Are you thinking of starting your own business and don’t know where to begin?  Why not come along to the next two day business start-up course located in the Southern Staffordshire Area.

A must for any would-be entrepreneurs in their early stages of planning their business or for businesses 3 years or younger!  This course is part of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull’s Enterprise for Success Programme.

The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) are working in partnership with Cannock Chase Council and Staffordshire Police to launch a ‘Bite Back’ campaign to crack down on loan sharks in the District.

The week-long campaign runs from today (July 10) to Friday (July 14) and will warn residents about the dangers of borrowing from illegal money lenders. The purpose of the ‘Bite Back’ week will be to steer people away from using the illegitimate services of a loan shark and instead, signpost them to their local credit union as a safe alternative when borrowing money.  

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.