Communities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are seeing an increased Police presence as part of £1 million allocated to the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime to tackle knife crime, serious violence and anti-social behaviour. The national Action Fund pot is linked to the government’s Safer Streets Mission to halve knife crime in
Topics to be discussed by Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams and Chief Fire Officer Rob Barber at a public meeting on Tuesday (20 May) will include Fire & Rescue Service values and culture, ongoing work to support the NHS and the impact of new sustainable energy systems. The Fire Public Performance Meeting will be broadcast live
A new campaign has launched to promote a confidential therapy service for anyone who has been affected by sexual assault and abuse in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The service from Staffordshire Survive is available to all survivors who are going through or have been through the criminal justice process. Many survivors believe that they cannot access
The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) is promoting an incentive to encourage potential young motorcyclists to complete a pre-CBT (compulsory basic training) scheme. Young people aged 16-25 who live or work in Staffordshire will receive a voucher that entitles them to a discount of £50 off their CBT if they complete the scheme online via
The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) has announced eight routes across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to be the focus of their annual ‘Ride it Right’ campaign, designed to reduce motorbike casualties. The campaign features eye-catching yellow ‘Think Bike’ signs on specific routes asking drivers to be more aware of motorbikes, and urging bikers to ride carefully.
New low-light cameras, designed to keep Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent’s roads safer by capturing images of speeding vehicles earlier and later in the day, recorded over 400 speeding offences since their introduction last November. The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) invested in the new technology for its mobile camera vans after collision data from 2022 and
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