Cannock Chase Council in conjunction with its partner Biffa Municipal Ltd is launching their contamination campaign this week, warning residents if they put the wrong item in the blue bin, it won’t get emptied.

This campaign has been launched following a marked increased in the number of loads being rejected at the Council’s materials recycling facility as they contained unacceptable items/materials.

The Council is focusing on key items which have been regularly found in rejected loads of dry recycling; these are:

People who are up for a challenge can take part in various old fashioned games in Hednesford Park on 13 August as part of Hednesford Festival.

The old fashioned games are a big part of this Festival and form part of the events programme hosted by the Friends of Hednesford Park.

Staffordshire County Council has a deficit in their adult care budget of £15m in this financial year due to the lack of agreement between the County and the NHS over the level of financial contributions to the Better Care Fund (BCF).

BAC O’Connor, One Recovery and The Edward Myers Unit are the key providers of drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services for Staffordshire.

The Staffordshire County Council proposed reduction to the Drug and Alcohol budget is by more than 50%.

Cannock Park, Elmore Park, Ravenhill Park, Castle Ring and Stile Cop Cemetery have been named as some of the very best in the UK – and that’s official.

The sites managed by Cannock Chase Council are among a record-breaking 1,686 parks and green spaces that received a prestigious Green Flag Award last month, the mark of a quality park or green space.

Police and Crime Commissioner's People Power Fund for grants between £100 and £3,000

Great ideas for community safety solutions come from local people – which is why Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis is inviting groups in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to bid for money from the Commissioner’s People Power Fund.

The fund empowers local groups to find solutions to community safety problems through smaller grants of between £100 and £3,000.

Children at Chadsmoor CE (VR) Junior School have received a Good Junior Citizen Award following their participation in a poster competition, aimed at highlighting the problem of dog fouling in the area.

The competition was run in conjunction with Community Spirit, a local group established to raise concerns of residents that had also identified dog fouling as a particular issue. Dr. Tom Preston, Chair of Community Spirit presented the winners with their Good Junior Citizen Certificates.

Cannock Chase Council together with Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire County Council have put a protocol in place to ensure the eviction of any unauthorised traveller and gypsy encampments in the District as soon as legally possible.

The protocol was agreed at Cannock Chase Council’s Cabinet meeting on 21^st July 2016 and its aim is to locally negotiate an agreed end to any unauthorised encampment, on Council land, that avoids the formal eviction process.

Well Active helps young people and adults with learning, physical or long-term health needs to live an active lifestyle.

It promotes opportunities in and around Cannock Chase and more areas will be included soon!



With the support of you, carers, businesses and organisations, working together, it aims to increase and develop local opportunities and information, to enable access and equality. This resource has been designed and created by the community it aims to support.

Cannock Chase Council supported by Staffordshire Police executed a warrant to seize noise making equipment from a property in Rugeley last week.

The resident of the property had failed to heed warnings from Officers of the Environmental Health Department to reduce the excessive volume at which music was being played. The Council investigated and were satisfied that the noise was excessive, this resulted in the service of a Noise Abatement Notice in January this year.

Hednesford will be celebrating this Summer with a festival for the whole community.

Hednesford Festival is taking place on Saturday 13 August between 12 noon and 4pm in Hednesford Park and Town Centre.

There will be lots of fun activities and displays in the park throughout the day including:

• A World War 1 experience

Come along and commemorate World War 1 with the Royal Norfolk Regiment Living History Group – meet the Recruiting Sgt, see an operational territorial field kitchen and speak to experts about military kit and equipment.