Moorlands Police have arrested three people after a woman died in Biddulph Officers were called by West Midlands Ambulance Service at 10.25pm last night (Tuesday 2nd April) to reports of a woman in cardiac arrest at a house on Lynmouth Close the woman was pronounced dead at the scene have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody If you were in the area on 2nd April or have any information that could help our investigation please get in touch with police by calling 101 or by using our LiveChat function on the Staffordshire Police website you can contact the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 © 2024 Moorlands Radio C.I.C - All Rights Reserved You are viewing your 1 free article this month Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired five middle-grade titles with bestselling author and illustrator Rob Biddulph in a "major" six-figure deal The deal kicks off with the Moonhaven Chronicles commercial middle-grade duology” for readers aged eight to 12 that will launch in February 2026 with The Last Wolf World all-language right were bought by associate publisher Sarah Hughes from Jodie Hodges at United Agents The Moonhaven Chronicles follow four friends Jax breaking a strict curfew and enjoying the freedom of the deserted streets of the small town of Moonhaven news of a rare werewolf attack turns suspicion on the friends and they have no choice but to run secrets are kept and broken and the friends don’t know who to trust – not even each other" The Last Wolf will launch in hardback with 100 black and white illustrations and the second title will follow a year later The launch will be backed by an extensive PR and marketing campaign with school and festival events Hughes said: “Rob is one of those rare people who dazzles with both his writing and illustration for children of all ages.” Biddulph added: “Writing and illustrating for this age group is an utter joy… I’m so proud of The Last Wolf – a story packed with mystery I think fans of Peanut Jones will really love this new series.”  Find out more about Irwin Mitchell's expertise in supporting families affected by sepsis at our dedicated sepsis claims section. Alternatively, to speak to an expert contact us or call 0370 1500 100 Enter you details below and we'll call you back These cookies are required for the operation of the site and cannot be managed We use Google Analytics to track page visits through the site the route someone took through the site and an approximate location for the user This cookie helps us to understand a user's route through the site This does not record any personal details or monitor anything you type in our forms A £370,000 highways scheme to improve two roundabouts in Biddulph has been completed This Staffordshire County Council highways project involved completely resurfacing the Wharf Road and Tunstall Road roundabouts on the A527 Meadows Way Highways crews additionally replaced ironwork and damaged kerbs along the route and refreshed road markings took just under six weeks and was completed two days ahead of schedule Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for strategic highways “It is fantastic to see these well-used roundabouts improved and I want to thank everyone for their patience whilst these necessary improvements took place Biddulph’s road users will notice a real difference when using the Wharf Road and Tunstall Road roundabouts “We understand that good roads are important to keep Staffordshire connected and on the move This is why we are investing an extra £50 million in highways over the next three years.” the county council announced a year-long plan to double down on fixing more roads This means nearly £8 million will be invested in getting potholes repaired more quickly tackling drainage issues and reducing the number of defects in the system This is in addition to the £53 million being spent on a range of major projects vital road improvements and general road maintenance in 24/25 To receive monthly highways updates for Staffordshire Moorlands, sign up to the ‘planned road improvements by the county council - Staffordshire Moorlands’ newsletter here. These contact details are for journalists and members of the media only: Email: pressoffice@staffordshire.gov.ukCall: 01785 895050 If you are not a journalist or member of the media and have a general enquiry please: Email: contactus@staffordshire.gov.ukCall: 0300 111 8000 Home   News   Article Members of the Order of the British Empire The former headteacher of the University of Cambridge Primary School has been awarded an MBE for services to education The 48-year-old started his career in education in the foothills of Nepal following a degree in English and music from the University of Durham and said he was “very surprised” to receive the honour who was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in Kent came up to Cambridge to do his PGCE at the Faculty of Education in 2000 the arts and creativity led him to being awarded the London Outstanding New Teacher of the Year in 2003 His first deputy headship was in a failing inner city school which was turned around within 18 months also successfully removed from ‘special measures’ before becoming the first headteacher of Avanti Court Primary School in Ilford Dr Biddulph was the founding headteacher of the University of Cambridge Primary School in 2015 He stepped down from the role in December 2023 the school grew to its full capacity as a three-form entry primary school with early years provision He is CEO designate at the Avanti Schools Trust and will take over the role as CEO of the trust from June 2025 He said: “Part of me thinks I just enjoy doing my job and so it doesn’t feel like I need recognition...But it’s very good for the school I’m very pleased – I’m honoured for my previous team as well.” Imogen and rowing partner Emily Craig stormed to victory in the lightweight women’s double sculls at the Paris Olympics this summer having missed out on a spot on the podium at the Tokyo games by one-hundredth of a second Three-time Boat Race winner Ms Grant was born in Cambridge in 1996 and raised in Bar Hill was introduced to rowing during her first year of studying medicine at Trinity College and only got into a boat because Trinity’s Boat Club offered a free drink to freshers who signed up for a taster session She is the first female alumna of Trinity to win an Olympic medal Team GB Olympian and England Hockey Tessa Howard (known as Tess) has been honoured for services to inclusive sportswear for women and girls advocates for female players to have a choice to wear skorts or shorts after research she conducted showed that many women and girls stop playing sport due to issues with clothing A serious knee injury saw her miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but she returned stronger than ever scoring in the final to help England win the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham she helped Team GB to a quarter-final appearance has been awarded an MBE for voluntary services to the Royal British Legion and to Royal Air Force Veterans Mr Kelly had a distinguished career as an RAF navigator which spanned 40 years and took part in operations in the Second World War headteacher of London Hackney Chinese Community School has been honoured with an MBE for services to education receives an MBE for services to community theatre in Cambridgeshire Youth Theatre for the children of Soham when he was aged 16 in 1997 Since then the group has helped hundreds of children and young people to develop their artistic skills as well as their self-confidence and personalities has received an MBE for services to business Food writer and journalist Beatrice Dorothy ‘Bee’ Wilson has been honoured for services to food writing and food education writes the Table Talk column in The Wall Street Journal Her prize-winning book on the psychology of eating Dame Karen Bradley officially reopened Biddulph Moor Post Office today (Thursday 21st March) Karen joined Postmistress Karen Malbon and local residents to cut the ribbon at the event earlier today The MP has been in touch with many residents in Biddulph Moor about the Post Office being closed and has raised their concerns with both the Post Office and Ministers She has also been working closely with the Postmistress and raising her case with Ministers “I was absolutely delighted to be able to come along today and reopen the Post Office for Karen Malbon