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Twycross Zoo Opens Uda Walawe, Elephant Walk

Twycross Zoo have opened their latest visitor attraction, following on from the opening of the Himalaya, the Uda Walawe Elephant walk, gives you a new perspective on the zoo’s resident Indian Elephants.  The new £1 million investment was officially opened on Wednesday (July 28 2010) by the The High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, His Excellency [ More... ]

The Old Stone Cross Holds It’s First Event

The Stone Cross in Tamworth, will be holding their own first gay event in August. If it’s a success, it will then be held every Wednesday night. The evening welcomes Straight/Bi/Lesbian/Gay providing a friendly fun atmosphere to also meet and make new friends every Wednesday night. The night Offers:- 50p Shots Tutie Fruiti £ 2.50 Cheeky Vimto £2.50 Turbo vimto £3.00 sidekicks [ More... ]

Free Swimming Continues In Tamworth

Tamworth Borough Council have announced that swimming will remain free of charge to people aged under 16 and over 60 across the towns swimming pools, despite national government cuts to the Free Swimming Programme. With cuts being made across the country by the new government, Tamworth Borough Council wanted to find alternative ways of funding the [ More... ]

Your Questions for Tamworth’s MP, Chirstopher Pincher

Following on from our video interview with Christopher Pincher after his first couple of days as Tamworth’s Member of Parliament, we will be meeting with Chris over the weekend (31 July 2010) to speak to him about his first couple of months in charge and the burning issues for Tamworth and it’s residents. We want to [ More... ]

Stonydelph Fun Day 2010

More than 600 residents joined in at the recent ‘Stonydelph Together’ event. According to Neil Mushrow, Community Development Officer for Stonydelph: “There was a real carnival atmosphere as residents came together to enjoy the event. The event left residents buzzing and many are already asking when the next one will be.” Hundreds of keen footballers took to the [ More... ]

Police Re-Appeal Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

Staffordshire Police is re-appealing for the public to report any sightings of a missing 15-year-old girl. Sarah Jayne Louise Dunn was seen Sunday 4 July 2010. Sarah is described as white, between 5ft 1in and 5ft 3in tall, with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing white jeans, a black vest top, cardigan, black/grey scarf and [ More... ]

Fazeley Park wins MP’s Backing for Tiffin Cup

Fazeley Park has won Christopher Pinchers nomination for the Tiffin Cup, a national competition to find the best South Asian restaurant in the country. The battle in Tamworth was hard fought, with the Tamworth area being littered with great South Asian eateries.  Fazeley Park though beat off tough competition from Ivory Tusk, which at one point [ More... ]

Residents Urged to Stay Vigilant

Tamworth residents are being urged to stay vigilant following reports of a caller posing as a Home Fire Risk Technician. The man who is described as a white male with dark hair and approximately 5′6″ tall, knocked on the door of a lady in Featherstone, claiming to be there to carry out a Home Fire Risk Check. The woman [ More... ]

‘Get Behind Us’ – Street Wardens Urge Public On Litter Campaign

‘Get behind us’ – that’s the message to the general public as the town’s street wardens gear up to launch a new litter campaign. Every week, Borough Council Street Scene staff collects more than 200 bags of litter from the streets alone. This is equal to 215 tonnes a year – the weight of 50 African [ More... ]

Number Plate Thefts Appeal

Staffordshire Police are appealing for any information about a spate of number plate thefts across the Trent Valley region. Since the start of 2010, Police have received on average 10 reports of number plate thefts a month across the region.  The Tamworth region alone has seen some 18 thefts since the start of the year. Burton-based Inspector, [ More... ]