The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has made its final recommendations for Cannock Chase District. This would see the number of wards reduced from the current 41 to 36 (therefore 12 wards in future with 3 councillors per ward) and all wards seeing changes to their geographocal boundaries with the exception of Norton Canes Ward.

Subject to parliamentary approval, the changes will come into place commencing with the May 2024 local elections.

It will mean that all 36 seats (from 12 wards) will be up for election in May 2024.

Local businesses in Cannock Chase have made a generous donation of Easter goodies to the Rugeley Food Bank and Cannock Chase Children’s Centre to help struggling families this Easter.

Dodd Group Midland Limited, who are the contractors for electrical and adaptations works for the Housing service at Cannock Chase Council, have donated 50 Easter eggs to Rugeley Food Bank.

Rugeley’s popular Elmore Park is a step closer to seeing work start to install a replacement toilet block, with the Council set to undertake a tender process to provide the new facility and appoint a suitable contractor to undertake the works.

As residents will be aware, the current public toilets in the park are in a poor condition with no running water for washing hands, no baby changing facilities and are unsuitable for less mobile users. While a small retail kiosk, next to the block, is unoccupied and is currently boarded up after proving difficult to let.

The planning application to regenerate a large part of Cannock town centre has been submitted.

As it is an outline application, at this stage, some of the detail is yet to be confirmed and there may be changes, but it does capture the essence of what Cannock Chase Council is aiming to achieve following its successful application for Levelling Up Fund money from the Government in 2021, which resulted in £20m being awarded to the Council.