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Staffordshire County Council Salt Expenditure |
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The BBC has conducted some research under the FOI act to obtain the costs which councils are paying for salt from their suppliers which is used to grit the roads. The findings of this report made interesting reading as a UK but also raises more worrying questions if you are a resident in Staffordshire.
The BBC established that there were 3 major suppliers to all the UK councils based in different parts of the UK. We in Staffordshire naturally have a contract with South Cheshire based the Salt Union. Despite this local based supplier Staffordshire County Council is spending one of the largest amounts of tax payers money on salt in the whole of the UK.
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 It appears that Bath Pool park in Kidsgrove is going though what can only be described as a bit of a revival. After years of neglect the once famed park (for all the wrong reasons) in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire has seen a vast amount of money spent on improving the area.
There is a new park for children to play on, football / basket ball courts, tarmac footpath, street lighting, litter bins and the new popular addition which seems to have many residents talking is the provision of fitness machines.
Bath Pool is certainly a place that I would recommend visiting, however if it is as popular as the day I visited then expect to be waiting a while for a car parking space on the site.
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Plough Inn to Re-open in Kidsgrove |
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 We can exclusively inform you that the Plough Inn on Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove is to re-open later on this year. Some residents will have noticed the work which has been taking place there, however this is in preperation for the re-opening.
Mary Maxfield has informed Whitehill Online that the new owners will be Mandy and Ian Maxfield with the pub being a free house and family focused.
We will keep you informed on developments on this exciting piece of news for Kidsgrove.
On a sader note we are lead to believe that Brennans Pub will soon be turned into housing as planning permission has been granted for this work to take place. This will at least improve the visual look of the area, even if it sadly will mean the loss of one local pub forever.
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