I wish her all the very best and know that the Biddulph Moor community are also thrilled to see her back once more.” annual meetings of Biddulph Town Council and Leek Town Council took place town councillors elected the new Mayors and Deputy Mayors for 2023-2024 for both towns Councillor Ken Harper was elected as the new Mayor with Councillor Nigel Yates as the new Deputy Mayor In Leek Councillor Matt Swindlehurst was elected Mayor with Councillor Barry Birch as Deputy Mayor A man has been arrested following a series of burglaries on the same street in the Moorlands police had three separate reports of break-ins at different businesses on High Street in Biddulph The first one came in at about 1.35am last Friday (5th April) when a hairdressers was broken into which was reported about 12.35pm on Monday (8th April) involved a laptop and other electronic devices being taken from a business The third incident was an attempted break-in at a business on Wednesday (10th April) Local officers have been speaking to people in the area looking at CCTV and carrying out enquiries to investigate the incidents was arrested in connection with the incidents said: “Theft and burglary can have a devastating impact on businesses We’re working proactively to target those responsible and protect people’s belongings across Staffordshire “We don’t underestimate the damage that theft and burglary can have We’re committed to acting on people’s concerns robustly investigating reports and working on a more proactive basis to tackle neighbourhood priorities.” All votes have now been counted in the Staffordshire Moorlands Local Elections and the results for each ward are as follows: Alton Ward – Nigel Moult of the Conservative party has been elected Bagnall and Stanley Ward – Charlotte Edwards of the Conservative Party has been elected Jill Salt and Christopher Wood of the Labour party have been elected Biddulph Moor Ward – John Jones who is an Independent councillor has been elected Biddulph North Ward – Jeremy Garvey and Andrew Hart who are Independent and Adam Parkes of the Labour Party have been elected Biddulph South Ward – Andrew Church of the Labour Party has been elected Biddulph West Ward – David Proudlove Charlotte Smith and Nigel Yates of the Labour Party have been elected Brown Edge and Endon Ward – Joe Porter and Keith Flunder of the Conservative Party and Christina Jebb of the Liberal Democrats have been elected Caverswall Ward – Paul Roberts of the Conservative party has been elected Cellarhead Ward – Barbara Hughes and Patricia Hughes of the Conservative party have been elected Cheadle North East Ward – Matthew Spooner and Elizabeth Whitehouse of the Labour Party have been elected Cheadle South East Ward – Mike Haines And Vicky O’Shea of the Labour Party Have been elected Kate Mills and Ian Plant who are Independent councillors have been elected Checkley Ward – Mark Deaville and Alan Hulme of the Conservative Party and Peter Wilkinson who is Independent have been elected Cheddleton Ward – Dylan Pascall of the Labour Party and Oliver Pointon and Mike Worthington of the Conservative Party have been elected Churnet Ward – James Aberley and Elsie Fallows of the Conservative Party have been elected Dane Ward – Callum Beswick of the Conservative Party has been elected Ian Herdman and Thomas Holmes of the Conservative Party have been elected Hamps Valley Ward – Edwin Wain of the Conservative party has been elected Horton Ward – Jo Cox of the Conservative Ward has been elected Ipstones Ward – Ipstones District Councillor election has been uncontested As a result of this election being uncontested Linda Malyon (Independent) is duly elected and the District Councillor for the Ipstones Ward Darren Price and Gareth Taylor of the Labour Party have been elected Mark Johnson and Lyn Swindlehurst of the Labour party have been elected Keith Hoptroff and Matthew Swindlehurst of the Labour party have been elected Leek West Ward – Philip Barks and Bill Cawley of the Labour Party and Ben Emery of the Conservative Party have been elected Manifold Ward – Jonathan Kempster of the Green Party has been elected Werrington Ward – David Shaw and Ross Ward of the Conservative party have been elected All the information on the local elections can be found on the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council website here Police have arrested a man following a flat fire in Biddulph Officers received a call from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service at 4.45pm on Saturday (2nd March) following a fire at a flat on Lucerne Road The fire was extinguished by firefighters and residents living in nearby flats close to the fire were evacuated Newcastle and Sandyford attended and found it well-alight Hose reel jets were used to extinguish the fire and residents living in nearby flats close to the fire were evacuated A woman was taken to hospital by West Midlands Ambulance Service for precautionary checks Three people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation Officers arrested a man during the early hours of Sunday (3rd March) was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and criminal damage He was questioned in custody and has since been released on conditional bail while enquiries continue Police are working with fire investigators to determine how the fire started If you were in the area at the time of the fire and have any CCTV or information that could help us with enquiries you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 Staffordshire County Council have announced a closure on a busy route through Biddulph Moor Rudyard Road is a popular route between Biddulph Moor and Leek (via top road and Rudyard) The road will be closed to traffic on 7th February for essential carriageway repairs a diversion from the village centre to Top Road will be in place It is anticipated that the closure will be in place between 8am and 4pm the renowned parenting author Steve Biddulph admits he was ready for a life of pottering about and kayaking on the river But he says the global mental health crisis and escalating anxiety levels in our children have brought him back to the fray The Australian psychologist — whose seminal book Raising Boys made him a household name and put his words into 6.5 million homes worldwide since the mid-1990s — is back with a new book he believes could “transform anxiety in young people” There’s certainly a need: figures last month revealed a doubling of the number of under-17s referred to NHS services for anxiety since the pandemic And the UK’s 15-year-olds are at the bottom of European rankings for life satisfaction I couldn’t believe how much it boosted my energy and lowered my stress levels I might be a personal trainer but I’m not a natural runner and since I became a mom eight years ago I’ve struggled to find time to get out for a run I’d run at least three times a week and I always found it an energizing way to start the day I recognize and really value how much outdoor exercise can boost your mental health and wellbeing, so when I saw that Motor Neurone Disease Association was holding a challenge to run 31 miles in January I felt it was a sign to get back out there I lost my lovely aunty Jenny Hall to this horrible disease and MNDA is a charity very close to my heart Here’s what I discovered along the way I felt more motivated to commit to a regular running schedule knowing that I had to clock up 31 miles in a month and that people had kindly sponsored me On days I felt like I couldn’t be bothered I reminded myself that I had set a goal and a deadline This is exactly what happened on New Year’s Day (day one of the challenge) when I faced gale-force winds and stormy conditions I had to drag my daughters out with me and they sat on a bench under an umbrella as I did one mile of laps in our local park The second day they refused to leave the house in the rain so I did a whole mile up and down my garden path It started out incredibly boring but halfway in I got into a groove and felt great afterwards A post shared by Personal trainer Oxford (Maddy Biddulph) (@maddybiddulphpt) It was a similar story on the last day of my challenge when I agreed to let my daughters rollerblade the mile to school while I ran alongside them as she and I walk-runned the rest of the way and don't find I have a lot of free time so I tend to do most of my workouts at home because it’s just easier with the kids I think my favorite thing about this running challenge was that it meant I was outside much more Start your week with achievable workout ideas health tips and wellbeing advice in your inbox I can honestly say that it felt like medicine enjoying the scenery and the sun coming out—well I also found that being outside exercising meant that I often ran for longer than I intended simply because I was enjoying it so much and not clock-watching and I can see why people get addicted to running but I know that in those times in the future when I’m child-free and have the time for a run plus they were more likely to repeat their workouts she has worked as a writer and editor for some of the bestselling newspapers magazines and websites in the US and UK.  