The swimming pool area at Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre will be closed later this month whilst repairs are carried out. The rest of the centre will remain open as normal.
Foxt is set in one of the most ancient and dramatic landscapes in the Staffordshire Moorlands - and the Council wants to protect its unique character for future generations.
Plans to replicate the former station building at Leek Brook Station on the heritage Churnet Valley Railway line are on track after the project secured grants of £22,722.
Local farmers and businesses have claimed over £100,000 in funding to support growth and productivity - a big increase on previous figures.
Users of the Leek food co-operative can look forward to a healthy new year after the project was awarded funding of £20,000 to continue providing fresh fruit and vegetables to the local community.
New proposals aimed at tackling the scourge of fly tipping have been welcomed by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
Help us in our search for the Moorlands stars of the sports world!
Another Staffordshire Moorlands parish is taking advantage of a national scheme to give communities more say over how their neighbourhood develops.
The Local Plan for the Staffordshire Moorlands looks set to be submitted to the Government in the summer.
Ever fancied learning the traditional countryside management skill of hedge laying? If so, a course taking place next month is just what you're looking for.
An ever increasing number of people are using social media to communicate, find information, keep up with the news and participate in society - and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has added to its online community presence by joining Facebook.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has set its budget for providing essential services at £10.8m for the coming year.
March heralds the start of Spring and the promise of longer and warmer days when our thoughts naturally turn to holidays and leisure - and a conference taking place this week is aimed at making sure tourism businesses are all set to welcome visitors to the Moorlands.
This November people across the UK will come together to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War - and the District Council is offering grants to Moorlands towns and parishes to mark this nationally and internationally important anniversary.
Empty properties blight communities and, with the provision of housing high on the national agenda, bringing them back into use seems like one obvious way to help meet local needs.
A new exhibition celebrating local artistry and artists is now officially open at the Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery in Leek.
Celebrating sporting success in fields as diverse as martial arts and obstacle racing took centre stage at the Staffordshire Moorlands Sports Awards.
A 45-year-old Leek man has been banned from approaching, communicating with or following females in public places across England and Wales such as to cause them alarm or distress. The ban lasts for a period of three years.
Love is definitely in the air for Leek's indoor and outdoor markets this month!
Birch Gardens in Leek has been dedicated as a Centenary Field in memory of those who lost their lives during World War 1.
Picture perfect artists were celebrating their success at the prize giving ceremony which concluded this year's Staffordshire Moorlands Open Art Exhibition.
Leave your mark on the Moorlands landscape for decades to come by joining us this July to learn how to build dry stone walls.
Burning waste wood at his home address has resulted in a Gillow Heath man seeing over £7,000 of his funds go up in smoke.
We all know the familiar sayings and phrases that celebrate the comfort we derive from our homes - but for people who find themselves homeless or threatened with homelessness they might sound a little hollow.
Information for residents about the fire on Ramshaw Moor
It's top marks for two local councils who have scored a perfect ten for their residents after embarking on an innovative partnership to improve local public services.
The middle of a summer heatwave might seem like a strange time to launch a scheme aimed at helping people stay warm and healthy this winter - but according to the experts it's actually perfect timing!
Lovers of Leek are hoping its blend of independent shops, popular high street names and bustling traditional and specialist markets will see it crowned a Great British High Street.
Coaching sessions to encourage more girls to play netball have scored such a hit with youngsters - and their Mums - that new junior and ladies teams will be created in the autumn.
Local markets help towns to thrive - and here in Leek the feelgood factor is going even further by benefiting shoppers and local tradespeople alike.
Interest in Leek's bid to be named England's Champion High Street is already building with the Streets Team making a visit to the town the top of their list!
Moorlands skateboarders, skaters and BMX riders can look forward to modern new facilities after the District Council set the wheels in motion for a new skate park in Leek.
With the school summer holidays now in full swing even the most creative families can find themselves wondering how to occupy youngsters - and sending them to Space could be just the answer!
Lovers of Ladderedge Country Park are celebrating after it was named amongst the best green spaces in the UK for the fourth year running.
Leek's bid to be named Britain's best high street has now been submitted.
Whilst the long hot days of the summer holidays are now just a memory it's hoped that the activity habits formed by youngsters from two Haregate schools won't be!
We're already great at recycling in Staffordshire Moorlands - with 44,340 households regularly recycling their waste - and we're now calling on everyone to make sure they're recycling right.
Tourism contributed over £277 million to the local economy and supported over 3,500 jobs in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017 according to the latest figures.
'Coming Home' - a new exhibition opening this weekend at Leek's Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery - remembers the lives of soldiers from across the Staffordshire Moorlands who left their rural communities to fight in the First World War.
'Coming Home' - a poignant exhibition remembering the Moorlands soldiers who fought in the First World War - has welcomed prestigious visitors from the British Legion.
Don't get bitten by loan sharks - that's the warning from local agencies in the Staffordshire Moorlands during this year's 'bite back' campaign.
With the demand for affordable homes high on the national agenda it can be frustrating to see otherwise habitable properties being left empty - and here in the Moorlands the local council has plans to tackle this issue thanks to a £1 million partnership with housing association EPIC.
With preparations for the festive season now well underway towns across the Moorlands are gearing up to welcome visitors and shoppers during this busy period - and the Council is once again offering free parking at its car parks.
Council Leader Sybil Ralphs has been presented with one of just ten hand-stitched leather bound history volumes documenting the daily events and detailing the names of over 5,800 individuals from North Staffordshire who served in World War 1.
Leek's Christmas Twilight Market - an innovative new event which is set to be the blueprint for future evening markets
The Council will be setting its budget for 2019/20 in February next year. Part of that process includes updating the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) for the next four years.