Berryhill fields seen from above (Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel)
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Campaigners have written to all 43 city councillors calling on them to save a beauty spot from development – again.
The Save Berryhill Fields Action Group wants Stoke-on-Trent City Council to keep the open space protected from house-building as it draws up its new local plan, which could see up to 21,480 homes built across the Potteries by 2040.
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After years in executive roles at Southern Downs Regional Council, former acting CEO Jane Stroud has announced her sudden resignation in line with the organisation’s “new direction”.
Mrs Stroud was appointed as the council’s director of sustainable development in 2018, and in that time led her team through a range of strategic and community endeavours.
SDRC CEO Dave Burges said the former director and acting CEO originally applied for a contract renewal, but they eventually came to an agreement that “the region would benefit from fresh changes at the executive level”.
“Change is part of every organisation, and often new leadership brings new direction,” Mr Burges said.
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   Ms McKenzie said the additional damage would push back the completion of 2020 flood repairs to March next year, with it unlikely the roads damaged in this year s flood event would be repaired before 2023. The report tabled at the council meeting stated that even though assessment of the total damage was ongoing, it was clear the disaster trigger point of $233,000 (would) be exceeded . An SDRC spokeswoman said more than 300 roads had already been identified as flood-damaged to some extent, with emergency repairs to continue for 90 days from the end of the weather event. (The) council has an extensive list of impacted areas from customer contacts and has multiple officers undertaking network inspections to prioritise the response and capture the necessary information for claiming the costs associated with the event, the spokeswoman said.
Books on the Hill in St Albans.
- Credit: Matt Adams
The next phase in the government s roadmap out of lockdown will see the re-opening of non-essential shops for the first time in months.
From next Monday, April 12, we will once again be able to visit bookshops and boutiques, gift shops and game shops, and have actual face-to-face conversations with real life retailers.
Ahead of their grand re-openings, we spoke to some of the city s independents to find out how they feel about welcoming customers back into their stores.
The Dressing Room in St Albans High Street.
- Credit: Matt Adams