She is also a qualified L3 personal trainer and weight loss advisor, and helps women over 40 navigate menopause by improving their physical and mental strength. At Maddy Biddulph Personal Training, she runs one-to-one and small group training for menopausal women who want to get fit to ease symptoms and feel like themselves again. In FocusAdolescence talks about a crisis among our boys – so what does the leading expert say about raising them?As Netflix’s Adolescence exposes toxic ‘bro’ culture among young men, Sir Gareth Southgate warns of a crisis fuelled by ‘callous, and manipulative’ online influencers. Here, leading expert on raising boys Steve Biddulph tells Lorraine Candy why they are getting through and parents are not.. My son has recently turned 18. He will soon leave home for university, following in the footsteps of his two sisters, aged 20 and 22. His younger sister, aged 13, will be left behind with us. We’ve been through the wringer parenting three amazing teenage girls But at no point have I been as scared for them as I am for my teenage son Raising a boy has felt much more challenging I worry about the following: will my son be stabbed in our nearby London park or violently robbed walking home from school (The latter has already happened to at least two of his friends.) Could their quiet way of hiding depression make my son vulnerable to the terrifying reality that boys are three times more likely to die by suicide than girls How much misogynistic porn is he secretly watching Will my vocal feminism turn him into a woman-hating incel Is his self-esteem – fragile yet crucial during adolescence – robust enough to survive the adult world and saw how today’s warped version of masculinity could put them at risk as they matured After all, I am, as Gregg Wallace would say a “middle-class woman of a certain age” (56) I am well aware of the unhealthy “manosphere” that supports the toxic behaviour of some men in this world and I developed ways to help my teen daughters cope the award-winning author of the 1997 book Raising Boys I recall a somewhat confrontational conversation about how it was not the internet or mobile phones causing problems but rather today’s affluent who were responsible for the teen mental health crisis which studies show adversely affected boys’ mental health more than any other demographic On the eve of my son’s 18th birthday last month Wild Creature Mind: The Neuroscience Breakthrough That Helps You Transform Anxiety and Live a Fiercely Loving Life It felt like a good opportunity to revisit our earlier conversation and hear from him why I’m finding parenting my teenage son harder now considered the world’s leading expert on raising boys explains that boys today feel trapped in a world where the concept of the “manly man” – at all costs – is undergoing a rebirth underpinned by a sense that many boys have lost sight of what being male and a man can mean from the streets to boardrooms to dictators’ palaces “It’s the common link dominating our news feeds I have been campaigning my entire life to prevent it from ending up like this.” Teenage boys today have witnessed the #MeToo movement rightly calling out misogynistic men but perhaps they haven’t fully grasped the nuanced arguments about masculinity’s place in the movement These boys are growing up in an environment where consent is discussed as if they are already guilty – or potentially guilty – of heinous behaviour towards women as if they alone are the problem rather than society’s entrenched patriarchal views of ownership over women I think this has left many younger Gen Z boys confused provoking a sense of powerlessness in the face of vocal feminism I am not blaming feminism per se – women have needed it more than ever to express what they face in society – as patriarchal structures need to be continually challenged But I also see my son emotionally step back when my daughters relay stories of being sexually harassed on public transport or in the pubs where they work “What do you want me to do?” Perhaps it weighs heavily on him at a time when he is just beginning to make sense of his emotions – though expressing them as a boy is still considered unusual or out of the norm Girls are socialised to show their feelings from a young age but even in our so-called progressive times Teen boys often don’t know which male “tribe” they belong to at a time when the need to belong is a neurological imperative Family therapists recount how boys feel lost and alienated in adolescence, particularly around the crucial developmental stage at 14 years of age. It’s no surprise, then, that the stronger and louder voices of the messed-up “manosphere” – figures like Joe Rogan and Andrew Tate – may appeal to tribeless teen boys who feel powerless and scared to show their true selves or any vulnerability because society doesn’t “allow” it Biddulph notes that while there has been much talk of men opening up about their feelings this has only “caught the low-hanging fruit” the buzz around raising boys better has made sense,” Biddulph explains “My book encouraged dads to play with their children Parenting became a team effort – a significant social revolution the linchpin of making boyhood work and feminism work too change the damage that maleness had carried from the blight of the industrial revolution the wars and trauma that shut down a generation of men: the alcoholism and violence of life back then and the bizarre distance and posturing of affluent and privileged upper-class men.” Masculinity is modelled across generations Not enough Gen X men stepped away from their fathers’ and grandfathers’ ingrained behaviours to allow their Gen Z sons to accept equality and embrace a healthier vision of manhood “We have a significant cohort of boys and young men raised by inadequate fathers,” he says “Misogyny acts as a shield for their deep insecurity around women and girls giving them the illusion of self-worth through a myth of superiority.” Some of us have shown our sons one version of equality and “good” masculinity at home but taking that out into the world remains a daunting task for a teen boy Think about how the “bro” vote helped win the US election: 56 per cent of 18- to 29-year-old men voted for Donald Trump They felt that Trump spoke directly to them on podcasts and platforms they engage with Ignoring this is perilous because there’s one thing all teens hate more than anything: when their elders don’t listen to them The worlds and spaces deemed for them – gaming and porn – are dripping with misogyny The bullies with the loudest voices are seen as strong leaders advocating for them The fact that these “strong” men have discovered their voices as a response to a sad and weak and many dads still hand over the emotional support of teen boys to the nearest female “We are at a tipping point for boys in history,” Chloe Combi Girls have been fed this idea that all boys are potential rapists; boys these ‘fake’ men emerged – pretenders to masculinity like Andrew Tate They became the counterculture for young boys and perhaps some are trapped into shocking their parents by following awful role models.” This fake alpha male attitude is often reinforced online via social media particularly in the hyper-masculine sporting world platforms like X (Twitter) can be cesspools of uncensored vile anti-women trolling that is then served up to football-loving boys like my son we’ve also seen a man who sexually harassed women and made misogynistic comments on the world stage become a president Some young men living in this world are exhausted by is being blamed for all bad male behaviour At some schools they are told they are “privileged” spotty youths grappling with brains undergoing a seismic rebuild