Chris Towland
Oct 8, 2026
All the Good Stuff Happening in Burton! Thursday 8th October 2026 |
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📅 What’s On in Burton This Week
Good morning and welcome to this week’s InBurton Insider!
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Bite-sized updates from the businesses that help make Burton tick.
⚽ Burton Albion were beaten 3-1 at home by Huddersfield on Saturday, with a number of costly mistakes gifting the visitors some easy goals. |
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⭐ The Queen Bees in Concert 🎶 |
📅 Friday 16th October | ⏰ 7.30pm
The seven-strong local group have been performing together for almost a decade, with a repertoire stretching from Vera Lynn and The Andrews Sisters to The Beatles, ABBA, musical favourites, country hits and more recent chart-toppers. In other words, there should be something to get just about every generation tapping a toe.
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Thursday 8th October 🌙 Evening Events (other than live music)
Line Dancing Morning at The Priory Centre, Stretton (Weekly) ☀️ Daytime Events
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Drivers in Burton will be able to use Henhurst Hill again from Friday 9 October, when the full closure at its junction with Postern Road and Hopley Road ends.
Temporary traffic lights will control vehicles while crews complete the £500,000 four-way junction, which Staffordshire County Council says will improve road safety and manage traffic.
The scheme has passed its halfway point and is expected to finish in about a month, with the reopening coming ahead of October’s Screamfest at National Forest Adventure Farm.
Crews have also brought forward pothole repairs, remodelled the bus stop and installed signs extending the 30mph limit along Henhurst Hill, with a 40mph buffer zone on the approach.
Elsewhere, 7.5-tonne weight restrictions are now in force on stretches of the B5017 and B5234 following residents’ concerns about HGV noise, particularly at night.
Staffordshire Police are responsible for enforcement, while HGV drivers can still reach Burton via the A38, A511 and A515. Read More... |
Burton motorists may notice fewer bumps after Staffordshire County Council recorded its busiest month yet for pothole repairs in September.
Highways crews fixed 5,067 road defects across Staffordshire, more than double the 2,498 repaired in the same month last year and the first time the monthly total has passed 5,000.
The countywide figure is not a tally for Burton alone, but local roads maintained by the council are included in its highways programme.
Good weather helped crews make progress, while methods including velocity patching and screeding allowed them to tackle suitable potholes and larger damaged areas more efficiently.
The council says the work is helping it address a longstanding backlog and move towards its target of repairing 40,000 potholes by April 2027.
Residents can report defects on county-maintained roads through the council’s online highways reporting service. Read More... |
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The cheapest petrol and diesel prices we’ve spotted in the Burton & Swadlincote area today. Prices can change quickly, so they may vary by the time you fill up.
⛽ Unleaded
Available at: 171.9p Midway Service Station Most others are 182.9p or above
⛽ Diesel
Available at: 196.9p Texaco Ashby Road,
Spotted cheaper fuel locally? Let us know and we’ll include it in next week’s Burton Fuel Watch. |
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Monday 12th October
☀️ Daytime EventsThe Monday Club - Remote working and networking at The Brewhouse Arts Centre (Weekly) Quiz Night at The Jinnie, Rolleston (Weekly)
Tuesday 13th October
🎸 Live Music English & Irish Traditional Music at The Alfred, Derby Street
BACT Extra Time Hub for over 55s at Pirelli Stadium (Weekly)
🌙 Evening Events (other than live music)
Line Dancing Morning at The Priory Centre, Stretton (Weekly) ☀️ Daytime Events
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Best regards, Chris Towland |
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