Burton Mail - April 19, 2025

Burton Mail - April 19, 2025

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In this issue
April 19, 2025
Most get top school place
PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOICES REVEALED
1 min
Cracking Easter effort everyone!
BURTON Albion Community Trust (BACT) has helped deliver more than 850 Easter Eggs to individuals and families in need during the Easter period.

1 min
'Burning waste may seem a good idea but it's really not worth the risk'
STAFFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to avoid burning waste in their gardens after attending more than 1,500 out of control fires.
1 min
'Scheme will help to ease congestion'
A MULTI-million highways improvement scheme to ease congestion in Burton is set for completion after 16 months of work.

1 min
Liz's taking over from Ian as new Lord Lieutenant
A NEW Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire has been announced after Sir Ian Dudson's retirement at the age of 75.

2 mins
Star's trek hardly rocket science
HEY say that in space no one can hear you scream. Sadly, that wasn't the case this week as the women inside the Blue Origin rocket proved, shrieking and crying and generally sounding like a gang of gals on the back seat of the bus after a particularly heavy bottomless brunch session.

2 mins
JD Vance in Italy for talks
US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Rome for meetings with the Vatican's second in command and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh off the Italian leader's visit to the White House a day earlier.
1 min
'Influencers fuel sexism in schools'
SOCIAL media influencers such as Andrew Tate are fuelling an increase in misogyny and sexism in schools, teachers have suggested.

2 mins
President 'expecting September UK visit'
DONALD Trump has suggested a date for September is being set for him to meet the King in Britain.

2 mins
Quality work secured firm a lucrative airport contract
IF you flew abroad in the late 1980s there was a chance the fire trucks parked at the airport were partly built in Burton.

1 min
It's a battle on a bog but Brewers hold firm for an important point
BURTON Albion returned from Devon with what could prove an important point in their League One survival battle from a goalless draw with Exeter City.

4 mins
Brewers soak up pressure for point
GARY Bowyer felt Burton Albion picked up a hard-earned point in a goalless draw away to Exeter City in a game played in atrocious conditions at St James Park.

1 min
Life isn't meant to be understood... it is meant to be felt
People think you can't talk about religion especially the youth because there's something wrong with it, or it seems like if you believe in one particular religion, you hate all others.

2 mins
I don't think I could live without kimchi
UNTIL fairly recently, the jars of pickles many of us came into contact with most were the gigantic ones on the counter at the chippy, afloat with whole boiled eggs like specimens in formaldehyde. Or the gherkins in a McDonald's Quarter Pounder...

2 mins
JOBS TO DO THIS WEEK
■Sow French marigolds for vibrant summer colour and natural pest control. Start seeds indoors or sow directly into well-drained soil after frost risk passes. Keep in a sunny spot and water regularly. Their strong scent deters whiteflies, making them ideal for companion planting in greenhouses and vegetable beds.
1 min
I wanted to make this one a little funnier than some of the others...
HARLAN Coben never wanted to collaborate with anyone else on a book - until Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon changed his mind.

5 mins
Making plans for Nigel
WALFORD residents are all excited about the Easter egg hunt in the Square but Nigel feels suffocated by Phil.

1 min
WORLD IN MOTION
AS THE LATEST SERIES BEGINS, YOLANTHE FAWEHINMI MEETS THE NEW BATCH OF CONTESTANTS ATTEMPTING TO RACE ACROSS THE WORLD

4 mins
Burton Mail Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Burton Mail is a British daily newspaper published each weekday and on Saturdays. It covers the East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire areas.
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