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30 June 12: the day the Olympic Torch came to Burton on Trent
At 7:30 AM on  Saturday 30 June 2012 the Olympic Torch began its journey through nearby Burton on Trent.
For remainder of Torchbearer Schedule go to www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17358291
National Award for Station Volunteers






Volunteers at Tutbury & Hatton Railway Station celebrate after North Staffs community Rail Partnership wins national award. Read more

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Improving Life for motorists

Staffordshire County Council has launched a new web tool which will make information on current and planned road works free and accessible to everyone.

You can access this information at http:roadworks.org
Civil Enforcement Officer for Tutbury
If you have any issues such as dog fowling, nuisance car/ vehicle parking - Mr McHardy may be able to help you. Contact details are as follows: Michael McHardy, Community and civil Enforcement Officer, East Staffordshire Borough Council, Millers Lane, Derby Street, Burton on Trent, DE14 2NS. Email michael.mchardy@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk
Updated Annual return forms
The Charity Commission, the body which oversees charitable organisations in England & Wales has updated its annual return form.

You can find out more at the charity commission’s website Even if your charity’s earnings are below £10,000 per annum, the return form should still be used to keep trustees details up to date.
Keogh Review - Mortality Rates at Burton Hospital Trust
Tutbury & Hatton Station is much improved - it’s official!
The hardworking volunteers who look after Tutbury & Hatton Railway Station have had their effort recognised at this years East Midlands Best Station Awards.  Read more

2015 marked North Staffs Community Rail Partnership’s tenth year - read 10 years of success
ESBC Local Plan Hearing: On Going since Tuesday 28 Oct 2014
Open Local Government

As requested by the Planning Inspector, Tutbury Parish Council has produced a series of position statements relating to Local Plan Policies. TPC’s position Statements, plus hearing agenda’s and schedule of issues can be viewed at: www.tutbury-parish-council.tutbury.org/consultations
DCLG has recently published a new guide for the press & public on attending and reporting meetings of local government Read More
Tutbury Churchyard tidy up - a message from Rev Ian R Whitehead
If you have a loved one or a friend buried in Tutbury churchyard you need to read about the church’s plans to tidy up the churchyard at St Mary’s.

This message is particularly relevant where graves have been decorated with personal effects. Read more/…
HIAM Strategy
Staffordshire County Council has published its Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Strategy. The HIAM document sets out how SCC and its partners intend to maintain roads other than Motorways and Trunk Roads.
Table 4, on page 16 of the report shows a 2% reduction per annum in maintenance funding between now and 2021.
Extension of Referendum Principles to English Parishes
The Department for Communities and local Government (DCLG) recently published the Local Government Finance Settlement Technical Consultation which includes proposals regarding council tax referendum principles for local parish and town councils. The paper states that the government is aware that increases in precepts continue to concern local tax payers and it is therefore prepared to consider extending referendums to ALL Parishes. Read more/…


Mobile Library - changes to timetable





Open Gardens 2018 - Advanced Notice









Following the conclusion of a recent consultation, Staffordshire County Council have altered the mobile library routes and days on which the mobile library will visit Tutbury


New dates, from the 1 April 2016 can be viewed at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/librariesnew





Next years Tutbury Open Gardens will take place on Sat 30 June and Sun 1 July 2018,

Stevensons of Uttoxeter - 90th Anniverssary Book on sale
August 2016 marked the 90th Anniverssary of the founding of Stevensons Buses. The very first service operated on Saturday 11 September 1926 between Uttoxeter and Burton on Trent. The company gradually grew in size and by the end of the 1970’s it had 40 vehicles in its fleet. Eric Wain’s second book has been written as a lasting tribute to this much missed family business.

The book is going to be stocked at the Uttoxeter Shop, Market place, Uttoxeter Tel: 01889 - 562072 and also at Starbuck’s Newsagents, Burnside, Rolleston on Dove Tel: 01283 - 813112. You can also order a copy direct from the publisher by visiting http://www.mdsbooks.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/11852/s/Stevensons%20of%20Uttoxeter/

Defibrillator Project: Defibrillators for use by the general public
Tutbury now has five defibrillators for use by the general public.  

The de-fibs are located at Kangs Stores, Park Lane Stores, The Leopard Inn (Monk St), Dean & Smedley Chemists (High St) and The Cross Keys (Burton Road). For more details please see www.tutbury.org/defibrillators
Staffordshire’s Big Fat Chat
According to Staffordshire County Council, 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 5 ten year olds are considered  to be obese.

Staffordshire’s big fat chat is a public debate run by Staffordshire’s Health an Wellbeing Board. It’s about hearing peoples views and on how we should tackle obesity in the country.

Read more at www.tutbury.org/big_fat_chat
Police Drop in sessions in an around Tutbury
Julia Wells (our local PCSO) will be holding drop in sessions in and around the village as follows:-







For more details go to www.tutbury.org/police
Melrose Books: Alabster Carvers by Raymond Henry State
With ongoing efforts across Tutbury to preserve the famous alabaster arch (west door) at St Mary’s Priory Church, Parishioners may be interested to know about a new book called “Alabaster Carvers” by Raymond Henry State. The book is published by Melrose Books - ISBN Number 978-1-912026-12-8. This is a paperback publication, with 912 pages in total - priced at £42-99. View full details:
Monk Street and Wakefield Avenue Parking Restrictions
At a recent Parish Council Meeting, a representative from Staffordshire County Council advised that there would be no problem in removing the parking restrictions if Tutbury Parish Council requested it, A figure of £4,000-00 was tabled as the cost for the required parking order.It was suggested by SCC that the issue of parking restrictions is incorporated into a village wide plan. TPC have until the end of the financial year to resolve this issue.
Peak Power Gas Generator Power Station (Application P2017/01129) ESBC Decision - refusal
East Staffordshire Borough Council has refused to permit the installation of a decentralised gas peak power facility generating approximately 10 MW, including generator barn, housing 3 generators, and a customer substation / electrical cabinet, transformer, sub-station, gas kiosk, oil tanks and radiators.

Download ESBC refusal  letter
Quality Images for new Parish Council Website
Tutbury Parish Council is currently developing a new website and would like some good quality images of the village, events within the village, local organisations and businesses.

TPC would like the images to reflect the parish and some of the activities that the Parish Council has provided assistance for. If you have any images which you are in a position to grant permission for their use on the new web site, please contact the Parish Clerk, Karen Duffill at clerk@tutbury.staffslc.gov.uk





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