and often surrounded by seemingly fearless teen girls but science shows that they are physiologically and emotionally weaker than girls from the womb onward she cites studies showing that boy babies are more fragile and full-term male babies are more likely to die of almost every illness Virtually all neurological and learning disabilities are more common in males Male babies also cry more than female babies and are shown to be more vulnerable to environmental stress The ability to self-regulate and cope with anxiety is much harder for boys of all ages Freddie Flintoff’s extraordinary Field of Dreams documentary on the BBC where the ex-sportsman tries to create a new cricket team of teenage boys was a striking example of how hard that demographic find it to fit in with what society demands and expects of them Boys mature physically later than girls and Many can’t show their true selves to each other – or even themselves – so how on earth are they meant to show up for the rest of us While girls worry about their mental health Chloe Combi spends her time travelling to schools all over the UK to talk to adolescents – more than 20,000 to date – as part of her Respect Project which encourages older girls to mentor younger boys rather than see them as the enemy “We have lost the idea of a grey area up for discussion in the middle,” says Combi but there is no safe space for them to vocalise that anymore.” if many of our boys are feeling shut down in every way and six is the crucial age to proactively focus on raising a happier and reasonably happy dad and male role models around them There are three types of defective fathers he explains: critical (the way Trump was raised meaning home but preoccupied; and “the inadequate man” “A son also needs a broad-based masculinity that is unique and his own so that he steps beyond the family and into the world,” Biddulph says Biddulph is keen to stress that single mums can raise great sons but adds that a young person also needs to “mesh” with others they see as “like them” outside of the family can all play into a new sense of masculinity for our boys Combi says that by far the happiest boys she has met are those with interests outside the home and beyond gaming and the internet “Those in teams where winning is not the goal “This is true across all socio-economic groups.” To stop young boys and men from carrying a sense of shame, we need to rethink our use of terms like “toxic masculinity” in a throwaway manner We also might need to celebrate that crazy physical energy I witness when I see a group of teen boys tumbling out of the school gates jostling each other and standing close together many spaces frown upon robust and noisy physical play The exuberance of a teenage boy is very different from that of a teen girl and talk some more about everything (do this side-by-side; no teen likes a face-to-face chat!) I have had to step into his mind with empathy I don’t feel sorry for him; I try to see opportunities for him and cherish his maleness in a world that can sometimes demonise it it seems that boys need their dads and male caregivers to lean into their limelight with kindness and care giving them the confidence to reveal who they really are It can’t be a coincidence that some of the most problematic characters around – from Trump to Elon Musk and Russell Brand – all had fractured and painful relationships with their fathers “Boys and girls need to be reminded of each other’s humanity.” And Biddulph adds More aboutparentingAndrew Tatetoxic masculinityNetflixAdolescenceJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Sir Gareth Southgate warns of a crisis fuelled by ‘callous leading expert on raising boys Steve Biddulph tells Lorraine Candy why they are getting through and parents are not.. Meadows Way in Biddulph at the Wharf Road roundabout before the highways improvement scheme A £860,000 highways improvement scheme to resurface Meadows Way in Biddulph will commence at the start of June.  The works will take place on the A527 Meadows Way between the Wharf Road roundabout and the Tunstall Road roundabout.   Crews will completely resurface the carriageway replacing ironwork where necessary and replacing damaged kerbs as part of a £860,000 investment into the local area This is part of a wider £50 million county council investment in Staffordshire’s roads over the next three years.  The scheme is scheduled to start on Monday 3 June and the work is expected to take around four weeks under lane closures.  overnight road closures will be in place for both roundabouts from 21 June until 1 July so that carriageway resurfacing can take place at minimum disruption to the public.  Signposted diversion routes will be in place for properties in the area and access to surrounding roads for residents will be maintained for most of the scheme.   “The heavy traffic along Meadows Way in Biddulph has taken its toll on the road so we have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds to completely resurface the carriageway.  “Our crews always make great efforts to ensure that works are completed at minimum disruption to residents but Letters with further information will be sent out to any affected properties in the area.  “I’m sure people travelling along this route will notice the world of difference once the resurfacing is complete I would like to thank people in advance for their patience while this essential work takes place.”  THE bestselling and multi-award winning author/illustrator joined the Stratford Literary Festival in a packed couple of days of events with local schools to celebrate its donation of hundreds of books to their libraries who was behind the hugely successful online #DrawwithRob events during lockdown began by entertaining 450 children at a special session hosted by the Croft School Preparatory School Bridgetown and St Gregory’s primary schools Rob had all the children drawing and then mesmerised them with his guitar and a special reading to an animated film of his charming new book Studley St Mary’s Primary and Our Lady’s Catholic Primary in Princethorpe to officially ‘open’ the schools’ newly-stocked libraries the result of a very successful fundraising campaign by the festival with funding raised matched by The Big Give enabled all five primary schools to each receive over 130 new books curated in partnership with Warwickshire Library Service to help restock their depleted library resources “We beat our fundraising target by 50 per cent,” said festival director Annie Ashworth “That demonstrates how strongly people feel about wanting to support children’s reading and especially access to books in school and we are so thrilled to have had Rob with us to celebrate this very special campaign.” With several bestselling children’s books under his belt Rob is passionate about encouraging youngsters to read and is involved with the National Literacy Trust’s Coronation Libraries initiative spearheaded by the Queen He added: “I have absolutely loved visiting schools with the team at the Stratford Literary Festival and seeing how their amazing library initiative will benefit children first hand Providing kids with access to books is the very best kind of gift and it’s been wonderful to see all those smiling faces.” Sharing his delight at the initiative and Rob’s visit said: “We were thrilled to open our doors to other local primary schools as part of the Stratford Literary Festival this autumn “Having Rob Biddulph talk to the children about his literary journey was nothing short of inspiring the Draw with Rob session created a theatre full of children waving their wonderful creations on clipboards If you spend your working day hunched over your keyboard you might notice tightness in your upper body when you finally log off I’m a fitness writer and it’s something I struggle with regularly—but I’ve found simple stretching can reverse these aches and improve my posture A post shared by Jade Elles | Online Movement Coach (@movewithjaade) I often have stiff and achy shoulders from typing all day I gave this stretch a try and can honestly say it felt amazing I will definitely be trying it again at the end of my working day If you spend a lot of time in the same position your muscles and joints might feel tight and achy This could be because you’re holding the muscle in a contracted position for long periods or because your posture is putting it under a lot of strain and tension releasing tension and