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BBC News
3 days ago
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Cab fares set to rise in Stafford after request from drivers
Fares in black cabs licensed by Stafford Borough Council are set to increase - with the maximum charge for a two-mile journey possibly becoming the steepest in the most a passenger has to pay for two miles currently is £6.50; the fourth cheapest fare of its type set by licensing authorities in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and an increase - proposed by drivers - to £7.40 would make it the most pricey maximum fare for two miles among the 10 council have cited rising costs as the need to charge more, with the council saying revisions could come into effect "as soon as possible" subject to objections. Tariffs vary for black cabs licensed in Stafford borough according to the amount of passengers, and the times of the day in which a journey takes proposals, a 90p increase would apply to the current £3.10 starting rate - turning on the engine and the first 0.2 miles (0.3km) - in vehicles carrying up to four people. Other starting-rate tariffs that cover a greater number of passengers, and journeys in the early hours and holidays, would also rise. Increased costs Hackney carriages must not charge a fare higher than those set by the council. Stafford Borough Council deputy leader Rob Kenney said fares were last set in 2022."Since then there has been a significant and sustained increase in the price of fuel, cost of vehicles and operational costs, such as insurance and maintenance," he confirmed the trade had approached the council to propose the fare cheapest two-mile taxi journey is in the Staffordshire Moorlands where the fare is £5.20, with the last increase coming in most expensive area in Staffordshire for a two-mile taxi journey is currently Tamworth, with a £7.14 fare set in were currently 57 licensed Hackney Carriages in Stafford borough, according to the authority, and 95 private hire vehicles. 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.
BBC News
19-05-2025
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Two further Stafford sites to be bought for council redevelopment
A council is set to buy two more shops in a town centre as part of plans to regenerate the Borough Council had already purchased the former Guildhall Shopping Centre and former Co-op department demolition cost for the premises was lower than estimated, a council report said, which enabled the purchase of the additional sites using money available from the Future High Streets sites have not been publicly identified due to commercial sensitivity. The authority was given £14.3m by the government in 2020 to help fund the town centre regeneration work has started to demolish the shopping centre and department store, their historic frontages will be retained, with the sites retained for future commercial, retail and residential decision to buy the additional sites was agreed by cabinet members at a meeting on Thursday."The acquisitions perfectly fit into our commitment to transforming the town centre in Stafford and form part of the wider regeneration programme which seeks to deliver urban regeneration to Stafford town centre," said councillor Rob Kenney. He added he was "positive" the borough's residents would also agree to their purchase using the remainder of the Future High Streets Fund grant."This investment into all the acquisition sites will generate not only further investment into those sites but wider investment into Stafford town centre generally, creating a place for people to visit, to live in, to work in and relax in."The authority added it would be meeting with a number of potential investors later in the month. 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.
