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A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 3 February 2025

Published 31 January 2025

Hello and welcome to our weekly A38 Traffic Management Bulletin.

A38 Toyota Island to Little Eaton LED lighting work

Until April, we’ll be completing the LED lighting upgrade work along the A38, between Toyota Island and Little Eaton. The new LED lighting will be more energy efficient and require less maintenance in the future.
This will be carried out on weeknights, between 8pm and 6am, predominantly under slip road and lane closures, with some full carriageway closures along this stretch.

The closures for this scheme for the following 2 weeks are:

  • 3 February – Findern Interchange northbound entry slip road closure
  • 4 February – Findern Interchange southbound exit slip road closure
  • 5 February to 10 February – Findern Interchange to A516 Mickleover junction full northbound carriageway closure
  • 11 February to 13 February – A516 eastbound to A38 northbound link road closure
  • 14 February to 17 February – A38 southbound to A516 westbound link road closure

During closures there will be full signed diversion routes in place. Please see the attached bulletin for details.

A38 Claymills to Branston southbound essential maintenance

On Monday 10 February, from 9pm to 6am, we’ll have a full closure of the A38 southbound between the Claymills and Branston junctions. During this time, we’ll be carrying out essential maintenance work including drainage gully work and patches of resurfacing.

During the closure, we’ll have a fully signed diversion route in place that will take drivers off the A38 southbound at the Claymills junction, along the A5121 through Burton upon Trent, to rejoin the A38 at the Branston junction.

Third Party Work
Please be aware that Staffordshire County Council have some roadworks projects around the A38 in Burton. For further information on these roadworks, please use the following link – https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Highways/roadworks/eaststaffs/Overview.aspx

We’re always looking to improve the way we work. If you haven’t provided your feedback then we would like to ask you to complete a short questionnaire. If you could spare just 4 minutes (maximum) and complete the survey, click here.

Wishing you all a safe journey

Local Highways News

Published 29 January 2025

Highways newsletters

Staffordshire County Council issues eight highways newsletters per month, a newsletter for every district and borough. These newsletters highlight the latest highways stories across the county, and how the county council is fixing more roads, and emphasises local works that really make a difference to residents. We’re keen that as many residents sign up to them as possible, and this is where you can help. You can encourage them to sign up to the newsletters here, to make sure they get the latest updates straight to their email inbox.

Revamped pothole reporting system

The way people report potholes and other highways issues in Staffordshire has been completely revamped. Our ReportIt system has undergone a complete transformation to make it easier for residents to report highways issues.

The new system is more user friendly, and gives people the option of having their own account where they can track the progress of their reported issue. In response to customer feedback, people can also now report the condition of a whole road, and the language has been made much simpler. It has taken a year to develop, and although it has been tested extensively, we are asking people to provide feedback that will further shape the system.

Reports made to the previous ReportIt system have been transferred over, so there is no need for people to make a new report.

More information about the new system, including some frequently asked questions, is available here.

A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 27 January 2025

Published 24 January 2025

A38 E-Bulletin wc 27JAN2025

A38 Toyota Island to Little Eaton LED lighting work

Until April, we’ll be completing the LED lighting upgrade work along the A38, between Toyota Island and Little Eaton. The new LED lighting will be more energy efficient and require less maintenance in the future.
This will be carried out on weeknights, between 8pm and 6am, predominantly under slip road and lane closures, with some full carriageway closures along this stretch.

The closures for this scheme for the following 2 weeks are:

  • 27 January to 31 January – Toyota Island to Findern Interchange full northbound carriageway closure
  • 3 February – Findern Interchange northbound entry slip road closure
  • 4 February – Findern Interchange southbound exit slip road closure
  • 5 February to 10 February – Findern Interchange to A516 Mickleover junction full northbound carriageway closure

Third Party Work
Please be aware that Staffordshire County Council have some roadworks projects around the A38 in Burton. For further information on these roadworks, please use the following link – https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Highways/roadworks/eaststaffs/Overview.aspx

We’re always looking to improve the way we work. If you haven’t provided your feedback then we would like to ask you to complete a short questionnaire. If you could spare just 4 minutes (maximum) and complete the survey, click here.

