• Valentine's Day: Top 10 places to take your loved one in Staffordshire

  By johncorserine

  Always support local businesses where possible. Added to my top 10 would be Castros Cuban Grill in...

            

   

  By This is Staffordshire at 12:48 on 06/02/12

  

  WHEN you whisper endearments or words of love to your Valentine – you could be using words first chronicled by a Staffordshire writer for the first dictionary. Lichfield's famous son is Samuel Johnson, best known for his Dictionary of the English Language which he produced in the 18th century. For inspiration why not visit his birthplace museum and bookshop which stands in the centre of the historic city....

• Top 50 speed cameras in Staffordshire (MAP)

  By greyguitar

  @Backdoored - You really do take this forum business seriously - perhaps you ought to get out a...

            

   

  By elksie at 09:25 on 26/01/12

  

  These are the 50 most successful speed cameras for issuing speeding fines, according to the Safer Roads Partnership. The partnership includes representatives from Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire County Council. The map emerged amid news that speeding motorists face fines of more than £100 to take courses to avoid penalty points - all raising cash to keep speed cameras running. Read more: Related stories: 'They're...

• Halloween and Bonfire Night in Staffordshire: Our listings of what's on and where (UPDATE)

  By StaffsPolice

  Remember you can visit Staffordshire's Halloween and Firework safety site

            

   

  By elksie at 11:00 on 26/10/11

  

  DOZENS of spooky and spine-chilling events are being lined up for families as Halloween and Bonfire Night - can you help us compile a complete list? Tourism group Enjoy Staffordshire has compiled a list of what the bigger attractions are doing for Halloween, but we're looking to create a complete map of what's on and where as the autumn slowly turns to winter. Just check out our listings below and click the link to add your event...

• New Assistant Chief Constable 'delighted' to join Staffordshire force

  By rogersho

  good luck

            

   

  By CarlyBaldwin at 15:42 on 21/09/11

  

  Newly-appointed Staffordshire Assistant Chief Constable Julian Blazeby has said he is 'delighted' to join up with the force. Mr Blazeby, 46, who has spent the majority of his career in East Anglia, was selected from a field of candidates last week to fill the role vacated by ACC Marcus Beale, who moved to West Midlands Police this summer. Of his appointment, Mr Blazeby said: ""I am absolutely delighted to be appointed by the...

• School GCSE records tumble as students make the grade

  By obeonek

  The school differences are all about demographics ,parental income ,and whether or not the state...

            

   

  By The Sentinel at 09:52 on 25/08/11

  

  THOUSANDS of pupils from schools across Staffordshire and Cheshire were toasting success today after achieving record-breaking results in their GCSEs. The national results show 69.8 per cent of exam entries have been awarded A* to C passes this year. And 23.2 per cent of grades have been As or A*s - up from 22.6 per cent last year. There is also expected to have been a rise in young people opting for physics, chemistry and biology,...

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