
Four people have been arrested as part of efforts to investigate child exploitation and the supply of drugs in said they carried out searches at four different addresses on Wednesday morning in Kidsgrove, as well as in Milton and Norton, seized drugs, mobile phones, a weapon and cash, they said three men, aged 22, 25 and 28, from the Kidsgrove area, as well as a 23-year-old man from the Stoke-on-Trent area, were arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A and Class B drugs. The four people who were arrested remain in custody as enquiries continue, the force said."This morning's activity sends out a clear message that those involved in child criminal exploitation are not welcome in Staffordshire and we're working 24/7 to stop them," said Det Sgt Jon Tench."We're working with our partner agencies to put the right safeguarding measures in place to shield them from those trying to do them harm, continuing to act against those responsible and support victims." Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Delays 'risk derailing Kidsgrove station improvement work'
A council leader has called for "urgent action" to ensure plans to improve a local train station are not Borough Council leader Simon Tagg said funding had been secured for a scheme, which included parking for 200 cars and a new transport interchange, to better connect services at Kidsgrove Railway he said Network Rail was blocking work to investigate the extent of subsidence in the area following decades of coal mining Rail has been contacted for a comment. It is understood funding for the project will lapse in March 2027. Tagg said bosses at Network Rail - which owns and manages most of the railway infrastructure in Great Britain - had demanded a fully-funded restoration plan prior to granting permission for the said he felt this was unrealistic as Kidsgrove Town Deal Board, which is overseeing the scheme, would not be able to predict costings until the work had town board only had a fixed budget to work with, he said funding for the Kidsgrove station upgrade was announced in October 2023 following the cancellation of the northern section of is believed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has been monitoring the situation, and is in discussion with both Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and Network BBC understands the government department expects decisions relating to the project to be handled by the borough council and Kidsgrove Town Deal Board. 'Frustrating delay' Mr Tagg said he had written to local MP David Williams, urging him to ensure funding was still in place, but had not received a Williams did not respond to the BBC's request for a comment."This delay is frustrating because not only do we risk losing funding for a much-needed project, but town deal money has been used successfully elsewhere in Kidsgrove," Mr Tagg said."The train station upgrade is an important part of Kidsgrove's regeneration and we need a resolution," he added. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