restoring the muscle flexibility needed to maintain a good range of motion If we don’t make time to stretch when muscles are tight when we call on them during exercise they won’t be able to extend and that can put us at risk of strain and injury If you want to try a longer routine, I recommend these yoga stretches for beginners which will stretch a wider range of muscles and joints in the body She is also a qualified L3 personal trainer and weight loss advisor, and helps women over 40 navigate menopause by improving their physical and mental strength. At Maddy Biddulph Personal Training she runs one-to-one and small group training for menopausal women who want to get fit to ease symptoms and feel like themselves again Please complete the captcha above and click submit to continue The ad-free version is ready for purchase on iOS mobile app today we couldn't find that page";var n=e.querySelector("h2");return n&&n.remove(),{staticContent:e,title:t}},d=function(e){var t=document.createElement("button");return t.innerText=e,t.classList.add("error-page-button"),t},f=function(e){var t=document.createElement("div");t.id="recirculation-404",t.classList.add("brand-hint-bg");var n="\n \n \n Tick here if you would like us to send you the author’s response Want Stoke-on-Trent news emailed to you direct from our journalists Thank you for subscribing!We have more newsletters A town centre cocktail bar is shutting - after just nine months Sam's Bar and Restaurant was opened in October by owner Dale Goodwin who had previously managed Frankie and Benny's The former car salesman had a vision to turn the Biddulph venue - which used to be known as the Roebuck and Old Sams - into a 'premium venue' for the town But the Congleton Road venue is now shutting for good on Sunday Sam's Biddulph stated: "We have had an amazing nine months providing great times for you and your nearest and dearest it's time for us to focus on our own family and leave Sam's behind "We started Sam's to prove that Biddulph had space for a premium venue. We felt that the people of this town that we love deserved the very best in the categories that we provide and it's been an overwhelming success for which we are immensely grateful for your support. The people we have met along the way have made it all worth it We put our heart and soul into every cocktail And my goodness have you rewarded us with some incredible friendships along the way "We are moving on to our next adventure We will always be grateful to the people of Biddulph and hold you eternally in our hearts you deserve the very best and we hope that both Sam's and the town as a whole continue to bigger and better things We will be open this weekend and continue until our last trading day on Sunday 23 June." If you're on the lookout for local news, we have you covered with our FREE email newsletter - sign up in the box at the top of this story or click here Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right shoulders and core with these two simple exercises Getting back into exercise after a break can be daunting but a mobility coach and trainer says you only need to spend five minutes a day doing a couple of moves to see improvements Personal trainer Mike Chang, who runs the fitness program Flow60 swears by elevated push-ups and squats for beginners while squats will strengthen your glutes and thigh muscles Chang says practicing these equipment-free moves will help you gradually build strength eventually allowing you to take on more challenging exercises A post shared by Mike Chang | Flow60 (@mikechangofficial) Chang recommends doing both moves for 30 seconds Repeat the moves for a total of five minutes and commit to doing them every day if possible "It’s simple and easy but don’t be fooled it’ll still put a burn in your muscles," Chang told his 3.9 million Instagram followers When you’re new to exercise or returning after a break it’s important to start slowly to allow for adaptation That means gradually increasing the intensity and frequency of your workouts This is especially important if you are coming back to fitness after a break or injury Just because you lifted a certain weight before doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to grab the same dumbbells Start with lighter loads and gradually increase them as your body readjusts If you keep progressing slowly, constantly challenging your muscles, you’ll still be adhering to the all-important progressive overload principle and increasing your strength and fitness You are also more likely to stick to a new fitness routine if you don’t over-stretch yourself with a plan that is too difficult Many people want to develop core strength but dread sit-ups sit-ups can strain your back and neck muscles It uses just one dumbbell to strengthen the core and back and there's nothing close to a sit-up involved CAP Barbell make good-quality home weights and the 15lb pair have just been reduced to its lowest price ever I use a standing version of the L-sit pass-over with my personal training clients Performing it seated makes it more challenging because the core has to work hard to keep you stable so I'll be adding Morgan's pass-over variations to my regular exercise classes To try Morgan’s no sit-ups core workout but adjust as needed to make sure you're able to complete the exercises with good form If you're new to exercise, it's essential that you understand how to engage your core before attempting these moves A post shared by Sally Morgan | Strength Training | Hyrox (@skulptur.me) A stronger core can help improve mobility and flexibility which can counter the natural effects of aging strengthening the core muscles supports the spine and can relieve or reduce back pain Up your step count in just 45 minutes from home When you work from home it can be hard to get enough movement into your day, but getting your 10,000 steps in is one way to support your physical and mental health You don't even need to leave the house to rack up your step count There are plenty of walking workouts available online like Rick Bhullar’s Zumba dance-walking session below I work from home as a freelance journalist and trainer and my schedule is slammed so the chances of getting out for a walk in the day are pretty slim Even more so in the evening when I’m wrangling my two young daughters into bed So Bhullar’s workout was perfect for me Moving non-stop for 45 minutes is a good cardio workout In Bhullar’s beginner-friendly routine It makes for an enjoyable workout that boosts your cardiovascular fitness and endurance You don’t stop moving your feet for the session and I burned over 300 calories in just 45 minutes Steps-based exercise gives the brain a workout Dance workouts are so fun you don’t notice the time I get bored if I have to repeat exercises during a workout but there was no risk of that with this workout It starts with some basic steps that progressively get harder as Bhullar adds more elements and combinations to the choreography I honestly didn’t look at the time once I’d forgotten how mood-boosting Zumba can be I used to do a weekly Zumba class on a Monday night Most weeks I’d turn up exhausted from work not in the mood to do it and desperate to leave before I’d even started But by the end of the hour I’d have a huge smile on my face and always left feeling positive and revitalized The same thing happened with this Zumba workout I can vouch that this 5000-step Zumba workout Mobilize your lower body with this one move you may be able to address all three issues just by kicking That's according to mobility expert and personal trainer Mike Chang "Kicking is a great way to loosen up your hips and lower back," writes Chang in his Instagram post on the subject "It's often overlooked and seen more as a martial arts movement than an exercise for increasing lower-body mobility as well as increasing your foot strength from shifting your weight onto one foot The most important thing to remember when starting to do kicks is to do a little bit each day to recondition your body's ability to perform this exercise." Read on for more advice from Chang about how to introduce kicking into your fitness routine A post shared by Mike Chang | Flow60 (@mikechangofficial) The first thing that struck me about Chang's video was how high he was able to bring his foot with each kick Don't expect to get your foot that high without a lot of practice see it as the potential mobility you could achieve with patient "If you