Pupils from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Hednesford have been supporting Parliament Week (6-12 November) by attending a workshop about the Second World War (WW2) and debating its consequences at the fitting venue of Hednesford War Memorial.

The event was able to take place following a successful application made by The Friends of Hednesford Park to the Speakers Fund, managed by the UK’s Parliament.

Cannock town centre is to benefit from significant investment with the opening of a new nursing home for adults living with complex needs. 

Midlands-based Deeley Group, a family-owned business headquartered in Coventry, has partnered with leading national health care provider Exemplar Health Care to transform Cannock Chase Council’s former Avon Road Car Park, opposite the Asda supermarket, into a new 33-bedroom care home. 

£500,000 is to be invested in preventing and addressing anti-social behaviour (ASB) and associated crime in Cannock as part of the Government’s Safer Streets Five Fund. This is following a successful bid by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO). 

Longton and Tunstall in Stoke-on-Trent have also received £500,000 combined.  

This programme has been designed, and locations identified, by the SCO. The investment will be allocated specifically in the Cannock South and Cannock West wards of the district.

South Staffordshire College is thrilled to officially announce the move of its construction courses from Rodbaston College to Cannock College, following a successful funding bid to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and Cannock Chase Council.

Within the Cannock Chase district, nine out of the top 10 occupations held by local people are within construction specialisms. The area also has over 20 % more job openings within construction than the national average.

Local author, Cheryl Davies from Rugeley, brings a Halloween tale to local parks this October, with the launch of her ‘Perfect Potion’ story walk for families.

Two footbridges in popular amenity sites in Cannock Chase district are to be replaced following a decision made by the Council’s Cabinet last Thursday (12 October).

They are at Anglesey Nature Reserve near Hednesford and at Rawnsley Woods in Rawnsley.

There are two bridge locations at the nature reserve. The one that will be replaced is the pedestrian bridge near Hereford Road which had been previously removed because it was beyond repair. Reinstating it will improve access to the reserve and allow residents to fully enjoy this area of open space.