Last month the Friends of Hednesford Park were presented with The Queens Award for Voluntary Service.

The Council's Cabinet have approved the contribution of over £15k of section 106 monies for an art installation at the Cema in Norton Canes.

At Council last night four former councillors of Cannock Chase Council were presented with certificates to mark their appointment as Aldermen and Alderwomen of the District, in recognition of their service to the Council and the wider community. They received their certificates from the Chairman of the Council, Councillor Doug Smith.

Those newly appointed to this honour are Gordon Alcott (shown top left), Zaphne Stretton MBE (top right), Diane Todd (bottom left) and Patricia Ansell (bottom right). Their names will now be inscribed on an Honours Board in the Civic Suite.

Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them, by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date.

Chase Matters, the resident magazine for people living in Hednesford, Rugeley, Cannock and the surround villages will be coming through your letterbox this month.

A message on Facebook that led to a man from Wednesbury offering his `services` to remove waste was not `liked` in the way he hoped it would be after he was prosecuted by Cannock Chase Council and ended up with a criminal conviction.

Rugeley’s currently closed boardwalk, and bridges at Anglesey nature reserve in Hednesford and at Rawnsley Woods, are to be replaced by the Council following a review of all boardwalks and bridges in the District. It follows the completion of a new Corporate Maintenance Plan agreed by Cabinet.

Repair work to the Rugeley Boardwalk and the two bridges will begin during the current financial year with all the work expected to be completed in 2022/23.

Residents living in Norton Canes have expressed their views on the proposed design for the new play area at The Cema – Chapel Street Park.

Cannock Chase Council’s Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing, Councillor Val Jones, and the Leader of the Council, Councillor Olivia Lyons, have jointly written to the Chief Executive of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust to raise concerns that Cannock Chase Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit remains closed.

The Trust decided to close the unit temporarily in order to transfer its staff to other critical areas of the hospital in response to COVID-19 pressures.