Staffordshire residents are being asked to share their favourite outdoor spots as part of a project to identify how the natural environment can be supported in future.
Council chiefs say local high streets will get a boost thanks to new powers to sell off leases for shops that have sat empty for a long period of time.
Plans for a a national operator to open a food and drink outlet as part of the new cinema development in Lichfield are still on track, bosses have said.
