Cannock Chase Council has been left shocked following the sudden death of Councillor Graham Burnett, aged 59.

Graham Burnett who had served as a Conservative Councillor for Hednesford Green Heath Ward for 7 years and was recently elected as a County Councillor for Hednesford and Rawnsley in the May elections, sadly passed away on Thursday 29 June.

Graham was Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Housing Shadow Portfolio Leader and held seats on a number of committees at Cannock Chase Council.

Hednesford will be celebrating this summer with its annual festival for the whole community.

Hednesford Festival is taking place on Saturday 12 August between 12 noon and 6pm in Hednesford Park and Town Centre. The artisan market will be in the town centre from 9am.

Cannock Chase Council has published its consultation on the introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in relation to the control of dogs, and is seeking the views of interested parties.

Cannock Chase Council has been successful in securing £585,000 investment from the Unlocking Stalled Housing Sites Programme to support the delivery of new homes across the area.

The Council is committed to the scheme and will build 39 affordable homes for rent across 11 sites in the District .Five sites are currently underway and the remaining six sites have recently obtained planning permission. The scheme is due to be completed by September 2018.

We all love it when the weather gets warmer. But did you know that you might need to think harder about food safety in the summer months?

New research indicates that people in the West Midlands could be putting themselves and their families at risk of food poisoning through lack of knowledge of the 4Cs of food hygiene: Chilling, Cooking, Cleaning and cross-contamination.

The Food Standards Agency’s Food and You Survey, which collects information on food safety through 3,118 interviews across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, found that in the West Midlands:

Cannock Council’s Cabinet approved free leisure concessions for serving members of the armed forces, who are resident in the District, at its meeting last night.

The concession scheme was first introduced in June 2012 and currently has 150 members.  Council’s Cabinet have approved the leisure concession scheme for a further 12 months.

This scheme aims to recognise the commitment made by armed forces men and women to this country in their service throughout the world.

This year, the District will celebrate Armed Forces Day with an official flag raising ceremony and a free community fun day.

Billy Warburton aged 12 from Brereton was presented with the award for his incredible commitment to volunteering in Brereton.

Billy was among the dozens of young people who were nominated for the award.  The Youth Endeavour Award aims to recognise the achievements of 11-18 year olds across the District, who have made an outstanding contribution to their community, shown great bravery or helped others in some way.

Councillor Alan Dudson was named as Chairman for 2017/18 at the Council’s Annual Meeting on 24 May, with the Brereton and Ravenhill Councillor taking the chains of office from Councillor Zaphne Stretton.

This is the first time that Councillor Dudson has been Chairman of the Council, he was Vice Chairman last year and prior to that was a member of Cabinet.

Councillor Dudson was elected on to the Council in May 2012 and has held a seat for Brereton and Ravenhill since this time.

The Live Well Community Cafés will provide, fun, entertainment, advice and guidance to anyone living in south Staffordshire that has been diagnosed with or cares for someone with an illness or condition that has changed the way they live, whether that be diabetes, heart disease, dementia, Parkinson disease, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression & anxiety, …… the list is endless.