The cash will go towards bus station refurbishments, upgrades to bus stops and better connections.

The tip will be open from 10:00 until 16:00 GMT five days per week, closing on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The new £8.7m archives and research facility in Stafford is set to open this week.

Some women in Staffordshire have waited more than eight years for a diagnosis, councillors say.

The cash will be spent on improving and attracting visitors to popular Staffordshire destinations.

Hannah and Dan McKee recount the fight to get their nine-year-old a specialist education place.

English Heritage, National Trust as well as archive and archaeology groups will be attending.

Councillors say some members of the public feel unsafe driving and cycling in Stafford.