haven't kicked in a while you can do knee raises you can raise them in a half circle and you can also kick very low to start off with," says Chang but just extend your legs out and over time you're going to find it easier and easier to raise them up higher and higher "Start off with maybe a minute at a time then work up until you can do maybe five minutes at a time Jonathan ShannonFit&Well editorAfter a pre-work gym session and a morning at my desk at home my hips felt tighter than usual so I decided to give kicking a try I quickly changed from jeans into yoga pants to let my legs move more freely I noticed a soft clicking in my knees and ankles but the movement soon became more fluid It was a good reminder to start any activity gently and let your body warm up slowly My limited mobility meant my feet never got higher than hip level Build core strength and stability without a single sit-up the good news is there are plenty of other ways to strengthen your abs and deep core Fitness trainer Danica Osborn has created an eight-move workout designed to build core and upper-body strength "You’ll love how these [moves] promote balance, and how they strengthen your core without doing boring crunches from the mat!" she says in her video A post shared by Danica Osborn (@devotefitdanica) unilateral (one-sided) exercises and dynamic swings all of which engage the deep-lying core muscles and oblique (side body) muscles to build strength and stability Osborn uses light dumbbells (2.5kg/5lbs) and recommends doing each exercise for 45 seconds followed by 15 to 30 seconds of rest Osborn’s workout combines a range of movement patterns that enhance core stability These are moves that work one side of your body at a time These include the knee repeater and the rainbow press-and-march which engage stabilizing muscles to improve balance squat-and-core twist and the cross crunch involve twisting training the body to rotate and move well in different directions They strengthen the obliques and improve functional movement The dumbbell swing in this workout strengthens the posterior chain—muscles in the back of the body such as the glutes These muscles work together to maintain posture and spinal control as well as enhance movement and overall strength If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information Women in Staffordshire have praised the efforts of the breast screening team from University Hospitals of North Midlands and the local authority for keeping a mobile breast screening unit in Biddulph The UHNM breast screening service has teamed up with Staffordshire Moorlands Council and Biddulph Fire station to ensure women in Staffordshire are able to attend their breast screening appointments without the need to commute across the city.  which enables the prevention and early detection of breast cancer will screen hundreds of women over the next three months The mobile unit is usually located at the leisure centre in Biddulph but due to on-going building work it means there is no space for the clinic on that site The plan was to move the unit to Kidsgrove medical centre which is an established site and women attending the appointments would need to commute there for their screening thanks to the UHNM breast screening team working with Councillor Jill Salt Staffordshire Moorlands Council and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue an alternate site has been arranged at the fire station in Biddulph said: “I am delighted that we have been able to resume breast screening at Biddulph, It is vitally important that we are able to take our screening unit out to communities to make it as easy as possible for our community to access their appointments I would like to thank all our partners who have made it possible “We are looking forward to seeing the residents of Biddulph on our unit for their appointments our all-female team will be glad to see you and answer any questions you might have.” Women between 50 and 71 years who are registered with a GP are invited for a routine test every three years due to the likelihood of developing breast cancer increasing with age The mobile unit opened on Monday 6 November and welcomed patients for their screenings.  said: “Having the breast screening unit here is a fantastic resource for local people and I think it encourages more people to come and get their screening done meaning people don’t have to travel too far Having family members who have gone through breast cancer I am all for this kind of screening being available to us via the NHS.” said: “It’s absolutely brilliant for the screening to be in Biddulph for me I don’t like driving too far so it’s perfect for me to having this screening unit here on my doorstep.” Councillor Jill Salt said: “It’s been a pleasure to work alongside our NHS Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Fire Service colleagues to ensure that the breast screening unit returns to Biddulph “The service will save lives and it will make it easier for Biddulph women to attend their screening appointments The project demonstrates what can happen when people who know their communities network and work collaboratively to overcome barriers I’d encourage all eligible Biddulph women to take up their appointment.” Station Manager for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue said: “The partnership between Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and North Midlands breast screening is a testament to the power of collaboration in promoting community wellbeing It underlines the commitment of both organisations to the health and safety of Biddulph residents and we look forward to the positive impact this collaboration will have on the community This partnership extends our mission of safety and wellbeing to the realm of healthcare “Our combined efforts will help ensure that breast health is a priority for everyone cabinet member for resources Staffordshire Moorlands Council said: “It’s been a pleasure to work with all partners in enabling this very important facility to come to Biddulph fire station to facilitate the breast screening unit Royal Stoke University HospitalNewcastle RoadStoke-on-TrentST4 6QG County HospitalWeston RoadStaffordST16 3SA Jessica Shilling's leg-day workout will set your glutes on fire Building glute strength doesn't require going to the gym and doing hip thrusts every day (although that is a very effective approach) You can still get results with one kettlebell and five moves In this workout by fitness pro Jessica Shilling you’ll be doing a sequence of weighted squats These are all compound moves that work multiple muscle groups meaning you get more from the time you spend exercising than if you only did isolation moves As with any workout, it’s important to warm up for between five to 10 minutes before you start. You can try this 10-move warm-up then run through each move in Shilling's workout without the kettlebell A post shared by Jessica Schilling (@jeyjeyschilling) Shilling has set out the number of reps to do for each exercise and specified four sets pick a weight that challenges you and do four sets in a row of each exercise before moving on to the next Or to add a cardio element to the workout and boost your metabolism turn it into a circuit Use a lighter weight and do each exercise after the other only resting after completing the reps of each exercise Building strength in the glutes is important because these large muscles power daily movements from walking and running to climbing the stairs and squatting down to pick up groceries Sitting down for long periods doesn’t do your glutes any favors which can lead to areas such as your lower back to overcompensate That’s where a kettlebell workout like this one can help Activating these big muscles can help them to function more efficiently Play Duration: 4 minutes 39 seconds4m 39sBrought to you by Beloved author and retired psychologist, Steve Biddulph, turned 70 and realised he might be doing a lot of things for the last time.  He shares his insights into aging, life and why there may be more to this decade than taking cruises and playing golf. Steve Biddulph wants to do what he can to make sure people fare well after he's gone.