Housing register handover: what applicants need to do
Published Thursday 12 November 2026
Existing housing applicants should wait for a letter or email before reapplying; Christmas lights return on 22 November.
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Handover: 1 December 2026
East Staffordshire council takes over housing register on 1 December 2026
Existing applicants: wait for your letter or email before reapplying. Priority bands will not automatically transfer. Applicants remaining eligible and keeping their band retain their original application date, but applications after 1 December will not link to previous applications. Follow the council’s instructions and help.
Cabinet to consider £600,000 street-lighting saving
On 18 November, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet will consider a proposed joint street-lighting contract with Stoke-on-Trent from 2028, aiming to save £600,000 annually. The Cabinet report says replacement work or service levels may change if costs exceed budget. No immediate service change is planned.
Dates For Your Diary
Sunday 22 November 2026 · Stalls from 2pm
Burton Christmas lights switch-on at Market Place
Burton’s Christmas lights switch-on will return to Market Place on Sunday 22 November 2026, with festive food and drink stalls from 2pm, a main stage and family entertainment.
The lights switch-on and fireworks are planned from 5pm, with a funfair continuing into the evening.
Tuesday 24 November 2026 · 9.15–10.15am · Free
de Ferrers Academy Sixth Form Campus tour
Prospective students and their families can look around de Ferrers Academy’s Sixth Form Campus on Waterloo Street, Burton, DE14 2NJ, and ask questions at its next tour. Book a free place for Tuesday 24 November 2026, from 9.15–10.15am.
What's On
Saturday 14 November
Burton Photographic Society exhibition and open competition at the Priory Centre, Saturday 14–Sunday 15 November; opens Saturday at 10am. Browse prints, digital images, nature photography, themed panels and non-members’ competition entries at the annual exhibition on Church Road. Everyone is welcome, refreshments will be available and no booking is needed. The two-day exhibition finishes on Sunday at 4pm.
Static viewing at Claymills Pumping Station, 10am–4pm · Admission by donation. Explore Claymills Pumping Station on Meadow Lane, Stretton. The engines will not be running. Guided tours meet at Stokers Rest Café at 11am and 1pm, offering a closer look at the historic site. Parking is free.
The Searchers & Hollies Experience at the Brewhouse, 7.30pm • £22. This tribute show celebrates hits from both bands and the harmonies of 1960s and 1970s pop. The Brewhouse is on Union Street in Burton.
Tuesday 17 November
Knit & Natter at McDonald’s, Station Street, 10am–noon. Share your creations, swap patterns or wool and chat at Knit & Natter, upstairs at McDonald’s in Burton. Everyone is welcome, including anyone wanting to learn a new hobby, and there’s no need to book.
Wednesday 18 November
Listening Space mental-health session at Burton Library, 10am–noon. Burton & District Mind’s Listening Space offers general mental-health information, help finding support or someone to talk to. Sessions run every other Wednesday. For enquiries about attending, call 01283 566696.
Roadworks and Transport
Bretby Lane daytime road closures due to start on Tuesday
Daytime road closures for Staffordshire County Council’s Bretby Lane resurfacing in Burton are due to begin on Tuesday 17 November. Work is scheduled for weekdays, 7:30am–5pm, until Tuesday 8 December 2026, with signed diversions during closures.
The overall works area covers Bretby Lane from Ashby Road to the Bretby Lane roundabout and up to the South Derbyshire boundary, including the Moat Bank Lane, Melbourne Road and Empire Road junctions. These are the programme’s overall limits, not a day-by-day closure schedule. Preparatory work using temporary traffic lights is expected to finish on Monday 16 November.
Bus stops within the work area will be suspended during closures; check with your bus operator for service information. Pedestrian access will be maintained, and staff will help people reach homes and businesses where possible. Weekend work may be needed, and dates could change because of weather or operational requirements.
New Street closure to divert Burton buses
New Street in Burton is due to close fully for road patching on Thursday 19 November 2026, from 9.30am to 3pm. Trentbarton’s villager, V3 and xprss38 buses will divert via Worthington Way during the closure.
Buses will miss Burton High Street, New Street, Union Street, Bargates stop H1 and The Lord Burton. See Trentbarton’s New Street closure alert.
Planning Watch
Horninglow Clinic extension: comments due by 19 November
You have until Thursday 19 November to comment on a proposed single-storey extension and associated external works at Horninglow Clinic on Carlton Street.
East Staffordshire Borough Council has yet to decide the application, P/2026/01107. You can view the proposal summary and response deadline on the council’s application record.
The council’s commenting guidance also allows responses by email to dcsupport@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk. Quote reference P/2026/01107.