Since launching almost six months ago, Stafford Nub News has covered a range of different stories from breaking news to the launch of local businesses to human interest pieces.
Here are some of our favourite articles!
"Iconic Victoria Park statue needs help" says sculptor

Rosemary in 1998 (left)/Rosemary in 2026 (right)- (image via Livia Gregor/Rosemary Cripps)
A popular local statue, which has stood in Victoria Park for almost thirty years, will be irreversibly damaged if funding is not found for repairs.READ MORE
Woman opens independent bookshop at Amerton Farm following cancer diagnosis

Charley used to work as an accountant (image via Livia Gregor)
Charley Reeves-Hughes, 39, decided to follow her dream of setting up a bookshop after being diagnosed with blood cancer last year.
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"I wish people knew more about the fact that Huntington's is so complex": Staffordshire couple share story as part of awareness month

The couple have been together since the late 1980s (image via Lynn)
A woman, from Staffordshire, whose husband is living with Huntington's disease (HD), shares her experience of being a carer and the challenges she and her partner face.
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Man transported for life for stealing two linen shirts: The harsh punishments faced by Stafford's Georgian prisoners

The last person was transported in 1868 (image via Livia Gregor/wilhei on Pixabay)
An intriguing historical document has revealed the sentences of several Stafford prisoners almost 200 years ago during the reign of George IV.
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Meet Stafford Morris: The dancers keeping old traditions alive while making new friends

Morris dancing has been happening in towns and villages for centuries (image via Livia Gregor)
Formed by a group of English Electric engineers back in 1957, Stafford Morris (known originally as Stafford Morris Men), has been keeping a 500 year old tradition alive in the local community for almost seven decades.
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'One of the best kept little secrets in Stafford'-Take a look inside Woodings Yard a creative space for artists and locals alike

Woodings Yard is near Newport Road (image via Livia Gregor)
Woodings Yard, located just around the corner from the Old Borough Library, is a thriving hub of creative activity.
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160 years since Stafford's last public execution

The execution was attended by many local people (image via Livia Gregor)
160 years ago, William Collier, a tenant farmer from Kingsley, became the last person to be publicly executed in Stafford.
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Over 2 million illegal cigarettes and tobacco products seized by Staffordshire County Council in last five years FOI reveals

Recently raided Lichfield shop (image via Staffordshire County Council)
A freedom of information request made by Stafford Nub News has revealed that over 2 million illegal cigarettes and tobacco products have been seized in the area covered by Staffordshire County Council in the past five years.
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