Tamworth Local Guide
Practical information for living in Tamworth — who runs your local services, where to check bin collections and planning applications, and the key facts about the town. Maintained by Tamworth Gazette, alongside our daily local news.
Need the most useful links first? Open Tamworth Today for roadworks, events, planning, openings and recent local changes in one place.
Tamworth at a glance
- Population:
- ~77,000
- Postcodes:
- B77–B79
- Council:
- Tamworth Borough Council
- Heritage:
- Ancient capital of Mercia
Did you know? Tamworth Castle overlooks the town from a Saxon mound — the Snowdome and Ankerside have made it a retail and leisure hub on the A5.
Council & local services
- Tamworth Borough Council — responsible for bins, housing, planning decisions and local services. Tamworth Borough Council website
- Staffordshire County Council — roads and potholes, schools, libraries, social care. Staffordshire County Council website
- Bin collections — see our Tamworth bin collections guide for how to check your collection day.
- Planning applications — our guide to finding and commenting on applications, or go straight to the planning application search.
- Potholes and road problems — see how to report a pothole in Tamworth.
- Roadworks and traffic — check Tamworth roadworks, traffic and road closures.
- New shops and openings — follow businesses and venues opening, moving or closing in Tamworth.
- Tamworth to Lichfield buses — check weekday times, journey lengths and stops for the 765, X65 and X66.
- School term dates — this year's term dates and holidays for Tamworth schools.
- Local events — what's on in Tamworth this week.
- Council tax — bands, payments and discounts in Tamworth.
- Your MP — who represents Tamworth in Parliament, how to contact them and check their expenses.
- FAQ — quick answers on Tamworth's population, council and postcodes.
Local sport
- Tamworth FC — National League club website
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