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Background to Newcastle

Newcastle-under-Lyme forms part of the conurbation of North Staffordshire, lying approximately halfway between Manchester to the north and Birmingham to the south.

It is an attractive mix of rural villages and two main towns – Newcastle and Kidsgrove.

The Borough covers some 81 square miles and has a population of around 122,000 people. It is the largest of Staffordshire’s eight administrative districts, excluding the City of Stoke-on-Trent.

The area includes some of the most deprived areas within Staffordshire, with two wards falling into the 10 per cent most deprived in the country. In contrast, there are also areas of considerable affluence.

Newcastle town centre is consolidating its position as a vibrant centre for both its shopping and night time economy.

The Borough Council provides a whole variety of local services. We empty bins, clean the streets, provide leisure and sports centres, run parks and play areas, help people with their housing, enforce hygiene standards in local food premises and process planning applications – and that’s just a sample of our work!

The current priority areas for the authority’s resources are –

• Creating a cleaner, greener and safer Borough
• Creating a Borough of opportunity
• Creating a healthy and active community
• Transforming our Council to achieve excellence

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