Wishing you all a safe journey

The Royal Oak

Published 18 January 2025

ACV – Royal Oak 2025

The Royal Oak has been successfully registered with LDC as ‘an asset of community value’

A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 20 January 2025

Published 17 January 2025

A38 E-Bulletin wc 20JAN2025

Hello and welcome to our weekly A38 Traffic Management Bulletin.

A38 Toyota Island to Little Eaton LED lighting work

We’re returning to complete the LED lighting upgrade work that we started last Autumn along the A38, between Toyota Island and Little Eaton. The new LED lighting will be more energy efficient and require less maintenance in the future.
Our work will start on 20 January and finish in April. This will be carried out on weeknights, between 8pm and 6am, predominantly under slip road and lane closures, with some full carriageway closures along this stretch.

The closures for this scheme for the following 2 weeks are:

  • 20 January – Toyota Island southbound exit slip road closure
  • 21 January – Toyota Island northbound entry slip road closure
  • 22 January – Findern Interchange northbound exit slip road closure
  • 23 January – Findern Interchange southbound entry slip road closure
  • 24 January to 31 January – Toyota Island to Findern Interchange full northbound carriageway closure

Third Party Work
Please be aware that Staffordshire County Council have some roadworks projects around the A38 in Burton. For further information on these roadworks, please use the following link – https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Highways/roadworks/eaststaffs/Overview.aspx

We’re always looking to improve the way we work. If you haven’t provided your feedback then we would like to ask you to complete a short questionnaire. If you could spare just 4 minutes (maximum) and complete the survey, click here.

Wishing you all a safe journey

A38 Traffic Management Bulletin w/c 13 January 2025

Published 10 January 2025

A38 E-Bulletin wc 13JAN2025

Hello and welcome to our weekly A38 Traffic Management Bulletin.

A38 Swinfen Interchange LED lighting upgrades
We’ll be upgrading the current lighting to LED’s on the A38 at Swinfen Interchange. The new LED lighting will be more energy efficient and require less maintenance in the future. To complete our work safely we’ll under full overnight closures, between 9pm and 5am, on the following dates:

  • Wednesday 15 January –full closure of the A38 Swinfen Interchange northbound entry slip road
    • Thursday 16 January – full closure of the A38 Swinfen Interchange southbound entry slip road

For full details of these closures, including diversion routes, please see the attached bulletin.

Third Party Work
Please be aware that Staffordshire County Council have some roadworks projects around the A38 in Burton. For further information on these roadworks, please use the following link – https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Highways/roadworks/eaststaffs/Overview.aspx

We’re always looking to improve the way we work. If you haven’t provided your feedback then we would like to ask you to complete a short questionnaire. If you could spare just 4 minutes (maximum) and complete the survey, click here.

Wishing you all a safe journey

Best Kept Village

Published 8 January 2025

Attached are the comments received from the senior judge along with a couple of images taken at the prize presentation evening. Just a reminder that the prize amounted to £1,000. Special mention was made of the team that look after and maintain the church grounds.

Judges comments

   

Vacancy on the Parish Council – see notice below

Published 2 January 2025

Cllr Vacancy – Jan25

NOTICE OF COUNCILLOR VACANCY

The Parish council is seeking to co-opt a Councillor to fill a vacancy.

This role will last until the next election for Parish Councillors in May 2027.

If you are interested in being considered for this vacancy please write / email in the first instance to the Parish Clerk at the addresses below by 31st January 2025.

Please indicate in your letter / email why you think you would make a good Councillor and what you feel you could bring to the benefit of the parish. A brief background type CV would also be useful.

Dated: 2nd January 2025

Signed: Clerk to the Parish Council

Write to:

Ian Colclough

Parish Clerk

17 Lightwood Road

Yoxall

DE13 8QD

Or email to ian.colclough@gmail.com