A sports club can serve alcohol to members and guests later at weekends and offer an outdoor bar service after changes to its licence were approved by Lichfield councillors.
GP receptionists and patients are being encouraged to be kinder towards one another to reduce incidents of abuse against staff and frustration for residents trying to book appointments.
Leaders of councils across Staffordshire have gathered for the first meeting of a new board – and one has urged the Government not to impose a mayoral system on the county.
More than £550,000 of extra spending was earmarked for replacing police vehicles in the last financial year because of supply issues and an ageing fleet, a report has revealed.
A new era has started this month for health and care services in Staffordshire – and the aim is for organisations that look after residents to work more closely together.
The Staffordshire Commissioner says police call answering times need to improve, after hearing of the wait times being faced by people calling 999 across the county.
