July 4, 2025
Fixed Assets

Plans to convert land in Staffordshire into gypsy caravan site

The scheme submitted to Lichfield District Council would transform the area on Coppice Lane would allow the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, and the keeping of horses. The land located in Hammerwich is in the Birmingham greenbelt area, however the applicant has stated that as previously development has been approved on the site it

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Tangible Assets

Cash is still king for people paying to use Oswestry car parks

A total of 650,934 transactions were made in the town’s car parks during 2024/25 – just over 100,000 more than during the previous year. Cash was the preferred method of payment, with 495,346. That was followed by app payments (105,442) and card payments (50,166). However, the overall proportion of cash payments has dropped from to

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‘Working people have a better quality of life’ – says Dudley councillor as cash approved for youth employment plan

Cllr Simon Phipps, Dudley cabinet member for economy and infrastructure, approved collecting up to £352,600 from a pot of cash provided by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). If the decision is rubber-stamped at a meeting on June 9, the cash will be spent as part of the Connect to Work initiative. Cllr Phipps said:

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Work to regenerate land near Stafford Railway Station moves forward

The old Saint Gobain site in Doxey Road is earmarked for redevelopment as part of the Stafford Station Gateway project, which will see new homes and employment space created on brownfield land next to the town’s railway station. The Doxey Road land was acquired by Staffordshire County Council in 2018 as part of the creation

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Extra cash to fill 88,000 potholes in the West Midlands

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has announced he has secured a 30 per cent rise in the region’s highway repair funding which will be used to fill more potholes, resurface bad roads and give motorists a smoother drive. The Department for Transport has provided an extra £8.6 million for the pot, on top of the

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‘Just go ahead’ – says Councillor petitioning for special bike and scooter track on Oswestry land

Wasteland next to Oswestry Leisure Centre has been highlighted as the perfect place to have the facility, with the town council saying it can fund it through the sale of the old Smithfield site that happened more than a decade ago. However, despite planning permission being even approved for the track as part the new

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