(Supplied) Ryk GoddardIt's such a different perspective Steve than frantically holding on to youth isn't it? Or grabbing on to life. It reminds me of my grandmother who every Christmas would sit there and go, well this will probably be my last. But what is it to look forwards rather than backwards at this moment? Ryk GoddardSteve Biddulph, as a poet said to me yesterday, it is the palace of mistakes we have earned but you have a legacy. You've published books, you've left behind your wisdom. What beyond that is there to leave? Published: 19h agoMon 5 May 2025 at 7:30pm Download the ABC listen app to text and call your favourite live radio The psychologist and author believes we are tapping into only a small corner of our potential he explains how to harness all our senses and gut instincts Steve Biddulph is telling me about a patient who came to him after a life-changing incident in a car park was getting into her car when she noticed a figure in the distance moving towards her She had been raised to be polite and helpful she learned that the next woman to enter that quiet car park was brutally attacked Biddulph is a psychologist, known for his bestselling parenting books Raising Boys and Raising Girls he has turned his attention to the human race in general and to the tiny clench in Andie’s stomach that overrode her conditioning and gave her the right answer Fully Human is a paean to what Biddulph calls “supersense”: the ability of our bodies to make our deepest feelings known to us – and of our brains to process these twinges and flutters into a simple “yes” or “no” “We think ourselves very advanced and perhaps the best people who’ve ever lived on the planet,” he says “But it’s likely that we are actually quite impaired in the way we use our minds – and that’s the premise of the book.” It is a convention of self-help literature to remind us of the fight-or-flight responses that saved early humans from sabre-toothed tigers But Biddulph seems to be saying that our “gut feelings” offer daily guidance on all our difficult decision-making from leaving a relationship to changing our hairstyle – if only we would pay attention All the harm in the world is done by men who are not able to read their own feelingsWhile he was writing He began to notice his own “operating system” We are speaking on a video call – Biddulph is in his writer’s cottage on the Tamar estuary in Tasmania – and he leans forward to explain “I’m getting along better with my wife and my kids are saying: ‘We’ve always loved you “What’s happening is people are saying I’m more present and more steady and more calm And I feel like things are going more smoothly.” this is because Biddulph now occupies all of his four-storey mansion but a metaphor he has devised to help “partial humans” heed their guidance systems the third our thoughts and the fourth a roof terrace open to the stars – because the world is large then from the age of nine in Melbourne – on the third floor Photograph: Cofiant Images/AlamyMen often get stuck on this storey he says – a theme familiar to readers of his 1994 book Manhood Fully Human “has a chapter on fixing men – it doesn’t have one on fixing women” He believes that “all the harm in the world is done by men who are not able to read their own feelings” “huge contradictions would become obvious” All those flutters and tingles would alert us to our unease – an awareness that “automatically starts to change us” It is a simple idea and I have enjoyed patrolling my own mansion while reading his book I have a coughing fit that no amount of tea will stem Go back down into your stomach and midline …” It seems incredible that someone whose books have helped millions of families should be experiencing an uplift in his own familial relationships at the age of 67 But Biddulph says he has never regarded himself as an “expert” “I regard myself as a remedial case of a human being.” I realise I am not sure what he meant by “remedial case” “I had to learn how to join the human race fully,” he replies Biddulph discovered something new about himself This was in the days before the four-storey mansion He was staying with a psychiatrist friend in England listened to the answers and then told Biddulph he had Asperger syndrome you can pay $4,000 for a series of tests,” Biddulph says But he chose to accept his friend’s conclusion “It was one of those moments where all of a sudden all these dominoes fall right back through your memory banks were spent “feeling that I was on the outer” he describes himself at 16 as “an at-risk young man” “Everything wasn’t working and I couldn’t get along with my parents They kind of gave up on me – not in a not-caring sense but they just couldn’t cope.” Youth workers in Melbourne got him a place to live and a job helping children to read but I won’t get to do it for long if I don’t get some qualifications So I went back to university and I started all over again doing psychology this time.” He found his place in the world Biddulph says neurodivergent people such as he and Greta Thunberg ‘state the obvious’ Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesHe also met Shaaron after which he moved to Tasmania to finish his degree – and to pursue her She “nuances” them; knocks him off his various hobby horses And there’s even a bit of … I guess you’d say Aspie pride It’s going to take a while for the world to grant us [people with autism] our place in things gay Pride – has had that important transition.” I wonder what Biddulph thinks of the fashion for fostering resilience as a way to regulate anxiety Surely it is a greater ask of those with autism because deep down it’s a blaming term,” he says And if we go along with that resilience myth … Well it’s really good in a combat situation … But say a doctor goes on a beach holiday and spends half the time crying over the patients they lost What the Fully Human book will say is: ‘Well done This is what fully humanness looks like.’” Far from lacking resilience the hypothetical medic is occupying all his storeys Fully Human is the first of Biddulph’s books to address his autism I wonder if he will write about it further All his books offer “a logical framework for being in the world” drawing on his experience of a miscarriage with Shaaron and his sister’s death “I put stories in this book that I’ve never told people before I assume he is referring to a kayaking accident which he describes at the end of Fully Human That was an intimation of stupidity!” What then Just my body telling me: no more leaping around on stages.” Biddulph’s “personal attempt to save the world” He tells me this could be “the most helpful article you ever wrote” I think he may only be half-joking when he says: “My previous books have not got the world on a good footing yet.” It is a big responsibility This is my last big shot … If only we can rehumanise ourselves in time.” Fully Human: A New Way of Using Your Mind by Steve Biddulph (Pan Macmillan, £14.99) is out now. To order a copy, go to guardianbookshop.com Big Interviews Rob Biddulph got the whole country drawing with his Draw With Rob videos during lockdown and he just released his first middle-grade novel It is nerve-racking because it is like starting again for me I’ve been doing picture books for quite a while now so this is totally I think when you write a chapter book you are putting yourself out there even more I am extremely proud of it though; I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud of something that I’ve created I had each chapter outlined so that I could write it a bit like a picture book I wouldn’t have been surprised if my agent had said let’s stick to picture books Then we sent it out to publishers and there was this big auction for it maybe I’m not as useless at this as I thought I was” Rob Biddulph – Author of Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City I wrote the whole thing before I did any of the illustrations I had an idea of what the characters would look like sketched out so I would make little notes while I was writing like: “Illustrate Peanut and the bobsleigh here I made all these notes and then when it came to actually illustrating them I was like: “Why did I make so many notes?” I think there are nearly 200 illustrations in there which is great now that I look through the book and I’m really pleased that I did that I did the illustrations towards the end of last year and it was so much work She’s sort of a cross between my younger two The kernel of the idea came from something that I did for my younger daughter she was really nervous about staying all day and so somebody suggested I draw a little picture on a Post-it and hide it in her packed lunch box I did it for the first