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BBC News
02-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
England goalie Hannah Hampton visits former school ahead of Euros
Students and teachers at England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton's former school have been describing their pride ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. The 24-year-old, who has become England's number one for the tournament, went to school in Burntwood, Staffordshire, after being born in Birmingham and growing up in Studley, Warwickshire. Former PE teacher at Erasmus Darwin Academy, Emma Heighway, said it "feels like yesterday" that Hampton was a student. Children were left "speechless" last week, after a surprise visit from the footballing star who was given a tour of the school ahead of an assembly. Ms Heighway said: "She was incredibly talented across a lot of sports, she could have gone international at a lot of things. "She would play outfield against the boys, and she would run rings around every single person she came up against."It's amazing, obviously as an academy we feel incredibly proud of her journey, it's brilliant that we have this local hero.""We are all backing her here in Burntwood," she added. After her visit to the school, students said: "I didn't expect it, you wouldn't expect a professional footballer to come to this school"It's really special and we can see what our school managed to teach her and how far she got with it."The UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament starts on Wednesday, with England's first game on Saturday against France. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
21-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Road to close in Burntwood as resurfacing work to begin
A residential road will be closed during the day for three weeks while resurfacing work is carried County Council's highways teams are carrying out significant works at Burntwood's Spinney Lane, between Bells Lane and Shelley £350,000 project will also include cleaning of all drainage systems, replacing damaged kerbs and ironwork where necessary and the replacement of road closures will be in place each day between 07:30 and 17:30 BST, but could be lifted earlier - and vehicle access to homes will be restricted during the works. A diversion route will be clearly signposted on Cecil from Staffordshire County Council said workers would try to keep disruption to a minimum. "As we move into summer our highways crews are making the most of the good weather to repair as many roads as possible," he added."Spinney Lane is in poor condition, and this programme will give it a smoother road surface that should last for years to come." Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
18-06-2025
- BBC News
Staffordshire Police officer Alex Trusler denies sex assault charges
A police officer has denied multiple sexual assaults on a woman over a two-year Trusler, 35, of Burntwood, Staffordshire, is accused of nine counts of sexual assault, alleged to have happened between 2022 and officer, who has been suspended by the Staffordshire force, entered not guilty pleas to all nine counts during an appearance at Stafford Crown court said a trial date was yet to be fixed. The officer was suspended in September 2023 when the allegations were charges followed an investigation by the force's professional standards department.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Frustration over delayed healthcare centre
A councillor has said she is disappointed with a lack of progress on a new health centre in Staffordshire, while the current facility operates in a portable building. Burntwood Health Centre, Salters Meadow Practice and the Darwin branch practice in Chasetown are to relocate, under plans which were expected to be submitted in April. But councillor Sue Woodward told a meeting at Lichfield District Council there had been "delay upon delay upon delay" for the £10.7m building. The local Integrated Care Board (ICB) has described the new building as a priority. The meeting of the overview and scrutiny meeting heard pressure was being applied to Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB for a meeting, and it was understood that a recent change in personnel has contributed to some of delays. Under the plans, the centre would have treatment rooms, waiting area, showers and office space and was expected to be completed by December 2027. According to the ICB - which was awarded £1.1m for a new primary health centre by the council in February - the base was a top five priority and would be future-proof until 2035. Currently, Burntwood Health and Wellbeing Centre is operating out of a portable building. But Udall said the application was still nowhere to be seen. "There's still no planning application for the new health centre. It was supposed to be submitted by the end of April – it still hasn't been submitted. "At the very least we need to know what the planning application is going to look like. It obviously is not going to be completed by the end of 2025 now and it would take some time to go through the planning process. "So it's not likely to even start until next year. So delay upon delay upon delay." This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Lichfield District Council
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Frustration over delayed health care centre for Burntwood
A councillor has said she is disappointed with a lack of progress on a new health centre in Staffordshire, while the current facility operates in a portable Health Centre, Salters Meadow Practice and the Darwin branch practice in Chasetown are to relocate, under plans which were expected to be submitted in councillor Sue Woodward told a meeting at Lichfield District Council there had been "delay upon delay upon delay" for the £10.7m local Integrated Care Board (ICB) has described the new building as a priority. The meeting of the overview and scrutiny meeting heard pressure was being applied to Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB for a meeting, and it was understood that a recent change in personnel has contributed to some of the plans, the centre would have treatment rooms, waiting area, showers and office space and was expected to be completed by December to the ICB - which was awarded £1.1m for a new primary health centre by the council in February - the base was a top five priority and would be future-proof until Burntwood Health and Wellbeing Centre is operating out of a portable Udall said the application was still nowhere to be seen."There's still no planning application for the new health centre. It was supposed to be submitted by the end of April – it still hasn't been submitted."At the very least we need to know what the planning application is going to look like. It obviously is not going to be completed by the end of 2025 now and it would take some time to go through the planning process. "So it's not likely to even start until next year. So delay upon delay upon delay." This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
