The annual search to find Britain’s Best Small Shop, a competition managed by the Independent Retailers Confederation (IRC), is underway giving independent retailers the chance to showcase all that is special about their business to their local community and beyond.
The future of the Friary Grange Leisure Centre in Lichfield will be discussed at a special Cabinet meeting at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre on Monday 7 October at 6pm.
At the meeting attendees will hear from local people and groups before the Council Cabinet debates the issue.
Every day for the past couple of weeks I have been highlighting defibrillator access points in and around Tamworth. Here's the past 7 days of defibs in our area!
Today the Department for Transport announced that the award for the West Coast Partnership has gone to First Trenitalia. This is the line which most people catch from Tamworth station at Platform 2 heading south to London (currently ran by Virgin).
The National Autistic Society has been working with MPs to not only improve legislation on issues which affect the lives of people with autism but also on the policies which matter.
Today Tamworth Railway Station turned 180 years old... Yep it really is a historical site.
The older building pictured below is very different to the site we have today which as built in the 60s, while it held much more character was unfortunately less practical as a railway station.
Many of us know of somebody who has dementia, lots of us support charities who do ground breaking work to help people with dementia and their carers but it is rare we hear of people actively involved with the research.