couple of days and then before I knew it I was doing it every single day and I ended up doing over 2,000 in the end That is where the story came from actually because I would sit and say: “Wouldn’t it be fun if whatever I drew on the Post-it became real?” We started talking about what we would draw and I said that the best thing to draw would be a door We decided that it would lead to this completely illustrated world and the whole story sort of spilled out from that point When I was writing Peanut I sort of had that in my mind When you are writing dialogue it really helps to have someone from your life in your head and that is what really helped me when I was writing the dialogue part of the story When you’re writing a story I think there are two words that are the most important and they are ‘what’ and ‘if’ I always think of a book as a door: you open it and it takes you into another world whether that is a school for witchcraft and wizardry or you’re in a jungle swamp so I think the best thing that you can draw with the magic pencil is a doorway especially one that leads into a magical world something like a jetpack would be really cool as well I do know how it is all going to end; I’ve done quite detailed outlines of all three books although the final one has full resolution Readers will probably want to kill me when they get to the end of this book because there is quite a big cliffhanger The story does resolve a bit but there is a little epilogue that leads you into the second book I’d love to see the book brought to life in that way When I’m thinking of my stories I think in a very cinematic way and often when you make an illustrated book it’s very much like making a film When you are illustrating and writing a book you are taking on all those roles people in film have I’m casting the film and I’m lighting the film and I’m thinking of the colour palettes It is a very similar medium and this particular book does lend itself very well to a cinematic experience First News reaches 2.6 million young readers every week Our age-appropriate news stories and activities spark curiosity build media and information literacy skills and empower children with the tools to navigate the world First News and our partner show Sky Kids FYI took young people to 10 Downing Street to question Prime Minister Keir Starmer on issues that mattered to them Not many scientists have had the privilege of hosting a Christmas Lecture First News Named Niche Market Newspaper of the Year! 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We only process data and send communications as detailed within our Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 First Group Enterprises Ltd We can't find the page you're looking for Please use the menu above or go to the homepage to find what you're looking for If you experience any issues or would like to send us feedback please email us at [email protected](this link will open in a new window) you are helping children and adults in Scotland to reach their potential through reading and writing Site by Primate(this link will open in a new window) Steve Biddulph AM is one of the world’s best-known parent educators and speakers he is now retired but continues to write and teach.  His books The New Manhood,10 Things Girls Need Most and Fully Human: A New Way of Using Your Mind are in six million homes and 31 languages.  They have influenced the way we look at childhood and especially the development of boys and men.  the mental health of girls and young women globally is also a major focus This subject matter is at the heart of his soon-to-be-released book Wild Creature Mind: The Neuroscience Breakthrough That Helps You Transform Anxiety and Live a Fiercely Loving Life The book tackles the world’s worst mental health crisis and what can be done about the growing number of people growing up with anxiety and mental ill health And we have the real us – our complex These two minds are meant to work as a team we’ve all but forgotten how to listen to our wild creature mind,” says a review of the book teens and even young children can use their intricate gut feelings to overcome anxiety “Anxiety turns us into our worst selves ” Steve has said about researching the new book “I was so concerned at the amount of anxiety in kids around the world that I have just finished three years of searching for the answer Some of the worlds best neuroscientists (Alan Schore Lisa Feldman Barrett) have discovered something quite amazing and I have been working to put it in simple language.” “Anxiety is not something we should fight against it is actually the voice of the animal side of our brain and if we describe in words what the sensations are then the two halves of our brain start to synchronize This is only a glimpse of what the book covers and the stories of kids and adults in real trouble and how they were helped to grow strong Wild Creature Mind is your right hemisphere with all its resources of memory and perception It is the biggest breakthrough in neuroscience and psychology for a hundred years today (6 August) Steve Biddulph wrote on his Facebook page: “And then I was pleased to discover I felt a deep sense of peace and completion You can find out more about Steven Biddulph on his website Wild Creature Mind will be available from 27 August. You can order it here and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Insights is the magazine of the Uniting Church in Australia With daily news and views on culture and theology Copyright All rights reserved | Site by Intelligent Developments About Insights Sign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox.ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.Subscribe from less than £3.50, and you'll receive: Play Duration: 25 minutes 17 seconds25m Brought to you by Have you ever felt a separation between your rational thoughts and your deeper instinctive self? Psychologist Steve Biddulph says modern life has separated us from our 'Wild Creature Mind', full of life, insight, and empathy. He joined Richard Glover on Drive to discuss his new book, and talk about how people from all walks of life must learn to listen to their gut instincts once again. Cover of 'Wild Creature Mind' by Steve Biddulph More EpisodesDrivePublished: 9h agoTue 6 May 2025 at 5:00am Published: YesterdayMon 5 May 2025 at 5:15am Published: YesterdayMon 5 May 2025 at 5:00am LUCAN – Residents in Lucan Biddulph will see their property taxes rise by 4.42 per cent this year We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentThe municipality’s budget was presented to council and accepted during the Jan. 22 council meeting, putting the final stamp of approval on a property tax rate increase. For an average home in Lucan Biddulph valued at $280,000, the annual tax bill will increase by $84, meaning the total tax bill would be $1,987 for the municipal share. Some of the largest items featured in the budget include the reconstruction of Water Street ($1.7 million), dressing rooms for the arena’s home side ($1 million), repaving of Nicoline Avenue ($550,000) and the purchase of a snowplow ($402,000). Garbage bin fees are also set to increase with the 2025 budget’s approval. The annual cost of a small bin is going up to $103, while medium-sized bins will rise to $158 and large bins will increase to $240. However, bin fees won’t be charged for recycling bins this year, meaning the average residence would see $5 in savings for the year, despite the garbage bin increases. Several projects that were initially proposed for 2025 were also deferred to 2026 and 2027 in the budget, such as the $60,000 project for the design of a second ice pad and the $65,000 project for trails at the soccer complex. The Granton ball park clay project was also deferred after failing to secure grant funding for the $55,000 project, and facilities director Darcey Cook said the township would be working to ensure that project can move forward next year. “We will definitely look at any kind of funding we can get,” said Cook. “We were really hopeful of the Blue Jays fund coming again, but it was denied for this year. We’ll obviously look at that again next year.” Mayor Cathy Burghardt-Jesson thanked staff for their efforts in preparing the budget and on this year’s list of capital projects. “We’ll look forward to getting those going,” she said. transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. 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